Posts Tagged ‘home’

Want to Live in Britney’s House?

June 3rd, 2009

Calling all ultimate Britney Spears fans! The pop star’s Italian Renaissance-inspired villa is still up for sale, and is going for a mere $6.5 million. We know what you’re thinking, but that’s the lowest price ever listed for the property, which Brit first put on the market in September for $7.9 million, E! reports.

 

The six-bedroom, six-bath, 7,5000 square-foot home in the gated community of Summit near L.A. was the scene of many of her public meltdowns in 2008, which could have stuck in the public’s mind. Britney originally purchased the house for $7.1 million in 2007. She’s since moved on to leasing a 10,300-square-foot home in Calabasas.

 

Go on, dig deep into those pockets and buy the ultimate piece of Britster history.

 

Jade Goody’s Home Listed at $1.4 Million

April 20th, 2009

In another piece of her legacy to her two boys, Jade Goody’s country home in Essex, England is up for sale for £949,99, which is around $1.4 million in the U.S.

 

The reality star spent her last days in the house, before succumbing to her hard-fought battle against cancer on March 22. All proceeds from the sale will go to a trust fund set up for her sons Bobby, 5 and Freddy, 4, who live with their dad, Jeff Brazier. The boys’ stepfather Jack Tweed is currently serving time in prison for assaulting a taxi driver.

 

Jade bought the home, a converted barn, two yaears ago. It features four bedrooms, a paddock and more than an acre of land. It is described on Essex real estate firm Hetheringtons’ website as: "A beautifully appointed and well presented barn style home in grounds of nearly an acre."

 

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Fantasa to Lose House?

January 7th, 2009

Singer Fantasia Barrino could ose her house in a debtor’s auction next Monday, but officials tell the New York Post that she’s ignoring the threat.

 

The American Idol winner owes a credit company $65,000 she used for back taxes in 2006. She made a payment on the loan in August 2007 in the amount of $10,000, but hasn’t made any others since. The company won the right to auction her North Carolina home, worth $1.3 million, for the remainder of the payment.

Mecklenburg County sheriff’s deputies, where the hosue is located, have reportedly attempted to contact Fantasia a dozen times, on the phone and by going to her house personally, with no response.

 

"We try very hard and give the defendant every opportunity to pay,"  Sgt. J.W. England, a supervisor of civil judgments tells the paper. "We try very hard and give the defendant every opportunity to pay,"

 

Fantasia’s lawyer is staying mum, as well. "It’s my practice not to talk about client matters," attorney Gary Greenberg says.

 

Police Say Hilton Thief Familiar with House

January 5th, 2009

Paris Hilton wasn’t just whistling dixie when she said she believed the person who broke into her L.A. home had been there before.

On Monday, the LAPD said they too think the thief who stole nearly $2 million from Hilton’s Mulholland Estates mansion last month was familiar with the layout of her home.

 
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Investigators say the burglar knew how to access the socialite’s collection of rings, watches and necklaces.

Detectives are investigating a number of potential suspects based on information gathered from the scene and interviews with Paris.Hilton’s bedroom was ransacked during the overnight burglary, but police sources said security video showed a thief who knew the home and was able to quickly find Hilton’s jewelry collection, which includes several family heirlooms.

Police say the jewelry was in a place that was not accessible to someone simply searching the home. The burglar entered through an unsecured door at the home on Clerendon Road some time between late evening on Dec. 19 and 4 a.m. Dec. 20, according to police. Security guards discovered the break-in about 5 a.m. Dec. 20 and called police.

Hilton was not home at the time of the burglary. The thief wore gloves and shielded his face in a hooded sweat shirt. There was no evidence of the thief entering or leaving the gated community nestled in the hills of Sherman Oaks, law enforcement sources said.

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In a brief television interview recently, Hilton suggested that she had some suspects in mind. "I think whoever did this, definitely has been [in my home] before. We have some suspects that I’m thinking of," she said. "I would tell them to please return my things, because I know that they’re probably watching. . . . They just have to anonymously have a taxi drop it off in my front gate in a box," she said. "They won’t get in trouble, but if all this goes on for much longer, they’re going to get in more trouble."

 

Fantasia’s Home Up for Auction

December 9th, 2008

Looks like times are rough–even for American Idol winners.

 

Season 3 winner Fantasia Barrino’s house in North Carolina has hit the auction block, according to court documents.

The Idol winner reportedly failed to repay money loaned to her by a company to cover her taxes in 2006.

The Mecklenberg County Sheriff’s Office is scheduled to sell the home, valued at $1.1 million, in January. The home is not in foreclosure, but is being used to compensate the company’s loss.

 

Barrino, whose autobiography is titled Life is Not a Fairy Tale, has rapidly ascended to stardom after winning the third season of American Idol in 2004.

Barrino has released two albums and debuted on Broadway playing the lead role of Celie in the musical version of The Color Purple. She also is nominated for a Grammy for ”I’m His Only Woman,” a song she performs with fellow American Idol alum and Academy Award winning actress Jennifer Hudson.

 

Even if January’s sale proceeds, Barrino still has a house in Charlotte. The soul singer has a $529,000 home a couple miles from the one scheduled for sale in south Charlotte.

Larry Goldman, a Charlotte-based attorney representing the Florida company that made the loan, said he hopes Barrino will pay the judgment before the home goes to auction on Jan. 12.

”It seems like a huge waste of time and resources, and puts her home at risk,” Goldman said. ”I can’t imagine that somebody is not advising her that it would be expedient to write a check and not have to deal with all the ramifications of having her home sold.”

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