LA mansion sells to ‘homeless billionaire’, setting an auction price record
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Versailles-inspired Florida mansion smashes US auction price record
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Ecclestone’s mega-mansion sets new LA price record
Mystery buyer pays a record $120m for the famed 56,000 square foot chateau originally built forĀ the Spellings
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‘Beverly Hillbillies’ mansion sells to media baron Murdoch for a record $150m
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