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.

Sting Opens Doors Of His 16th Century Estate In Tuscany

Rock star home: Sting and his wife Trudie Styler have opened the doors of their Tuscany estate to weddings and private parties

Sting Opens Doors Of His 16th Century Estate In Tuscany For Weddings And Parties . . . But You'll Need A Rock Star Budget To Afford It! -- Daily Mail

* Partygoers can enjoy large swimming pool, huge chess board in the garden, homemade wine and honey and dine in the wine cellar
* Sting has installed a 10ft Buddha at the main house's chapel
* 'It's a lovely property so it is clear the place will be in demand'

Brides who dream of a glitzy rock star-style wedding venue need look no further for the perfect location.

Former Police singer Sting and his wife Trudie Styler have opened up their vast estate in Tuscany for weddings and private parties.

But Sting's loss of privacy comes at a price - his six cottages housing 50 guests will cost seven thousand euros (£6,000) a week each to rent.

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My Comment: Considering where the estate is located .... I suspect that the wine is fantastic.

The 10 Most Crazy/Beautiful Celebrity Houses Of 2012

Dick Clark's inexplicably-Flintstones-esque house in Malibu hit the market in March asking $3.5 million.

The 10 Most Crazy/Beautiful Celebrity Houses of 2012 -- Curbed

It's the last week in December, when according to tradition we make up a bunch of awards and hand them out to all the best, worst, and shitshowiest of things that happened in Los Angeles real estate, architecture, and neighborhoods this year. These are your 2012 Curbed Awards.

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My Comment: A good and brief summary.

Homes Of The World's Most Powerful Celebrities

Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen

Earlier this year the NFL quarterback and his supermodel wife moved into a 22,000-square foot custom-built manse in the Brentwood neighborhood of LA. The new spread boasts eight bedrooms, a six-car garage, a lagoon-shaped swimming pool, an elevator, a weight room and a wine cellar. Brady also recently unloaded his NYC Time Warner Center penthouse (pictured in previous slide) for $17.5 million to Green Mountain Coffee billionaire Robert Stiller and has his Boston, Mass. penthouse listed for $10.5 million as well.

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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My Comment: This story was posted by Forbes last year, but it is still apllicable today. Bottom line .... celebrities do know how to live well.

Carrie Underwood Sells Her Tennessee Home

Home sweet home: Carrie Underwood originally bought her home in Tennessee in 2005

Moving On Up: Carrie Underwood Sells The Home She Bought To Celebrate Winning American Idol...But Fails Tto Make A Profit -- Daily Mail

She originally purchased the house to celebrate winning American Idol in 2005.

But as a sign that Carrie Underwood has well and truly moved on from her modest beginnings she has put the house on the market and it's been sold.

Unfortunately the country singer, who bought the three bed house in Tennessee for $384,000, made a slight loss as the crib sold for $372,500.

The 2,956 square-foot home in Franklin, features three-and-a-half bathrooms, as well as multiple living areas.

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My Comment: She's upgrading .... but it is definitely a cosy home.

2012 Celebrity Real Estate Losers

2012 Celebrity Real Estate Losers -- Trulia Luxe Living

2012 brought us oodles and oodles of celebrity real estate news and tidbits. From salacious to snooze-worthy, if it was happening in celebrity real estate, you could read about it on Trulia Luxe Living.

This year in celebrity real estate wasn’t positive for everyone. Some stars were actually losing money on their big ticket real estate items. Let’s take a look at some of the losers:

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My Comment: Ouch .... I guess celebrity is sometimes overstated.

The Multi-Million Dollar Property Portfolio Of Tom Cruise And Katie Holmes

Will this be Katie's? The £30.5million Beverly Hills mansion owned by Tom Cruise and Miss Holmes, who is believed to be entitled to property in their prenup agreement

The Multi-Million Dollar Property Portfolio Tom Cruise And Katie Holmes Collected During Their Five-Year Marriage -- Daily Mail

Most couples amass a couple of homes during their relationship or marriage, whether to keep or to sell and move on from.

But Hollywood A-list unions usually build up quite a big property portfolio around the world, and Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are no exception.

And as the battle begins for custody of their little girl Suri, the question on everyone's lips - and probably theirs - is who will get which home?

