Celine Dion Is Selling Her Quebec Mansion

For Sale! Step Inside Celine Dion’s $29M Custom Built Mega Mansion (PHOTOS) -- Celeb Buzz

Got around $29 million to spare? Well, you may want to look into picking up Celine Dion‘s Montreal mega mansion!

Located in on the private island of Ile Gagnon near Laval, Quebec in Canada, the 24,000 sq. ft. residence is guarded by a gated bridge with its own security post.

Custom built in 2001, the impressive mega mansion boasts six bedrooms, six full and three half bathrooms spread throughout its three floors. Other features include a formal living room, dining room with seating for eighteen, a custom built “la Cornue” kitchen, paneled library, family room, informal dining and multiple master suites, nurseries and sunrooms.

But wait, there’s still more!

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Update: Celine Dion Selling Huge Private Island Estate for $29 Mill! -- TooFab

Amy Winehouse's £2.7million Camden Home Put Up For Sale By Singer's Father

Amy's place: The home where the singer lived, and died, is up for sale

Amy Winehouse's £2.7million Camden Home Put Up For Sale By Singer's Father Less Than A Year After Her Death -- Daily Mail

Following her death on July 23 last year, her Camden home was swamped with thousands of mourners wishing to pay tribute to the star.

But the home where Amy Winehouse lived and died is being sold by her father Mitch for £2.7million, according to reports.

The impressive Camden property, which is 2,500 square feet, has been listed just ten months after Amy passed away from alcohol poisoning.

The online estate agent Housenetwork.co.uk describe the property as a 'Substantial and impressive three double bedroom, three reception room semi detached period villa with well-proportioned private front and rear gardens, directly overlooking Camden Square and its communal gardens.'

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My Comment: I suspect that there is a lot of history in that house.

Homes Of The World's Most Powerful Celebrities

Forbes just released its annual list of the Celebrity 100, a ranking of the most powerful stars including film and television actors, TV personalities, models, athletes, authors, musicians and comedians, based on both fame and annual pre-tax earnings (from May 2011 to May 2012). Here's a round-up of where these moneyed stars spend their nights catching beauty sleep and dodging paparazzi. Realtor.com, Trulia.com and others helped us unearth properties bought and sold in the past year as well as a few long-term abodes A-listers have clung to. There are even a few rentals, like this Calabasas estate called Chateau Suenos where pop star Britney Spears rented until last year following her infamous "meltdown."

Homes Of The World's Most Powerful Celebrities -- Forbes

There’s a certain kind of luxury real estate in Los Angeles that passes from celebrity to celebrity. Take the Beverly Hills estate that Ryan Seacrest is in escrow to buy for $37 million from Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi. The gated compound in Coldwater Canyon includes a 9,200-square-foot main house, plus three guest houses, a swimming pool and koi ponds.

Perhaps its most valuable amenity: privacy. L.A. has ordinances that prevent new construction of high walls and hedges, which means there’s a limited inventory of homes that can keep prying eyes at a distance. The glitterati tend to trade them among one another.

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Editor: The Forbes Gallery: Homes Of The Celebrity 100 link is here.

Chloe Sevigny Puts Her One Bedroom New York Apartment On The Market For $1.7Million

Country kitchen: The kitchen has a wooden beamed ceiling and views out to the garden

Through The Keyhole: Chloe Sevigny Puts Her One Bedroom New York Apartment On The Market For $1.7Million -- Daily Mail

After seven years in Manhattan's East Village Chloe Sevigny has put her apartment up for sale.

The Kids actress, 37, had hinted of a move to New York Magazine last month saying that she was thinking about relocating to a high-rise again as she wanted more light and was tiring of co-op rules.

'I’m looking,' she said. 'Maybe I won’t find the right thing and I’ll just stay here. Or maybe I’ll fall in love and get married and move somewhere else entirely. You never know!'

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My Comment: So she is fed up with co-op rules. Something tells me that she is a smoker.

