Google Billionaire Sergey Brin Snaps Up $42 Million Lake Tahoe Mansion—Months After Buying $50 Million Malibu Estate

Google billionaire Sergey Brin has been linked to two extravagant property purchases in neighboring states—with reports suggesting that the tech tycoon has snapped up both a luxurious $42 million mansion on the Nevada shore of Lake Tahoe and a sprawling $49.7 million Malibu estate.

Brin, 52, who is originally from Russia, is understood to have first splashed out on a California property that is located just four minutes' drive away from another Malibu home he purchased for $13.5 million in 2020.

As first reported by the New York Post, the latest acquisition in the coastal California enclave closed in July 2025, having been carried out by an LLC managed by a lawyer with close ties to the billionaire tech mogul.

That same lawyer, Christine Wade, manages a separate Reno-based LLC that was used to purchase the Lake Tahoe abode in December, and she was also responsible for transferring five other limited liability companies connected to Brin out of California, according to Bloomberg.

When those LLCs were transferred at the end of 2025, many assumed that Brin was making preparations to sever all professional and financial ties with California ahead of the state's looming billionaire tax, a one-time wealth tax of 5% on individuals worth more than $1 billion.

Brin is currently worth $266 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which ranks him as the fourth wealthiest man in the world, behind Tesla founder Elon Musk, his Google co-founder, Larry Page, and Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos.

However, Brin's decision to snap up a new Malibu compound indicates that he is not ready to cut all connections to the Golden State, despite his later purchase of the Nevada dwelling.

The businessman scored a very impressive bargain on the California property, which was originally listed for $65 million in August 2024, more than $15 million more than the price he paid.

In its listing, the five-bedroom, eight-bathroom dwelling was described as being the "crown jewel" of the local community, offering spectacular views of the Dume bay, Catalina Island, and downtown Los Angeles, while also boasting private stair access to "the two best surf point breaks in all of Malibu."

The description noted that the property had undergone significant renovations since it was last sold in 2022—when it was snapped up for $20.8 million—including the addition of Japanese Shou Sugi Ban wood cladding, walls of glass, and oak floors.

Materials sourced from around the world can be found inside the opulent dwelling, which also boasts an array of indoor and outdoor amenities, including a pool, a tennis court, several firepits, an elevator, a wine cellar, a theater room, and a pizza oven.

"This property has it all," the listing crowed.

The home is located just a few minutes' drive from his other Malibu home base, however the two properties are too far apart to be combined into one giant estate—unless Brin opts to snap up the handful of homes that separates them.

According to one source, however, that was never his plan, with the insider telling the Post that Brin plans to use the dwellings separately, hinting that he will relocate to the new abode, while using his old home as a guesthouse.

Not to be outdone, the Lake Tahoe property that Brin is said to have snapped up in December boasts its own very lengthy list of jaw-dropping features—and was once hailed as the area's most expensive listing when it was initially put on the market in 2017 for $75 million.

Located on a 5-acre lot on the edge of the lake, the dwelling is known as Crystal Pointe and offers direct access to the water via a unique hillside track that operates two funicular trams.

Much like his new Malibu manse, Brin landed a hefty bargain in his purchase of the dwelling, which was most recently listed for $49.5 million in June 2023, having had its original $75 million asking price dramatically reduced in the years that it was listed.

Records show that the deal for the eight-bedroom, 9.5-bathroom estate closed at $42 million.

In addition to the hillside tram line, the property features a sprawling main residence, complete with a private guest wing, as well as a caretaker residence below the garage.

There is also a private beach house that sits closer to the water and is accessible only via the tram or by using the home's private elevator.

Soaring ceilings and walls of glass help to fill the main dwelling with natural light—and serve to turn the picture-perfect scenery that surrounds the compound into a living work of art at all hours of the day.

The great outdoors played a significant role in the design of the home, which was outfitted with multiple organic elements, including silk wallpapers, fossil stone floors, and rich wood accents and beams throughout.

Notably, the purchase of the home closed on Dec. 5, less than one month before the Jan. 1, 2026, cutoff date for California's ballot measures targeting its richest residents.

Although the ballot initiative has yet to pass, it would apply to any billionaires who lived in California on Jan. 1, prompting many of the state's ultrarich to rush to establish alternate residency before the onset of the new year.

Many of those who have yanked their business dealings from California—including Peter Thiel and David Sacks—still own homes in the state, but have transferred their financial holdings to other locales in a bid to protect their money.

Brin's Google co-founder, Page, was also among the many business moguls who fled California, snapping up two mansions in the tony Florida enclave of Coconut Grove at the end of 2025, to the tune of $173 million.

The first property, which boasts 13 bedrooms and 15.5 bathrooms, was initially listed for $135 million in June 2024, but sold for the much lower price of $101.5 million on Dec. 29.

Days later, Page is said to have closed on the purchase of another nearby dwelling, this time paying $71.9 million in an off-market deal, nearly double the price that the sellers had purchased the home for less than five years ago.

The first of the two homes had previously been owned by late restaurateur Jonathan Lewis, while the other was sold by heiress Sloan Lindemann Barnett, daughter of fossil fuel mogul George Lindemann, and her husband, Roger Barnett.