Celebrity Homes

The first prospective buyer who came to look at the house where Michael Jackson died was singer Robbie Williams ... and who knew he was so loaded?

Our spies saw Robbie roll up to the house Thursday afternoon in his Range Rover.

The house was just listed -- again -- this time the asking price is $23.9 million.

We know anyone who looks at the estate has to pre-qualify ... meaning they have to show they can afford the steep purchase price.

As for Robbie, a London newspaper estimates his 2011 net worth at $149 mil. Robbie currently owns a home in the Beverly Hills area -- he paid $16 mil back in 2008. And he bought a house down the street and uses the land as a soccer field. Now that's rich.

As for the Holmby Hills estate -- Michael was renting it from Hubert Guez, the CFO of Ed Hardy. The house is 17,000 square feet, with 7 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms.

As for whether Robbie is interested in making an offer ... his rep had no comment.

The house where Michael Jackson died is up for sale ... again ... for a whopping $23.9 million.

The estate went on the market Monday and we've learned a "major celebrity" will look at it tomorrow.

We're told the realtor -- Mauricio Umansky, the CEO and co-founder of The Agency in Beverly Hills -- will ONLY show the property to serious buyers who have pre-qualified ... which means they have the dough to buy the property.

NFL quarterback Matt Leinart won’t let a little thing like being dropped from the Houston Texans bring him down ... TMZ has learned, he just shelled out $1.45 MILLION on a sweet new beach pad in California.

The former Heisman trophy winner -- whose fractured collarbone all but sealed his fate on the Texans -- will be chillin' out this summer in a 3-bdrm, 3-bath ocean view home in Manhattan Beach, CA.

The beachfront property comes fully equipped with 2 jacuzzi tubs, 2 fireplaces, 2 decks and a panoramic ocean view -- adding up to over 2,100 sq. ft. of perfect space to relax and recover in the non-Texas sun.

Turns out what Brooke Mueller really wanted ... what she really, really wanted ... was Mel B's house -- because TMZ has learned she just bought it and moved in last week. Zigazig ah!

Sources close to Brooke tell TMZ she plunked down $3.3 million for the Tarzana home that the Spice Girl bought back in 2009. We're told Brooke has been looking for a place since she got out of rehab and wanted a place that was outside of the Hollywood scene.

According to our sources, Brooke put down the money for the 5 bedroom, 8 bathroom house herself -- and didn't get any of the money from ex Charlie Sheen.

Akon has no plans to pay a $51,000 construction bill on his Georgia mansion -- insisting the man behind the 5-figure tab not only butchered his home ... he actually tried to EXTORT Akon to get the cash.

Akon just filed a countersuit against a guy named Jay Poorak -- who runs a company called Southern Electric -- insisting Poorak performed construction work on Akon's house without ever hashing out an agreement about the services or price.

According to the lawsuit, Poorak attempted all kinds of construction on Akon's home -- including electrical work, framing, and cornice work -- without any permission ... and the work was a disaster.

But that's not it -- Akon claims Poorak completely ripped him off ... charging him over $150,000 for the job ... when it was only worth $33,660.

Akon claims he already paid Poorak $44,650 -- despite the hack job -- and now wants at least $10,990 back ... the amount Akon believes he overpaid.

Akon claims Poorak threatened him over the balance in question with legal action and "the besmirching of [his] reputation" if Akon didn't pay up.

LA Dodgers star Matt Kemp (and his $160 million contract) wants to unload a fancy-schmancy LA condo -- in the same building where Larry King also owns a place -- and it can be allllllll yours for a cool $2.5 MILLION.

The swanky 2-bdrm, 2-bath pad -- located at the glitzy Carlyle Residences -- is 2700 sq. feet of AWESOME with marble baths, outdoor terrace and a GINORMOUS master suite.

Also included for your millions ... a full service doorman, valet, climate-controlled pool, private elevator for EACH resident, wine cellar and round the clock concierge service ... for all your late night Taco Bell cravings.

Four years after his team left Seattle for the Midwest, NBA superstar Kevin Durant is finally severing his last tie with Emerald City -- he's putting his house up for sale.

Durant was a member of the Seattle SuperSonics for just one season before the team moved to Oklahoma City in 2008. Kevin has kept a home in Mercer Island ever since, but has now listed the 5,910 sq. foot home for $2.799 million.

The home -- which is listed by The Campins Company, owned by former "Apprentice" contestant Katrina Campins -- features five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a home theater, and a state of the art security system.

Kelsey Grammer has purchased a multi-million dollar house in Beverly Hills in part to be close to his kids ... TMZ has learned.

Sources tell us Kelsey was quietly looking at homes in the $7 million range and has settled on one he and his new wife Kayte really liked.

Kelsey has joint custody of the 2 kids he had with ex-wife Camille Grammer, and we're told he wants to spend time on the West Coast to keep his relationship with the children intact.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is havin' a pretty good year -- despite GI Joe 2 -- because the former WWE star just bought himself a siiiiiiick new pad ... for $3.45 million.

The actor bought the 13,153 sq. ft. mansion in swanky Southwest Ranches, Florida -- from Miami Dolphins lineman Vernon Carey ... around Valentine's Day. The deal was brokered by The Campins Company ... owned by former "Apprentice" contestant Katrina Campins.

The VIP 5-bedroom, 7-bath palace features a ginormous swimming pool and even a home theater with its very own TICKET BOOTH -- where Rock can watch film classics like “The Scorpion King” and “Tooth Fairy" at his 275-pound leisure.

