A Wheel of Fortune? Merv’s Place Getting Flipped?

A Wheel of Fortune? Merv’s Place Getting Flipped?

A Wheel of Fortune? Merv's Place Getting Flipped?

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It seems that home sales have finally rebounded in much of the U.S. with prices up almost 20% in Southern California and 25% in South Florida, so the investors and flippers are back to work. TV game and talk show wizard Merv Griffin's former Bel Air estate sold last October for $6.275 million, and is already back on the market. This time for $6.95 million. A very nice prize package!

If this is the old "house flipping game," it is appropriate that they are doing it with Merv’s home. Mr. Griffin was the king of TV game shows creating two of TV’s biggest hits in Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune. He hosted Play Your Hunch and Keep Talking, and also created Click, and Merv Griffin’s Crosswords. He even composed the theme music for several of the shows.

Merv’s greatest success hosting The Merv Griffin Show came from his formula for picking guests. Due to the many disagreements with the network over guest appearances, he took the show on his own into syndication giving him control of the guest list, which proved to be a winning decision. He also promoted young unknown talent such as Woody Allen, George Carlin, Richard Pryor and Ryan Seacrest. At the height of the show’s run it was attracting as many as 20 million viewers. Over the years he interviewed 25,000 guests and won 17 Emmys. Merv died in 2007 and the inscription on his tombstone reads, "I will not be right back after this message."

However, Merv’s house is back - with a $675,000 price bump. Merv was a fan of everything Hawaiian frequently donning grass skirts, island shirts and a ukulele to perform on his TV variety show. Merv’s house also shows a bit of the tropics with its walls of glass extending to the rafters enabling one to see the architecture of the old trees that dot the lush landscape. Sunlight filters in over natural materials of stone and wood, vanishing the line of demarcation between indoors and out. A balanced combination of the tropical, rustic and the refined, the Bali-inspired architecture is timeless. The property features a giant motor court, swimming pool, spa, lush trees and a championship tennis court.

A perfect opportunity to grab it now if you missed it the first time! Home was just sold in October for $6.275 million – now back for $6.95 million.

Source: listings.listhub.net