Soon for Sale: Obama's New Winter White House

By Adrienne LaFrance 12/29/2011

WASHINGTON — You're out of luck if you're hoping to rent the Obamas' 2011 Winter White House after they leave Hawaii next week, but you can buy it if you have $7.9 million to burn.

That's according to realtor David Dunham, who manages the 33,000-square-foot property, which he says will be listed for sale in January. Dunham called the first family's stay at the one-story, five-bedroom, six-bath house a "one-time trick."

Dunham joked to Civil Beat on Thursday that renting to Obama was "a favor because he had no place to go."

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But Dunham did specify that the Obamas rented the house for one month even though they are only in Hawaii for about two weeks. A Civil Beat investigation earlier this year revealed that the Obamas' 2010 stay was illegal under Oahu's long-standing ban on short-term rentals.

http://www.civilbeat.com/articles/2011/12/29/14385-soon-for-sale-obamas-new-winter-white-house/

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