Actor Bruce Willis Has Listed 1 Acre On Exclusive Pettit Lake In Idaho

Bruce Willis has listed his Ketchum, Idaho cabins for $4 million. Lauren Schuker has details on The News Hub.

Bruce Willis Lists Lakefront Idaho Property For $4 Million -- Wall Street Journal

Actor Bruce Willis has listed 1 acre on exclusive Pettit Lake in Ketchum, Idaho, for $4 million.

The "Die Hard" and "The Sixth Sense" star tore down a cabin on the waterfront property in 1993 and built three log cabins.

The main cabin is two stories with three bedrooms; there is also a second two-bedroom cabin and a third studio cabin with a full bathroom. Although they have a rustic look, the cabins have such amenities as stainless-steel kitchen appliances, washers and dryers and jetted tubs.

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My Comment: He has no more time to enjoy the woods. Bad for him .... great for the one(s) who will buy his cabins.

GOP Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney's Home Under The Spotlight

Mitt Romney's 4-Car Fantasy Home -- Politico

SAN DIEGO — At Mitt Romney’s proposed California beach house, the cars will have their own separate elevator.

There’s also a planned outdoor shower and a 3,600-square foot basement — a room with more floor space than the existing home’s entire living quarters.

Those are just some of the amenities planned for the massive renovation of the Romneys’ home in the tony La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, according to plans on file with the city.

A project this ambitious comes with another feature you don’t always find with the typical fixer-upper: its own lobbyist, hired by Romney to push the plan through the approval process.

Work on the project has not yet begun.

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More News On Mitt Romney's Home

An ocean view, a CAR ELEVATOR and its own lobbyist: Lavish amenities planned for Romney's $12M beach house -- Daily Mail
For Romney, a Four-Car Garage With Its Own Elevator -- New York Times
Mitt Romney Plans Even More Luxurious Southern California Retreat -- ABC News
Mitt Romney plans 11,062-square-foot oceanfront palace outside San Diego -- New York Daily News
Tour Mitt Romney’s endangered La Jolla beach house -- SFGate
The Truth About Mitt Romney’s ‘Car Elevators’ -- Jalopnik

Madonna Decides To Sell Her Beverly Hills Home

Fit for a pop diva: The French Country style property boasts a tennis court, swimming pool and long gated driveway

She Really Is A Material Girl! Madonna Decides To Sell Her Plush Beverly Hills Home For A Cool $28Million -- Daily Mail

She once had a hit with a song about Hollywood, but now Madonna seems keen to leave Los Angeles behind.

The pop diva has decided to sell her $28million Beverly Hills home.

According to Real Estalker, the 53-year-old has put up the lavish French Country style mansion as a pocket listing.

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My Comment: It looks like she has given up on California.

A Home That Is Linked To Ronald Reagan, Richard Gere, And Bob Dylan

The LA house has ties to Ronald Reagan, Bob Dylan and Richard Gere

A Hollywood Home Linked To Ronald Reagan And Bob Dylan -- The Telegraph

A house in LA with ties to Ronald Reagan, Bob Dylan and Richard Gere is for sale on the property market.

Even in the rich folklore of Hollywood real estate, it is hard to beat the story, dating from the Eighties, of Richard Gere coming to view a property that, unknown to him, had a celebrity tenant.

Gere, house-hunting at the time, wanted to inspect the master bedroom, but was refused admission by the man inside, who kept the door firmly shut. “But I am Richard Gere,” the actor protested. “And I am Bob Dylan,” came a voice from behind the door. Game, set and match to the singer-songwriter. Why should the great poet of American protest put himself out for a mere movie star?

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My Comment: Only a few pictures in the photo gallery .... what I saw were squares, cubes, and straight lines .... the look of a modern home.

Sarah Jessica Parker 'Closing In On TWO Brooklyn Townhouses

Soon to be home: The two five-storey townhouses are in a posh, leafy area

Buying More Of The City! Sarah Jessica Parker 'Closing In On TWO Brooklyn Townhouses To Knock Into One Large Family Home' -- Daily Mail

Her character Carrie Bradshaw would never have been caught dead living anywhere other than Manhattan.

But Sarah Jessica Parker is making the move to Brooklyn where she and her television friends swore they would never reside.

Well Miranda did finally move to the New York suburb which Samantha and Charlotte found shocking.

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My Comment: That's going to be one large home.

