Hot Property: 'Beverly Hillbillies' mansion sets California record
by Neal J. Leitereg and Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times
Dec 13, 2019
4 minutes
LOS ANGELES - Forget the bubbling crude, there's money in real estate, Jed!
Classic television watchers may recognize Chartwell from the credits of "The Beverly Hillbillies" sitcom. However, in real estate circles, it has long been considered among L.A.'s great estates.
The Bel-Air residence of late media mogul A. Jerrold Perenchio has sold for about $150 million, making it the most expensive home sale ever recorded in the Golden State. The buyer is Lachlan Murdoch, son of Rupert Murdoch and co-chairman of publishing company News Corp., the Los Angeles Times has confirmed.
Priced as high as $350 million as a pocket listing, the estate centers on a 1930s French neoclassical-style chateau
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