20 of The World’s Most Expensive Houses
As land availability is getting less, having a house with gardens, sophisticated technologies, and many facilities is a special privilege.
Those who own luxurious houses are typically born-rich, superstars, inventors, or famous public figures.
Not only do they own the biggest houses, but also the most expensive in the world.
We’ve compiled a list of 20 of the world’s most expensive houses ready to make your jaw drop.
1. Royal Villa of Marlia
Locations: Capannori, Italy
Worth: $59,000,000
Jacques Greber, a famed French architect, was the man behind this building. The villa sits on 39.5 acres of gardens. Jacques Greber.
2. Bootjack Ranch
Locations: Colorado, United States
Worth: $68,000,000
Texan billionaire Kelcy Warren is the owner of the Bootjack Ranch. He is also the chairman and CEO of Energy Transfer Partners.
3. Bel-Air Mansion
Locations: California, United States
Worth: $72,000,000
Mohamed Hadid sold the real estate to an unnamed Indonesian buyer in 2010.
4. Cielo de Bonaire
Locations: Mallorca, Spain
Worth: $74,000,000
The building stands in Mallorca, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, also Rafael Nadal’s birthplace.
5. Hummingbird Ranch
Locations: California, United States
Worth: $75,000,000
Humming Ranch appeared in the reality TV show “The Biggest Loser.”
6. Neo-Italian Renaissance Mansion
Locations: New York, United States
Worth: $75,000,000
- P. H. Gilbert, a famed New York architect, was the designer of this mansion.
7. Villa La Palladiana
Locations: Cap d’Ail, France
Worth: $76,000,000
The works of the Italian master builder Andrea Palladio were the inspirations to build Villa La Palladiana.
8. Tranquility
Locations: Nevada, United States
Worth: $100,000,000
The co-founder of global fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger, Joel Horowitz, is the mansion’s owner.
9. Albemarle House
Locations: Virginia, United States
Worth: $100,000,000
Patricia Kluge, the ex-wife of the former world’s richest man, John Kluge, was once the owner of Albemarle House.
10. Fleur de Lys
Locations: California, United States
Worth: $125,000,000
The celebrity couple Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon are the house owners.
11. Dracula’s Castle
Locations: Bran, Romania
Worth: $135,000,000
Vlad the Impaler, the ferocious warlord who inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula, was rumored to have lived in the castle in the 1400s.
12. Updown Court
Locations: Surrey, England
Worth: $139,000,000
Next to Updown Court is the house of the flamboyant English pop singer, Sir Elton John.
13. Spelling Manor
Locations: Los Angeles, United States
Worth: $150,000,000
Petra Ecclestone, daughter of Formula One billionaire Bernie Ecclestone, is currently the owner of Spelling Manor.
14. The Pinnacle
Locations: Montana, United States
Worth: $155,000,000
Tim Blixseth, a real estate developer, owns The Pinnacle. He also co-founded the Yellowstone Club.
15. Franchuk Villa
Locations: Kensington, England
Worth: $161,000,000
Elena Franchuk is the proprietor of the building. She is the daughter of a Ukrainian ex-president.
- Hearst Mansion
Locations: California, United States
Worth: $165,000,000
William Randolph Hearst, a prominent newspaper publisher, once owned the mansion.
17. Fairfield Pond
Locations: The Hamptons, United States
Worth: $170,000,000
An investor, Ira Ennert, is the proprietor of Fairfield Pond.
18. The Penthouse
Locations: London, England
Worth: $200,000,000
On top of luxurious features such as a wine tasting room, this flat also boasts top-level security measures, including SAS protection.
19. Villa Leopolda
Locations: Côte D’Azur, France
Worth: $506,000,000
Lily Safra inherited the property when her banker husband, Edmond Safra, died in a fire in 1999.
20. Antilla
Locations: Mumbai, India
Worth: $1,000,000,000
The head of Mumbai-based petrochemical giant Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambanin, is the owner of this building.
Wrapping Up
Dreaming of living in superior houses isn’t something impossible.
Let the most expensive houses become your inspiration to always work hard on making money, investing, and saving at the same time.
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