January’s Top 10 Celebrity Real Estate News
Elvis Presley, Drake & Jeff Bezos made real estate news in January. Top 10 Celebrity Real Estate News is featured at TopTenRealEstateDeals.com.
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Celebrities Who Lost Homes In the California Fires
The devastating California fires hit some of Southern California’s most popular celebrity neighborhoods. The homes of Billy Crystal, Mandy Moore, Anna Farris, Adam Brody, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tyra Banks, and Paris Hilton were destroyed or heavily damaged in the fires.
Drake Looks For Big Buy Or Rent Money
Canadian singer-rapper Drake is asking for $88 million to buy or $250,000 per month to rent the Beverly Hills home he bought from fellow singer Robbie Williams in 2022 for $78 million. The 25,000-square-foot home includes an elevator, wine cellar, gym, and game room. Outside is a pool and guest house, a tennis court, a pool and an outdoor kitchen.
$200 Million To Live Next Door To Jeff Bezos
It is the ultimate Florida celebrity island, where Jeff Bezos, Tom Brady, and Ivanka Trump live. A 1.87-acre Indian Creek vacant lot next door to the properties that Jeff Bezos bought for $237 million in 2024 is for sale at $200 million.
Bing Crosby's Golf Home—Includes Kennedy Suite named after JFK and Marilyn Monroe
“White Christmas” crooner Bing Crosby’s favorite place was on a golf course. His Palm Desert golf course home, which Crosby nicknamed a wing of the house “The Kennedy Suite” after JFK and Marilyn Monroe spent a weekend there together, is for sale at $13.5 million.
Michael Jordan’s Timeshare Mansion
The suburban Chicago home that Michael Jordan recently sold after 12 years on the market is slated to become a $1 million-per-week timeshare. According to a press release, the new owner is going to offer the home to buyers for annual shares of seven days. Buyers will be limited to just one share.
Elvis Presley’s Honeymoon House of Tomorrow
A Palm Springs home made famous as both the “Look” magazine “House of Tomorrow” in 1962 and Elvis Presley’s honeymoon house in 1967 is for sale at $9.27 million. Elvis leased the House of Tomorrow as a wedding location and honeymoon house for his marriage to Priscilla. But once the press caught wind of the nuptials, Elvis and Priscilla snuck out the back and flew to Las Vegas for a quickie wedding. The lovebirds flew back to Palm Springs and spent four days at the House of Tomorrow before Elvis had to go back to work filming a movie.
Breaking Bad Home For $4 Million
The Albuquerque, New Mexico home that was used as the TV home of Walter White in the Netflix series Breaking Bad is for sale. Listed at $3.995 million, the 1,910-square-foot home is being marketed as an Airbnb or a collector’s home.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Marina del Rey Home
Considered by many to be the greatest basketball player of all time, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was chosen as the NBA’s most valuable player six times and an NBA All-Star nineteen times during his storied twenty-season career for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. The swanky Marina del Rey pad Abdul-Jabbar called home from 2011 to 2021 is on the market for $2.995 million.
Wayne Huizenga’s Blockbuster Estate
Wayne Huizenga, who died in 2018, was a legend in Florida: the founder of Fortune 500 companies AutoNation and Waste Management Inc. and the co-owner of Blockbuster Video, the Miami Dolphins, the Florida Panthers, and the Miami Marlins. His former 17-acre estate on the St. Lucie River in Palm City, Florida has come on the market at $45 million. One of the largest riverfront properties on the East Coast, the estate also includes a six-bedroom, 9,150-square-foot home, a pool and a lake.
Top 10 Celebrity Home Sales In 2024
The #1 celebrity home deal in 2024 was Ellen DeGeneres’s sale of a mansion in Santa Barbara, California for $96 million. Other big 2024 sales include David and Victoria Beckham’s purchase of a $72 million Miami Beach home, and a Steve Wynn home he sold in Nevada for $63 million.
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