The Most Expensive House For Sale In The United States

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Jul 10th 2007 at 11:30AM

There's a new top to the list of the most expensive houses on the market in the United States. Topping the list now is Beverly House, the Beverly Hills mansion of William Randolph Hearst and Marion Davies. It has hit the market at an astronomical $165 million. The pink stucco home also comes with 6.5 acres of land that include four houses, an apartment and a cottage for the security staff. The stats here are dazzling: three separate pools, 29 bedrooms, a movie theater and a disco (the main house has just nine bedrooms). The home was built in 1927 for banker Milton Getz and designed by Gordon Kaufmann. Hearst bought it for $120,000 in 1947. The LA times reports that the home is currently owned by attorney-investor Leonard M. Ross, who is looking for a "lifestyle change." Ross bought the home in 1976. If you had acted fast 20 years ago, when the home was briefly on the market, you could have picked this place up for $25 million. As Curbed LA mentioned the home has been in several movies including The Godfather, The Jerk and The Bodyguard.

No house in the U.S. has sold for over $100 million yet, although the deep-pocketed have plenty to choose from, including the $155 million mansion being built in Montana, Prince Bandar's compound in Aspen for $135 million, Fleur de Lys also in Beverly Hills for $125 million and Trump's offering in Palm Beach for $125 million. Check out a gallery of the previous leaders of the pack here. And for even more real estate gawking, a look at some of the homes the world's billionaires have constructed. Maybe one of these guys needs a Beverly Hills mansion as a second home.

[Thanks, Jake!]

Tags: beverly house, beverly hills, expensive, luxury, marion davies, MarionDavies, most expensive house, william hearst

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Zola Jul 10th 2007 2:23PM

I wish it gets its deserving amount. and i prefer being tight-lipped to say a word about this costly estate.

http://www.elitechoice.org/2007/07/10/auction-of-most-expensive-house-in-the-us/

lulu Jul 11th 2007 12:53AM

Makes the Saperstein's Fleur-de-Lys a downright bargain!

kymmluv Jul 15th 2007 8:58PM

i wish one of those super wealthy individuals would give me a home loan, better yet a free home grant!!! hee hee!!

TRULY BLESSED Jul 15th 2007 9:01PM

BLING!

carfan Jul 15th 2007 9:23PM

This is why the rest of the world hates us, and why common pepole can't afford to retire. The rich people in this country seem to value material goods and excess more than putting the money to good use. I think it would be more useful to give us hard working folks some medical or dental care.

jeff marcowitz Dec 29th 2008 9:51PM

U honestly think the wealthy should have to pay for u to have health care??? I agree that over a 100 million is vulgar for anyone to pay for a house and that yes they could build a home less center or orphanage for that kind of money but I dont ever expect my wealthy clients to pay for my diabetes meds. I mean get real...

Ida Jul 15th 2007 9:31PM

I say, if they have the money, let them do it. Just because I can afford a $200,000 home doesn't mean I should live in a $5,000 trailer. Same difference.

nkonnestad Jul 15th 2007 9:49PM

sell the home and give money to starving kids in the U.S. even a small percent of the price would feed so many children. no one needs that much money or a home that big no matter who you are.

s Brooks Jul 15th 2007 10:06PM

I am a single mom of 3, my x at 30,000 past due in child support at $100 week... I come from a upper middle class family, my families wealth came from my grandfather who came to the states in the early 1900. clinton was president when he passed away(9 years ago) and the death tax was still in tact, he was 91 years old and his lawyers never put his money into a irrevocable trust. my father used the last of his cash to pay the 55% death tax on all his assets, he left behind 3 children (my father 1) and 10 grandchildren of which I am one. I have 2 younger disabled brothers one born that way the other hit by a car in Cali from an illegal immig that had no insurance, nor did my brother at the time in his mid 20's dr's said he was brain dead, he woke out of a coma 1 1/2 later, he has short term mem loss and learned how to walk again, 1 of my cousins served the navy (in subs) for 12 years. his wifes 3rd pregancy turned out to be triplets. he strugles. my grandfather gave alot of money to church's and other organizations while alive, they even went dirrectlt to his home to ask for new front doors to a church and put a plaque on the doors, 1 month after he passed, they removed his name from the doors. I believe most people with money do donate alot as well as there time helping communities as i have also seen with other wealthy families and friends I know, as a single mom I teach my kids to give, if they have nothing to give they most certainly have hands to work with, a brain and most of all there time.....of all those who complain about the wealthy. Can you honestly say that you do for your community, country before you critique people you don't even know..my family lost everything, but, we don't complain or look to other people to feed and care for ourselves, maybe our country should stop looking for hand outs and start helping your neighbors..and maybe you will see some changes....poor/rich...if you've lost a job, you still have a brain...use it and stop looking to blame, those big ceo, karma. did i mention my grandfather is from Iraq,(andyes i have traveled to baghdad, when it was a beautiful country, it's heart wrenching to see what's happened) and married my grandmother an English women from New york, they made there money from hard work, my father is 73 and they lost 2 companies in the area of 20 mil in the 90's and debts people don't want to pay, who looses out, my family, but none of us complain, nor do we believe in materialistic things, that comes from how you are raised and what kind of person you choose to be....

billy o`brien Jul 15th 2007 10:26PM

DEAR MR ROSS GOOD LUCK TO YOU IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DOWNSIZE TO A 5,000 SQ FT. HOME IN OHIO I`M BUILDING A STEET AND PUTTING 3 HOUSES FOR MYSELF AND THE KIDS AND DON`T HAVE A USE FOR 2 HOUSES AROUND THE CORNER FROM EACH OTHER ?