Justin Bieber is still on the hunt for an L.A. home, but he definitely has NOT put an offer on the $10+ million home Ashton Kutcher is currently renting.

Zillow.com and the Daily Mail are reporting Justin's buying the Ashton house (below). Not true.

TMZ broke the story ... Justin was looking at the Ashton home as well as 2 homes in Calabasas -- a suburb of L.A. but he hasn't made an offer on anything yet.

In fact, Justin's people tell us the Ashton house isn't even the frontrunner. Justin has now looked at 3 homes in Calabasas and he's looked at 2 of them more than once, but he's still not prepared to make an offer on anything and is continuing to look.

Two other points ... We're told Ashton is saying he wants to buy the house he's currently renting.

As for Justin, he's going on tour soon, so unless he finds the house he really wants ... he may rent for a while. The rich have such problems ...

In case you missed it, Justin called in to TMZ Live last week -- explaining his 8-figure real estate search ... and why Ashton's place is high on his list.

"The View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck is HOPING to sell her swanky NYC condo ... but thanks to the crappy real estate market ... she could end up taking a serious hit on the place.

Hasselbeck and her former NFL quarterback hubby Tim just listed their Upper West Side condo for a cool $3.3 million ... just under the $3.309 they paid for the place back in 2008.

The 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom home is pretty sick ... marble flooring, 10-foot ceiling, massive windows with a great city view. The building also includes a full-time doorman, courtyard, fitness room and 52-foot indoor swimming pool.

Dick Clark is selling a house that sits on 23 acres of land -- and although the listing says it's located in Malibu, it looks like it's straight out of Bedrock. Willlllmmmaaaaa!!!!!

The legendary home sits atop a bluff and has a complete 360 degree view of the Pacific Ocean, Channel Islands, Boney Mountains, Serrano Valley. Despite its size, it's only a one bedroom home, so Pebbles and Bam Bam will have to find their own place to live.

The house also features a bar, breakfast area, dining room, brontosaurus, living room, patio and wine cellar ... and it's a steal at just 3,500,000 clams!

Justin Bieber is going ALL OUT for his 18th birthday -- parachuting in the afternoon, a fancy dinner followed by a fun party ... and he's gonna buy TWO ultra-expensive mega-mansions ... TMZ has learned.

Justin has been on a real estate hunt in L.A. for a while ... but now, sources connected to the singer tell us he's narrowed his search down to 3 pads.

2 of the mansions are in Calabasas, CA ... home of the Kardashians, a few Jackson family members and Britney Spears.

We're told one of the estates Justin is eying has a $6 million price tag ... the other's on the market for a cool $8 mil.

The third home Biebs is interested in is in the Hollywood area -- a PIMPED OUT bachelor pad currently being rented by Ashton Kutcher. We're told that place is listed for $10 million.

Sources connected to Justin tell us ... he wants to buy one place for himself and one for his mother. The two CHEAPEST would cost $14 mil.

It's good to be rich ... and young.

3:30 PM PST -- Bieber called in to "TMZ Live" today and talked about his real estate search ... telling us he's still looking for the right place .... but said Ashton's pad is "really dope."

LISTED -- Beautiful 5 bedroom, 4.5 bath L.A. mansion ... 4,679 square feet ... gorgeous views ... memories of a $900,000 lawsuit .. and an obsessed Paula Abdul fan killed herself just down the street. LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION!

Yes, Paula Abdul is finally trying to sell her Sherman Oaks pad ... listing the home for $1.9 million.

The former "X Factor" judge dealt with some serious issues during her stay over the past few years -- she recently settled a lawsuit with a woman who claims she injured herself on Paula's driveway and back in 2008, a fan with a Paula infatuation OD'd on pills and died just down the street.

Vanessa Bryant and her kids were in New York City over the weekend, looking for a big ol' apartment ... TMZ has learned.

Real estate sources tell us ... Vanessa won't say if she's packing up and moving from California -- but she definitely wants to buy a place in NYC.

It's not exactly a sign that she's reconciling with Kobe Bryant, even though the two were kissing after the Lakers game on Valentine's Day.

Vanessa now owns 3 estates in Newport Beach, after Kobe transferred title to her as part of their divorce -- which has not yet become final. And, as we first reported, Vanessa will score a total of $75 mil in the settlement.

As for whether Vanessa would move away from California ... we're told she thinks Lakers fans and Lakers wives don't like her -- at least that's the way she perceives it.

No doubt ... if Vanessa did move, it would royally screw Kobe up. He still loves her, wants her back, and doesn't want his kids to live across the country.

Our real estate sources say Vanessa made it clear -- Kobe knows she's shopping in the Big Apple.

"Teen Mom" star Amber Portwood was tossed out of her Indiana home last month for scamming the government and mooching off taxpayer money -- this according to law enforcement sources.

Here's how it breaks down -- according to Amber's lease agreement, obtained by TMZ, the house she was renting in Anderson, Indiana had been subsidized by the state's "Low Income Rental Housing Tax Credit Program."

Problem is, in order to enroll in the program -- a prerequisite for moving in -- the reality star claimed she made roughly $10,000 a year ... MUCH less than what she actually earned in 2010 ... $280,000.

According to sources, Amber's massive income rendered her ineligible for subsidized housing -- no duh -- and that's the reason her landlords evicted her.