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America's Most Expensive Houses

Not every sector of the housing market is tanking; high-end real estate sales are surprisingly strong. A look at the country's priciest residences.

The subprime mess has wreaked havoc with the U.S. housing market. Well, at least most of it. Sales of luxury homes from Beverly Hills to Bridgehampton have remained surprisingly strong. According to market data from DataQuick, home sales for $5 million and above climbed 31 percent in the first quarter of 2007, compared with the same quarter in 2006. Sales of Manhattan apartments costing $10 million or more tripled in 2007, according to the real estate company Prudential Douglas Elliman. A look at some of the country's costliest homes.