tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4033978594572678262024-02-07T21:38:48.035-08:00Celine HudreAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07565566519265580983noreply@blogger.comBlogger1227125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-18331681980212685202013-11-29T12:01:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.693-08:00Annie Lennox Lists in LondonSELLER: Annie LennoxLOCATION: London, UKPRICE: £12,000,000SIZE: 5,131 square feet, 4-5 bedrooms, 3.5 bathroomsYOUR MAMAS NOTES: We have Our Man in London to thank for sniffing out the open market listing for a Grade II listed terrace house just a few short blocks off Portobello Road in London's Notting Hill nabe that's up for sale with an £12,000,000 price tag and owned by pixie-haired synth-pop/Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-30174863072999281462013-11-27T11:37:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.715-08:00David Koepp Lists Manhattan TownhouseSELLER: David KoeppLOCATION: New York City, NYPRICE: $9,900,000SIZE: 5,000(ish) square feet, 4-5 bedrooms, 3 full and 1 or maybe to half bathroomsYOUR MAMAS NOTES: A quick spin through some of the newer property listings in New York City turned up a townhouse on the Upper West Side listed for $9.9 million and owned, as per property records, by David Koepp.*Mister Koepp's name may not ring your Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-29246459791710113512013-11-26T11:44:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.708-08:00John Fogerty Buys Hidden Valley EstateBUYER: John FogartyLOCATION: Thousand Oaks, CAPRICE: $8,950,000SIZE: 13,053 square feet, 7 bedrooms, 7.5 bathroomsYOUR MAMAS NOTES: Late yesterday afternoon, deep into our second top-shelf gin & tonic (extra lime, please) Your Mama heard word from tireless real estate yenta Yolanda Yakketyyak that guitar legend and veteran rock 'n' roll VIP John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival fame Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-86603190404128054872013-11-25T16:33:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.765-08:00Did Angie Jolie Buy Fiancée Brad P. A Private Island?International property gossips have gone hog wild over the rumors and reports (and reports of rumors) that Oscar-nominated actress Angelina Jolie bought her über-famous fiancée, Brad Pitt, a private island on small and scenic Lake Mahopac (NY) with a Frank Lloyd Wright pedigree. So the stories go, the hands on super mommy of six and globe-trotting do-gooder shelled out Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-81205733754253534902013-11-25T09:54:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.756-08:00Snowboarder Shaun White Snags Malibu Mini-CompoundBUYER: Shaun WhiteSELLER: Mike FleissLOCATION: Malibu, CASIZE: 2,625 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms (plus outbuildings)PRICE: $8,940,000YOUR MAMAS NOTES: Your Mama hears from our already holiday merry-making celebrity real estate yenta Yolanda Yakettyyak that high income earning 27-year old two-time Olympic gold medal winning professional snowboarder Shaun White—a.k.a. The Flying Tomato—Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-36510778901969886872013-11-25T07:52:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.723-08:00A Generational Shift is ComingWe've long known that the real estate industry is aging, with the average salesperson now in his or her late 50s. What we also know now is that the recent, long-lasting recession caused an entire cohort of people either to leave the business, or not get into it in the first place. That leaves us, like architecture and other fields with cyclical demand and incomes, without the next Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-15391831537573055472013-11-22T14:44:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.686-08:00Did Paul Allen Buy A Big Bay Area Crib?BUYER: Paul AllenLOCATION: Atherton, CAPRICE: $27,000,000SIZE: 22,005 square feet, 6 bedrooms, 6 full and 4 half bathroomsYOUR MAMAS NOTES: Your Mama already knows we're a little late to this particular high-profile property purchase party but we can't resist us a little ditty about a multi-billionaire philanthropist and hardcore real estate baller like Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen who—so the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-47029999591035972252013-11-21T14:42:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.735-08:00Celebrity Rental: James PerseIn support of and in property gossip solidarity with the hardworking kids at Curbed and their annual "Renter's Week," Your Mama thought we'd have a brief look-see at a handful of homes in the sensationally scenic, punishingly pricey, and celeb-saturated seaside community of Malibu, CA, that are currently available for rent and owned by a high profile Tinseltowner...Los Angeles fashion Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-84872162235319096832013-11-21T13:48:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.760-08:00Celebrity