Billy Joel sings softer tune for Centre Island estate

Vienna waits for you, but savvy luxury homebuyers realized that they should wait out the initial ask on Billy Joel’s Centre Island home. The legendary crooner knocked $5 million off the listing at 502 Centre Island Road on Long Island, Newsday reported. Listed for $29.9 million in May, the massive home in the Oyster Bay hamlet can instead be had for $25 million today, or $1,250 per square foot. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Laffey International Realty chief executive officer Emmett Laffey referred to the price cut as a “slight adjustment,” though it dropped a sixth off the listing. Part of the […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.