The Royal Hospital Chelsea Puts Up The Gordon House For Sale

Premier league: the sale of Gordon House for £75m will elevate the 19th century building into the London property elite

The Royal Hospital Chelsea Up For Sale -- The Telegraph

Gordon House, which is being sold by The Royal Hospital Chelsea, will be one of the most expensive homes in London. Luckily, it’s for a good cause.

When central London properties change hands for vast sums of money, the people who profit are rarely the frail and the deserving. But when Gordon House, in Chelsea, finds a buyer, those are precisely the people who will benefit, for generations to come.

This little-known 19th-century residence has never been on the market, but it stands in two acres of the most expensive land in the world. It is within the grounds of the Royal Hospital, home for more than three centuries to the crimson-coated Chelsea Pensioners.

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My Comment: A so-so place .... but the price tag is all about location, location, location. A photo gallery of the Royal Hospital Chelsea can be viewed here.

Miami Beach Estate For $45 Million

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A Steel Tycoon Is Selling His Gigantic Miami Beach Estate For $45 Million -- Business Insider

A 21,750-square-foot home in Indian Creek is on sale for $45 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. Leroy Schecter, chairman of steel manufacturing company Marino/Ware Industries, is the current owner.

Schecter, who spends most of his time in New York, listed the home about four years ago for $35 million. He decided to put it back on the market after seeing nearby homes fetch high prices, the WSJ reports.

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My Comment: The photo gallery can be seen here.

One Massive English Mansion For Sale At £2.5Million

Pricey: The 48-room country pile is being sold by English Heritage after it bought it for £3 million eight years ago

Yours For Just £2.5million… The Magnificent 48-Room Jacobean Mansion Now On Sale (But No Bath And A £100,000-A-Year Maintenance Bill) -- The Daily Mail

* Apethorpe Hall, near Oundle, Northamptonshire, was once a haunt of James I, Elizabeth I and Charles I
* It has a minstrels' gallery, 18th century classical library and Italianate gardens
* English Heritage have lavished millions on its restoration since buying it for £3m eight years ago
* James I himself is reputed to have enjoyed homosexual trysts in a secret bedroom after meeting 'sweetheart' courtier George Villiers at the hall
* Campaigners accuse Government of wasting millions of pounds of taxpayers money after selling at fraction of the price it paid
One of Britain's most historic country mansions has gone on the market for a bargain £2.5 million.

With its own minstrels' gallery, 18th century classical library and vast Italianate gardens, Apethorpe Hall has all the trappings of a palace fit for a king.

But there is just one thing missing that no monarch could live without ... a throne of porcelain and a bath to match.

The princely pile, near Oundle, Northamptonshire, has no bathroom and carries a £100,000-a-year maintenance bill.

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My Comment: I call this a fixer-upper.

Justin Bieber Buys His First Home

Sprawling: In his hunt for the perfect luxury home, the singer reportedly narrowed his search down to three properties before selecting this one

He's All Grown Up! Justin Bieber, 18, Seals The $6.5m Deal On His Very First Home - A Sprawling Calabasas Mansion -- Daily Mail

At the age of 18, most teenagers are saving up for their very first car.

But for multimillionaire Justin Bieber, he had his eyes set on his very first home.

And he has found it in the heart of the upscale neighbourhood of Calabasas.
Today the pop sensation sealed the deal on a $6.5m mansion in the Californian suburb, where the Kardashian family also live.

According to the Los Angeles Times, he laid down the large sum for a 10,000-square-foot home on 1.3 acres.

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My Comment: I like the kitchen.

Chris Brown Puts His $1.89m Penthouse Apartment Up For Sale

For sale: Singer Chris Brown has put his three-bedroom, West Hollywood condominium on the market for $1.895million

His Neighbours Will Be Happy! Chris Brown Puts His $1.89m Penthouse Apartment Up For Sale... Just A YEAR After Buying It -- Daily Mail

He's frequently clashed with his neighbours since moving into the West Hollywood penthouse apartment last year.

