Which States Have the Best Backyards in America? These Photos Set the Record Straight
Getty Images We’re at the height of summer barbecue season, and it seems like just about everyone is outside grilling burgers, floating in pools, sipping frosty drinks, and hanging out with family and friends. But where is this revelry at its finest? And which states do backyard bashes best? That’s the question posed by Backyard…
Seen the Twisters Movie? Now You Want a Tornado Proof House?
Even if you don’t live in a major storm zone, the Twisters movie may encourage you to go looking for a tornado proof house with a bunker. Here are seven for sale. Universal Pictures; Realtor.com As the summer thriller Twisters surges into theaters, we can’t help but think twice about where we’d take shelter if…
VP Pick J.D. Vance Has an Impressive Real Estate Portfolio: From Hillbilly Elegy to High-End Homes
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images; Google Maps Donald Trump‘s pick for vice president on the Republican ticket is J.D. Vance, a candidate who has famously defined himself by where he’s lived. As documented in his bestselling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” and later in a Ron Howard–directed film of the same name, Vance grew up in a middle-class Ohio…
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…
Former Famed Recording Studio in L.A. Sells for a Figure That Will Astound You
Realtor.com Once a local feed store, this midcentury modern building in woodsy Topanga, CA, was converted into a prominent recording studio, where artists like Sting and Jackson Browne created iconic hits. Add to that list of rock stars who reportedly recorded in what was known as Topanga Skyline Studio: Bobby McFerrin, Chicago, The Bangles, T…
Dule Hill and Jazmyn Simon List Their $3.4M Luxury Home Featured on ‘Styling Hollywood’
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images; Realtor.com You might have seen Dulé Hill and Jazmyn Simon starring together on hit series like “Ballers,” “The Wonder Years,” or “Psych.” Or, if you’re a reality redesign fan, you probably saw the chic couple on Netflix’s “Styling Hollywood,” where glam experts redecorated their luxe Sherman Oaks home. As much as Hill…
Some Debt Is Good: The Property Brothers Reveal How Borrowing Money Pays Off on ‘Backed by the Bros’
HGTV Ever wonder what property brothers Jonathan and Drew Scott get out of investing thousands of dollars, expertise, and materials in the residential building projects they cover on their new show “Backed by the Bros“? They finally explain it all in the season premiere episode, “Betting the House.” “Why are we backing investors? What do…
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…
Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden List Their Extraordinary Beverly Hills Estate for $17.8M
Donato Sardella/Getty Images for REVOLVE; Realtor.com “Shrek” star Cameron Diaz and rocker Benji Madden will soon have one less posh property to manage, now that they’ve listed their farmhouse compound in Beverly Hills‘ haute Benedict Canyon enclave for $17,800,000. Four years ago, the married couple dropped $14,695,000 for the seven-bedroom, 8.5-bath mansion on a lush…
Coastal Shuffle: Director Paul Feig Buys a Palm Springs Spread and Lists His NYC Condo
Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic; Realtor.com Director Paul Feig, best known for comedies including “Bridesmaids” and “Ghostbusters,” has been making some changes to his real estate portfolio. He appears to have added a gorgeous desert escape in Palm Springs‘ historic El Mirador neighborhood to his bicoastal real estate holdings. And on the East Coast, he’s letting go of…
