LA ‘crown jewel’ shoots for the magic $1bn
Billionaire buyer sought for 157-acre undeveloped site occupying the highest point in Beverly Hills
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‘The Mountain of Beverley Hills’ was listed at $1bn; it’s sold for just $100k
Super-prime 157-acre hilltop site in Los Angeles goes to a credit bid at auction for 0.1% of its original asking price
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Italian government to auction off historic palazzi and villas in €1bn ‘fire sale’
93 buildings - including an 11th Century former convent in Venice, and a 15th Century palazzo in Florence - are being sold off by the populist League and Five Star parties to help trim the country's €2.
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Magnificent Roman villa with unique Caravaggio ceiling seeks £400m
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