Michael Jordan Lists His Suburban Mansion For $29 Million

The gate leading to Michael Jordan's Highland Park mansion. (Handout)

Michael Jordan Lists Ssuburban Mansion For $29 Million -- Chicago Tribune

The Bulls legend, now the owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, has listed his house in Highland Park.

Basketball superstar Michael Jordan's longtime family home in Highland Park is on the market, but it'll cost a bit more than the latest must-have pair of Air Jordans.

And no, it's not $23 million.

It's listed for $29 million, furnished, putting it in rare air as the highest-priced home listing in the Chicago market.

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My Comment: $29 million is steep .... but considering who the owner is ....

Frasier Star David Hyde Pierce Puts $7.5m Hollywood Dream Home On The Market

A home fit for Hollywood royalty: And fans of the flamboyant actor will agree he is definitely in that bracket

Frasier Star David Hyde Pierce Puts $7.5m Hollywood Dream Home On The Market --Daily Mail

It is a home even snobby psychiatrist Dr Niles Crane would find worthy.

But it seems Frasier star David Hyde Pierce has grown tired of his luxury Hollywood mansion, as he has decided to put it on the market for a whopping $7.5million.

The actor has lived in the fancy Spanish Colonial-style home for the last nine years, and has obviously decided the time has come for a change.

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My Comment: It's a gorgeous home. Makes you wonder what he is moving into.

Who Is The Nation's Most Avid Trophy-Home Buyer^

Juliet Chung on Lunch Break looks at how software billionaire Larry Ellison, perhaps the nation's most avid trophy-home buyer, has taken serial property buying to new extremes. His latest target: Lake Tahoe.

The Nation's Most Avid Trophy-Home Buyer? -- Wall Street Journal

How the software billionaire has taken serial property buying to new extremes.

One of the nation's most voracious consumers of trophy real estate is back on the hunt.

Since the mid-1990s, software billionaire Larry Ellison has accumulated hundreds of millions of dollars worth of top-shelf properties around the world. The portfolio of Oracle Corp.'s co-founder includes five adjacent lots in Malibu, Calif.; a Newport, R.I., mansion formerly owned by the Astor family; a historic garden property in Kyoto and an estate in Rancho Mirage, Calif., with a private, 19-hole golf course.

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My Comment: Wow .... talk about nice homes. He is buying them for investment purposes .... not for living.

Steven Tyler's $4.8Million Dream Hawaiian Home

Lap of luxury: The stunning property is shaped like a pentangle and features a floor-to-ceiling aquarium and infinity swimming pool

Pictured: Steven Tyler's $4.8Million Dream Hawaiian Home... Complete With Infinity Pool And Floor-To-Ceiling Aquarium -- Daily Mail

American Idol judge Steven Tyler must be more than a little excited after picking up his dream home in Hawaii for nearly $2million than the listed price.

The 63-year-old rocker paid a still-expensive $4.8million for the property, situated on the edge of the ocean on a nature reserve in Maui, but significantly less than the original asking price.

The stunning home, which is situated over 3,000 sq ft of land, is shaped like a pentangle and featured two bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms.

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My Comment: He can now enjoy paradise.

Britain's Priciest Home In Berkshire Bought For £140m

Opulent: Park Place, near Henley-on-Thames has become Britain's most expensive home

Russian Billionaire Buys Britain's Priciest Home In Berkshire For £140m -- Daily Mail

A new record for Britain’s most expensive home has been set after a Russian billionaire paid £140million for an 18th-century country house.

Park Place, near Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, was once home to George II’s eldest son, and has been given a makeover worth millions for its mystery new owner.

The mansion, which backs on to the Thames, has a helipad, spa complex, home cinema and high-tech security system.

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My Comment: The sale occurred last year, but what a nice home.

Ellen DeGeneres And Wife Portia de Rossi Buy Brad Pitt's Malibu Mansion

Downsizing: Ellen and Portia just put their $49million Beverly Hills compound on the market

Enjoying Brad's Pad? Ellen DeGeneres And Wife Portia de Rossi Enjoy Their First Beach Stroll Since Buying Mr. Pitt's Malibu Mansion -- Daily Mail

They are said to have paid Brad Pitt $2m less than the asking price for his on-the-market mansion, and now it appears that Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are reaping the rewards of their negotiating powers.

The female power couple took their first public stroll in Malibu yesterday since purchasing the A-list actor's waterfront pad last month.

The casual couple turned romantic as they enjoyed the unseasonable winter warmth.

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My Comment: The ocean view is beautiful.