6 Homes From Famous Films For Sale In Real Life

The Twilight: New Moon House

Vancouver, British Columbia
Sold For: $2.48 million
Iconic Scene: Jasper attacks Bella at her birthday party
The biggest risk in living here might be the hordes of tweens willing to commit felonies for a glimpse of vampire Edward Cullen’s bedroom. When it came on the market, the listing got 180,000 hits in its first week. As a result, prospective buyers had to pass a screening test before they were even allowed to see the place up close. Still, it took two years and a couple rounds of price cuts to get the deal done.

6 Homes From Famous Films For Sale In Real Life -- Fiscal Times

You’d think that having your home featured in a celebrated film would guarantee a buyer when resale time rolled around -- but it seems even fame can’t fight the housing slump. Over the past few years, some of pop culture’s most recognizable homes have come on the market with surprisingly limited success.

Take the iconic glass house featured in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Originally put up for sale in May 2009 at an asking price of $2.3 million, almost a year later that price dropped to $1.8 million. Early this year, another dip brought it down to $1.65 million, and still no dice. The house’s starring role didn’t translate into the big award: a sale. In fact, The Fiscal Times found six iconic houses from well-known movies that have been for sale over the past three years, and only two of them have sold.

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Editor: For the other 5 homes, go here.

Inside Vin Diesel's Gold, Two-Storey $1.1Million Trailer

Home away from home: Vin Diesel has allowed cameras inside his $1.1million custom-designed trailer

Mansion-On-Wheels: Inside Vin Diesel's Gold, Two-Storey $1.1Million Trailer -- Daily Mail

As the star of the Fast and the Furious film franchise, it is safe to say that Vin Diesel is a man who likes his boys' toys.

So his choice in on-set accommodation doesn't come as much as a surprise. The actor has allowed cameras into his jaw-dropping $1.1million trailer.

The enormous, 1100 square-foot vehicle is the 44-year-old star's home away from home when he is filming his action blockbusters.

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My Comment: The trailer home to beat all other trailer homes.

Europe's Most Luxurious Properties

Heath Hall in Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, could be yours for a mere £100 million. Ed Hill

Billionaires' Playgrounds -- Wall Street Journal

For those wealthy enough to invest in the so-called 'super-prime' housing market, the only way for their portfolio is up.

While bubbles have burst, prices tumbled and sales declined in the broad property markets across Europe, at the very top end, in the prime locations, it is often a very different story. Central London is the gold standard of international luxury residential property, but there are other areas, from Paris to Monaco to Tuscany, that are not far behind.

"At the prime end and even more at the super-prime end of the London market, prices are at an all-time high. You would not recognize that there was an economic crisis," says Simon Rubinsohn, chief economist of the U.K. property professional body, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

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My Comment: I am waaayyy short of money in purchasing any of these properties. :(

The Beckhams Have Decided To Sell Their Lavish Estate Beckingham Palace

On the market: The Beckhams have decided to sell their lavish estate Beckingham Palace as they settle permanently in Los Angeles

On The Market: The Beckhams Have Decided To Sell Their Lavish Estate Beckingham Palace As They Settle Permanently In Los Angeles -- Daily Mail

They've made Los Angeles their home for the last five years.

But now the Beckhams have decided to make it more permanent and are to put their famous English residence Beckingham Palace up for sale.

David and Victoria are having their Hertfordshire mansion, believed to be worth around £18million, valued by estate agents.

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My Comment: They are definitely cutting off their ties to Europe.

For Rent: Manhattan's Highest Penthouses

In a bid to push the luxury apartment market ever higher, developer Forest City Ratner plans to rent penthouse units in the city's tallest residential building. The price? $60,000 per month.

Views From The Market Top -- Wall Street Journal

Rentals Reach $60,000 a Month for Penthouses in Gehry Tower Downtown.

At the tallest residential tower in the Western Hemisphere, the developers are gambling that wealthy New Yorkers will pay dearly for a trophy apartment with sweeping views—even if it is only on loan.

In the next six to eight weeks, the three penthouses at New York by Gehry, a Manhattan rental tower twisting 76 stories into the sky, will hit the market at a price that would make most apartment-hunters blanch: $40,000 to $60,000 a month.

At that rate, a year's rent could easily cover a down payment on almost any luxury condo unit in the city. So it remains to be seen if affluent New Yorkers will spend that kind of money to borrow a view—even one that is 850 feet above Lower Manhattan, glances off the roof of the Woolworth Building, spans all three bridges and stretches out past Brooklyn to the Atlantic Ocean.

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My Comment: $60,000/month .... $2,000/day .... for rent .... you got to be kidding me.

