There may no longer be American tycoons like there once were during the Gilded Age—the Vanderbilt family's influence in U.S. culture is a shadow of what it once was—but one thing that has maintained its grandeur through the decades is the magnate's real estate. Of the many properties that the shipping and railroad tycoon and his family owned through much of the...
The iconic property and longtime home of the late King of Pop has finally sold. From 1988 to 2005, Michael Jackson owned Neverland Ranch, which has since been renamed Sycamore Valley Ranch, its former name before Jackson purchased the property. Jackson moved out of the 2,700-acre ranch following the infamous 2005 People vs. Jackson trial. Neverland Ranch's central...
Widely considered one of the greatest L.A. crime films of all time, L.A. Confidential has left an indelible mark on movie history. Now you can own a piece of that history, by purchasing the home of Kim Basinger's character, which has been listed by Compass for a cool $6,995,000. Known as the John C. Leavitt House, the home was originally designed by silent movie...
The property that was featured prominently in the 1991 thriller Silence of the Lambs has been listed for sale just in time for Halloween! Listed by Eileen Allan and Shannon Assad of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices The Preferred Realty, the three-story Queen Anne Victorian is currently on the market for $298,500. Sitting on 1.76 acres along the Youghiogheny River...
Yankee legend Derek Jeter and his wife Hannah have listed their Tampa property for $29 million. Construction on the 1.25-acre walled compound was completed in 2012 and includes a dock with two boat lifts and 345 feet of open bay. At just under 22,000 square feet, the estate is the largest in South Tampa. Complete with a heated spa, an 80-foot saltwater lap pool and...
Legendary reggae artist Bob Marley's widow, Rita Marley, recently listed her Nassau, Bahamas home. The couple were married in 1966 and spent about 15 years together before his untimely death in 1981. Nicknamed "La Randa," the two lived in the home together for some time while they were married. The 74-year old has listed the 3,900-square-foot property for $980,000....
A-listers have long been synonymous with the opulent vacation, with many known for spending months at luxury rentals. Multi-platinum recording artist Justin Bieber is no exception. The Canadian singer has gone on extended vacations in some of the most grand locations, from an oceanfront compound in Barbados that cost $250,000 a week to spending time in a 17,422-square-foot...
Would you be willing to spend $415,000 to rent a home in the Hamptons for one month? Probably not, but if you're mega-star Rihanna, that figure likely sounds like chump change. The singer and businesswoman is renting a summer cottage in Southampton, N.Y., to the tune of nearly half a million dollars, and she'll only be utilizing the home from mid-July to mid-August. Rihanna's...
Built in the midst of the Cold War, when many Americans were looking for places to shelter, this Las Vegas fortress of a home is a thing to behold. Constructed for Avon cosmetics executive Girard Henderson in 1978, the mansion spreads across a 15,000-square-foot bunker of steel reinforced concrete. Originally listed in 2014 for $1.7 million, in the wake of the coronavirus,...
One of the greatest hot heads in the history of baseball, Billy Martin, was in the major leagues for 27 years—11 years as a player and 16 as a manager. During that time, he gained a reputation for his on- and off-field antics, a frequent starter of bar fights and a womanizer, until his untimely death, in 1989, at the age of 61. Now you have the unique opportunity...
