America's most expensive residential property

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Accused of receiving "hundreds of thousands and millions of dollars" as secret payment for facilitating a defence deal, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the former Saudi ambassador to the US, bought the most expensive residential property in the US. Bigger than the White House, it is yet to find another owner… It costs $135 million.

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. More here.