At one time not that long ago, Matt Lauer was among the most successful news personalities in the world. Looking back at his career today, it is clear that Lauer was responsible for several hard-to-watch moments since he said some problematic things on the air. However, it later was revealed that Lauer’s behind-the-scenes actions were far worse than anything seen on television.
As a result of what came to light about how he abused his position of power to mistreat women, Matt Lauer rightfully lost his job as the host of Today in 2017. Since then, Lauer has stayed out of the spotlight which has allowed many people to lose track of what he is up to today. For example, most people have no idea where Lauer is living today.
Matt Lauer Has Put Some Of His Homes On The Market
As of the time of this writing, it has been almost five years since Matt Lauer’s career as a news anchor came to a sudden and scandal-ridden end. As a result, some people may be left wondering if Lauer’s money reserves have begun to dry up yet. While there is no doubt that Lauer would be a lot more wealthy if his news career had continued, the fact remains that he still is very wealthy. After all, celebritynetworth.com estimates that Lauer has a $80 million fortune today.
Despite all of the money that Matt Lauer has at his access, it makes sense that he would want to scale back the life he was leading before he was fired. After all, Lauer could afford to take on a lot more expenses when he had millions of dollars coming in annually. With that in mind, it makes sense that Lauer has put some of his homes on the market in recent years. After all, selling his homes would bring in an infusion of cash and scale back his expenses in a big way.
Fortunately for Matt Lauer, he has had some success selling his former homes. For example, in May of 2022, Lauer sold his Hamptons estate after having it on the market for quite a while. On top of that, Lauer also sold his New York City Apartment in 2018 for a hefty profit. Considering that Lauer no longer has a job in New York, it makes sense he doesn’t feel the need to have a home there now.
Matt Lauer Has Been Living In His New Zealand Farm
For most people, the idea of traveling to another country for a vacation is exciting enough. However, when you are among the highest-paid people on television, you can afford to buy a home in other countries and fly there whenever you want. For example, it turns out that at the height of Matt Lauer’s career, he bought a farm in New Zealand.
Of course, it may seem random that Matt Lauer bought a farm in New Zealand and there is no way to know why he chose that country in specific. That said, anyone familiar with New Zealand should know that it is a gorgeous country. As a result, it makes sense that Lauer paid $9.2 million for 16,000 acres of farmland in New Zealand. According to reports, Lauer’s New Zealand property includes eight miles of lakefront land, a five-bedroom house, as well as several farm buildings and fishing huts.
After Matt Lauer was fired from his job, there was some conjecture that he might be forced to sell his New Zealand home. After all, foreign buyers who own land in New Zealand have to meet a “good character” condition to be allowed to retain their real estate. Ultimately, however, it was decided that Lauer could retain his property with New Zealand’s Overseas Investment Office explaining that decision to the Associated Press.
"Mr. Lauer has not been charged with any offence, nor convicted, and the evidence available to the OIO at this time does not establish that Mr. Lauer is unfit to continue to hold the asset. However, in reaching this position, we do not condone the inappropriate way that Mr. Lauer has behaved."
After Matt Lauer was publically disgraced and fired in 2017, his marriage of more than twenty years came to an end. Since then, Lauer began dating public relations executive Shamin Abas and in 2021 it was reported that they some time living in his New Zealand home including spending the holidays there.
Since Matt Lauer was disgraced in public, he has largely avoided the harsh spotlight of the public eye. As a result, aside from it being known that Lauer still owns a home in New Zealand that he has recently lived in, nothing is known about any other properties he may have spent time in over the last several months.