Chris Daughtry Trying to Bank $10K in Home Sale
"American Idol" alum Chris Daughtry is hoping to actually make a little money off his Oak Ridge, NC home -- he's listed the home for just $900 more than be bought it for five years ago!
Chris bought the home back in 2006 for $690,000 ... and he's now put it on the market for $699,900.
The 4-bedroom, 4-bath house sits on more than two acres of land -- and includes an office, a walk-in pantry, a saltwater pool and a putting green.
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Jonah Hill Gets Himself to the Valley!
Jonah Hill is joining the list of celebs fleeing to the suburbs in the San Fernando Valley. The "Moneyball" actor just plunked down $2.175 million for a cute Cape Cod style home in Tarzana.
The 4,650 square foot home has 5 bedrooms and 5.5 baths -- and includes a commercial-grade, glass front refrigerator, two master bathroom showers (one is steam) and a private terrace attached to the master suite.
And, since you can fry an egg on a Tarzana sidewalk during summers, the property has the obligatory swimming pool, and also a tennis court, citrus grove and even a bocce ball court.
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Jamie McCourt Banks $6.525 Mil For Holmby Hills "Guest House"
Jamie McCourt has successfully unloaded one of the Holmby Hills cribs she used to own with estranged hubby Frank McCourt -- selling the 8 bedroom, 10 bath mansion for a cool $6.525 million.
The McCourts bought the 8,400 square foot home back in 2004 -- in hopes of making it the "guest house" for the $25 million villa they purchased next door.
The problem is -- Frank and Jamie divorced before they got around to creating the massive 5 acre compound -- and the guest house was put up for sale.
In addition to the two Holmby Hills homes -- the McCourts own two side-by-side homes in Malibu, two properties in Massachusetts, one property in Montana -- and a little bankrupt baseball team called the Dodgers.
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Katherine Jackson On Second Thought ... I Don't Want to Sell the House
Katherine Jackson has had a change of heart, deciding she doesn't want to sell the Jackson family home after all.
During a court hearing yesterday, Howard Weitzman, the lawyer for the Michael Jackson Estate, announced they were withdrawing their petition to get the judge's approval to sell the Hayvenhurst estate in Encino.
Weitzman said they submitted the petition because Katherine expressed a desire to sell the property but has since had second thoughts.
The court did, however, approve a petition for Katherine to buy another house. Sources tell TMZ ... she wants to buy the home she's currently renting in Calabasas, where she can live with Michael's 3 kids.
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Hulk Hogan's Mansion KILLED By the Housing Market
The real estate market has Hulk Hogan in a serious chokehold -- because the Florida mansion he once listed for $25 MILLION ... has now been reduced all the way to $8.87 million.
Hulk has been trying to unload the mansion -- famously featured in "Hogan Knows Best" -- since 2006. He's dropped the asking price twice before ... but now, he's finally UNDER double digits.
As for the 17,145 square foot estate -- it boasts 5 bedrooms, 9.5 baths, a boathouse, a pool with a two-tier waterfall, and a four car garage.
It's a buyers market ... if you've got a few mil to spare.
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Octomom Who Wants to OVERPAY for My "Celebrity Home?"
For Sale: Banged up "celebrity home" ... 4 bedrooms, but uncomfortably sleeps 15 .... 3 bathrooms, but there's crap all over the place -- and it's up for sale for $25k OVER market value!!!!!
Yes, Octomom Nadya Suleman has finally listed her Orange County, CA home -- in a last ditch effort to squeeze some cash out of the place before the bank forecloses on it in the next couple of days.
As we previously reported, the Octocrib was appraised at $500k -- but she must be feeling lucky because Nadya has listed the place for $525,000.
A master of the sales pitch, Octo has described the pad as a "celebrity home" -- complete with artificial turf in the backyard and a "desirable" cul-de-sac location.
If ya want it, better act fast -- and also, you should lick yourself, because you must be a sucker.
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"Grey's Anatomy" Star Knocks Another $300K off Her Los Feliz Home
Kate Walsh is hoping another hefty price reduction will entice someone to FINALLY buy her Los Feliz mansion ... this time she's knocked the price all the way down to $3.995 mil.
The "Grey's Anatomy" star just re-listed her 5,940 square foot Spanish-style property -- the second time in a year and a half.
Walsh bought the 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath home for $4.75 million back in 2007 -- and tried to sell it last year for $4.295 million ... with no luck. Now, she's trying again with a $300k discount.
The house has 3 fireplaces, a swimming pool, a guest house and a Pilates studio -- and Kate converted one of the bedrooms into a massive walk-in closet.
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Hilary Duff Buy My Huge House ... for $6.25 Million
Mom-to-be Hilary Duff is trying one more time to unload the massive crib she bought with all her "Lizzie McGuire" money -- listing her Toluca Lake pad for a cool $6.25 million.
Duff originally listed the 9,277 square foot, five-bedroom, six-bath Mediterranean-style home for $7 million last year ... but couldn't find a buyer.
The ginormous home comes with a cognac room, billiard room, wine cellar, game room, gym, gorgeous pool and the best feature of all ... a gift-wrapping room.