So it's no surprise to hear Chris Brown has decided to put his three-bedroom condominium up for sale already for an impressive $1.895million - nearly $300,000 more than he paid for it in February 2011.

During his short time living at the 3,000 square foot apartment, neighbours have accused him of playing loud music late at night and racing dogs in the hallways.

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My Comment: He sounds like the neighbor from hell.

Homes of Facebook's Newly Minted Billionaires (And Other Tech Giants)

Mark Zuckerberg's home. Source: DigitalTrends

Homes of Facebook's Newly Minted Billionaires and Other Tech Titans' Homes -- Forbes

The new rock stars on the Forbes list of wealthiest people in the world aren’t bankers or investors, movie stars or pop singers. They’re techies.

And with Facebook’s long-awaited IPO on the NASDAQ last week, the social website’s creator and execs have officially joined the technology billionaires’ club.

Facebook’s stock price may have retreated from its opening mark, but even that surprising price fade could not keep it from being the third-largest IPO ever.

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My Comment: I suspect that Mark Zuckerburg is going to upgrade very soon.

Oprah Winfrey's Chicago Apartment For Sale At $2.8Million

Room with a view: The apartment is one of 13 in a 1913 Beaux Arts-style building by Benjamin Marshall

Oprah Winfrey's Chicago Apartment For Sale At $2.8Million - HALF The Price She Paid For It Six Years Ago -- Daily Mail

Oprah Winfrey has put her Chicago apartment up for sale at $2.8million - half the price she paid for it six year ago.

The television star purchased the luxurious co-op, in the city's upscale Streeterville neighbourhood, for $5.6million in 2006, and first attempted to sell for $6million in 2008, though it failed to attract a buyer.

Now, demonstrating just how much the local property market is suffering, she has been forced to reduce the asking price by $2.8million.

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My Comment: It looks like she overpaid when she bought it 6 years ago.

A $50 Million Loft In TriBeCa

Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate

RUMOR: A New Facebook Tycoon Is Thinking Of Buying This Insane $50 Million Loft In TriBeCa -- Business Insider

We've marveled at this monstrous, six-story loft in TriBeCa a few times, first when it hit the market with a $45 million price tag and later when it hit the rental market for $100,000 a month.

Now, rumor has it someone else is marveling at it too. According to the New York Post's Jennifer Gould Keil, a Facebook insider who is suddenly flush since last week's IPO has flown to New York City twice to check out the apartment, at 144 Duane Street.

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My Comment: A nice loft .... but $50 million for it !?!?!?!

$21 Million Silicon Valley Mansion Hits The Auction Block

Concierge Auctions

A $21 Million Silicon Valley Mansion Hits The Auction Block -- Business Insider

A mansion in Silicon Valley known as "Le Soleil" is hitting the auction block June 14.

The house was originally listed at $21 million, but the starting bid will be $7.9 million and a buyer could scoop up the home prior to the auction for $12.95 million.

The house sits on five acres of land, and features seven bedrooms, seven full bathrooms, and two half bathrooms

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My Comment: Impressive house .... but $21 million in a depressed market .... no way.

Kelsey Grammer Puts His Bel Air Estate On The Market For $18 Million

Plush: Kelsey Grammer is selling his Holmby Hills estate for the eye popping price tag of £17,999,000

Kelsey Grammer Puts His Bel Air Estate On The Market For An Eye-Watering $18 Million -- Daily Mail

He was once estimated to have a personal net worth of more than $100 million, although his divorce last year is rumoured to have put a serious dent in his fortune.

But now Kelsey Grammer is hoping to recoup some of the cash he is said to have handed over to his former wife, reality star Camille, by putting his Bel Air mansion on the market for a cool $18 million.

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My Comment: I guess he wants to get rid of the memories.