Rental: Eric Gold and Marcy KaplanIn support of and in property gossip solidarity with the hardworking kids at Curbed and their annual "Renter's Week," Your Mama thought we'd have a brief look-see at a handful of homes in the sensationally scenic, punishingly pricey, and celeb-saturated seaside community of Malibu, CA, that are currently available for rent and owned by a high profile Tinseltowner...Television, movie, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-43570254613683724812013-11-21T12:22:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.732-08:00Celebrity Rental: Cindy Crawford and Rande GerberIn support of and in property gossip solidarity with the hardworking kids at Curbed and their annual "Renter's Week," Your Mama thought we'd have a brief look-see at a handful of homes in the sensationally scenic, punishingly pricey, and celeb-saturated seaside community of Malibu, CA, that are currently available for rent and owned by a high profile Tinseltowner...Cindy Crawford—a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-91619080814290806802013-11-21T11:40:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.769-08:00Celebrity Rental: David Charvet and Brooke Burke-CharvetIn support of and in property gossip solidarity with the hardworking kids at Curbed and their annual "Renter's Week," Your Mama thought we'd have a brief look-see at a handful of homes in the sensationally scenic, punishingly pricey, and celeb-saturated seaside community of Malibu, CA, that are currently available for rent and owned by a high profile Tinseltowner...So goes the proverb, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-85137576619711414052013-11-21T11:34:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.762-08:00Celebrity Rental: Matthew PerryIn support of and in property gossip solidarity with the hardworking kids at Curbed and their annual "Renter's Week," Your Mama thought we'd have a brief look-see at a handful of homes in the sensationally scenic, punishingly pricey, and celeb-saturated seaside community of Malibu, CA, that are currently available for rent and owned by a high profile Tinseltowner...In the fall of 2011, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-24030486292269363182013-11-20T15:44:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.698-08:00Rupert Murdoch Recap, Divorce StyleAfter fourteen years, globally engaged and legally embattled octogenarian billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his third wife, businesswoman Wendi Deng, have reportedly reached an "amicable" divorce settlement agreement.Details are still slim but, so the stories go, in addition to whatever child and/or spousal support, cash and/or News Corp. stock she may or may be entitled to, China-born Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-87861379886701141422013-11-19T14:18:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.767-08:00Reality Television Pioneer Sells Topanga Spread to BillionaireSELLER: Jonathan MurrayBUYER: Anthony PritzkerLOCATION: Topanga, CAPRICE: $2,650,000SIZE: 3,664 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathroomsYOUR MAMAS NOTES: Your Mama can't recall exactly when or from whom we first heard it but it was already way back in late June (2013) that reality television pioneer Jonathan Murray sold a casually luxurious estate of nearly three, gated acres in Topanga, CA, for $Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-49505974277249291582013-11-18T11:42:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.739-08:00Ricky Martin Lists Manhattan Pied-a-TerreSELLER: Ricky MartinLOCATION: New York City, NYPRICE: $8,300,000SIZE: 2,637 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathroomsYOUR MAMAS NOTES: A little birdie told Your Mama that a downtown New York City apartment long-believed by property gossips to be owned by handsome, out and proud, tatted and well-built Puerto Rican pop star Ricky Martin has popped up on the open market with an $8,300,000 asking Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-14380509010560453882013-11-18T10:19:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.683-08:00Monday Morning Mash UpListen, chickens, it's a tad bit slow in the celebrity real estate world right now so let's have a quick look at a few of the stories Your Mama didn't discuss over the last week or so, okay?::::::::Showbizness shit-stirrer Charlie Sheen—née Carlos Estevez—and his perpetually troubled third ex-wife Brooke Mueller are at each others' throats once again and the volatile actor reportedly wants Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-13969072573220454232013-11-15T11:04:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.678-08:00Nick Jonas Nabs Sunset Strip SpanishBUYER: Nick JonasLOCATION: Los Angeles, CAPRICE: $3,200,000SIZE: 2,305 square feet, 4 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms (total)YOUR MAMAS NOTES: When (American) boy-men