Irishfolk333 Jul 15th 2007 10:32PM

Ida: That would be a noble idea but why should the owner of this house have to worry about feeding starving kids here in the U.S.? He shouldn't, our government on the other hand should probably do somthing about it. Wait...I forgot, the government is busy spending hundreds of billions of dollars on people who hate us. How dare I suggest that we spend that money to solve our own numerous problems instead of sending the whole freakin army and half of our taxdollars overseas. Another question I had. Aren't elected officials supposed to do what the mojority of the people want? I'm no math major but the last time I checked, more than 50% of Americans wanted us to withdraw. I realize I just rambled alot, so I'm sorry if that bothered anyone.

PAUL Jul 15th 2007 10:44PM

ALL THESE HOMES ARE GEORGEOUS , BUT- PROBABLY THE NICEST HOME RIGHT UP TO THE MOST EXPENSIVE IS A FRIEND - KEN ROBERTS - WHO OWNS THE LARGESTST PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN L.A. COUNTY - WHICH IS 112ACRES IN THE HEART OF BRENTWOOD - IT IS THE OLD RANCH OF OLD TIME ACTOR ROBERT TAYLOR- ASIDE FROM TH HOUSE -IT HAS A 80,000 DOLLAR BARBEQUE AREA AN 5 (YES FIVE) GUEST HOUSES- EACH WITH ITS OWN LIVING AREA , KITCHEN , BEDROOM AND OFFICE AREA - OR 2ND BEDROOM.IT IS THE MOST UNDERSTATED AND COMPLETE PROPERTY- AROUND ! OPRAH-EAT YOUR HEART -OUT

PAUL Jul 15th 2007 10:59PM

P.S. TO #11 -LARGEST PROPERTY IN L.A. COUNTY- FOR SALE FOR @ 150,000,000.00-CALL-310-440-0100 U.S.A

Paul russo Jul 15th 2007 10:55PM

P.S. IN ADDITION TO POST # 11 THIS HOUSE IS OFFERED AT @ 150,000,000.00 - AND IN ADDITION TO THE GUEST BUNGALOWS- DONT FORGET THERE IS A LARGE UNATACHED OFFICE- AND DONT FOGET THE MAIN HOUSE- WITH ITS CASINO , THEATRE , AND DISCO.

Paul russo Jul 15th 2007 11:04PM

TOM CRUISE AND TRAVOLTA - GET A LIFE SEE POST #11 - 12 & 13

Steve Phillips Jul 15th 2007 11:03PM

Iraq, death taxes, hard-luck stories, complaints about the government, etc.: what's any of that got to do with $165 million property? Too often someone that has "made it" gets bashed for having done so.

Get over it people!

Patrick Jul 15th 2007 11:07PM

Noone loves beautiful things more than myself.Having said that,as I see myself with pockets of money as deep as an Oprah Winfrey or David Geffen,or a Tom Cruise or Jodie Foster,I still ,even after aquiring a sh-tload of cash,cant see myself,no matter how spectacularly wealthy I become,spending THAT much money on a home.Id love great,stunning places to live,but this amount of money on a residence just seems bloody insane to me.And,for the record,I think its fantastic that Oprah and Angelina are as generous as they are.And were I to meet Cruise,Foster and Geffen,Id give all 3 enormously talented people a huge hug!

Paul russo Jul 15th 2007 11:10PM

#14 IF YOU REMEMBER THE ARTICLE IS ABOUT- EXPENSIVE HOUSES- NOT IRAQ , DEATH TAXES-NOR HARD LUCK STORIES. YOU GET OVER IT

geogal Jul 15th 2007 11:25PM

I think I will pass on this house. Too much to clean, and don't get me started on lawn work.

s Brooks Jul 15th 2007 11:55PM

The reason hard luck stories come about. Is because people question the wealthy.....i was trying to point out that i come from moderately wealthy family.. and what the general public thinks is wrong.... people feel that the wealthy shouldn't buy or have such elaborate things...and should give the money to other causes...$1 or 100,000. it's up to each individual to donate and if I remember we live in America. Freedom, what our troops die for, to protect us from randomly being blown up to feel free to walk into a building and to spend your hard earned or easy come money how ever you wish to spend it,if you donate your $1 then you can critique,If they have that kind of money to buy and then choose to go ahead and buy it then all the power to them...I'm sure if any one of you had the real money they have, you would be singing a different song.... ranting about cruise, travolta, oprah, is immature and jealousy and it shows, They have all worked hard and earned and i'm sure give back in many way's and deserve and have exactly the size home they wanted

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