Kensington Palace Opens To The Public After A £12m Makeover

An aerial view of the Kensington Palace which used to be the Royal seat of power until the monarchy moved to Buckingham Palace

Nice Pad, But I Bet Kate Changes The Wallpaper! As Kensington Palace Opens To The Public After A £12m Makeover We Take An Exclusive Tour Of Kate And Will's New Home -- Daily Mail

Not since the Windsor fire of 1992, has there been a royal makeover on this scale. Indeed, the last time a palace went through a facelift of this magnitude, it was courtesy of a German bomb.

In the case of Kensington Palace, however, this £12million transformation has not been prompted by any misfortune but by years of careful planning. Admittedly, there has been one unexpected, 11th-hour alteration to the designs.

But no one is complaining about the decision of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to set up home here — because their presence in the private wing of the palace is only going to draw even more visitors through the doors on the public side.

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My Comment: Beautiful .... and filled with great history.

George Harrison's Sprawling Swiss Mansion Goes On Sale

Sumptuous: George Harrison's sprawling Swiss mansion has gone on the market for an undisclosed sum

If You Have To Ask How Much, You Can't Afford It! George Harrison's Sprawling Swiss Mansion Goes On Sale -- Daily Mail

George Harrison's spectacular Swiss mansion has gone on the market. But if you want to know how much it will set you back, chances are you can't afford it.

The 1.6 acre estate, which sits at the summit of Montagnola, in the Swiss canton of Ticino, is where the Beatles' lead guitarist spent the final months of his life.

With panoramic views of Lake Lugano, the Swiss Alps and Monte Rosa - the highest mountain in Switzerland - the secluded property is a dream home for privacy loving tycoon.

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My Comment: For more info on properties for sale on Lake Lugano .... go here.

LA Mansion Used By JFK On His Honeymoon For Sale At $95 Million

Staggering: The Beverly House has 29 bedrooms, 40 bathrooms, a nightclub, a cinema and a living room with 22-foot ceilings

Beverly House: Yours For £60m, The LA Mansion Used By JFK On His Honeymoon -- The Telegraph

The stunning Los Angeles mansion used by John F Kennedy on his honeymoon has been put up for sale for a staggering £60 million.

Beverly House is a 29-bedroom property nestled in the middle of the world famous 90210 postcode just a few streets from Sunset Boulevard.

It is regarded as one of American's finest homes as well as one of the costliest - but the current listing is a deal compared to 2007, when the house was listed at £104 million ($165m).

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More News On The LA Mansion Used By JFK On His Honeymoon

JFK's Los Angeles honeymoon mansion can be all yours (for only $95 MILLION) -- Daily Mail
JFK's honeymoon pad up for sale -- IBN Live
JFK's honeymoon mansion on sale for $91 million -- News.com.au
JFK's Honeymoon Mansion On Sale For $95 Million -- IBTimes

The Ten Most Expensive Homes In New York (Photo Gallery)

The Woolworth Mansion on East 80th Street for $90 million.
This 19,950-square-foot mansion was built in the late 1890s for the retail magnate, Frank Woolworth. It's definitely how the other half lived (even though that other half is now reduced to a mere one percent.) The neo-French Renaissance mansion has a limestone facade and is super-sized everything -- massive fireplaces, formal rooms, a dining room that can seat more than 50. We assume that if you have $90 million to spend on a house, you probably know that many people to invite to dinner.

The Ten Most Expensive Homes In New York (PHOTOS) -- Huffington Post

With so much (relative) good news on the real estate front -- housing starts up, price drops out of free-fall -- we just had to return to our favorite past-time of house-fantasizing. According to our friends at Realtor.com, these are the 10 most-expensive properties on the market in New York at the moment. And if anyone has a pocket listing more expensive than these, well, it's likely burning a hole in that pocket and we think they should tell us about it.

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My Comment: These places are definitely not cheap.

Winery Living in Napa Valley

Kelly Fleming, who owns Kelly Fleming Wines, built a house and winery in Napa that look like they're straight out of Provence. Shown here is the 16,000-square-foot winery. Paul Dyer for The Wall Street Journal

In Napa, Blending a House and Winery -- Wall Street Journal

A California complex that evokes Provence—with a bag of tricks to keep maintenance down

Calistoga, Calif.

For interiors of Ruth's Chris steak-houses, Kelly Fleming designed a masculine look—lots of wood paneling and leather booths. For P.F. Chang's restaurants, she created an over-the-top Chinese-American theme with 11-foot-high replicas of ancient Chinese horses, murals and lots of yellows and purples.

Both projects were for Ms. Fleming's then-husband, Paul, who started the steak-house franchises in California and Arizona and founded P.F. Chang's. Now divorced, Ms. Fleming has built something for herself: a house and winery in Napa that look like they're straight out of Provence.

