Sheryl Crow Slashes The Price Again On Her Hollywood Hills Estate

Three for the price of one: This is just a one of the properties that is being sold as part of the package 

  Sheryl Crow Slashes Price AGAIN On Hollywood Hills Estate To $11.95m... After 18 Months On The Market With No Serious Bids -- Daily Mail 

With countless number one hits in her two decade career, Sheryl Crow is surely to have a few fans looking to buy a unique piece of memorabilia.

But the Soak Up The Sun singer has been having trouble unloading her Hollywood Hills compound, taking a hit on the price for yet another time since listing it in October 2012.

The property is now listed at $11.95million, more than $5million less than it was initially.

However the price would still prove a momentous profit over the $885,000 she bought it for in 1993.

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My Comment: The outside of the homes look OK .... the inside it is not (at least for my tastes).

For $36 Million You Can Own Your Own 242-Acre Ford Estate In Alberta Canada

Up for sale: Kettle Lakes Ranch, in Calgary, Canada, is the former home of Henry Ford 

  The House That Ford Build: Historic Mansion Once Owned By Family Of Motor Company Founder On The Market For $36 MILLION (... And It Comes With Its Own Vintage Gas Station) -- Daily Mail 

 * Kettle Lakes Ranch, in Calgary, Canada, was owned by the family of Henry Ford
 * The sprawling 242-acre estate features a wine cellar, exercise room and sauna
 * It is nestled in the heart of the Alberta Foothills, just beyond the majestic Rocky Mountains

A historic mansion once owned by the family of the Ford Motor Company founder has been put on the market for a whopping £36.4million.

Kettle Lakes Ranch, in Calgary, Canada, is now up for grabs to buyers who want to live in the former home of a key figure in automobile history.

Previously owned by the family of Henry Ford, the estate features a wine cellar, exercise room, sauna and even a vintage petrol station.

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My Comment: I love the view of the Rockies.

A Beverly Hills House Is Now On The Market With An Asking Price Of $135 Million

  Beverly House Ups Ante With $135-Million Asking Price -- L.A. Times 

No sooner did the mountain move -- the $125-million Fleur de Lys chateau listing that held the price peak in the Southern California market sold this week for a record-breaking $102 million -- than another pinnacle popped up to take its place at the summit of the price spectrum.

Reentering the fray at $135 million is what's known as the Beverly House, built by local banker Milton Getz in the 1920s and known as the onetime residence of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst and actress Marion Davies.

Adding more glitter to the pedigree, the six-acre estate in Beverly Hills served as a honeymoon spot for Jacqueline and John F. Kennedy. Unlike socialite Suzanne Saperstein’s Fleur de Lys listing, which had held steady at its asking price since 2007, the 50,000-square-foot Beverly House has been marketed at different prices during the same time frame. Listed at one point for $165 million, the estate was priced most recently at $115 million.

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My Comment: If it did not sell at $115 million .... it will not sell at $135 million. But then again .... this is Beverly Hills. The above video is from 2011.

Rihanna Buys A New Home In The Hollywood Hills

Home sweet home: Rihanna snapped up this palatial home in the Hollywood Hills, less than two weeks after putting her $15 million Pacific Palisades home on the market

Round The Twist? Rihanna Snaps Up Luxury Mansion On Hairpin Turn In Hollywood Hills ... Less Than Two Weeks After Listing Her $15 Million Pacific Palisades Home -- Daily Mail 

She just recently put her Pacific Palisades mansion up for sale but it didn't take Rihanna long to snap up a new Los Angeles home for an undisclosed fee.

The 26-year-old singer snapped up a luxury mansion in the Hollywood Hills, which sits on a tight hairpin turn, less than two weeks after her $15 million pad hit the market.

The gigantic two-story property sits on its own plot of land surrounded by trees in order to ensure maximum security, something which seemed to be lacking in her old house as it was plagued with stalkers and burglars.
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My Comment: With it's high walls it is going to be hard to burgled into this house.

David Geffen's Hamptons Estate

Sotheby's International Realty 

  Entertainment Mogul David Geffen Reportedly Bought This Hamptons Estate For $67.5 Million -- Business Insider 

Rumor has it that billionaire music producer and film studio exec David Geffen bought an East Hampton compound nestled between the beach and Georgica Pond for $67.5 million, according to real estate blogger The Real Estalker.

