The Most Expensive Home In America

If you are a billionaire in the market for a second (or third) house in Aspen, Colorado, the $135 million Hala Ranch might be for you.

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July 8, 2007, 5:00 AM PDT

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

At $135 million, Hala, just northwest of downtown Aspen, is the most expensive single-family residential property in the nation on the market...a 95-acre estate built in 1991 for the family of Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the former ambassador to the United States from Saudi Arabia and the home's only (occasional) occupant."

"Selling it mostly consists of saying no...In the marketing of Hala, which means "Welcome" in Arabic, nonbillionaires need not apply."

"At 56,000 square feet, Hala is bigger than the White House, with a staff of 12. It has 15 bedrooms, 16 baths, a private barbershop and beauty salon just off the master suite and enough space for a party of 450 people. Many of the rooms are huge, with banks of windows overlooking the Aspen valley and the mountains beyond."

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Monday, July 2, 2007 in The New York Times

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