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Editor: The photo gallery starts here.

Grand Theft Auto Creator Buys New York Mansion Where Truman Capote Wrote Breakfast At Tiffany's For Record $12Million

Colourful: The golden-yellow house has an extensive back garden, a rarity for New York

Gangster's Paradise! Grand Theft Auto Creator Buys New York Mansion Where Truman Capote Wrote Breakfast At Tiffany's For Record $12Million -- Daily Mail

They are famous for two very different masterpieces - Truman Capote is best-known for his novella about an Upper East Side society girl and Dan Houser is credited with producing one of the most controversial and violent video games of all time.

And now the two men have been linked as the GTA mastermind was revealed as the buyer who snapped up the New York house where Truman Capote wrote some of his most famous works.

The multimillionaire brought the historic townhouse earlier this month for $12.5m – making it the most expensive house ever sold in Brooklyn.

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My Comment: The most expensive house in Brooklyn .... that would have made Truman Capote proud.

Home Where Jackson Died Is Put On The Market For $23.9Million

Mansion: The property is on the market for a cool $23.9million

Michael's Mansion For Sale: Home Where Jackson Died Is Put On The Market For $23.9Million -- Daily Mail

It has been on and off the market for years.

And now the mansion Michael Jackson was renting for $100,000-a-month when he died has been put up for sale once again.

The house, which has seven bedrooms, 13 bathrooms and a seven-car garage all sprawled over 17,200 square feet comes with an asking price of $23.9million.

It was listed for a higher price of $29million when it was put on the market in August 2010.

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My Comment: So he was renting it for $100,000-a-month when he died. Shesshhh ... he had money to burn.

15 Monster Mansions For Sale

Monster Mansions For Sale -- Forbes

The folks at Trulia.com helped us compile a list of some of the biggest homes for sale in the country. All of them are 25,000 square feet or larger in size.

Editor: The photo gallery starts here.

15 Lofty And Luxurious Penthouses For Sale

Palatial Penthouses For Sale -- Forbes

We handpicked 15 posh penthouse apartments for sale, ranging in price from $1 million up to $45 million. They all top luxury buildings equipped with full-service amenities. The apartments themselves boast multi-floor layouts, awe-inspiring views and expansive private terraces. The folks at Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate, Sotheby's International Realty, Coldwell Banker Previews International, Trulia.com and Realtor.com helped us come up with this list.

Editor: The photo gallery starts here.

A Look At America's Most Amazing High-Rise Mansions

Continuum South Tower Penthouse, Miami Beach, FL
This massive four-level penthouse has its own elevator, six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, separate guest suites, a "beachfront" loft, and 6,000-square feet of outdoor space dedicated to a private rooftop pool and sundeck.

America's Most Amazing High-Rise Mansions -- Forbes

When Howard Gleicher, a resident of the Orange County suburbs, decided to buy a four bedroom condominium in The Century, it was with a long-term plan in mind. Sure, the investment manager needed an immediate crash pad in Los Angeles to manage the increasing amount of time work was requiring he spend there; but he also wanted an apartment that would be big enough and luxurious enough to eventually move in full-time.

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Editor: The photo gallery of "Mega High-Rise Mansions For Sale" starts here.

Trophy Basements

The Trophy Basement -- Wall Street Journal

From London to Los Angeles, some homeowners are burying their most opulent spaces underground. The rise of the subterranean mansion.

Wealthy home builders around the globe are digging deep.

In Los Angeles, builder Mauricio Oberfeld has buried about a third of his home underground: He built a contemporary 9,000-square-foot house for his family with a 3,000-square-foot basement. Glass stairwells lead to a lower level with an ornately tiled spa, large office, wine room and movie theater.

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Update: The rise of the subterranean mansion: Luxury home owners dig down and deep to make room for lavish extras -- Daily Mail

My Comment: Talk about expanding the concept of a "man-cave".

The Versailles Of Texas Goes On Auction For $10.3 Million

On sale: Champ d'Or, which is French for 'field of gold' and cost $46 million to build, is up for auction this month

The Versailles Of Texas: Spectacular Chateau That Comes With Ballroom, A Bowling Alley And Its Own Opera House Goes On Auction For $10.3 Million -- Daily Mail

After five years constructing their dream home complete with its own bowling alley, opera house and veranda with seating for 450, Alan and Shirley Goldfield realised something: it was too big.

So instead of moving into the extravagant Champ d'Or - French for 'field of gold' - they decided to put the Texas property, which cost them $46 million to build, on the market.

