May 23rd 2013 6:00AM
By Erika Riggs Ellen DeGeneres is well-known for her sticky trigger finger when it comes to real estate. The comedian and daytime television host goes through properties the way others go through designer shoes -- listing or buying a new property nearly every year. So it's no surprise to hear a report from TMZ that... Continue Reading »
Mar 27th 2012 6:00AM
Every day, we're inundated with requests to feature either beautiful vintage mansions or shiny, glass-walled contemporaries. This 1950s-style modern in Montecito, Calif., is refreshingly somewhere in the middle. With its clean midcentury lines and timelessly minimalist architecture, the 1951 home is perfectly retro.... Continue Reading »
Dec 5th 2011 6:00AM
If you've ever fantasized about lolling about in a luxury hotel, then this is about as close as you'll get without shacking up at The Four Seasons. La Pumada, a sprawling, Italian-style villa in Montecito, Calif., designed by famed Biltmore Hotel architect Reginald D. Johnson, has just hit the market at $29.5 million.... Continue Reading »
Jan 5th 2011 3:24PM
Drew Barrymore hoodwinked the Hollywood real estate gossips for a short while this week when they announced she had purchased a 5-bedroom home in Montecito, Calif. Unfortunately, it turned out to be the wrong one. The actual home Barrymore bought for about $5.7 million is a 1937 Monterey colonial that was last listed for... Continue Reading »
Dec 22nd 2010 9:59AM
Michael Douglas's ex-wife Diandra Douglas, who he wed in 1977 and divorced in 2000, certainly has been through plenty this year, including the April 2010 incarceration of her and Michael's son, Cameron, for drug dealing (at left, Diandra and Michael at sentencing). She has also sued her Academy-Award-winning former spouse... Continue Reading »
