Land in Beverly Hills comes with $1 billion price tag, no house

Jul. 30, 2018

On sale soon on the LA real estate market: 157 acres in Beverly Crest. It’s an entire mountain top. It’s listed for $1 billion, the most expensive listing in the history of LA County.

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Billion with a 'b': Prized Beverly Crest acreage aims for $1,000,000,000

Credits

Guest:

Jack Flemming - luxury real estate reporter at the LA Times - @jflem94

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole, Yael Even Or

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