After aiming to sell the mansion for anywhere between $72 and $35 million, it is now going on auction with a reserve of just $10.3 million - although the auction house believes it will fetch much more.

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My Comment: Only $10.3 million .... wow.

Alicia Keys Puts Plush New York Pad On The Market For A Cool $17.95Million

Luxury: The design of the penthouse has a clean and modern feel

Empire State Of Mind: Alicia Keys Puts Plush New York Pad On The Market For A Cool $17.95Million -- Daily Mail

They are understood to have bought the penthouse apartment just two years ago.

But Alicia Keys and husband Swizz Beatz are already setting their sights on something different and have put their New York home on the market.

And they are set to make a profit as they purchased the property for a reported $12.5million, and are now selling it for $17.95million.

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My Comment: Leaving after only 2 years. What is it about the place that they do not like? Or maybe .... they are moving into something better.

Kim Kardashian’s $4.8M Beverly Hills Home

Kim Kardashian’s $4.8M Beverly Hills Home -- Celebrity Houses

Say what you will about the reality show star Kim Kardashian, but don’t say she has bad taste in home decorating. While her new home isn’t new anymore and the reports about the price she paid vary from $3.5 to $4.8 million, it would be hard to find a home as well decorated as hers. Her 4,000 square foot abode comes complete with five bedrooms and four and a half baths. It sits in Beverly Hills in a cul-de-sac and has features both the outdoor enthusiast and indoor privacy lovers would cherish.

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My Comment: She definitely has style.

Brad Pitt's And Angelina Jolie's £35m French Château

Brad Pitt Jets Off To France To Renovate The £35m French Château He And Angelina Jolie Plan To Call Home -- Daily Mail

He's been by his wife's side as she promoted her film The Tourist for the past few months.

But now Brad Pitt will leave Angelina Jolie in Los Angeles as he jets to France to work on the couple's £35m château.

The Hollywood star and architectural enthusiast plans to oversee major renovations that are taking place at the sprawling property he and Angelina own in Provence.

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Editor: More news on this property can be read here.

Brooke Mueller Shells Out $3m For Spice Girl Mel B's Old Pad

Spicing up her life: Brooke Mueller is said to have paid $3.3m for Mel B's mansion in Los Angeles's Tarzana neighbourhood

Getting A Fresh Start: Brooke Mueller Shells Out $3m For Spice Girl Mel B's Old Pad -- Daily Mail

Fresh off a stint in rehab, Charlie Sheen's ex-wife Brooke Mueller is getting a fresh start with a flash new pad.

According to TMZ, Brooke paid $3.3 million for ex-Spice Girl Mel B's old house in Los Angeles's Tarzana neighbourhood.

The home, located in the quiet, suburban-like area features five bedrooms and eight bathrooms.

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My Comment: Not a bad price for a beautiful home.

George Clooney's Home In Los Angeles

"Person to Person": George Clooney -- CBS

The actor just brought home a Golden Globe and is nominated for two Oscars for his work in "The Descendants" and "The Ides of March." "Person to Person" goes inside the Los Angeles home of the actor, writer, director, and humanitarian.

CHARLIE ROSE: Hey George!

GEORGE CLOONEY: Hello. Hi guys...

LARA LOGAN: Hello, George.

GEORGE CLOONEY: Come on in. Welcome.

CHARLIE ROSE: We're pleased to be here.

GEORGE CLOONEY: Hi, Lara.

LARA LOGAN: It's very nice of you to let us come inside your home, George. We appreciate it. Thank you.

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My Comment: A so-so interview, but I love the tour that he gives of his home.

George Clooney's House In Laglio, Lake Como - Italy

George Clooney's Italian Villa -- News.com.au

NEVER mind the rumours. The most famous resident of Laglio, official population 888, is not selling up.

"I'm so taken with where I live and how much I love that area," George Clooney says of his villa at the southwestern end of Italy's Lake Como.

"I go there whenever I can. It's where I wrote Good Night And Good Luck and where I finished the script for (his next movie) Leatherheads. It's a really peaceful place to go and write."

But Clooney, the 46-year-old Academy Award-winning actor who takes the starring role in big city legal drama Michael Clayton, opening locally this week, admits he was almost forced to put up the "For Sale" sign earlier this year when a local official came up with the idea of turning the villa into a public attraction.

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My Comment: A perfect place to go in the summer.

Ten Marvelous Celebrity Homes

Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes – Beverly Hills

The Editor: Some celebrities truly live like kings. Above are ten celeb homes that border a tad on the side of extravagance… just a tad. To check them out, go here.