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My Comment: These homes are great .... but if you are unhappy .... these homes mean nothing.

Sisters Spend $150 Million for Two Houses

My Comment: It's great when your daddy has a lot of money .... and he gives it to you.

The Homes Of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes

Home number one: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes paid about $35 million for this Beverly Hills mansion sprawled over 10,286 square feet which Katie is said to be entitled to in the prenuptial agreement

Katie's $15million And A $35m Mansion: What Holmes Stands To Gain From Her Ex-Husband... And How She's 'Seeking Much More' -- Daily Mail

* Katie Holmes signed a prenuptial agreement which entitles her to $3million for every year of marriage
* Entitled to $35million California mansion
* Couple's estate is worth upwards of $275million

When they married to great fanfare and with much opulence in an Italian castle in November 2006, talk not only centered on bride Katie Holmes' wedding dress but also on her prenuptial agreement with the groom.

The details? For each year the couple stay married, the Dawson's Creek actress collects $3million - to a maximum of $33 million after 11 years - as well as their palatial home in California.

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My Comment: This is a nice collection of properties.

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.

Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Complete Construction Of Huge Wedding Reception Hall At Their French Estate

Picturesque: The French home boasts a lake, twenty fountains, aqua-ducts and a stream

Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Complete Construction Of Huge Wedding Reception Hall Ahead Of Showbiz Wedding Of The Year -- Daily Mail

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie look set to start their days as husband and wife on their own doorstep as building work on their French mansion nears completion.

As the couple who have it all, they now have a little more as a huge white hall, which is thought to be where the reception will be held, was very near its finished look.

Scaffolding and heavy machinery were spotted on the property, earlier this year, as the luxurious accommodation was covered in fallen bricks and rubble.

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My Comment: Nice estate .... and I suspect .... a fantastic wedding.

What Homes Are The Celebrities Buying

Steve Tyler's Home
With a new stage in his love relationship there comes a new home: Steven Tyler proposed to longtime girlfriend Erin Brady in Hawaii and purchased a new home shortly after. Their new Maui home comes with all the best features of a Hawaii property: Beach access, ocean breezes and sunset views. This isn’t the only recent purchase Tyler made. According to The Real Estalker, he also picked up a short-sale property in Laurel Canyon in late July 2011.

Celebrities Bitten By the Home-Buying Bug: Bieber, Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Aniston and More -- Forbes

When they weren’t tied up with filming television shows, jet-setting between cities on music tours or starring in a new movie, these A-listers were busy hunting for new real estate. Quite a few stars — think Ashton, Jennifer and even the Biebs — made significant home purchases the past few months. Were they possibly taking advantage of historically low interest rates? Or are these stories just examples of this year’s home shopping season?

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My Comment: Of all the homes, it is Steve Tyler's that I like the most. Must be those Hawaiian sunsets.

Christina Ricci Puts Hollywood Hills Cottage Up For Rent For $8,000 A Month

Water nice pool: No doubt the actress' legion of male fans would love to spend some time with her in the swish jacuzzi

A Chance To Live The High Life! Pan Am Star Christina Ricci Puts Hollywood Hills Cottage Up For Rent For $8,000 A Month -- Daily Mail

Fans of Christina Ricci now have the chance to experience the Pan Am star's upmarket lifestyle.

For the actress has just put her posh Hollywood Hills cottage up for rent for an eye-watering $8,000 per month.

The Addams Family favourite is looking to rake in some extra cash by putting the 1,891 square feet house on the rental market.

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My Comment: $8,000 a month for that home ... hmmm .... no.

Harrison Ford Puts His California Mansion For Sale

Big profit: Harrison Ford is looking to multiply his money after putting his Brentwood home on the market for $8.3 million

Indiana Jones And The House Of Gold: Harrison Ford Set For Big Profit After Putting California Mansion On The Market For $8.3million -- Daily Mail

It is a move that would surely impress even his most famous character Indiana Jones.

For Harrison Ford is looking to walk off with plenty of treasure after putting his mansion in Brentwood, California on the market for $8.295 million.

It has been his home since the early 1980s during his stint as one of the biggest stars in Hollywood.

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My Comment: Not a flashy home .... but one that looks very comfortable.