It pays to be a Disney princess.
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Jennifer Lopez Buying Massive Hamptons Beach Home
Jenny from the Block is about to buy herself a whole city block right on the beach in the Hamptons -- Jennifer Lopez is reportedly about to close on a 15,037 square foot home ... listed at just under $18 million!
The seven-bedroom, 9.5 bath, three-story home has an elevator, seven fireplaces, a three-car garage, two laundry rooms ... and a partridge in a pear tree.
Lopez already owns a Hamptons crib with estranged hubby Marc Anthony -- so it looks like she's ready to move on with an exclusive mansion all her own.
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Heath Ledger's Tree House Climb In ... If You Can Drop $3 Mil
Back in 2007, Heath Ledger lived in a FAMOUS Hollywood Hills mansion nicknamed "The Tree House" -- and now, it could be yours .... if you've got a spare $3 mil to spend.
The legendary home -- now owned by soap opera star Adrian Bellani -- just hit the market ... and the asking price is $2.995 million.
The 1,861 square foot pad features 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, an outdoor theater -- and is engulfed by so many sycamore trees ... you feel like Tarzan.
Heath wasn't the first celebrity to own the hillside property -- Ellen DeGeneres lived there for a short time -- before selling it in 2005.
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Beyonce's Mom Please Buy My Houston Mansion
Beyonce's mom Tina Knowles is unloading one of her massive Houston area homes -- listing her Texas-sized, 8,885 square foot mansion for $3.499 million.
The 5 bedroom, 5 bath house was purchased by Beyonce in 2004 -- the title was then transferred to her mom.
Tina's palatial pad has a carved stone fireplace, multilevel formal living and dining room, and a 50 foot wall of floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the backyard pool.
Mama Knowles has 2 other homes in the Houston area -- a low-key ranch home, and a 4,783 square foot lakefront property.
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Octomom Dumping Pain-In-the-Ass Home
Octomom has had it up to here dealing with her beleaguered Orange County home -- vindictive neighbors, endless mortgage troubles -- so she's decided to cut her losses ... and put it up for sale.
A rep for Nadya Suleman tells TMZ, she hasn't paid her mortgage in three months because she doesn't want to live there anymore -- and the place is scheduled for foreclosure next week.
According to the rep, Octo's going to try to sell the home before the bank takes it -- but if she fails, c'est la vie ... Nadya just wants to get the hell out of there. Credit score be damned.
The rep says Octo had the place appraised recently for $500,000 -- pretty good in this economy ... but the bad news is she still owes $450,000.
Nadya's list of grievances is endless -- but the rep tells us, Octo simply can't justify the $3,500-a-month mortgage payments ... especially when the place is in utter disrepair (video above).
We're told Octo's already got her eye on a few (more affordable) places nearby.
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Lisa Vanderpump Buys a Bitchin' Mansion
Beverly Hills housewife, Lisa Vanderpump is packing up her pink clothes and moving to her new, $10.2 million mansion ... still in the 90210 area, though so big it might have its own zip code.
The 5-bedroom, 8-bath estate is huge -- over 8,000 sq. feet. And a must for the rich ... a two story library, luxurious spa-like master suite, and a killer pool.
Vanderpump -- who just sold her mansion in the ultra-exclusive Mulholland Estates -- is clearly rolling in the dough, because in addition to the new house, she just leased another mansion in Oprah's Montecito neighborhood with an option to buy it outright.
So reality doesn't suck after all.
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Homer Simpson Sells Home to Moe Szyslak for Lots of D'oh!
Homer Simpson just sold his Pacific Palisades home to none other than Duff Beer peddler Moe Szyslak ... for $5.5 million.
Voice of Homer -- Dan Castellaneta -- knocked $200 thousand off the listing price of his 4,414 square Tudor -- before Hank Azaria -- who voices Moe -- snatched it up.
The house has 4 bedrooms, 3 and a half baths, a studio and a saltwater pool.
The only thing the house is missing -- a friendly neighborhood tavern and an endless supply of Duff.
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Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russell We Want $14.75 MILLION For Our Humble Home
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell are trying again to dump their enormous Malibu Beach mansion -- listing the Balinese-themed palace for $14.749 million.
The 4,300 square foot beach house has 4 bedrooms, and comes with a meditation room, a movie screening room, and a gym.
The couple bought the Malibu home back in 1989 -- and have put it up for sale several times in the last 15 years ... to no avail.
Fun Fact: There are roughly 50 other Malibu Beach homes currently listed for more than $10 million -- so Goldie and Kurt have some stiff competition.
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Rosie O'Donnell I'm Buying My OWN Home in Chi Town
Rosie O'Donnell is banking on her upcoming Oprah Winfrey Network talk show being a hit -- because she plunked down a hefty sum for a crash pad in Chicago.
The 5 bedroom, 6,000 square foot home was listed at $2.5 million -- and the buzz is ... she paid close to the asking price.
The home comes with a heated, three-car garage and a sports bar.
According to the Chicago Tribune -- Rosie gets to keep all the furniture -- hopefully, there's a jukebox in the sports bar.