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Anna's Home Will Go to Highest Bidder

Posted Feb 26th 2007 4:47PM by TMZ Staff

TMZ has learned the owners of the house in which Howard K. Stern is living are putting the property on the market for a cool $10 million!

Horizons, the Bahamian oceanfront estate in which Anna Nicole lived, was purchased back in October by South Carolina real estate mogul G. Ben Thompson for $950,000.

TMZ has obtained an attorney's letter written to Thompson and his son-in-law, S. Ford Shelley, which states that they have "a good and marketable title to that property... " and there is, "a duly executed and stamped conveyance in your favour."

TMZ has learned Thompson and Shelly are currently interviewing brokerage firms worldwide -- firms that are interested in winning the listing.

In short, it appears Thompson and Shelly have a right to sell the property, which may have skyrocketed in value because of the incredible publicity surrounding the Smith saga. Sources say Stern himself believes the property is worth $10 mil.

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16. I cannot believe that Ford would act in this manner since he has spent his time stealing, and giving Howard a hard time....he continues to make himself look like he is a no good you know what....seems to me like its about MONEY....

Posted at 9:28AM on Feb 27th 2007 by Kitty

17. This is business, That house was worth a lot MORE than ANS was going to pay for it in the first place,,,,,,,, check real estate values in the area no big deal here they might get 2.5 on the open market

Posted at 7:01PM on Feb 26th 2007 by cash calf

18. This is business, That house was worth a lot MORE than ANS was going to pay for it in the first place,,,,,,,, check real estate values in the area no big deal here they might get 2.5 on the open market

Posted at 7:00PM on Feb 26th 2007 by cash calf

19. I would think the value would have diminished after all this carnival ...who would want gawkers trolling by all the time? Bet the neighbors would like to tear it down.

Posted at 6:55PM on Feb 26th 2007 by ramona

20. #1, Right on!

Posted at 6:58PM on Feb 26th 2007 by Beth

21. So was HKS evicted or what ? Seems HKS has another house & boat he can live on lol. Nice house for a drug den, like on Miami Vice.

Posted at 7:00PM on Feb 26th 2007 by Maria K

22. For anyone asking, Anna never owned the house. Paperwork was drawn up basically to prove intent to purchase in order to hustle up the residency claim. She never signed the papers and the Thompson real estate group is said to have correspondence from Anna regarding intent to pay and then backing off and refusing to pay. Stating that Ben should just give her the house. The battle to reclaim the property began long ago. They should prevail. Although it may look like a windfall for them, this isn't their first. They already have residences in the Keyes as well as other high priced tourist areas and this was not their first dealings in the Bahamas from what I have heard.

Posted at 7:00PM on Feb 26th 2007 by MY THOTS

23. Okay, let's back up a minute.

Take a look at the document TMZ posted.

It's actually a letter from the law firm representing Calendar & Co. in the suit they have against them over their handling of the house.

This document seems to say that the application for the Certificate of Registration is still outstanding as of February 14th. They only have "good and marketable" title to the property after the Certificate is obtained.

Posted at 7:00PM on Feb 26th 2007 by Christina

24. Carole, you got it right. Anna Nicole never owned the house. She was offered a mortgage to pay for it but refused to sign it. At that point she tore up the mortgage documents and claimed that the house was a gift to her. She never bought the house, she never paid for the house, and there were a couple of rulings about this a few days before she died. She was in the process of being evicted at the time of her death.

Howard Stern bought another hose just before Anna Nicole died, and it was not nearly as nice as the place where they are being evicted.

Posted at 7:06PM on Feb 26th 2007 by Patti

25. It seems to me that Thompson & Shelly don't have the right to sell the property until the Certificat of Registration has been obtained. Has that happened yet?

Posted at 7:02PM on Feb 26th 2007 by Christina

26. TO Berbacia Clemons

Love ya baby,,,,oops at least your honesty

Posted at 7:13PM on Feb 26th 2007 by cash calf

27. Susana @ #4 wrote: "Oh, GOOD, even MORE GREED, pathetic.. People will do ANYTHING for money , yet they have no problem condeming ANNA.. Don't you love hypocrisy?"

I agree, ANNA WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR MONEY!!! Talk about HYPOCRISY!!!

Posted at 7:06PM on Feb 26th 2007 by Mo

28. And she's still not buried.

Boy, we all thought she was rotten when she was alive...

IS THIS THING ON?

Posted at 7:07PM on Feb 26th 2007 by major

29. Well, I guess that means that Howard K Sperm isn't REALLY a resident of the Bahamas after all, what a shame. Maybe this is why he didn't bother to show up at the custody hearing today. Fucking WORM!!!

Someone should shoot that piece of shit in the face.

Posted at 7:06PM on Feb 26th 2007 by MyTwoCents

30. Seems to me that Ford Shelley is a snake and oppertunist. I'll bet he disgraces his so called "Good Friend" Anna's name by selling to the highes bidder her most personal posessions that he took illeagally from the home. I would not trust anything that self serving snake says or does.
Lynn

Posted at 7:07PM on Feb 26th 2007 by Lynn

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