Posted by BobG in Vancouver on 2008/08/25
Lily Safra is the former owner of La Leopolda. I have posted about the recent sale of that property which is reputed to be the most expensive transaction at about $750 million take or leave a million or so. Since that posting garnered several hundred viewers, I thought it would be interesting to post a photo of Lily Safra since they seem to be rare happenings.
Here is the link to a recent Forbes magazine about Lily S
Since that Forbes page is part of a slideshow, be sure to click on the square (in blue) in the upper right of the page to stop the slideshow.
Posted in choices | Tagged: Cap Ferrat, la leopolda, Lily Safra | 2 Comments »
Posted by BobG in Vancouver on 2008/08/19
What a paradox! At the same time that ordinary folk wonder how far the value of their home can fall, the very rich are building and buying the most expensive. Why don’t they spend some of that money on charitable causes?
I guess that it ain’t natural to consider giving it away until you have had your chance to flaunt it!
Here’s the link to an article and links to videos about the most expensive real estate in the world, which includes La Leopolda. Now it seems that Mr. Abramovich denies that he is the buyer of La Leopolda. So maybe they prefer not to “flaunt it” too much, too soon, or too widely.
Posted in choices, finances, living | Tagged: India, la leopolda, most expensive homes, Mukesh Ambani | Leave a Comment »
Posted by BobG in Vancouver on 2008/08/18
The other day it was a post about the sale of the most expensive private property that got most viewers. La Leopolda, that is in Villefranche on France’s Mediterranean coast, sold for somewhere in the $750 million USD by one Lily Safra, a rather wealthy widow to Roman Abromavich, a Russian petrobillionaire.
Today my post about Roger Federer’s win of an Olympic Gold medal along with his partner, Wawrinka, got the attention of 175+ blog viewers to push my blog’s daily viewership to the best ever.
Thx to my viewers!
Posted in about sports, blogging, finances, the news | Tagged: France, la leopolda, Lily Safra, Mediterranean Sea, Roger Federer, Roman Abromavich, Villefranche-sur-Mer | Leave a Comment »
Posted by BobG in Vancouver on 2008/08/12
Thx and hugs all around! This is the biggest number of viewers in one day that I have ever had!
My post about La Leopolda is what did it! So thank you Lily Safra and Roman Abromavich for completing the richest real estate transaction in recorded history!
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Posted by BobG in Vancouver on 2008/08/11
It’s being reported that this gigantic villa, built originally by the “monster of the Congo” King Leopold of Belgium to house his mistresses, has been sold to the Russian billionaire, Roma Abromavitch for the gigantic sum of some $750 million USD.
And not his principal home, probably.
The selling of it took a while. The seller is Lily Safra, the widow of an ultra wealthy international banker who died in weird circumstances in what was described as a palatial penthouse in Monaco.
Ted Maher, who was a key figure in legal proceedings after the penthouse fire, was in prison for at least 8 years. Today he is divorced and seriously estranged from his family. If you want to read more Google his name.
Finally, if you want to see more about how and where Monaco millionaires live click on the second link below and view the collection of 10 photos from the Guardian!
Posted in choices, finances, living, photos/images | Tagged: French Riviera, King Leopold of the Belgians, la leopolda, Lily Safra, Ted Maher, Villefranche | 2 Comments »
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