This $295M Florida compound is the most expensive home for sale in America

In Naples, Florida, a sprawling waterfront compound has hit the market for a potentially record-breaking $295 million.

If it sells for anywhere close to that stratospheric asking price, the deal will take the crown as the priciest residential sale the United States has ever seen. Specifically, it would surpass the record set by hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin, who paid roughly $240 million for a combination penthouse at 220 Central Park South in Manhattan in early 2019.

The new US residential record contender boasts a tropical retreat at the far edge of a peninsula in the posh Port Royal neighborhood, as well as a colorful backstory, the Wall Street Journal first reported...read more