Sure. They flipped the original home for 4.5M and bought a second home for 1.9M. The deed allegedly indicates he was living in an apartment since July ‘13, she with her family. Looks like a simple division of equity real estate transaction to me. Applying as joint tenants helps the loan go thru. And waiting two years before flipping the original purchase probably has to do with capital gains rules.
from gawker dot com
would-be-divorce-david-brooks-bought-a-1-9-million-hom-1655054510
Could be, however how do you know they were not trying to repair the marriage at that time? Speculation goes all sorts of ways. In this case, the ridicule/pointing out hypocrisy in the OT article should not be unexpected with a public figure like David Brooks.