According to the new Forbes’ list of the richest people in America, surprisingly (or maybe unsurprisingly), Bill Gates ranks No. 1 for the 23rd year in a row, followed by Jeff Bezos as the second-richest person in the U.S., Warren Buffett in the third place for the first time in 15 years, Mark Zuckerberg into fourth place which is his highest rank ever, Larry Ellison at No. 5 for the first time since 2007, and Michael Bloomberg on the No. 6 spot.
Of course, part of the fortune of these 6 multi-billionaires is vested in real estate. And while some have several properties, others prefer sticking to a few.
Bill Gates
Worth: $81 billion.
Home: Medina, Washington.
Bill Gates lives at a 66,000-square-ft mansion nicknamed Xanadu 2.0 in Medina, Washington. The home where Gates spends most of his time overlooks the beautiful Lake Washington.
In fact, to build this immense house, it took Mr. Gates 7 years and slightly more than $63 million. And of course, Gates’ house is loaded with the latest high-tech features. According to public records, the $2-million-lot (1988) is now worth around $170 million.
Jeff Bezos
Worth: $67 billion.
Home: Medina, Washington.
Jeff Bezos has an amazing 165,000-acre ranch in West Texas, 3 linked apartments in Century Tower in Manhattan, a waterfront house in Washington, and a 12,000-square-ft estate in Beverly Hills, neighboring Tom Cruise.
Close to Amazon’s headquarters, Bezos’s home at Medina, Washington, boasts around 29,000 square-ft of living space. Moreover, there’s a caretaker’s cottage and a large boathouse on Lake Washington.
Warren Buffett
Worth: $65.5 billion.
Home: Omaha, Nebraska.
Although the ingenious investor, Warren Buffett, holds several real estate investments, he is surprisingly renowned for living humbly.
Buffett’s home is situated in Omaha, Nebraska. He has been living here since 1958 when he purchased for $31,500. Originally, the home dates back to 1921, so it had to go through multiple adjustments to meet the desired comfort and coziness of the $65.5 billion-net-worth man.
Mark Zuckerberg
Worth: $55.5 billion.
Home: Palo Alto, California.
The youngest wealthiest entrepreneur devotes the majority of his incredible wealth to health, education, and various philanthropies. Besides his home in Palo Alto, Mark Zuckerberg also owns a 9.9-million pied-a-terre nearby Dolores Park in San Francisco.
In 2011, Zuckerberg bought his first 5,000-square-ft home in Palo Alto for $7 million, then he snapped up 4 of the surrounding houses for around $43.8 million to protect his family’s privacy.
Larry Ellison
Worth: $49.3 billion.
Home: Woodside, California.
Larry Ellison boasts a lengthy real estate portfolio, including large parts of whole neighborhoods in Malibu and in the surrounding area of Lake Tahoe.
Furthermore, Ellison owns Hawaii’s 6th-largest $500-million island, 98 percent of the land of Lanai, a garden villa in Kyoto, Japan, and a $70-million Beechwood Mansion in Newport, Rhode Island.
As for his $110-million estate in Woodside, California, it’s beautifully modeled after 16th-century Japanese architecture.
Michael Bloomberg
Worth: $45 billion.
Home: Manhattan, New York.
Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, owns multiple properties all over the world. For most of the time, Bloomberg prefers staying at his Upper Estate Side townhouse, but he also has estates in Florida, Colorado, Bermuda, London, and the Hamptons in New York.