Mel Gibson's Old Greenwich Mansion Is Back On The Market For $33 Million

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Mel Gibson's Old Greenwich Mansion Is Back On The Market For $33 Million -- Business Insider

The Connecticut home that previously belonged to Mel Gibson was re-listed last week at $32.995 million, making it the new most expensive home for sale in the state.

Old Mill Farm, located in Greenwich, was built in 1926 and is a historic landmark in the town.

The house has 15,800 square feet of living space, 15 bedrooms, 10-full bathrooms, and seven-half baths.

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Editor: For a tour of the house, go here.

Incredible Palm Beach Estate For Sale For $74 Million

1220 S Ocean Blvd: Incredible Palm Beach Estate For Sale For $74 Million -- Huffington Post

The Barbie dream house is real -- and it isn't cheap.

The most expensive estate on the market in the Island of Palm Beach, this 20,129-square foot spec house on South Ocean Boulevard, completed just last year, is listed for a whopping $74 million.

Sound insane? It is. But believe it or not, the Wall Street Journal reports nearby homes have sold for $77.5 million and $68.5 million in the last few years. (They don't call it Billionaire's Row for nothing.)

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My Comment: That must be one great location.

Britain's Priciest Property?

Spacious: Dudley House has been knocked into one giant property with 17 bedrooms and 14 reception rooms, making it Britain's priciest property

Yours For £200m: The 17-Bedroom Mansion Renovated By Qatar Royal Family Which Is Set To Become Britain's Priciest Property -- Daily Mail

Qatar's royal family have renovated what could turn out to be Britain's most valuable private residence - after lavishing millions of pounds on a grade II-listed mansion now worth £200m.

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the emir of Qatar, has spent tens of millions on Dudley House in London's Park Lane since acquiring the sprawling property for £37.4m in 2006.

Now after extensively renovating the 185-year-old mansion, which boasts views stunning views across Hyde Park in central London, the gulf state royal is on the verge of turning the house into Britain's priciest property.

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My Comment: A £200m home .... it tells you that location is everything.

$90 Million, Sale Of Midtown Penthouse Sets A New York Record

A rendering of One57. It is being built on West 57th Street. Christian de Portzamparc

At Over $90 Million, Sale Of Midtown Penthouse Sets A New York Record -- New York Times

A mystery buyer has agreed to pay a record price in New York of more than $90 million for the duplex penthouse at a Midtown tower, the building’s developer said Thursday.

Gary Barnett, president of Extell Development Company, said the buyer, who declined to be named or to disclose his country of origin, bought the 10,923-square-foot penthouse on the 89th and 90th floors of One57, the building currently under construction at 157 West 57th Street.

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Record-setting buyer at One57 should get a Central Park view like this for his or her $90 million. Marchmade

More News On A New York City Record Price Of $90 Million Being Reached For A Duplex Penthouse At A Midtown Tower

$90M midtown penthouse tops mark for priciest New York City apartment -- New York Daily News
SOLD: The Penthouse At One57 Sells For A Record-Breaking $90 Million -- Business Insider
Penthouse in N.Y. sets record price: $90 million -- SFGate
New York penthouse sells for a record $90 million -- CNN
Record-breaking $90 million penthouse sale in New York -- MSNBC
The Developer Behind a $90 Million Penthouse -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Billionaires, Act Fast! Turns Out One57 Is 50 Percent Sold Out -- New York Observer

Eddie Murphy Finally Offloads His New Jersey Home For $12m

Sold at last: Eddie Murphy's estate in Englewood, New Jersey, has finally found a buyer

No Laughing Matter: Eddie Murphy Finally Offloads His New Jersey Home For $12m After Putting It On The Market For $30m -- Daily Mail

Eddie Murphy is finally sold his New Jersey property - but he's not laughing all the way to the bank.

The comedian is understood to have offloaded the Englewood estate for $18million less than the original asking priced.

He is said to have recently accepted an offer for $12million after putting it on the market seven years ago for $30million.

