Mountain Home Road, Woodside, Calif.

Forbes: Super Swanky Homes Sold in Secret

Purchase Price: $117.5 million in November 2012
Buyer: Unconfirmed; reportedly Masayoshi Son, worth $7.2 billion
Seller: Tully Friedman, CEO of Friedman, Fleischer and Lowe

The most expensive home sale on record includes a 9,000-square foot neoclassical house, a 1,117-square foot colonnaded pool house, a detached library, a “retreat” building, a swimming pool, a tennis court and formal gardens. It was never listed for sale and the details surrounding the transaction remained shrouded in mystery.

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Mountain Home Ro... Purchase Price: $117.5 million in November 2012
Buyer: Unconfirmed; reportedly Masayoshi Son, worth $7.2 billion
Seller: Tully Friedman, CEO of Friedman, Fleischer and Lowe

The most expensive home sale on record includes a 9,000-square foot neoclassical house, a 1,117-square foot colonnaded pool house, a detached library, a “retreat” building, a swimming pool, a tennis court and formal gardens. It was never listed for sale and the details surrounding the transaction remained shrouded in mystery.

(Google Maps)

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Pacific Coast Hi... Purchase Price: $75 million in January 2013
Buyer: anonymous "Russian billionaire"
Seller: Howard Marks, Oaktree Capital billionaire

Encompassing more than 300 feet of frontage, the oceanfront estate is one of Malibu’s largest seaside property parcels as well as its most expensive. It includes a 20,000-square-foot Mediterranean-style villa with eight bedrooms and 14 bathrooms, two guesthouses, a standalone gym, tennis courts and a swimming pool facing out toward the ocean. It was never listed on the MLS.

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Indian Creek Isl... Purchase Price: $38.4 million in April 2012
Buyer: Edward Lampert, hedge fund billionaire
Seller: Paul Cejas, chairman of PLC Investments and former U.S. ambassador to Belgium

The hedge fund titan behind Sears Holdings Corp. dashed Miami-Dade County home sales records when he plunked down nearly $40 million on a 17,700-square foot Palladian villa in the exclusive golf course community. The 2.7-acre estate was crafted by architect Joe Brennan, interior designer Axel Vervoordt, and landscape architect Peter Wirtz. It touts seven bedrooms, 13 baths, a two-story portico supported by Doric-style columns, a terraced pool area and an "arrival court" with hedge-flanked reflecting pool. It wasn't technically listed for sale.

(Miami Beach Real Estate News)

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Hala Ranch, Aspe... Purchase Price: $49 million in June 2012
Buyer: John Paulson, hedge fund billionaire
Seller: Prince Bandar bin Sultan, a Saudi royal and former ambassador to the U.S.

The hedge fund scion purchased the 90-acre Red Mountain ranch for $41 million and a neighboring 38-acre parcel called Bear Ranch for an additional $8 million. Located in the gated Starwood community, the combined property has a 56,000-square foot main house with 15 bedrooms including a master suite equipped with a beauty parlor and barber shop, 16 bathrooms, a water treatment plant and a mechanical shop with gas pumps and car wash. It had originally been listed for $135 million in 2006, but disappeared from the MLS in the downturn.

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3100 Gordon Driv... Purchase Price: $47.25 million in March 2012
Buyer: Randal Bellestri, American industrialist

The 23,000 square-foot manse has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, an office, an outdoor pool and 275 feet of beach frontage.

(Naples Real Estate Blog)

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2100 Gordon Driv... Purchase Price: $42 million in April 2012
Buyer: Anonymous
Seller: Susan McCurry Trust

The three-acre estate boasts a15,800 square foot main house, a 1,900-square foot guest house, an infinity pool, a tennis court and 200 feet of ocean frontage.

(Naples Real Estate Blog)

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Palo Alto Loire ... Purchase Price: $100 million in March 2011
Buyer: Yrui Milner, venture capital billionaire
Seller: Fred Chan, founder of ESS Technology

The Russian tech investor bought this Silicon Valley manse in a record off-market deal in early 2011. The 25,500-square-foot French chateau-style mansion boasts 14 bathrooms, two dining rooms, a ballroom, a library, staff quarters, a home theater, a wine cellar, a gym, an indoor pool, and a sauna. There’s also a 4,600-square foot guest house and two three-car garages, even a private car wash. It is the second highest price on-record ever paid for a single-family home in the United States.

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Park Tower Penth... Purchase Price: $15 million in November 2012
Buyer: Kenneth Griffin, hedge fund billionaire
Seller: Richard Cooper, manager of hedge fund Cooperfund

The Citadel founder snapped up the Art Deco high rise's 66th floor 7,900-square foot unit right before it publicly listed for sale in the priciest sale of a Chicago condo, ever. The unit has three bedrooms, four full baths, five half baths, a private terrace and three garage spaces in the building's parking lot. Griffin already owns the penthouse directly above this one. He reportedly bought four properties in Palm Beach, Fla. recently for nearly $130 million-- again, in an off-market deal.

(Wikipedia)

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Owlwood Estate, ... Rumored List Price: $100 - $150 Million
House Size: 12,000 Sq. Ft. house, 11 acres

Owlwood Estate, which has dashed sales records in the past, has been unofficially shopping for a buyer. Rumors have pegged the price tag at $150 million though Forbes has it on good authority that it's more like $100 million. The estate is an amalgamation of three storied celebrity properties with previous owners that include Jane Mansfield, Sonny and Cher, and Tony Curtis.

(Joyce Rey)

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15 Central Park ... Rumored List Price: $100 million
Owner: Daniel Loeb, hedge fund billionaire

The Wall Street maven's coveted 10, 674-square foot penthouse on the top of the exclusive Central Park-flanking high rise has been rumored to be for sale.

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