HUD Secretary Ben Carson Bags Slight Profit on Virginia Home

variety.com:

Jeff Vasishta The man responsible for America’s housing needs recently sold one of his own homes. Ben Carson, brain surgeon and one-time presidential candidate turned Housing and Urban Development secretary, unloaded a house in Vienna, Va., for $1.35 million in March.Carson didn’t own the property long — he bought it in January 2017 for $1.22 million, a month after being nominated for his HUD position by President Donald Trump; with an election cycle coming up this fall, Realtor.com speculates that the move might be a prescient one.

Despite Covid-19, the sale was swift, with the HUD head putting the mini-estate on the market just a month before it sold. Marketing materials show the property spans about 1.4 acres and the home’s open plan.