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Former MLB outfielder Jose Canseco is trying to sell his luxurious Las Vegas property for $1.6 million.
The five-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom home is in an upscale, gated community and features over 5,100 square feet.
The residence last changed hands in 2021, when the baseball icon purchased it for $1.1 million. Canseco put it back on the market in September 2023 for $1.7 million and cut the price by $100,000 a month later. Six months later, the home is still available.
According to the listing details, Canseco spent over $220,000 renovating the property, which i ..read more
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Part of the American dream is the promise that everyone can choose where they want to live. Whether that means a move across town or a continent-spanning relocation, we’re all free to pack up and head to where our hearts lead us.
And it might come as no surprise that recently, Americans have been drawn south—beckoned by warmer weather, bigger homes, and more space, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data that shows population trends in counties across the country from July 1, 2022, to July 1, 2023.
This has broadly been the case since t ..read more
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Environmental activist, producer, and writer Laurie David, who was married to comedian and writer Larry David, is listing her pretty place.
The picturesque Pacific Palisades, CA, property is going for $8,975,000.
This extravagant home, designed by Los Angeles-based firm Johnston Marklee, was custom built in 2013, after the half-acre lot was purchased in 2011 for $2 million. It has four bedrooms, five bathrooms, and over 5,000 square feet.
Concrete and glass make this design-forward abode a real standout.
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For 20 years, 68-year-old retirees Gary and Sharon Kutella mulled over a move from West Bradenton, FL, to a town their friends insisted would give them a whole new lease on life—The Villages.
Those who beckoned already lived in what’s been branded “Florida’s Friendliest Hometown,” and they raved about the congenial environment of likeminded peers.
The Villages has come a long way from its humble beginnings as a trailer park in the 1970s. Today, this 55-and-up community spans 57 square miles. And according to the most recent U.S Census data, it is no ..read more
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The infamous Colorado Tudor where the body of 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey was discovered can’t find the right buyer.
The gated, five-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom home in Boulder, CO, was pulled off the market at the beginning of the month. This was the sixth time the home has failed to sell, according to the New York Post. And it was despite the top-floor penthouse with two bathrooms, kitchen with a separate catering kitchen, and hefty price cuts.
The 7,240-square-foot home, built in 1927, was initially listed for $7.25 million in November 2022. The price ..read more
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Bassist and Red Hot Chili Peppers founding member Michael Balzary, better known as Flea, has sliced the price of his incredible La Crescenta, CA, estate.
The compound, which features multiple dwellings and a succulent garden, initially hit the market in February 2022 for $9,799,000. A few months later, the price was lowered to $8,800,000—then dropped to $7,997,000 the following year.
And Flea’s latest discount brings the ask down to $6,997,000.
The home last changed hands in 2018 for $4,250,000, according to Realtor.com®.
The original structure has a b ..read more
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A stunning historic home that belonged to the late Marylou Whitney, a socialite and horse breeder dubbed “the Queen of Saratoga,” has landed on the market for $16 million.
Cady Hill is the 6,218-square-foot, seven-bedroom, 7.5-bathroom home at 40 Geyser Road in Saratoga Springs, NY. The home was completed in 1851 and comes with an 11-car garage, rose gardens, tennis courts, and a heated pool on its on 120 acres.
“There is so much history as the property dates back to the pre-Revolutionary War with rumors of George Washington staying on the estate in the building referred to as the ..read more
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While it used to be an insult, it’s no longer embarrassing to admit you were “born in a barn.” The attractive yet practical barndominium is becoming an American classic.
Not so long ago, remodeling a farm building into a spacious dwelling for humans wasn’t exactly mainstream. Enter home decor gurus Chip and Joanna Gaines, who renovated a Waco, TX, home that they referred to as a “barndominium.” The house went viral, and the style became desirable—especially in Texas.
The trend has since spread across the country. Need proof? None of the bargain barndominiums we’ve found this ..read more
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Tech billionaire and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen has put his palatial Atherton, CA, estate on the market for $33,375,000.
The five-bedroom, seven-bath property offers over 12,400 square feet of living space on a 1.55-acre lot. It was built in 1995 but underwent what the listing describes as a “total transformation” by Andreessen and his family. According to records, he bought the property in 2007 for $16,608,000—just about half of what he has it on the market for now.
The entrepreneur has been snapping up properties left and right. Just a few y ..read more
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A recently built mansion in Henderson, NV, with views that span the mountains to the Las Vegas Strip, has soared to the top spot of this week’s most popular homes on Realtor.com®.
Built in 2021, the sleek “architecturally significant” residence features an array of opulent amenities. Highlights include a dramatic, two-story living room; an indoor water feature; and 2,000 square feet of outdoor space.
Also garnering attention this week were an A-frame stilt home on a Florida compound, an abandoned stone castle in New York, and a Massachusetts home staged with superheroes.
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