turn 21 they all too often gather a merry band of bros and hos and drink downright ludicrous and dangerous amounts of liquor. But—as per several reliable informants including Benny N. Duhjets and Yolanda Yakketyyak—if you're an Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-27538203427219475422013-11-14T13:45:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.706-08:00Bertram van Munster Races into the B.H.P.O.BUYER: Bertram van Munster and Elise DoganieriLOCATION: Beverly Hills (Post Office), CAPRICE: $8,500,000SIZE: 7,644 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 7 bathroomsYOUR MAMAS NOTES: Those of the children who tune in to the luxury-sector real estate hijinks on Million Dollar Listing may recall episode five of the most recent season when smiley, suit-clad broker Josh Altman and his business-partner brother Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-56977054938544312732013-11-13T15:43:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.742-08:00In Case You Didn't Hear......The lady property gossip at the New York Post has let the celebrity cat out of the real estate bag about how two-time Oscar-nominated film director Spike Lee listed his pedigreed, Spanish (Colonial) Renaissance/Revival-style townhouse mansion in Manhattan on the market with a huge but hardly unheard of $32 million asking price.The original owner was a female member of the illustrious Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-17949051952385122152013-11-13T13:50:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.688-08:00James Franco YOLO's Airbnb Pop-Up SuiteAlthough he's not much—ahem—appreciated by several of the more high-nosed art world denizens we know, Your Mama likes prolific actor/artist/provocateur James Franco. We even follow him on the Instagram-doohicky. However, we have two major issues with the free-standing, pop-up bedroom suite he recently designed for Airbnb's "Hello L.A." campaign (shown above) and installed—buckle your seat belts, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-83350704943448901222013-11-13T10:59:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.759-08:00Yoko Ono Lists Loft-like Downtown TownhouseSELLER: Yoko OnoLOCATION: New York City, NYPRICE: $6,500,000SIZE: 5,700+- square feet, 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathroomsYOUR MAMAS NOTES: Even at 80 years old, Japanese-born artist and peace activist Yoko Ono remains a vibrant and beloved treasure of the international avant garde. If any of the children have yet to see it and adore it Your Mama can't get enough of Miz Ono's recently released Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-85356434501667348212013-11-13T07:57:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.763-08:00Home for the HolidaysAs the year winds down toward the holidays, I want to remind people that there's one last push left for the real estate market. Although fewer people look for property during this season, those who do are generally very motivated. And, while sellers often don't want to have their homes subject to showings near the holidays, the truth is that some homes never look better than when theyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-29808115081541446662013-11-12T14:05:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.710-08:00Soap Star John Aniston Lists Bell Canyon CribSELLER: John AnistonLOCATION: Bell Canyon, CAPRICE: $1,699,000SIZE: 4,466 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 4.5 bathroomsYOUR MAMAS NOTES: A friendly little birdie left a celebrity real estate egg in our digital nest to let Your Mama and the children know that soap story veteran John Aniston slapped a $1,699,000 price tag on his mock-Med micro-mansion* in the guard-gated Bell Canyon enclave in far westernAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-40541629703975522452013-11-11T18:39:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.729-08:00Monday Pick Up SticksAfter a long and much-chronicled search Tinseltowner Leo DiCaprio is reported to have at long last acquired a deluxe Manhattan pied-a-terre in a newly constructed, wellness-oriented building in the heart of Greenwich Village between Union Square and Washington Square Park.No word yet on which of the five units in the boutique building he selected but whichever it is he blew anAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-403397859457267826.post-38726497460787004592013-11-11T03:21:00.000-08:002013-12-02T08:56:00.725-08:00State Conveyance Tax RateThe state conveyance tax is .0075 (.75%) of the sales price up to $800,000.00. Any amount above $800,000 is taxed at .0125 (1.25%). The municipal conveyance tax is 0.0025 (.25%) for most towns. There are 18 eligible municipalities that are permitted to impose a tax of up to 0.005 (.5%). The 18 towns permitted to maintain higher rates are: BloomfieldBridgeportBristolEast HartfordGrotonNew Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07355311121167341883noreply@blogger.com