'The Rock' Johnson Scoops Up Knockout $3.4Million Property In Miami

Home fit for The Rock! Wrestler Dwayne Johnson has scooped up a $3.5million property in Florida

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Scoops Up Knockout $3.4Million Property In Miami -- Daily Mail

He might make a big impact in the wrestling ring but Dwayne The Rock Johnson has just picked up a knockout property.

The 39-year-old Canadian star has scooped up a plush 13,153 square feet home in South Florida paying just $3.4 million for the palatial home.

The huge property, which offers plenty of space for the 6ft 5inch statuesque actor, boasts five bedrooms and seven bathrooms.

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My Comment: I never knew that "The Rock" was Canadian. Kudos to him for picking up a swell property.

Anyone For A £40m Trophy Home?

£39,950,000: Set in a street of mansions, this East Finchley, north London, property master's bedroom has his and her marble bathrooms

Anyone For A £40m Trophy Home? London's Booming Super-Rich Property Market Revealed... While The Rest Of The Country Sits In The Doldrums -- Daily Mail

The economic malaise may be dragging down property prices around the country.

But in one part of Britain – the capital – it seems there are still plenty of people with cash to splash on their ideal home.

Estate agent Savills alone has more than 50 houses on sale for more than £15million in London.

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My Comment: These homes are not cheap.

Seeking Residences For Super Rich Russians

Editor: From YouTube .... Nina and Manfred Grossniklaus are perfect partners when it comes to finding suitable houses for well heeled Russian clients. Former banker Nina, with her contacts in Ukraine, and successful Swiss property developer Manfred, are now exploring the southern Swiss canton of Ticino on behalf of oligarchs and tycoons. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch)

What Does It Cost To Keep A $100 Million House?

Yuri Milner's $100 Million Mansion. Forbes

The $100 Million House: What It Really Costs -- Yahoo News/Investopedia.com

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a $100 million house? Just ask billionaire business investor Yuri Milner. His purchase of the 25,000 square foot Silicon Valley home breaks the record for highest priced sale of a single-family home in America.

Milner made his fortune by investing in some of the biggest names in the online world, including Facebook, Groupon and Zynga. He is also the head of Digital Sky Technologies. Milner is certainly enjoying the billionaire lifestyle. His home sits on 11 acres of land and has a ballroom, home theater, gym, spa, formal dining room, two swimming pools, a tennis court and a wine cellar. For all of you aspiring millionaires (and billionaires) out there who dream of living large, let's look at what kind of financial resources it takes to own a home like Milner's.

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My Comment: The bottom line .... considering the estimated annual costs of owning a home like this, you could be looking at paying about $7 million per year just for mortgage payments, taxes, insurance and upkeep.

Second Homes Of The Rich And Famous

Second Homes Of The Rich And Famous: Where The Rich And Famous Labored On Labor Day -- Second Shelter's Blog

While you and I cleaned out the pool, braved NorthPark Mall in Dallas, or invited friends over for BBQ and margaritas, the rich and famous played quietly at their second homes. I mean, who got this whole second home fad started anyhow –celebrities and the very wealthy. William Randolph Hearst built his Hearst Castle in San Simeon with 41 bedrooms so he could invite friends. I mean, what fun is 95,000 square feet if you live there alone and can’t fill it up?

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My Comment: If these are their second homes, one can imagine what their primary residences look like.

Justin Bieber New L.A. Home

Justin Bieber's new L.A. home features stunning views of Lake Hollywood (Zillow)

Justin Bieber Buys New L.A. Home -- CBS

Justin Bieber is now officially too old to date most of his fans. The teen heart throb recently celebrated his 18th birthday and, like many other kids his age, celebrated the milestone with parties and gifts.

The biggest difference between "The Biebs" and his peers? One of those gifts was a $10.8 million house -- which he bought for himself. It's more than most people earn in a lifetime, but it's just a drop in the bucket for Bieber. Forbes reports he earned $53 million in 2011 alone.

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Editor: The Zillow entry is here.

Mansions Of The Rich And Famous

Jennifer Aniston

Editor: Oprah, Billy Joel, John Travolta, Halle Berry, Arnold & Maria Schwarzenegger, Eddie Murphy and more. The best is saved for last (Updated Dec. 20, 2011)... the link is here.

Terminator Star Linda Hamilton Puts $5M Malibu Home Up For Sale

Tropical: Linda has lived in this home since 1995, four years later she received a 50 million dollar divorce settlement from director James Cameron

She Won't Be Back... To This House! Terminator Star Linda Hamilton Puts $5M Malibu Home Up For Sale -- Daily Mail

She was the tough, gun-toting matriarch Sarah Connor in The Terminator films but in her real life Linda Hamilton appeared to her affairs peaceful.

