Some luxury homeowners are embracing so-called compound properties, using separate wings or buildings for sleeping, cooking and lounging
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As March Madness kicks into high gear, a look at the premium for sports courts in homes listed for $1 million and up.
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Located on Lake Travis in Austin, the waterfront property includes an English Manor-style mansion, a horse barn and a basketball court.
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On a hilltop between St. Helena and Calistoga, the 40-acre property includes a main home made up of three connected pavilions, two guest cottages, two pools, a vineyard and a grove of olive trees.
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The home, owned by investment executive Lawrence Clark, has a passageway intended for horses that leads to a carriage house in back.
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John Bennett bought his West Village home—on land once owned by Aaron Burr—for $115,000. It is now listed for nearly $10 million.
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James Wan, who is set to direct the forthcoming ‘Aquaman,’ paid $9.73 million for the house in 2014 as an investment property.
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