The waterfront compound includes four separate lots: one for the 7,500-square-foot house, one for a guest house, and two additional vacant lots.

Other luxurious amenities of the house include seven bedrooms, two fireplaces, a fitness room, library, and a home office.

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My Comment: It is a waterfront but it is not on the beach .... still .... he has a lot of land to build something else.

Most Expensive Homes In Southern California (Video)

The Six Homes Of Roman Abramovich

Kensington palace garden

The Editor: His homes and their descriptions are listed here.

A Look Inside The Playboy Mansion

A Sneak Peek Into The Playboy Mansion -- The Richest 

With only a few thousand dollars borrowed from the bank and friends, Hugh Hefner built the Playboy empire from scratch. It soon became, and still is, one of the world’s most famous adult magazines, edited in over 30 countries worldwide. The very first Playboy magazine featured none other than Hollywood’s beloved blonde, Marilyn Monroe, on the cover back in 1953. More than 50,000 issues were sold, but the magazine wasn’t all about sexy pictorials, it also included intriguing articles and short stories written by the moment’s disputed writers, like Arthur C. Clarke, Ian Fleming, and Vladimir Nabokov.

Permanently accompanied by beautiful young women, Hugh Hefner is one of the most envied men in the world. Indisputably associated with his name, the Playboy Mansion has always been subject to controversy, and it was back in the 1970′s that Hef’s ill-famed parties first caught the public’s attention. It is one man’s harem in modern days, a sanctuary of luscious lifestyle, hosting countless orgies. However, most of what really happens behind the Mansion’s solid gates continues to be a mystery. Luckily, a few former Playboy Bunnies helped us expose the exaggerated indulgence and decadence inside the infamous, yet fascinating Mansion.

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My Comment: OK .... this is my shameless way of getting traffic.

20 Expensive Mansions For Sale In Los Angeles

Point2 Homes 

 The 20 Most Expensive Mansions For Sale In Los Angeles -- Business Insider 

Los Angeles, with its swanky neighborhoods and gated mansions, has always been an expensive place to buy real estate.

Home prices in the county grew a whopping 16.75% between January 2013 and January 2014, according to real estate intelligence firm DataQuick.

Some Los Angeles houses, however, are in a league of their own. The experts at Point2 Homes helped us come up a list of the most expensive mansions for sale in LA county. We also looked at listings from The Agency, Hilton & Hyland, Joe Babajian, Sotheby's International Realty, and Christie's International Realty to compile this list.

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My Comment: This is now the most expensive house on the market.

A Spectacular French Ski Chalet Boasting Art Works From Picasso, Eight Beds And Baths And A Home Cinema For Just £50MILLION

Lavish: A grand piano and famous artworks can be found in the living room - as well as a huge fireplace

  Inside The Spectacular French Ski Chalet Boasting Art Works From Picasso, Eight Beds And Baths And A Home Cinema… All Yours For Just £50MILLION -- Daily Mail 

Take a peek inside a one-of-a-kind lodge nestled in the skiing world's answer to Hollywood – yours for just £50million.

Budding buyers will enjoy rubbing shoulders with the planet's most famous faces - as Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Beckhams, George Clooney, Roman Abramovich and Giorgio Armani are just some of the resort's regulars.

The Chalet Marine is a 20,451 sq ft mansion perching on the slopes of the world's priciest winter weather neighbourhood – Courchevel in the French Alps - where properties regularly fetch £2,200 for every square foot.

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My Comment: A perfect place to crash with friends or a loved one after a glorious day of skiing.

An Exclusive Look At Billionaire Jon Huntsman's Luxury Mountain Retreat (video)

Gisele Bundchen And Tom Brady Are Selling Their L.A. Home. Asking Price $50 Million

  Gisele Bundchen And Tom Brady List $50m LA 'Fortress' Mansion After Spending Five Years Building It As They Plan Move To Boston -- Daily Mail 

Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen are reported to be leaving Los Angeles for good after finally completing their Brentwood fortress just last year.

The couple are said to be selling their palatial estate for a cool $50million after spending nearly five years and $40million dollars designing and building the mega home.

The NFL star, 36, and the Brazilian model, 33, are already in the process of building another massive mansion in Boston where they are reportedly planning on living with their family full-time.

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My Comment: I love the kitchen, gym, and family room.