Vaunted mansions: Who wants to buy a billionaire's home?

Former castles of the three-comma club, now on the market

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Samantha Sharf
Apr 11, 2018, 12:38 IST2 min
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Although Warren Buffett has lived in the same home since 1958, other billionaires swap houses the way the rest of us change light bulbs. Most of the billionaire-owned properties currently for sale were purchased or completed in the last five years a few have never been lived in at all. Agents say the ultra-wealthy’s wandering ways are easy to explain: They want only the best Thomas Tull Net worth: $1.1 billion Source: Entertainment Listing: 3970 Victoria Lane (Westlake Village, California) Vitals: A 32,000-sq-ft French Romantic mansion with 12 bedrooms and 18 bathrooms on a 33-acre lot Posh amenities: The grounds include a 5-acre organic farm, a garden inspired by Monet’s ‘Giverny’ and a private museum Asking price: $85 million Michael Dell Net worth: $22.7 billion Source: Dell computers Listing: Casa Dell (Los Cabos, MexICO) Vitals: A 9,990-sq-ft Mediterranean villa with five bedrooms, six full and three half-bathrooms and nearly 4,700 sq ft of terraces Posh amenities: Located 282 feet above the Sea of Cortez on Mexico’s Baja peninsula, the property boasts sweeping water views and comes with a collection of art by emerging Latino and Mexican artists Asking price: $18.5 million Jeff GreeneNet worth: $3.8 billion

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Source: Real estate, investments

Listing: Palazzo di Amore(9505 Lania Lane, Beverly Hills, California)

Vitals: A 35,000-sq-ft, 12-bedroom, 23-bath estate on a 25-acre lot

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Posh amenities: The property’s 15,000-sq-ft entertainment centre houses a ballroom, a screening room and a bowling alley. There’s also a working vineyard and a 27-car garage

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Asking price: $129 million

A Jerrold PerenchioNet worth: Deceased $2.8 billion in MAY 2017Source: UnivisionListing: Chartwell (Bel Air, California)Vitals: The 25,000-sq-ft French Neoclassical mansion has 10 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms on a 10.3-acre lotPosh Amenities: The property includes a ballroom, a tennis court and a 40-car garageProvenance: Land with a house once owned by Ronald and Nancy Reagan is now part of the property, and Chartwell’s exterior was made famous as the Clampett estate on The Beverly Hillbillies Asking price: $350 million Petra Ecclestone StuntFather’s net worth: $3.5 billionSource: Formula One Listing: The Manor (594 South Mapleton DRive, Holmby Hills) Vitals: Owned by a daughter of F1 founder Bernie Ecclestone, a 56,500-sq-ft mansion with 14 bedrooms and 27 bathrooms on 4.7 acres Posh amenities: Its 123 rooms include a nightclub, a hair salon and a private spa Provenance: Built for the late producer Aaron Spelling and his wife, Candy, who famously had rooms for cutting flowers and wrapping giftsAsking price: $200 millionImages: Jeff Greene: Tim Rue / Corbis via Getty Images Petra Ecclestone: Paul Harris / Getty Images

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