The housing market may be on the mend, but that doesn't mean it hurts to have a house with a little something extra to sell.
The owners of an all-purple house near London certainly got people talking.
With the help of property search site Estately, we came up with a list of quirky properties currently for sale across the U.S., including a Miami mansion with a moat and a converted church in Oregon.
This Malibu shack comes with an underground system of tunnels.
It may not look like much from the outside, but the thousands of dollars you sink into this property will actually buy you 40 acres in the Malibu Hills, prime real estate surrounded by state protected land on three sides.
The previous owner dug a series of underground tunnels around the property, believing that Spanish gold was hidden there.
Address: 0 Mulholland Road, Malibu, California
Price: $579,000
Here's a crater-inspired oasis in the middle of the Arizona desert.
This Arizona home is noteworthy for its largely circular architecture. The great room has a 20-foot beamed ceiling.
The whole property sits on five acres, with a 75-foot negative edge pool and 5,840 square feet inside.
Address: 8610 E Maverick Circle, Carefree, Arizona
Price: $2.5 million
This single-family home in Oregon used to be a church.
This church-turned-home still features Cathedral ceilings and skylights. The updates include a lofted bedroom and office space as well as a Euro-style kitchen and a Japanese soaking tub and steam room in the bathroom.
In addition to this place's cool look, taxes are frozen on the property through 2016.
Address:2003 SE Larch Avenue, Portland, Oregon
Price: $799,000
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