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Bob Hope's former Palm Springs home48 acres in Mandeville CanyonLa Villa Contenta in MalibuMohamed Hadid's Le PalaisC. Frederick Wehba's former estateDonald Abbey estateThe Spelling ManorLa Belle VieFrench Normandy Beverly Hills mansionTerry and Jane Semel's Malibu estateEllen DeGeneres' Beverly Hills compoundOwlwood estate

A large compound in Holmby Hills was put up for sale (but not on the multiple listing service) in August 2012 at $150 million. The late billionaire Roland Arnall, founder of Ameriquest Capital Corp., and wife Dawn bought the Owlwood estate in 2002 as well as two other adjacent properties to combine into one 10-acre compound.
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Owlwood estate

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A large compound in Holmby Hills was put up for sale (but not on the multiple listing service) in August 2012 at $150 million. The late billionaire Roland Arnall, founder of Ameriquest Capital Corp., and wife Dawn bought the Owlwood estate in 2002 as well as two other adjacent properties to combine into one 10-acre compound.
More: 12,201-square-foot main house was built in 1936

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