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My Comment: It's a huge house, but his California home is even bigger.

Jennifer Aniston And Justin Theroux's $21m Bel Air Love Nest Under Construction

Overhaul: An aerial shot of Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux's $21m Bel Air mansion under construction.

Pictured: Jennifer Aniston And Justin Theroux's $21m Bel Air Love Nest Under Construction -- Daily Mail

They're currently renting a stunning Beverly Hills homes for $40,000 a month.

But this new picture shows the the Bel Air mansion which Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are getting renovated to their exact taste and specification.

The 8,500 square foot, $21m palatial palace, complete with a vineyard and views of the Pacific Ocean, has been turned into a building site as renovations are underway to overhaul the property.

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My Comment: $21 million .... not cheap.

Jennifer Aniston And Justin Theroux Rent $40,000 A Month Beverly Hills Mansion

Temporary pad: Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are renting a $40,000 Beverly Hills mansion while their new home is renovated

Temporary Nest: Jennifer Aniston And Justin Theroux Rent $40,000 A Month Beverly Hills Mansion While Their $21Million Estate Is Refurbished -- Daily Mail

As a place to live while your lavish estate is renovated, Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux aren't doing too badly.

The loved up couple have just rented a gorgeous Beverly Hills home at a cost of $40,000 a month until their main house is ready.

Their new mansion being an 8,500 square foot, $21 million palatial palace complete with a vineyard and views of the Pacific Ocean.

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My Comment: $40,000 a month ... shesshhhh.

Luxury Home Market Rebounds In L.A.

This Brentood house originally listed for $3,625,000; after seven offers a deal was reached within 10 days for the sale of the five-bedroom, six-bathroom home for $3.85 million. Source: Coldwell Banker Previews International via Bloomberg

Luxury Homes Spur Bidding Wars In L.A. As Market Rebounds -- Bloomberg

A week after Christine Lynch listed her house in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles for $3.625 million, she had seven offers. Within 10 days, a deal was reached for the five-bedroom, six-bathroom home -- and for $225,000 more than she asked.

“My first reaction was, ‘Wow, I guess we’re really doing this,’” Lynch, 55, said in an interview. The all-cash transaction was completed on April 23. “I was really surprised by this level of interest and how quickly it sold,” she said.

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My Comment: Too early to tell if the market is improving.

Jerry Garcia's California Mansion On The Market For Almost $4Million

Sprawling: Jerry Garcia's former Nacasio, California estate is on the market for $3.595million

A Deadhead's Dream: Jerry Garcia's California Mansion On The Market For Almost $4Million -- Daily Mail

For all of the Deadheads hanging on to a dream of living like a rock star, you might be in luck.

The 11-acre California estate once owned by the late Jerry Garcia is on the market - for $3.595million.

The rural Marin County home, about 30 miles north of San Francisco, includes a 1,500-square-foot artist's studio, a solar-heated pool and 300-degree views that span the Berkeley skyline to the Pacific Ocean.

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My Comment: And only a short distance away from wine country in Napa and Sonoma.

Wealthy Buyers Seek Properties With A History

Properties now listed by Engel & Völkers includes Schloss Neiderweis, an 18th-century German palace that stands on 12 hectares. Engel & Völkers

More Than Opulence, Wealthy Buyers Seek History -- New York Times

When the global tour operator Tui decided to develop a residential resort in Italy, it considered a historic site to be the obvious choice.

“Tuscany is the heart of historic Europe,” said Martin Schlüter, the managing director of Castelfalfi, Tui’s new resort located 63 kilometers, or 39 miles, from Florence. “Property buyers and visitors who are attracted to Italy, and Tuscany in particular, like the atmosphere of a historic, traditional village.”

Castelfalfi is an original medieval borgo, or village. The site, covering 1,100 hectares, or 2,718 acres, is now owned by Tui, and the company is renovating the old houses, streets and castle into a high-end residential and leisure resort at a cost of €250 million, or $325 million.

