The California ranch once known as Neverland and owned by late pop star Michael Jackson is going on the market for $US100 million. The Los Olivos property, about 465km from Santa Barbara, is now called “Sycamore Valley Ranch,” said Suzanne Perkins of Sotheby’s International Realty, who shares the listing with Harry Kolb of Sotheby’s and Jeffrey Hyland of Hilton & Hyland. The amusement park rides are gone, the agents said, as are the orang-utans and elephant, though there is currently a llama on the property. The iconic floral clock, which spells out “Neverland”, is still there, and so is the building that once housed the Neverland Valley Fire Department, although it’s no longer staffed by full-time firefighters. But the railroad tracks and train station created at Jackson’s behest are still there. The property spans about 1092ha and has about 22 structures on it, Ms Perkins said. The Normandy-style main house, which sits between the property’s two lakes, measures about 1115 square metres, with six bedrooms plus an attached staff quarters. There’s a four-bedroom guesthouse near the main home and a two-bedroom guesthouse a little farther away. There’s also a swimming pool with a cabana, a barbecue area, basketball court and a tennis court. A 50-seat movie theatre has a private viewing balcony, and a stage includes trap doors for magic shows. Read more http://www.theaustralian.com.au/bus...-sale-for-us100m/story-fnay3ubk-1227374085200
