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Ex-Spice Girls Lists Compound For $3.45 Million
Singer Melanie Brown , a.k.a. “Scary Spice”, has listed her 8,200 square foot mansion in Tarzana, CA for $3.45 Million. The 5 bedroom, 8 bathroom gated home is country French style and features a detached media recording studio as well as a detached movie theater. Brown originally purchased the home 2010 for $3.15 million.
Popularity: 1% [?]
Anna Maria Cottage Sells for $2.2
704 North Shore Drive on Anna Maria Island has been sold to a Tampa based LLC for $2.2 million. The 962 square foot cottage was last sold for $225,000 in 1999.
Popularity: 1% [?]
Top 5 Real Estate Sales In Manatee County Last Month
805 E. Third Street, Riviera Dunes $1.625 million
759 North Shore Drive, Anna Maria Island $1.28 million
6410 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach $1.125 million
6424 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach $1.1 million
12325 Baypointe Terrace, Cortez $997,000
Popularity: 2% [?]
Actor Pierce Brosnan Sells Malibu Beach Retreat For $2.6 Million
Originally listed for $3.9 million in 2010 , Brosnan built a new home in nearby LA. The property is gated and the architectural style is Mediterranean. Some of the property features include arched windows and doorways, glass walls, 5 fireplaces, and an ocean view. The 3 bedroom home has over 3,800 square feet of living space. Brosnan has owned the home since 2001, when he paid only $600,000 for it.
Popularity: 2% [?]
Jennifer Aniston Scoops Up $21 Million Mansion
Aniston recently purchased an 8,500 square foot ultra modern Bel Air mansion. Originally listed for $29 million, the home sits on over 3 acres and boasts city and ocean views. The luxury home also features a guesthouse, pool, wine cellar and it’s own vineyard.
Popularity: 2% [?]
Sarasota County Luxury Real Estate Update
As of January 1, 2012, there were 10 properties that are showing sold in Sarasota Florida County during the last 60 days that were listed above $2,000,000. The highest priced property that was listed for $3,500,000, sold for $2,400,000 on Manasota Key. Another sold on Bird Key for $2,675,000. There was also a sale on Longboat Key with full gulf views for $2,250,000. Eight of these ten properties were all cash transactions.
Popularity: 2% [?]
Sarasota County Luxury Real Estate Foreclosure Index Report
As of January 1, 2012, there were 28 Luxury Short Sales and 10 luxury foreclosures that had closed in the previous 6 months. The average sold price of the pre-foreclosures was $1,176,768. That price was 84% of the original list average price of $1,435,446. The average sold price of the luxury foreclosures was $1,342,900 with less than 3 months of inventory left. The inventory and average days on the market of Sarasota luxury foreclosures and short sales (pre-foreclosures) continue to decline. Sarasota is located in Southwest Florida on the Gulf of Mexico.
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Actress Jodie Foster Sells Estate For $8.3 million
Foster’s Cape Cod style 7 bedroom home was previously listed for $9.9 million and eventually sold for $8.3 million. The nearly one acre property features a main home built in 1949, a guest house, a tennis court, and pool. Foster paid over $10 million for the home in 2005.
Popularity: 2% [?]
Bank Foreclosing on O.J. Simpson’s Florida Home
JP Morgan Chase filed for foreclosure on Simpson’s downtown Miami four bedroom home. Simpson initially paid $575,000 for the 4,233 square foot home in 2000. Just like millions of other Floridians, O.J.’s home is now worth less than he paid. The 64 year old in mate is currently serving time for a 2007 incident that involved kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges.
Popularity: 2% [?]
Sarasota Luxury Home Builder Has Big Sales Increase
John Cannon Homes sold 67% more houses in 2011 than the year prior. Furthermore, in the last quarter of 2011 they sold more homes than projected for the entire year. Home prices ranged from $300- $2.5 million. The company also opened 2 new model homes in Country Club East as well as 1 in the Vineyards in the Lake Club. Another model home is being constructed on Osprey Avenue at Wisteria Street. John Cannon has seen a definite increase in buyers requesting larger homes, many with 4,000+ square feet of living space.
Popularity: 2% [?]