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My Comment: History is something that Europe definitely has a lot of.

A Look Inside Britain's Most Exclusive Apartment Block

Prime spot: The development has panoramic views across Hyde Park and Kensington

REVEALED: A Look Inside Britain's Most Exclusive Apartment Block As £65m Flat At One Hyde Park Goes Up For Sale -- Daily Mail

* Lavish five-bedroom property is one of only handful ever to reach open market
* Eighth-floor apartment boasts panoramic views of Hyde Park and Knightsbridge
* Development saw one flat sell for £136m last year
* Buyer will join roll call of billionaire residents in one of London's lowest council tax brackets

It is a central London pied-a-terre with a price tag that only the world's richest can afford to pay. A lavish apartment at the Candy & Candy development One Hyde Park has come up for sale - one of only a handful of properties in the billionaire-friendly block to reach the open market - and it could be yours for a cool £65m.

The five-bedroom flat, described on property finding website zoopla.co.uk as 'exceptional', has magnificent panoramic views of Hyde Park and Knightsbridge and has been fitted out to the highest specifications.

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My Comment: £65m for a condo .... not for me.

A Sonoma Vineyard Estate

Photo Courtesy of Aidlin Darling Design

Sonoma Vineyard Estate Employs Stunning Design Artistry -- Just Luxe

Joshua Aidlin and David Darling are the partners behind Aidlin Darling Design, renowned for their luxury accommodations. The gorgeous Vineyard Estate won the company the 2008 Chairman’s Award from the International Interior Design Association as well at the 2007 Merit Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects, among other honors. The beautiful 14,000 square foot home is located in Sonoma, California on 140 acres of land. The estate includes the main home, as well as a caretaker’s residence, barn, irrigation center, water storage, as well as sculpture gardens and an orchard.

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My Comment: The architecture for this house certainly alters one's traditional view of what a house should look like in the middle of a vineyard.

New England’s Most Expensive Home For Sale

Nantucket's $59 Million Compound

$59 Million New England’s Most Expensive Home For Sale -- Extra Vaganzi

Most expensive home in the history of New England’s luxury estates is now available for $59 million. The 69 acre luxury home, located on the Massachusetts island of Nantucket, is owned by R.E. Phelon & Co. which makes engine electronics, and it has been listed by Maury People Sotheby’s International. Gary Winn, the listing agent with Maury People Sotheby’s International while revealing details about the property has stated that, there hasn’t been anything like this available on Nantucket in years.

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My Comment: It is the 69 acres of land thta makes this piece of real estate unique .... and expensive.

Billy Joel Puts His $15million Miami Waterfront Mansion Up For Sale

He's In A Moving State Of Mind: Billy Joel Puts His $15million Miami Waterfront Mansion Up For Sale -- Daily Mail

He's a boy who was born and bred in the Bronx but has lived among the glitterati and A-listers thanks to his highly-successful music career.

But it would appear that the high life has had its day as far as big houses and a waterfront view is concerned for Billy Joel.

Because the Uptown Girl star - who turns 63 today - has put his Florida mansion on the market for a price of $14.75million - only $1million more than he paid for it.

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My Comment: The views of this waterfront property are stunning.

Barry Manilow Lists His Malibu Mansion Again

Panorama: The singer's home features unparallelled views over the Pacific ocean in Malibu

Another Victim Of The Recession: Barry Manilow Lists His Malibu Mansion Again... Gor Nearly Half The Original $12.6m Asking Price -- Daily Mail

It has already been listed on the market three times in as many years, with the asking price steadily decreasing.

And now, Barry Manilow has put his Malibu home up for sale yet again, requesting just $6.9million - just over half the original $12.6million asking price.

The beautiful beachfront home has been struggling to find a new owner, despite boasting stunning panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and a laid back, luxurious beach lifestyle.

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My Comment: $12.6 million .... no.