Andie MacDowell Buy My Picture-Perfect Pad ... Because You're Worth It!
Andie MacDowell is moving her ageless face to a new crib -- the longtime L'Oreal spokeswoman is selling her Asheville, North Carolina estate ... for $4.5 million.
The 10,872 square foot Tudor-style home has 6 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms, a game room, and a 2,207 square foot fully-finished basement.
On top of all the space -- the home overlooks the seventh hole fairway of a ritzy golf course and country club.
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Simon Cowell Will Smith's MASSIVE Trailer Is Too Small for Me!
The trailer Will Smith used for "Men In Black III" was too big for New York City ... but it's become too SMALL for the "X Factor" judge Simon Cowell ... because contestants on the show have taken it over!
Sources close to the show tell TMZ ... Simon is using the EXACT same trailer on the set of "X Factor" that Will used back in May. We're told Simon considers it his home away from home and he spends more time there these days than at his home.
According to our sources, not only does Simon relax in it ... but he takes his meetings there and the "X Factor" crew films in it as well. The trailer is 1,200 square feet, but we're told Simon already has his eyes on getting a BIGGER one because so many of the all the crew and passersby who've taken to hanging out there.
Contestants on the show have taken to hanging out in the behemoth too -- the group Stereo Hogzz jokingly posted a pic of themselves hanging out around the trailer.
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Donald Trump I Sold My Cali Beach Pad For WAYYY Less Than I Asked
Donald Trump just unloaded his awesome 11,000 square foot SoCal mansion for $7.15 million ... which is great, except he WANTED $12 mil when he put it on the market last year.
TMZ has learned ... Trump sold the Palos Verdes home to the owner of a major shipping company, who "appreciated the property as much as Trump does."
The house is UNREAL -- with 5 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, a 1,000 square-foot kitchen, a game room, a bar and a gorgeous infinity pool.
A rep for The Donald tells us, Trump never lived in the house -- it was just an investment property. Besides, he already has a ridiculous place in Beverly Hills, where he often stays when he's in town.
Sold!
Matthew Perry Trying to Unload ANOTHER L.A. Home
Matthew Perry seems determined to downsize his Los Angeles real estate portfolio -- the actor just listed his Modern-style hilltop estate for $5.695 million.
In case you're keeping track -- this is the third crib Matt's tried to unload in the last two months -- he listed a condo in the posh Sierra Towers in August, and his Malibu beach pad just a few weeks ago.
The new listing comes in at a spacious 4,100 square feet -- and has 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a media room ... and walls of windows to show off the smoggy view of downtown L.A.
Perry bought the hilltop home for $4.475 million in 2008 -- so he's hoping to make a pretty penny off the sale.
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Bill Gates Ponies Up $600K For Florida Winter Rental
Bill Gates is fleeing his Washington mansion for a much warmer winter home -- the Microsoft gazillionaire is renting a massive Wellington, FL equestrian estate ... for $120,000/month.
Gates has the option to plunk down $12.9 million and buy the 4.18 acre property -- which includes an 8 bedroom, 6 bathroom, 7,352 square foot main house, a guest house, an 8-stall barn and a couple pastures ... for some horse play.
The Tuscan-style main house has a home theater, commercial grade appliances and a wine room that spans the length of the entire formal dining area.
Bill snatched up the rental property so his family could cheer on his oldest daughter, Jennifer -- who is scheduled to participate in the horse jumping competitions during the five-month long Winter Equestrian Festival in nearby West Palm Beach.
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Johnny Depp Cops Race to L.A. Home After Security Scare
L.A.P.D. officers rolled over to Johnny Depp's L.A. mansion early Friday morning ... responding to a call about a possible breach in security ... but TMZ has learned, it was simply a "false alarm."
Law enforcement sources tell us ... Johnny wasn't home at the time ... but when officers arrived to the house, they checked out the property to make sure everything was okay.
Eventually, cops determined there was no actual threat -- and Johnny's house got the "all clear."
Security!
Muhammad Ali Sues My Old Kentucky Home ... SUCKS!
Muhammad Ali is ready for another big fight ... because he's suing a married couple that sold him a home that even Ty Pennington couldn't fix.
Ali and his wife, Yolanda, claim they bought the Louisville mansion back in 2006, and almost immediately discovered an array of ghastly problems, including a leaky roof, leaky chimney, mold, and structurally defective decking.
Ali and Yolanda say the unkindest cut of all is that the sellers knew the problems existed and then set out to deceive the greatest fighter of all time.
Ali and Yolanda are suing for unspecified damages.
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Jane Fonda's Old Valley Cabin In Search of a Wood-Loving Buyer
The Studio City mini-estate once owned by Jane Fonda is officially on the market -- and you can own the 3,787 square foot cabin in all it's wood-clad glory ... if you have $2.295 million!
The home is being sold by none other than newly-svelte "My Name is Earl" star Ethan Suplee -- who purchased the property in 2006 for a modest $2 million.
Along with tons and tons of wood -- the home includes multiple family rooms, three fireplaces, a pool, gazebo and a detached guest house.
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Frances Bean Cobain Smells Like Teen Home Owner
Just a year after turning 18 and gaining access to a ton of trust money, Frances Bean Cobain is investing in the Los Angeles real estate market -- shelling out $1.875 million for a house all her own.
The 3,350 square foot Spanish-style home has 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, a terrace, vintage light fixtures and hardware, stained glass windows and a media room.
The 19-year-old rock heiress is reportedly attending college in upstate New York -- so this is just her West Coast crash pad ... in between semesters.
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Ozzy & Sharon Wanna Buy a Malibu Mansion ... PLEASE!!!!!
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne are high-end victims of the housing collapse ... they just can't unload their ultra-swanky Malibu mansion.
For the 3rd time this year, the couple has reduced the price ... though not much. It started at $10 mil ... dropped to $9.5 mil ... and now, its ALL THE WAY DOWN ... to $9.45 mil.
If you wait a few years, you could probably grab it for around $9 mil.
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Marc Anthony Hey, JLo ... I've Got a New Home Too!
Not to be outdone by his estranged wife's Hamptons Beach home -- Marc Anthony plunked down some serious cash of his own for a 10,000 square foot Italian Renaissance villa in West Hollywood -- leasing the massive mansion for $23,800 a month.
Marc's new L.A. crash pad has eight bedrooms, 9.5 baths, 18-foot ceilings, two guest houses and a recording studio.
Anthony's crib doesn't have seven fireplaces like JLo's beach home -- but it does have one in the master suite ... and it's clad in Italian marble.
Touche.
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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.