
Heartbreaking Tale Behind $20 Million Malibu Ranch With Its Own Petting Zoo
MLS via Realtor.com A Malibu, CA, home with its very own petting zoo—created by parents to honor their 13-month-old daughter who died from a rare genetic disorder—has hit the market for $20 million. Ben and Stacey Herman‘s daughter, Aspen, spent much of her short life in the hospital and found comfort in her interactions with…

Thank You for Your Service! Inside the Homes of Celebrity Veterans—From Tom Selleck to Morgan Freeman
Getty Images Veterans Day is upon us, and we’re honoring friends and family who have served. But, there’s also a range of celebrities who have helped protect the country in the U.S. Armed Forces. It’s much easier to picture stars like Tom Selleck, Morgan Freeman, and Pat Sajak in sumptuous, king-sized beds with gazillion-thread-count sheets…

Where Billionaires Continue To Buy Homes—Despite Climate Disasters, High Mortgage Rates, and Other Real-World Problems
Realtor.com At a time when high asking prices and mortgage rates have made homebuying more challenging than ever, one distinct market sector is still selling like hotcakes: megamansions that only the ultrawealthy can afford. One recent sale of note: In June, billionaire James Jannard, the founder of Oakley sunglasses and apparel, sold his massive estate in Malibu…

Celebrities Forced To Slash Millions From the Prices of Their Homes in Today’s Cooling Market
Getty Images (3); Realtor.com Not even the rich and famous are exempt from the chill of the ongoing housing market cooldown. Many homebuyers across the U.S. are tied to their properties by “golden handcuffs” after locking in low mortgage rates during the COVID-19 pandemic. And now, they’re waiting for prices to thaw and interest rates…

Too Much Malibu? Jonah Hill Lists His SoCal Beach House for $16.7M
Getty Images; Realtor.com Jonah Hill is at it again, looking to make another cool deal on a Malibu beach house. In 2022, the actor scooped up the gorgeous home in the guard-gated enclave of Malibu Colony for $15,449,345. He tuned it up a bit and now has it on the market for $16.7 million. Also…

Renovated Fickett Designed Home in Malibu Is a ‘Remarkable Creation’ for $12.5M
Realtor.com Edward Fickett, one of the most prolific architects of Southern California’s midcentury modern movement, was responsible for some 40,000 postwar tract homes. But he also masterminded flashier projects such as celebrity residences, Spago restaurant, Edwards Air Force Base, and the famed Filaree House in Malibu, CA. That abode just landed on the market…

Kanye West Gutted an Architecturally Significant Malibu Mansion—Now He Wants To Sell It for $53M
The O Group / Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Rapper, producer, and fashion designer Kanye West, legally known as Ye, raised a lot of eyebrows in 2021 when he paid $57.25 million for a Malibu, CA, beach house designed by one of the world’s most eminent architects, Tadao Ando, then reportedly…

This Malibu Home, Also From the Movie ‘Heat,’ Sizzles on the Market at $21M
Realtor.com The Michael Mann film “Heat,” starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, was a love letter of sorts to Los Angeles, showcasing dozens of locations and spectacular homes in the famed city. Now, two homes that were featured in the ’90s action flick are on the market. The latest listing is a glamorous Malibu retreat…

Media Mogul Byron Allen Reportedly Buys Malibu Estate for a Record $100M
Photos courtesy of Coldwell Banker Realty / Getty Images Media mogul Byron Allen set a real estate record with his recent $100 million purchase of an ultraluxe compound in Malibu, CA. That lofty sum is the most ever paid for a home by an African-American buyer in the U.S., according to the Wall Street Journal. Allen…

Cher Reportedly Lists Her Landmark Malibu Estate for a Staggering $85M
Photos courtesy of Douglas Friedman / Getty Images Anyone who’s ever driven through Malibu, CA, on the Pacific Coast Highway will have doubtless noted Cher‘s iconic estate, which she just listed for $85 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Italian Renaissance-style compound’s famous gatehouse, which serves as a guesthouse, is visible from the…