The American actress now, 55, has owned this tranquil Malibu Villa since 1995 but has just put it on the market for $5,495,000.

The 4,754-square-foot home is settled in a very private gated area filled with manicured lawns, sprawling gardens and patios, a pool, waterfall and six garages.

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My Comment: I loved her in the Terminator movies .... and I love her home.

World Most Expensive Homes

Donald Trump owns this 18-bedroom waterfront palace, which is listed as costing £125,000,000.

World Most Expensive Homes -- Cool Pictures/Things

Cool pictures and videos of the worlds most expensive homes. These stunning homes are amongst the world's most exclusive luxury properties but with the credit crunch in full swing, selling these homes might prove a little difficult! Check out these pads (in no particular order).

My Comment: Yup .... these are gorgeous homes.

Inside Tommy Hilfiger's $50Million Home

Plaza style: Tommy and Dee Hilfiger have lived in the two-floor condo on the highest floors of the iconic hotel for four years. The luxe living space features famous portraits, including Elizabeth Taylor by Andy Warhol

Inside Tommy Hilfiger's $50Million Home... Take A Tour Of The Designer's Luxury Manhattan Apartment -- Daily Mail

When Tommy and Dee Hilfiger invite you to have a look around their home, you don't hesitate to step across the threshold.

The power couple have lived in their two floor condo in the highest floors of the iconic New York Plaza hotel since they married in 2008.

As you'd expect from two successful fashion entrepreneurs - and one of America's power couples - it is pretty luxurious and a testament to contemporary American style.

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My Comment: They are clearly Andy Warhol fans. More pictures of Tommy Hilfinger's home can be found here.

Russian Billionaires Love High-End English Properties

Easton Neston was built in 1702, by the architect Nicholas Hawksmoor. Unusually for such an exquisite piece of architecture, it's never been open to the public

The Russian Billionaire, His Six-Foot Tall Blonde Muse And The Stately Pile He's Bought From A Hard-Up English Aristocrat -- Daily Mail

Leon Max is one of a clutch of rich Russians buying up chunks of Britain. And now, he is is launching an assault on the country's smart set

At the end of a long green alley stands a mini-Versailles, nine windows wide, approached by a pair of billowing stairs.

Cream stone façade, stone lions caged on the roof by a four-square balustrade – Easton Neston looks like the home of a Renaissance prince.

The house was built in 1702, by the architect Nicholas Hawksmoor. Unusually for such an exquisite piece of architecture, it’s never been open to the public.

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My Comment: I have found that Russian billionaires prefer New York City, England, and the French Riviera.

Gaddafi To Lose His £10m English Mansion

Saadi purchased the £10m mansion shortly before the Arab Spring uprising that eventually saw his father killed

Gaddafi £10m Mansion Has To Be Handed Over To New Libyan Government -- Daily Mail

The playboy son of Colonel Gaddafi was yesterday ordered to hand over his £10m British mansion to the new Libyan government.

Former professional footballer Saadi Gaddafi bought the neo-Georgian, eight bedroom home, complete with indoor swimming pool and private cinema, shortly before the start of the Arab Spring uprising in which his dictator father was eventually lynched.

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My Comment: That is one house that will definitely not have a Gaddafi living in it.

Judy Garland's $7 Million Bel Air Mansion Is On The Market

Follow the red brick road: 1231 Stone Canyon Rd in Bel Air, L.A, was built for Judy Garland in 1938 by famed California architect Wallace Neff - it could be yours for $7.1 million

Somewhere Over The Rainbow: You'll Need A Pot Of Gold To Buy Judy Garland's $7 Million Bel Air Mansion -- Daily Mail

This is 1231 Stone Canyon Rd in the privileged enclave of Bel Air.

It's just a few miles from Hollywood and the studios that founded Tinseltown in the former Mexican desert, back in the glory days of the movie industry.

It was built in 1938 for child star extraordinaire Judy Garland, who was 16 at the time and had just landed a role in a film called The Wizard of Oz.

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My Comment: This home is a gem. The Hollywood history in this place must be awesome.

Osama Bin Laden's '2004 House In Pakistan' Is Back On The Market For Rent

Journalists stand outside a suspected former residence of Osama bin Laden in Haripur Photo: AFP

Osama Bin Laden's '2004 House In Pakistan' Back On The Market -- The Telegraph

A smart house in a bustling town just over 20 miles north of Islamabad was lived in by Osama bin Laden and his family in 2004, according to new research - and it can be yours for £150 a month.

No-one took much notice of the two brothers who moved their families into the smart house at the end of the track.