Courteney Cox's Home Is On The Market

For sale: Friends star Courteney Cox has put this LA property on the market

Courteney Cox's 'Starter Home' Goes On The Market For A Cool $1.5m -- Daily Mail

Courteney Cox has put her LA 'starter home' on the market.

The property - which the actress called home before finding fame on Friends - went up for sale less than a week ago and apparently it already has a serious potential buyer.

The status on the listing for the French Normandy property is ‘pending’ and its popularity will come as no surprise.

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My Comment: It is a beautiful home. Simple but elegant.

Jennifer Aniston Splashes Out $21million On A Bel Air Home

Sprawling: The property has four bedrooms, six bathrooms and even a vineyard

Jennifer Aniston Splashes Out $21million On A Bel Air Pad For Her And Justin... But She Got It For A Steal -- Daily Mail

Jennifer Aniston is the proud new owner of an 8,500 square foot mansion in the affluent Los Angeles neighbourhood of Bel Air. And she got it for a steal.

The original asking price was $24,900,000 million, but it the Friends star is believed to have got it for the bargain price of $21 million.

The 3.5 acre property, perched on the foothills of the Santa Monica mountains, is in a gated community which is home to stars including Nicholas Cage, Hugh Hefner and Lauren Bacall.

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My Comment: It's a gated community .... so she now has her privacy. Personally .... I do not like the exterior of the house, but I am sure she has rgeat views .... and the vineyard is a cool thing to have.

NYC Penthouset Sells For A Record $88 million

High end: The penthouse apartment boasts great views of Central Park and its own gallery

It's Official! Russian Billionaire Closes On $88 MILLION Manhattan Penthouse - Bought For His Daughter, 22 -- Daily Mail

* Dmitry Rybolovleva bought Central Park West home for daughter Ekaterina
* He is locked in a bitter divorce and this may help shield his assets
* Previous record for real estate sale in Manhattan was $53million

The family of a Russian billionaire has closed on a New York City penthouse apartment for $88 million.

The penthouse formerly owned by Sanford I. Weill, the former head of Citigroup Inc, was bought by a trust for the daughter of former fertiliser magnate Dmitry Rybolovlev, student Ekaterina.

Most 22-year-olds can't even imagine having a foot on the property ladder - let alone one that costs $88million, but Miss Rybolovleva, a student at an undisclosed U.S. university, will live in the ten-room palace with wrap around terraces when she is in New York.

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Update #1: NYC apartment sells for a record $88 million -- CNN
Update #2: New York penthouse sells for $88m -- BBC
Update #3: $88 Million CPW Apartment Now Officially Belongs To Russian Billionaire's Daughter -- Gothamist

My Comment: The Central Park views are to die for.

Axel Vervoordt’s Castle

Kasteel van's-Gravenwezel was built in the 12th century, with towers and wings added later

Axel Vervoordt’s Castle: Every Night At The Museum -- The Telegraph

Axel Vervoordt’s castle is his home, each room a gallery of exhibits.

Axel Vervoordt is a Belgian antiques dealer, collector and interior designer who over the past four decades has come to be regarded as one of the most original and influential figures in art and design. His aesthetic draws from different cultures and historical periods, but is remarkably accessible. This is quite some feat, particularly when viewed in the most thorough manifestation of Vervoordt’s style: his home, a magnificent 12th-century castle near Antwerp.

Surrounded by a moat and set within 62 acres of parkland, Kasteel van ’s-Gravenwezel has withstood wars and feuds, and survived often misguided architectural alterations and downright neglect. When he and his wife, May, bought it in 1984, Vervoordt immediately embarked on a four-year restoration programme to 'cleanse’ it of its unnecessary additions. 'It was no easy task,’ he says. 'And, despite wanting to simplify things, we were very careful to respect alterations that were in keeping with the original style.’

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My Comment: The history in such a place .... wow.

Celebrity Driveways

The Playboy Mansion

HRF Editor: An interesting collection of celebrity driveways. The link to the site is here.

Paula Abdul Puts Her $1.9 Million Mansion Up For Sale

Abdul's abode: This is what the choreographer's home looks like from the outside

Paula Abdul Puts Her $1.9 Million Mansion Up For Sale... After She's Forced To Settle $900,000 Damages Bill -- Daily Mail

It was revealed today that she's agreed to settle a 2009 lawsuit by paying $900,000 in damages, but Paula Abdul also stands to make a substantial amount of money this year.

The former American Idol judge has just put her 4,679 square-foot mansion on the market for $1.9million.

Her Sherman Oaks, California property is a two-story, five-bedroom affair sitting on roughly a quarter of acre of land.

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My Comment: I am not surprised to see it closed.

