奥巴马欲在加州沙漠里购置别墅

　　奥巴马欲在加州沙漠里购置别墅? 　　Fanned by the Los Angeles Times very plugged-in Hot Property columnist and real estate reporter Lauren Beale, rumors have flared that President Obama and his family have bought a home in the California desert. 　　消息灵通的洛杉矶时报房产热专栏作家劳拉比尔再曝消息，称美国总统奥巴马及家人在加利福尼亚州的沙漠里购置一栋别墅。 　　Beale s sources say Obama is in escrow on a 3-acre property in Rancho Mirage s Thunderbird Heights, an exclusive gated community once home to Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. It has a 20-foot waterfall with a lagoon, a putting green with a sandtrap, and more recreational opportunities. 　　The home had been listed for as much as $12.5 million over the past few years, but most recently landed at $4.25 million, and real estate agent Marc Lange suggested back in May that the seller would be willing to take $4 million. Lange and his colleague Carl Blea hold the listing at HOM Sotheby s International Realty. 　　Local real estate watchers speculated last month that the Obamas might be interested in the house. The local Desert Sun newspaper reported that the Obamas might be house-hunting in the area, and even offered some advice, with the Thunderbird Heights pad its top pick. Meanwhile, Variety s Mark David, aka the Real Estalker, said that if they were house-hunting in the desert, then surely they had a look-see at the most expensive listing currently on the open market in Thunderbird Heights, a contemporary compound on a gated, 3.29 acre valley view lot with a $4.25 million price tag. 　　The main house has 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths and a master retreat with gym, tanning and spa rooms in 6,100 square feet, according to the listing. There s also a 2,000-square-foot casita -- perfect for the Secret Service, perhaps? -- with 3 bedrooms and 3 baths. The grounds 3 acres also include a pool and two spas. Elevators ease travel at the compound. 　　Because the property is on a hilltop abutting a bighorn sheep preserve, it s exceptionally private and secure, the listing says.