Star couple Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles purchased their $200 million mansion with cash. They recently splurged on a 30,000 sq ft abode in Malibu from art collector William Bell, and insiders have told TMZ they don`t have a mortgage on the property, reports aceshowbiz.com.

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However, this may not come as a surprise as the `99 Problems` hitmaker is worth around $2.5 billion, in part due to his alcohol brands Ace of Spades and D`Usse, his fine art collection, and his own back catalogue, while his wife`s music and movie career have seen her amass a fortune close to $500 million, which is only set to increase with her ongoing `Renaissance` tour because the concert series is expected to generate more than $1 billion.

It was revealed last week that the property deal was the most expensive home in the state of California, breaking the old record of $177 million, and it is the second-highest ever real estate deal in the entire country, behind the 238 million pounds sale of an apartment in New York.

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Former owner William took almost 15 years to build the all-concrete property, which was designed by Japanese master architect Tadao Ando.

Back in 2017, Beyonce and Jay - who married in April 2008 - splashed out $88 million on a mansion in the Bel-Air area of Los Angeles, and spent millions on the property to boost its value to more than $100 million.

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