They sit along the water's edge, looking down over some of the rarest ocean views in the world: Australia's Gold Coast...the French Riviera. In Britain, their luxury shames Belgravia. Other trophy homes are set amid the preserved natural grandeur of Zambia or the storied history of continental Europe. All are among the most expensive homes for sale in 2007. The prices are as extraordinary as the houses themselves.
Here you see the upper limits of what the priciest houses can cost. And here, what buyers and sellers can do when money is no object. You can imagine the wealth. This year Forbes has found the most expensive home on the market anywhere in the world. Number one, in Beverly Hills California, priced at $165 million.