Raleigh mansion is the most expensive home in Wake County

RALEIGH, NC (WTVD) -- A North Raleigh mansion became the most expensive home ever sold in Wake County.

How much? Try $5.5 million.

The 12,000-square-foot home on Morning Mountain Road near Falls Lake has four bedrooms, nine bathrooms, a pool, and fitness center.

Our news gathering partner the News and Observer wrote the home was purchased by a limited liability company that withheld the name of the buyer but listed the address of investment firm Eli Global.

The previous record was held by a home sold on Oberlin Road that went for $5 million in 2008.