Posts with tag mega mansions

Millionaire Foreclosures on the Rise

By Jessica Dickler, CNNMoney NEW YORK -- Five years after the housing bubble burst, America's wealthiest families are now losing their homes to foreclosure at a faster rate than the rest of the country -- and many of them are doing so voluntarily. Over 36,000 homes valued at $1 million or more were foreclosed on -- or at... Continue Reading »

Candy Spelling's Manor -- Candyland -- Sold!

Candy Spelling may be relinquishing her title of having the most expensive listing in America -- $150 million. The Manor, the home she built in 1990 with her husband TV magnate Aaron Spelling, is under contract to be sold to Petra Ecclestone, the 22-year-old daughter of Formula One magnate Bernie Ecclestone, AOL Real... Continue Reading »

Russian Billionaire Yuri Milner Breaks Record with $100M Manse

Yuri Milner, the venture capitalist who helped put Facebook on the map, has invested $100 million in his own start-up of sorts – a 25,500 square-foot mansion in Los Altos, Calif. The purchase marks the highest known price paid for a single-family home in the U.S., according to the Wall Street Journal. You may have... Continue Reading »

Home-Buying Lessons From Owners of Mega-Mansions

A handful of mega-mansions – all recently listed or sold in the U.S. for $50 million or more – carry such astronomical price tags and boast so many lavish amenities that it's hard for most people to picture themselves in these upscale properties or identify with the owners of these grand estates. But existing... Continue Reading »

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