Homes of the Biggest '90s Stars

Jerry Seinfeld is selling his palatial home in Telluride, CO.
Photo: Realtor.com Inset: Jemal Countess Getty Images

Homes Of The Biggest '90s Stars -- Yahoo News/CNBC

Hey, remember the 1990s? It was a time of many requests to “not go there,” and entreaties to “talk to the hand,” or simply a time to mindlessly chant “JER-RY! JER-RY!” over and over.

The ‘90s don’t seem so long ago, but it was long enough ago for fortunes and careers to change: Vanilla Ice became a house flipper, while MC Hammer lost his house, shirt, and Hammer pants when he went broke.

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My Comment: These movie stars have taste.

There Goes Tiger Wood's Former Home

Before: Elin Nordegren decided to demolish this $12 million Florida mansion

After: Tiger Wood's ex had the property bulldozed to make way for her dream home

Tiger Woods' Ex-Wife Elin Nordegren Bulldozes $12m Florida Mansion To Make Way For Her Dream Home -- Daily Mail

Tiger Woods' ex-wife has demolished her luxury $12 million Florida mansion to create her dream home.

Elin Nordegren, 32, called in a team to tear down the six bedroom waterfront home in Florida.

The Swedish blonde had snapped up the 9,000 sq ft waterfront property in exclusive Palm Beach after striking a reported $100 million divorce deal.

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My Comment: That was a beautiful home. Sheesshhh .... she must be really pissed.

GOP Presidential Hopefuls' Residences

Newt Gingrich's house in McLean, Va

Home Sweet Home: The GOP Presidential Hopefuls' Residences -- ABC News

You've seen their campaign ads and you've heard them speak during numerous nightly debates. But do you know which GOP presidential candidates' home sits on a tranquil lake in the Northeast?

From a Washington, D.C., townhouse to a tony minimansion, here are the houses -- and in one instance the gate blocking the house -- that the seven rivals currently call home. That is, until or if one of them starts having mail forwarded to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

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My Comment: Mitt Romney's home looks (for my taste) the best.

Kevin Bacon And Wife Kyra Sedgwick Buy A Luxury Pad In Los Angeles

In the garden: The stunning back yard features a pool and spa with fountains

That's A California dream! Kevin Bacon And Wife Kyra Sedgwick Buy Luxury $2.5 Million Los Angeles Pad Complete Wwith Outdoor Spa -- Daily Mail

Kevin Bacon and his wife Kyra Sedgwick have bought a luxury pad in the desirable Los Feliz area of Los Angeles.

According to insiders the pair laid down an eye-watering $2.5 million for the 2-bedroom, 3-bathroom, 2,760 square-foot palace.

One source said: 'They both fell in love with it the minute they saw it. Neither one of them wanted a massive place, though, because they spend a lot of time in New York.'

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My Comment: It's a gorgeous pad.

Maria Shriver Moves Into Newly-Refurbished $12m LA Mansion

New residence: Arnie's estranged wife bought the property several months ago and has had it fully refurbished

Fresh Start For Maria Shriver As She Moves Into Newly-Refurbished $12m LA Mansion -- Daily Mail

It was moving day for Maria Shriver yesterday as she began settling into her new $12.2million mansion in Los Angeles.

Moving vans were spotted moving beds and furniture in for around 10 hours yesterday outside the exclusive Brentwood home.

Maria was seen smiling and chatting whilst her daughters Katherine and Christina looked on with a family pet.

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My Comment: $12.2 million in Brentwood .... not cheap.

Pink Mansion Of Late Cosmetics Queen Mary Kay Ash Goes On Sale For $3.3m

Lavish: The former home of Mary Kay Ash, which has gone on the market for $3.3m, has a pale pink exterior

The House That Make-Up Built: Pink Mansion Of Late Cosmetics Queen Mary Kay Ash Goes On Sale For $3.3m (Matching Cadillac Not Included) -- Daily Mail

Had its proportions been more miniature, one might imagine it was the residence of Barbie and Ken.

But a vast pale pink mansion that went on sale in Dallas, Texas, this week was actually once the home of the late, great cosmetics entrepreneur Mary Kay Ash.

The 11,874sq ft property, which was built in 1984, has been put on the market at $3.3million. It is a significantly lower figure than the $5.7million price tag it failed to sell at in 2007.

Had its proportions been more miniature, one might imagine it was the residence of Barbie and Ken.

But a vast pale pink mansion that went on sale in Dallas, Texas, this week was actually once the home of the late, great cosmetics entrepreneur Mary Kay Ash.

The 11,874sq ft property, which was built in 1984, has been put on the market at $3.3million. It is a significantly lower figure than the $5.7million price tag it failed to sell at in 2007.

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My Comment: Pink is definitely NOT my colour.