Billioniers and their houses

Leap year didn’t affect the desire of billionaires to buy a house and, of course, to pay for it a tidy sum. Thus, numerous mansions and penthouses of New York, Florida and California have their inhabitants today. Here is a list of the most ambitious operations in the sphere of the residential real estate in 2012! 1. The first place goes to Larry Ellison (founder of Oracle Corporation and famous shareholder) who did not spare $ 600 million for the chance to become the sole owner of the Lana island. 2. A much smaller amount, $ 132 million dollars, made Stanley Kronke the owner of Broken O Range in Montana state (one of the biggest irrigated farms). 3. The person, who prefers Manhattan skyscrapers, bought a penthouse in One57 for 90 million dollars. 4. Also Dmitry and Catherine Rybolovlev choosed the real estate in New York for living and bought a villa here for 88 million dollars. 5. The owner of many Las Vegas casinos - Steve Winn - laid his eye on a penthouse in the Ritz Carlton and paid for it70 million. 6. Penthouse in Parc Cinq (New York) for 54 million was loved by the famous American producer and philanthropist David Geffen. 7. A millionaire, a writer and a trader of marijuana - Howard Marks decided to spend 52 million on an apartment in the building at 740 Park Avenue. 8. Creators of the brand Michael Kors - Lawrence Stroll and Silas Chu became the owners of the condominiums in the aforementioned One57 for $ 50 million. 9. John Paulson's bought Hala Ranch in Colorado for 49 million dollars. 10. Russian millionaire, who paid 47 million for the house in Miami, covers our rating.