The Villa Leopolda, on the French Riviera, has just sold for $748 million dollars, breaking a world record.
The purchaser is a Russian who has not been identified, which is a shame, because I’d like to know if he has a son. Seriously, I’m in the early stages of house-hunting here in Seattle, and I’m trying to plan out how I’m going to put together like 10% down on a two-bedroom condo. This mysterious Russian billionaire guy could help me out. But he won’t, probably.
This house had better make you fart out gold bullions or something.
its not even that pretty
What a fucking waste of money.
Beet, you should teach that billionaire’s son a lesson! (:
Not that pretty? I think it’s gorgeous.
Dude, I’d sell my mother for that house. Not really….but seriously.
No mosquitoes in Villefranche. They can’t afford the water.
It has been bought by Roman Abramovich and he’s got 5 children! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Abramovich
Holy shitass.
It is very beautiful in that Italian hills sort of way, but I’d much rather build a castle on a 150 acre estate than for that!
property tax must cost half the house. the expenses of gas, lights, upkeep. i do not care how wealthy one is, that adds up.
And, before the last housing bubble it was sold for 13 million!
(kidding, i have no idea)
Is that their pool? It looks like you’d have to take a shuttle to get there from the house!
If it is Roman he’s only 41 and divorced Beet, young enuff for ya and not bad-looking either.
I’d do anything to get a place like that! I mean I’d literally DO anything!!!
location location location. A lot of money for a house with only 1 full bath.
It’s worth so much because it usd to be one of the houses of the King of Belgium, Leopold.
If he would have given it to me, I would have excepted it, I guess.. =)
A russian could afford that much? He either is part of the mafia or he used people like slaves to get his wealth.