Their pickup and minivan came and went, but nothing was glimpsed of the wives and children living behind the 10-foot wall.

But eight years later a shocking question is emerging: Could Osama bin Laden have lived in the four-bedroom house in Haripur, a bustling town just over 20 miles north of the capital Islamabad.

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My Comment: It's a tacky house .... but it is filled with a lot of history.

One Extraordinary Medieval Castle For Sale

From Sotheby's International:

About This Property

The Castle (3700 sqm / 39826 sq.ft) is one of Italy’s most beautiful monuments and it is considered one of the most scenic and extraordinary castles in the world. Its marvelous Noble Courtyard with the suggestive Fountain of the Mysteries, is surrounded by impressive, historical walls (built between the 9th and 14th century). All the rooms and the halls are of an incommensurable beauty and the luxuriant medieval park (35.000 sqm), able to accommodate up to 300 guests within its perfectly well tended gardens. It features also a Romanic chapel (850 A.C.). The property rises majestically on the top of the village offering a panorama of great beauty. This castle was owned and ruled by different important families, such as the houses of King Arduino, of the Bishop of Ivrea, the Holy Roman Emperor Otto I and the Savoia. At the end of 1800 the castle has been skillfully restored by the famous architect Alfredo D’Andrade. In 1992 the works of restoration continued and the castle regained its antique magnificence and it offers the highest comforts and the most modern technologies to satisfy the most demanding customers. 30 bedrooms all with A/C + 47 bathrooms and the castle is heated throughout. Energy class: G

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Homes With Private Beaches For Sale

A beautiful villa on Sardinia's north-west coast, built in 1880 on the ruins of an ancient watch tower. Currently being used as a hotel, the 25-bedroom property is surrounded by about 30,000 feet of land, including a private beach and boat docks. On the lower floor, you'll find a spa area with sauna, pool and Turkish bath.

From: Rome Sotheby's International Realty
Guide price: on request

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Fantasy Private Islands For Sale (Photo Gallery)

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White Island in St Vincent and the Grenadines is an undeveloped 10-acre sanctuary with excellent diving and fishing opportunities – plus, if you fancy it, a really big rock to climb. You'll have to build yourself a house, but permission for one residence has already been granted. From: Private Islands. Guide price: around £2.8 million. Picture: Private Islands

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Britney Spears Puts Her Los Angeles Villa On Sale Again

Exclusive: The expensive property is set in a very prestigious gated community

List It Baby One More time: Britney Spears Puts Her Los Angeles Villa On Sale Again... For $4Million Less Than She Paid -- Daily Mail

After trying to get rid of her Los Angeles home once and failing, Britney Spears is hoping that she can shift the property at a bargain price.

The Toxic singer is prepared to swallow her pride and is selling her home for more than $4million less than she paid for it.

The huge loss that she will be making on the property is barely a drop in the ocean for the singer who is worth an estimated $155million.

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My Comment: She is taking a hit on this property.

President Obama's Chicago Home

As At Home, So Goes The President? -- SFGate

Sometimes you can tell how people will manage things at work by how they live at home. Are they fussy? Sloppy? Organized? Do they let the papers overflow the floor and the plants die? Do the neighbors hate them?

Maybe — just maybe — there are a few interesting things to learn from the multimillion-dollar homes of Barack Obama and John McCain.

I roamed their neighborhoods and went to their front porches while gathering material for profiles I wrote a few weeks ago, and if there was anything to be concluded it would be this:

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My Comment: Nice family home .... but the White House is better. :)

Michael Moore's Home In Michigan

Luxury 99 Per Cent Of Americans Can Only Dream Of...Michael Moore's Stunning Waterfront Mansion Revealed -- Daily Mail

He is the booming voice of the Occupy protests, encouraging activists to continue their battle against the wealthy one per cent of Americans.

But it seems left-wing documentary maker Michael Moore has been uncharacteristically quiet about one thing: his own wealth.

While Moore has denied he is among the top-earners in the country, tax records show he owns an extensive property in one of the country’s most elite communities.

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My Comment: Nice house. And yup .... he is one of the 1%

Britain's Richest Street

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Britain's Richest Street: The Place By The Palace, Where The Average House Price Is £19.5m -- Daily Mail

They are beyond the reach of mere mortals. In fact, the homes in Kensington Palace Gardens would be too pricey even for many celebrities, bankers and lottery winners.

A string of eye-watering property deals has helped to turn it into Britain’s most expensive street.

The average price of a mansion in the affluent road in Kensington, West London, is an astonishing £19.2million, according to a study by property company Zoopla.

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