When the housing market started hitting the skids in 2008, mega-mansions and the very high end properties seemed to hold their own. Sometime a little over a year ago, we watched as mansion after mansion started appearing at hugely discounted rates, and when the flood hit, we wondered if it would ever end. There were so many, after a while they all started looking alike and we were no longer left in awe but were experiencing slight pangs of boredom.
All of a sudden spring of 2012 arrived and houses were selling, the great Florida oceanfront condos were disappearing, mega mansions were selling, and homes taken off the market were put back on . . . at a higher price. At TopTenRealEstateDeals.com we were all eyes and ears. Agents were so busy they were never in the office and always seemed to be with clients. Sales were happening at a rate not experienced since 2007!
Another change was also making itself apparent: The mansions with the real excitement were just starting to hit the market. It was enough to make our heads spin and our pulses race.
After an in-depth look at today’s exciting mega offerings, the researchers at TopTenRealEstateDeals.com have rounded up the cream of the crop of these imaginative super homes guaranteed to thrill and amaze.
How would you like to live on a sandy beach and lie in bed under an open roof to count falling stars before falling to sleep. It makes counting sheep passe! Or you live in New York, are always in a hurry with no patience for running up and down the stairs. So take the slide!
You could be a history buff with paneling from King James II’s hunting lodge, circa 1650 or have a speakeasy hidden behind shelves of library books. Or for nature lovers, what about living inside your own jungle?
Prepare to be awed while we welcome you to tour some of the most spectacular homes today and discover the remarkable surprises they hold within their walls. It’s time to see American ingenuity in action!
Get tired of dragging yourself up and down the stairs to the second floor? What about carrying that huge armful of laundry down the stairs to the first floor laundry, tempting fate for a head over heels tumble? Here’s a glamour penthouse that is guaranteed to change your attitude. Walk up - sl...
Starry nights, the full moon . . . ET? Yes, just by looking at the ceiling in your own beach house . . . As if looking out to see the beach wasn’t enough! At first stunned by the 3-story glass entry foyer, looking skyward is an architectural marvel of design with its retractable glass ceiling ...
Before you scoff once again at the Hippie Movement, and while you were out there practicing the Yuppisim that is quickly bringing you to post-consumerism ruin, maybe it’s time to be honest and say that maybe they had something after all! Whether it was the LSD or their innate ability to see th...
Run your fingers over paneling over four centuries old. Imagine what these walls saw inside the King James II hunting lodge from whence they came? Move then from the 1650’s to the early 1930’s to find the secret bookcase that when pushed, swings open to the Speakeasy Bar, so cleverly and...
No, it’s not a large swimming pool, it’s a moat to thwart rampaging Crusaders. This amazing property is a dream come true for lovers of the Medieval; for those who are tired of glass and steel or those for whom a Tara-style plantation holds no interest. A study in perfect symmetry, the ...
Not your everyday mega-mansion, this stately Palladian home is sited on almost 8 acres in one of the most expensive zip codes in the country, Bradbury, California. It’s the house that entertains you . . and your any sized guest list. Sheathed in French limestone from walls to outdoor living sp...
Totally hip, totally new . . .and it made a local neon manufacturer a wealthy man! It’s pure Hollywood - the Hollywood that we all expect with glitz, glamour, and contemporary style. No need to crane your neck for a view of the Hollywood sign since your own is spanned along the wall of the 40&...
Elvis would have loved a mansion with a landscaped, monster-sized guitar leading up to his front door, but since he's no longer around, all arguments to the contrary, maybe Garth or Kenny would be a perfect match. It was certainly built for guitar-loving royalty. The aerial view of the guitar entran...
Pleasant Valley is a major haven for many celebrities such as Joe Garagiola, Muhammad Ali and Alice Cooper. Erma Bombeck lived there until she died in 1996, and even Charles Boyer lived there. Now you might become Joe’s or Muhammad's neighbor in this phenomenal Pleasant Valley fun house! New ...
In addition to postcard views that sweep from the Hudson River and the Statue of Liberty to Manhattan, this spectacular Brooklyn penthouse actually once had a ghost. When Esquire magazine opened the apartment last year as its “Bachelor Pad of the Year,” one of the home's only-in...
