Amazon founder has bought two houses on a private island for a combined $147 million in recent months
In an Instagram post Thursday night, the billionaire said he’s moving to Florida to be closer to his aging parents and to the Cape Canaveral, Fla., operations of his space company, Blue Origin.
Last month, Bezos, 59, bought a $79 million, seven-bedroom mansion on a private island in Biscayne Bay, two months after buying the house next door for $68 million. He has other homes, too, including in Washington, Manhattan and Maui.
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