Sep 10th 2010 1:42PM
With its colorful cast of owners and near-miraculous longevity, the house on 31 Alta St. may be the oldest -- and at least the most interesting -- home in all of San Francisco. And if the price is right -- the home just went on the market -- you can add your name to a list of bootleggers and seafarers who once called it... Continue Reading »
Sep 7th 2010 2:57PM
Candy Spelling's 56,000-square-foot manor, listed at $150 million, just officially hit the Multiple Listing Service as the most expensive home on the market -- and not just in California, but reportedly worldwide. The 14-bedroom, 27-bath home, located at 594 S. Mapleton Drive in Holmby Hills, has been unofficially on the... Continue Reading »
Aug 23rd 2010 3:40PM
Actor-director Tyler Perry has reportedly spent $7.6 million to buy a 58-acre estate outside Atlanta known as Dean Gardens, which has sat on and off the market for about 15 years, once priced as high as $40 million. Perry, the creator of the "Madea" character and "House of Payne" sitcom, plans to tear down the... Continue Reading »
Jul 16th 2010 11:07AM
A 55,000-square-foot mansion set for auction next month would easily fetch the $9.9 million previous asking price if it were in Carmel, Calif., instead of Carmel, Ind. But there it sits in Indiana, a 36-room home called Le Chateau Renaissance, built by Conseco insurance company founder Stephen Hilbert and his wife,... Continue Reading »
Jul 1st 2010 1:00PM
In 1986 TV industry leader and the "Father of Cable Television" Bill Daniels built himself a sprawling mansion known to those in the area as Cableland. Daniels later donated it to the city of Denver, Colo. to use as the mayor's residence. The 19,500-square-foot home includes 88 televisions (64 of which are within the home... Continue Reading »
