June 19, 2013

Oprah Slashes Listing Price of her Chicago Apt.

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*Believe it or not, the country’s economic downturn has affected Oprah Winfrey. The TV titan has listed her Chicago apartment in the city’s Streeterville district for $2.8 million, which is half the price she originally paid for it in 2006. She attempted to unload it two years later for $6 million, but failed to attract [...]




Terrell Owens Facing Foreclosure on Miami Condo

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*Another tale of woe for Terrell Owens. Just days after facing the ire of his baby mamas on “Dr. Phil,” the former NFL star is now in jeopardy of losing his Miami beach condo — one of the last homes he still owns after being forced to sell off several others. According to TMZ, Owens [...]




Rihanna House Hunting in London

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*British tabloids are reporting that Rihanna is currently looking for a home in the UK where she’ll live during her three-month shoot for her new fashion reality series. A source told The Sun newspaper: ”Rihanna is coming back to Britain to shoot her Sky Living reality show and has decided to settle down a bit [...]




Nicki Minaj Surprises Times Square (Video); House Hunts in UK

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*Nicki Minaj is reportedly looking for a house to buy in the UK. In keeping with the title of her new album ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’,  the rapper/singer said she wants to buy a mansion in Buckinghamshire and paint it pink, then install a pink, heart-shaped swimming pool, buy a pink Rolls-Royce for the driveway [...]




Wiz Khalifa Buys $900,000 Mansion in Pennsylvania

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*Wiz Khalifa has shelled out $900,000 on a home in Pennsylvania for him and fiancee Amber Rose. The 3,891 square-foot mansion in Canonsburg sits on 2.8 acres out in the country and features five bedrooms, four baths, Brazilian Kos floors, stainless steel appliances and a lavish master suite as well as a separate guest house. [...]




Alicia Keys Lists Penthouse She Bought from Lenny Kravitz

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*The SoHo penthouse Alicia Keys purchased from Lenny Kravitz in 2010 just hit the market for $17.95 million, reports the New York Daily News. (Are you a fan of EURweb? Like us on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.) And that’s $10 million more than Kravitz paid for the 6,000-plus square-foot loft in 2000. The [...]




Louisiana Orders Lil Wayne to Cut his Grass

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*Lil Wayne has been cited for too much grass and weed again, but this time it’s not the kind that gets you high. The Times-Picayune reports the rapper born Dwayne Carter, was ticketed for “high grass and weeds” at his 10,000-square-foot mansion in a gated subdivision in Kenner, La., a suburb of New Orleans. The [...]




Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Buys $3.4M Home in Florida

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*Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is laying down roots in Florida with the $3.4 million purchase of a new home in Miami, just 20 miles away from where he played college football at the University of Miami. The 13,153-square-foot gated estate, previously owned by Miami Dolphins player Vernon Carey, has five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a pool, [...]




Paula Abdul Sells LA Mansion After Settling Lawsuit

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*Weeks after being fired from “The X Factor,” Paula Abdul is selling off her Los Angeles mansion for $1.9 million just days after paying out $900,000 to settle a lawsuit over the property. The one-time “American Idol” judge was forced to hand over the amount earlier this week to a woman who tripped on a [...]




Mo’Nique Sues Landlord over Mold and Odor Issues

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*Mo’Nique is embroiled in a legal battle with her landlord over allegations her home smells and suffers a serious problem with mold, reports TMZ. The actress has filed legal papers in Fulton County, Georgia in a bid to be released from her $22,000-a-month tenancy agreement on grounds that her house is in a terrible condition. [...]




Khloe and Lamar Trigger Real Estate Circus in Dallas

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*The arrival of NBA star Lamar Odom and his wife Khloe Kardashian in Dallas has sent the local real estate game into a frenzy. According to TMZ, the couple set off a war among a number of high-end realtors who were vying for their business. And rather than using just one realtor, they had employed [...]




R. Kelly Selling Chicago Home Facing Foreclosure

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*R. Kelly has placed his Chicago home on the market after he was threatened with foreclosure. The R&B crooner faced losing the property in June after defaulting on his mortgage with JPMorgan Chase Bank. They claimed Kelly had stopped making monthly payments on the suburban property in the summer of 2010, prompting them to take [...]




Actor Gary Dourdan Facing Foreclosure on Venice Home

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*Adding to his recent woes, Gary Dourdan is now facing foreclosure on his home in Venice, Calif. According to TMZ, the former “CSI” star defaulted his mortgage after missing a payment date on July 1st. The actor reportedly owes $61,558.90 as of Sept. 28 on the home he bought in 2004 for $922,000. This marks [...]




T.O. Takes $350K Hit in Short Sale, But Avoids Foreclosure

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*In a move that avoided another real estate debacle for Terrell Owens, the NFL star has reportedly struck a deal to sell his Dallas condo for $350,000 less than he bought it for. According to TMZ, Owens paid $1.95 for his 3,559-square foot Dallas condo back in 2008, when he was still a member of [...]




Jennifer Hudson Buys Chicago Mansion for Nearly $3 Million

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*Jennifer Hudson has thrown down $2,795,000 for a lavish six-bedroom mansion in her native Chicago. The 12,000-square-foot property is said to include six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a heated garage, a theatre and two laundry rooms, according to Zillow.com. It also comes with a luxurious kitchen space, a finished walk-out basement and cherry hardwood floors. There [...]