Saturday, April 14, 2012

$87 Million Estate Goes On Auction Block

The exterior of the unfinished Italianate villa in Newport Beach, California, is seen in this handout photo released to the media on April 12, 2012. Source: Auction.com via Bloomberg

Bankrupt Agent’s $87 Million Estate Goes on Auction Block -- Bloomberg

A bankrupt real estate agent’s hilltop mansion, conceived during Southern California’s property boom and once given an estimated value of $87 million, is going up for auction after failing to sell for two years.

The unfinished Italianate villa on 12.5 acres (5.1 hectares) in Newport Beach comes with a man-made lake, horse stables, vineyard, tennis court, 17-car garage and views of the Pacific Ocean and Santa Ana Mountains, Auction.com said today in a statement. The property is being marketed by the Irvine, California-based company at the request of debtors after an unsuccessful listing at $37 million.

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My Comment: Wow .... talk about a financial hit.

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