Cele|bitchy » Blog Archive » Angelina & Brad are renting (not buying) a huge mansion in Surrey, England

When I wrote about Jennifer Aniston’s $40,000-a-month rental yesterday, the Pity Party Patrol came out in full force to claim that Brangelina NEVER gets the kind of mild criticism Aniston ENDURES for their respective excesses. I beg to differ – we always cover Brangelina’s real estate rumors, especially when the alleged purchases/rentals are crazy and/or expensive. Most recently, we discussed the rumor that Angelina Jolie bought Brad a motherchucking WATERF… (View original article)

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Ellen DeGeneres $49M Beverly Hills Mansion Has New Owner: Ryan Seacrest [PHOTOS]

Ellen DeGeneres’ Beverly Hills mansion was sold to Ryan Seacrest for about $49 million, according to celebrities’ site TMZ.com.Ellen and her wife Portia de Rossi married at the mansion in 2008. The property is a collection of three separate purchases cobbled together into one sprawl.

It has nine bedrooms, 2.87 acres of land, swimming pool, covered lounging and dining areas as wll as koi ponds.

Its main house is 9,200 square foot and has two guesthouses and an additional three… (View original article)

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One-time Cadbury heiress sells her mansion to fund chocolate venture – Business – Macleans.ca

One-time Cadbury heiress sells her mansion to fund chocolate venture

Felicity Loudon is moving on with a vengeance after Kraft’s purchase of Cadbury in 2010

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It didn’t take long for the British media to dub the move “sweet revenge.” Felicity Loudon announced this week that she had sold her $48-millon mansion in the Cotswolds in order to fund a new chocolate bar venture. The i… (View original article)

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Eddie Murphy’s former Englewood mansion has a buyer – NorthJersey.com


“Bubble Hill” – the former Englewood home of comedian and movie star Eddie Murphy that has languished on the market since 2004 – may finally have a buyer.

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The 25,000-square-foot, 30-room mansion on Brayton Street in Englewood has been on the market since 2004.

Dennis McCormack, a broker with Prominent Properties Sotheby’s, confirmed Monday that the 25,000-square-foot, 30-room mansion on Brayton Street “is under contract” with a potential buy… (View original article)

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$18.5M bid for estate once priced at $87M | million, property, price – The Orange County Register

Bidding for a Newport Coast estate once priced as high as $87 million topped out last month at $18.5 million, the property’s bankruptcy lawyer said.

The sale of 1 Pelican Hill Road North, a mansion formerly called Villa del Lago, will be reviewed by a bankruptcy court judge within a week.

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“In today’s market, after all the effort that went into the sale, I believe this was the best result obtained under the circumstances,” said… (View original article)

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$32M Broadneck Mansion Possibly Most Expensive in Region – Broadneck, MD Patch


A mansion in Broadneck is being sold for $32 million, making it one of the most expensive homes on the East Coast.

The gigantic home, called the Friary on the Severn, was listed Friday for $32 million by Sotheby’s International Realty, which handles sales for some of the most luxurious homes in the country.

The 26,000-square-foot home includes seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms, and sits on a 23-acre, waterfront property.

The owners, Steve and Maxine Phillips, told CB… (View original article)

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The Le Soleil Estate Auction

The Le Soleil Estate Auction

320 Harcross Road, Woodside, California, United States

Welcome to “Le Soleil”, a spectacular historic French chateau, built circa 1920s,

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set on approximately five acres of exquisitely-landscaped grounds in the sough-after community of Woodside, located in the heart of Silicon Valley and close to two international airports and jet centers in San Francisco and San Jose.

Restored and ren… (View original article)

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Ancient language discovered on clay tablets found amid ruins of 2800 year old Middle Eastern palace – Archaeology – Science – The Independent

Archaeologists have discovered evidence for a previously unknown ancient language – buried in the ruins of a 2800 year old Middle Eastern palace.

The discovery is important because it may help reveal the ethnic and cultural origins of some of history’s first ‘barbarians’ – mountain tribes which had, in previous millennia, preyed on the world’s first great civilizations,

the cultures of early Mesopotamia in what is now Iraq.
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Owners of French-style chateau in Wales slash price by £800,000 to beat ‘mansion tax’ | Mail Online

Owners of French-style chateau in Wales slash price by £800,000 to beat ‘mansion tax’

Plas Cilybebell is set two acres of gardens and
boasts an indoor pool, jacuzzi, tennis courts and croquet lawnWould-be buyer balks after Chancellor George Osborne announces new levy on £2million-plus properties

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Tom Gardner

PUBLISHED:
15:54 EST, 9 May 2012
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UPDATED:
16:18 EST, 9 May 2012

Owners of a stunning… (View original article)

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Denver’s historic Richthofen Castle under contract for sale – The Denver Post

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The Richthofen Castle, an iconic relic of Denver history, is under contract for sale.

The 125-year-old turreted mansion in east Denver’s Montclair neighborhood is scheduled to change hands next month at a price of close to $3.75 million.

If the deal closes, it will mark the end of 14 years of on-and-off-again efforts to sell the 35-room estate that was built by the uncle of Baron Manfred von Richthofen, bette… (View original article)

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