| A $135 million home tops the list of the | | | | 5. Three Ponds - Bridgehampton, New |
| most expensive homes for sale in | | | | York, $75 million: This home, designed |
| America. compiled a list of the world's | | | | by architect Allan Greenberg, is located |
| most valuable homes on the market for | | | | amidst three lakes on 60 acres of |
| the year 2007. The following are the top | | | | Hamptons farmland. It features its own |
| ten of America's priciest mansions | | | | USGA-rated Rees Jones golf course, 14 |
| pulled out from the Forbes list. | | | | gardens, a 75-foot-long swimming pool, |
| Interestingly six of the top ten of the | | | | golf pro shop, grass tennis court, and a |
| world's most expensive homes in 2007 are | | | | guest house. The main house has a great |
| American. | | | | room with a domed ceiling, 28 foot high. |
| The top 10 most expensive homes for sale | | | | 6. The Portabello Estate - Corona del |
| in the United States in 2007 are: | | | | Mar, California, $75 million: This |
| 1. Hala Ranch - Aspen, Colorado, $135 | | | | modern estate home built in 2002 is |
| million: This 95-acre ranch estate | | | | located on a triple oceanfront lot along |
| consists of an expansive | | | | the Pacific Ocean. The |
| 56,000-square-foot mansion, with 15 | | | | 30,000-square-foot home features eight |
| bedrooms and 16 bathrooms. America's | | | | bedrooms and 10 full baths. |
| priciest mansion, owned by Prince Bandar | | | | 7. Malibu, California, $75 million: This |
| bin Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, former Saudi | | | | is a beach home with a difference. |
| Arabian ambassador to the United States, | | | | Located on a flat seven-acre lot the |
| also boasts several smaller buildings, | | | | beach house is surrounded by picturesque |
| stables, a tennis court, an indoor pool, | | | | ocean views. It features seven bedrooms, |
| a steam room, an exercise room, | | | | two riding stables, a riding ring, |
| cross-country ski trails and a fishing | | | | swimming pool, tennis court, and private |
| pond. | | | | access to the beach. |
| 2. Fleur de Lys - Beverly Hills, | | | | 8. The Pierre Penthouse - New York City, |
| California, $125 million: Modeled after | | | | $70 million: The eight most expensive |
| the palace of Louis XIV at Versailles, | | | | home in the U.S. is a penthouse with |
| this 45,000-square-foot Beverly Hills | | | | balconies and windows that offer |
| mansion is priced at $125 million making | | | | 360-degree views of Manhattan, Central |
| it the second most expensive home in the | | | | Park, the East River, and the Hudson |
| U.S. It had taken five years to complete | | | | River. Consisting of the top three |
| this palatial home. | | | | floors of one of the grandest hotels in |
| 3. Maison de L'Amitie - Palm Beach, | | | | New York, the Pierre is located |
| Florida, $125 million: Previously owned | | | | overlooking Central Park. The penthouse |
| by former health care magnet Abe Gosman, | | | | features a grand salon that has a |
| the home was purchased by New York | | | | 23-foot high ceiling. |
| billionaire Donald Trump in 2004 at a | | | | 9. Belvedere, California, $65 million: |
| bankruptcy auction for $41.25 million. | | | | This 10,000-square-foot home California |
| Now refurbished, the mansion, featuring | | | | home features six-bedrooms, herringbone |
| a ballroom, conservatory, a 100-foot | | | | floors, marble baths and front gates |
| swimming pool and 475 feet of | | | | designed by Hearst Castle architect |
| ocean-front, is on the market for sale | | | | Julia Morgan. The home offers the |
| for $125 million. | | | | combined beauty of the scenic San |
| 4. Tranquility - Lake Tahoe, Nevada, | | | | Francisco Bay, Angel Island and the |
| $100 million: This expensive mansion | | | | Golden Gate Bridge. |
| sitting on a sprawling 210 acres is | | | | 10. San Francisco, $65 million: This |
| located on the tax-free Nevada side of | | | | limestone palace is on the market for |
| Lake Tahoe. The property is owned by | | | | $65 million. It was sold for $32 million |
| Joel Horowitz, the co-founder of Tommy | | | | two years ago. It is significant that |
| Hilfiger. The 20,000-square-foot main | | | | the limestone that the Gold Coast palace |
| house is modeled after a northern | | | | is clad in comes from a single quarry in |
| European mountain home. The Lake Tahoe | | | | France. Among the elite billionaires' |
| house boasts of several luxuries such as | | | | row neighbors are the Getty family. The |
| a 3,500-bottle wine cellar, a giant | | | | mansion features European windows and |
| indoor swimming pool and atrium, and a | | | | the guest house has a 19th-century |
| 19-seat movie theater. | | | | Italian tile roof. |