2017's Celebrity Real Estate Winners and Losers
The law of gravity dictates that what goes up, must come down—but the vagaries of celebrity real estate don’t always adhere to the letter of that law. When it comes to luxury house hunters such as Angelina Jolie, Floyd Mayweather, and star couple JAY Z and Beyoncé, their property portfolios grew in 2017 with no end in sight. On the other side of the…
Celebrity Chef Home Listed for $10 Million
I’ve heard of the occasional multi-million dollar celebrity chef home located in Beverly Hills, the Hollywood Hills, Malibu and perhaps in the New Port Beach area, but color me surprised to find one listed for $10 million in North Orange County, in the sleepy little town of Yorba Linda. That’s right, Yorba Linda, home of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and…
The Real Countess of Beverly Hills Estate is Listed at Last
I am such a sucker for real, old fashioned Hollywood glam! So when my sister-in-law and I stumbled across the open house for a swanky, seemingly untouched mansion on Bedford recently, we were intrigued and knew there had to be a story behind it. Sure enough, Top Ten Real Estate Deals informed me that the mansion…
The Truth About Homes of the Stars Tours
By Lisa Johnson Mandell @HomeInHollywood Anyone who has ever visited Hollywood or Beverly Hills has likely seen hoards of happy tourists shuttling through the hills in open-air vans, listening to an energetic guide pointing out which A-List celebrities live where. Like most L.A. natives, I’ve always haughtily snickered at those tour groups and cursed at them for invading our privacy…
Classic Celebrity Homes for Sale: Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Danny Thomas
When it comes to movies, music, television and real estate, we all hold special places in our hearts for the old classics. And sometimes those gracious old worlds collide, as they did recently on TopTenRealEstateDeals.com‘s list of Top Celebrity Homes of 2015. Three of these gracious properties are still for sale here in Southern California, and once…
Celebrity House Hunters: New Home for New Family
When it comes to mixing work with play, about the only thing I like better than watching House Hunters on HGTV is hanging out with real life house hunters attempting to find their dream home. And since this is Los Angeles, many of the house hunters I’m involved with are of the upscale, celebrity variety. Yes, it’s true, most…
The Fabulous Sylvester Stallone Mansion is on Sale!
You could live for less in the cinematic Sylvester Stallone mansion, now that the price has been reduced 22%. Of course he’s still asking $85 million. The first round of an attempted sale for Sylvester Stallone‘s world-class mansion ended without a decision. After almost four months on the market, the bell now rings on Round…
North Hollywood Review — A Skater Asks Which Way to Turn
In her North Hollywood review, Lisa Johnson Mandell notes the skater coming of age film has a cuttingly creative edge. It’s perfect timing for the release a movie about a recently graduated high school senior attempting to decide what his next move will be. This unapologetic indie with a cuttingly creative edge will ring poignantly…
Wrath of Man Review — Thrills, Kills and Spills
Lisa Johnson Mandell’s Wrath of Man review says the breakneck pacing and suspense, plus Jason Statham at his steely best, overcome the film’s minor flaws. Banks? Jewels? Drugs? Art? Heist movies and TV shows on those topics have been done ad nauseam, so it’s exciting to come across a heist pic that doesn’t focus on…
Four Good Days Review — A Masterful Film About the Dark Depths of Addiction
Film Critic Leah Sydney’s Four Good Days review says that the addiction drama starring Glenn Close and Mila Kunis is a powerful and artistic must-see movie. Four Good Days is a searing, realistic, female powerhouse drama which stars Glenn Close as Deb and Mila Kunis as her drug addicted daughter Molly. Directed by Rodrigo Garcia, who also co-wrote…
