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July 22, 2008 · Filed under Design, Houses

Donald Trump sells house for $95 million

July 17, 2008 · Filed under Houses

The Apprentice star has sold what is believed to be the most expensive house in the United States for a whopping $95 million.

“I love breaking records,” the ever-humble Trump, 62, said Wednesday. “And this is a record.”

Despite the nearly nine-digit price tag, Trump insists the buyer, Russian fertilizer tycoon Dmitry Rybolovlev, has landed a bargain.

“At the same time, I believe the buyer made an absolutely fantastic deal, and time will prove this right,” the Palm Beach Post quotes the real-estate developer as saying.

It’s no load of, ahem, fertilizer. Trump’s original asking price was $125 million.

Trump may soon be outdone by his very own buyer, though. Rybolovlev, estimated to be worth $12.8 billion, is said to be considering tearing down Trump’s house and putting up his own.

That could potentially qualify as history’s most expensive teardown, the Post notes.

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Want Some Free Gas?

July 9, 2008 · Filed under Random

A growing number of businesses are asking that question in hopes of snagging more customers in an economy hammered by skyrocketing fuel prices.

With gas prices at or above $4 a gallon, free gas has become the hot marketing tool of this summer.

Lincoln Shores, an apartment complex in St. Petersburg, Florida is offering a $100 gas card to new tenants who pay their deposit and move in within 24 hours. Anyone who leases a loft apartment from Newport Villas, an apartment complex in South Tampa, will also receive a $100 gas card.

Isn’t it worth moving there just for the free gas? … nope!

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