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Buy your own piece of the original Playboy Mansion for as little as $2.5M

Posted: 28 Oct 2018 01:00 PM PDT

The fire pole and the bunnies are long gone, but a portion of the original Playboy Mansion can be owned for as little as $2.5 million. Hugh Hefner’s first Playboy estate was later divided into condos, and three of the seven units are listed at prices ranging from $2.5- $3.7 million, according to Chicago Magazine. Up until the 1970s, the home at 1340 North State Parkway existed as the business and social hub of Hefner, […]

Even “The Queen” suffers through nightmarish home renovations

Posted: 28 Oct 2018 12:00 PM PDT

Helen Mirren is having a hard time building her Italian dream home. The Academy Award-winning actress has run into opposition from local planners in her attempt to build a beachside retreat in southern Italy, according to The Telegraph. Police are accusing her of disrupting the area’s natural beauty by adding a new retaining wall to the house. The property is located at Torre Nasparo in the Puglia region, and Mirren and her husband were planning […]

Vacation like an Oscar winner: Robert Redford lists Napa estate for $7.5M

Posted: 28 Oct 2018 11:00 AM PDT

Robert Redford is looking to shed his gated estate in the heart of the Napa wine country. The Oscar Award-winning director and his wife, artist Sibylle Szaggars, have listed the 10-acre spread in Napa Country for $7.5 million, the Los Angeles Times reported. The property includes the main European style country house, a detached artist studio, a workshop, patios, a swimming pool and a redwood hot tub. The estate is surrounded by gardens, forest area […]

The personal fortunes of China’s wealthiest real estate developers are taking a hit

Posted: 28 Oct 2018 10:00 AM PDT

As government regulations curb China’s property market, the country’s wealthiest real estate developers are feeling the pinch. Real estate magnate Hui Ka Yan, the chairman of Evergrande Group, saw the biggest plunge in his net worth over the past 12 months, according to Forbes annual ranking of China’s 400 wealthiest individuals. Currently ranked as China’s third richest person with a net worth of $30.8 billion, the developer’s 2018 value is down $11.7 billion from last […]

Keller Williams settles with buyers after agent sold them a home that used to be a meth lab

Posted: 28 Oct 2018 09:00 AM PDT

Keller Williams is trying to put its breaking bad phase behind it. In July 2017, KW broker Jody Draper sold a home he partially owned without disclosing to the buyers that the 4,000 square foot abode was previously used as a meth lab, according to Inman. The couple, Travis and Denay Tubbs, who purchased the home in Jefferson, Oregon, moved in a week after the transaction closed with their seven kids and discovered meth in […]

Here’s what’s filling the gap left by shuttered diner, Coffee Shop, in Union Square

Posted: 28 Oct 2018 08:00 AM PDT

GFP Real Estate will divide the Union Square space formerly occupied by the iconic Coffee Shop diner into four new retail spaces. Three of the spaces will house new restaurants, while Chase Bank is rumored to be eyeing the fourth space, Eater reported. GFP Real Estate co-CEO Eric Gural told the food news site that no leases have been signed, and declined to comment on a report from earlier in the week that Chase is […]

WATCH: Take a 360 tour of a former CIA director’s Long Island mansion

Posted: 28 Oct 2018 07:00 AM PDT

A 19th century estate that was owned by a former CIA director is on the market for the first time since 1948. Known as Mayknoll, the residence was built in 1855 by a former sea captain and William Casey bought it nearly a century later for $50,000. Trained as a lawyer, Casey was a high-ranking intelligence officer in World War II and went on to a career in politics and business. Some of his roles […]

For $110M, you could own this lot with sweeping views and angry neighbors

Posted: 28 Oct 2018 06:00 AM PDT

In Northern California, the opportunity to own a chunk of land spanning 110 acres — and potentially develop 43 single-family homes on it — has just come on the market for $110 million. Yet anyone with enough cash to purchase the land must also have enough money — and willpower — to fight the local residents who are up in arms over the property. The land, which is located at the tip of the Tiburon […]