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Tiger Woods' Ex Tears Down $12M Mansion

Elin Nordegren now planning 'dream house' on Florida site

(Newser) - Somebody's got too much money. Tiger Woods' wronged ex-wife wasn't quite happy with the $12 million, 9,000-square-foot North Palm Beach mansion she purchased last year—so she's knocking the whole thing down, reports TMZ . Elin Nordegren plans to build her "dream house" on the same...

America&#39;s 5 Priciest Zip Codes
 America's 5 Priciest Zip Codes 
Oct 14, 2011 3:25 PM CDT

America's 5 Priciest Zip Codes

New Jersey, California, and New York neighborhoods top the list

(Newser) - 90210's claim to fame extends beyond Tori Spelling and Shannen Doherty. The zip code is also one of the five priciest in America. With the help of Altos Research, Forbes crunched 20,000 zip codes' worth of real estate listings to zero in on the poshest geographic areas in...

Scott Walker Invites You to Pay $1K to Restore Mansion

'Wine and wickets' fundraiser doesn't sit well with everyone

(Newser) - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is used to catching flak over all things monetary , so when he and wife Tonette decided to renovate the governor's mansion to its former glory, they (probably wisely) decided to do it without making taxpayers foot the bill. Unfortunately, they're not getting off scot-free....

CEO Addresses Mansion Deaths for First Time

Jonah Shacknai thanks supporters, promises quick return to work

(Newser) - The CEO whose son and girlfriend died under suspicious circumstances within a week of each other thanked shareholders for their support and promised to be back to business as usual soon, reports People . "We have undertaken some tragedies, some losses, that one couldn't imagine experiencing in a lifetime,...

For Sale: Seinfeld's $18M Colorado Mansion

Comedian puts Telluride retreat up for sale

(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld is selling his 14,000-square-foot Colorado estate for a cool $18.25 million. Sitting on 27 acres in pastoral Telluride, the 12-bedroom furnished ranch house has a guest house, four fireplaces, a 5,500-square-foot deck, and a private road. You can see photos at Realtor.com .

'Great Gatsby Mansion' Torn Down: Demolition on Long Island's 'Land's End' Began Saturday
 'Gatsby Mansion' Torn Down 
Apr 18, 2011 8:37 AM CDT

'Gatsby Mansion' Torn Down

Demolition started Saturday on Land's End

(Newser) - Shed a tear, literature lovers: The 25-room Long Island mansion said to have inspired The Great Gatsby is in the process of being torn down. The demolition of Land's End, where parties in the 1920s and 1930s were attended by the likes of Winston Churchill and Ethel Barrymore, began...

Squatters Give Tour of Gadhafi's London Home

Posh $17M home belongs to Libyan people, they say

(Newser) - An opulent London home belonging to one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons was taken over by squatters last week who have vowed to stay put until the dictator is ousted. This week, Laurie Penny gets a tour. The activists, who have links to Libyan rebels, have opened up Seif al Islam...

Great Gatsby Mansion to Be Torn Down

Lavish Long Island home costs $4.5K a day to maintain

(Newser) - The Gilded Age mansion said to have inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby is doomed. Lands End, a 25-room, 24,000 square foot mansion on Long Island's Gold Coast, will be demolished later this month, Newsday reports. The home, site of lavish parties in the '20s and...

Brits Fight to Save Conan Doyle's Mansion

Reasons to preserve Undershaw are elementary, say Holmes fans

(Newser) - Campaigners fighting to save the house where Arthur Conan Doyle wrote some of his most famous stories say they're dealing with a case of greedy developers—and snobbish officials. The Sherlock Holmes creator built his mansion, Undershaw, in the 1890s. It has fallen into disrepair in recent years and developers...

Brangelina Snag $40M Italian Villa

Brood will use new luxe digs for vacay getaway

(Newser) - Another day, another mansion. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have scooped up new luxury digs, this time a $40 million villa in the Valpolicella Hills of northern Italy, the Daily Mail reports. The Villa Costanza features 15 bedrooms, seven bathrooms, several Jacuzzis, two swimming pools, a gym, stable, vineyard, and...

Welcome to the Clintons' $11M Mansion

They've got stables, so that's exciting

(Newser) - Wondering what it’s like to be the Clintons? Click through the gallery for a partial tour of the $10.9 million mansion in New York state they’re said to be buying . Gawker points to the real estate listing , which has even more photos of the 7,000-square-foot house....

Clintons Near Deal on $11M Country Mansion

They're expected to sign deal soon in Bedford Hills

(Newser) - It looks like Bill and Hillary are moving to the country. The Clintons are expected to seal a deal within weeks to buy an $11 million mansion in Westchester County's Bedford Hills, reports the New York Post . (Click through to see photos.) For that money, they get 20 acres,...

9 Ridiculous Celeb Homes
 9 Ridiculous Celeb Homes 
Jun 16, 2010 1:12 PM CDT

9 Ridiculous Celeb Homes

Really, who doesn't need a place to put 1,000 shoes?

(Newser) - If you have the money to trick out your house with a private waterpark, three bomb shelters, your own runway, or a baseball diamond…why wouldn’t you? The Frisky lists the nine most ridiculous celebrity mansions:
  • Bill Gates: If you stay at his place, you get a chip so
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Tiger's Den: 4 Pools, Golf Course...

 Tiger's Den: 
 4 Pools, Golf Course... 
oxygen-therapy room...
May 26, 2010 8:09 AM CDT

Tiger's Den: 4 Pools, Golf Course...

Woods plans posh additions to Florida property

(Newser) - One way to find peace after your cheating scandal and golf struggles: Build an oxygen-therapy room. Tiger Woods is including one in the renovations to his 9,000-square-foot Florida mansion, although no official word yet on whether he’s actually moving in. In addition to the oxygen-therapy room, which helps...

Texas Gov. Living High on the Hog in Rented Mansion
Texas Gov. Living High on the Hog in Rented Mansion
it has 3 dining rooms
May 17, 2010 12:22 PM CDT

Texas Gov. Living High on the Hog in Rented Mansion

Rick Perry kicking it in 7-bathroom home

(Newser) - Pot, meet kettle? Texas Gov. Rick Perry spends his days requesting that state agencies slash 5% from the budgets, and he spends his nights in a sprawling rented mansion that has cost taxpayers $600,000 over the last two years. Fat-cat highlights, compliments of records obtained by the AP :
  • The
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Wells Fargo Exec Squats in Foreclosed Beach House

Owner of $12M spread was Madoff victim

(Newser) - Wells Fargo has tried to distance itself from an executive who allegedly hung out in a bank-owned $12 million beach house, promising “decisive action” against any employee “who may have violated Wells Fargo’s policies.” Cheronda Guyton, the senior VP in charge of foreclosed commercial properties, allegedly...

Strapped Campuses Grumble About Presidents' Mansions

(Newser) - An opulent, rent-free mansion complete with staff is one of the perks of the job for many university presidents but the luxury is beginning to grate on financially strapped campuses, the Boston Globe reports. A chorus of complaints can be heard on campuses hit by layoffs, and universities like Harvard...

Celebs Headed for Foreclosure

Jacko, Canseco, Ed McMahon fight for roofs over their heads

(Newser) - Even the famous aren't immune to foreclosure, as these celebrities, listed in Forbes, prove:
  • Xzibit: A pimped ride hasn’t been enough to pay the bills on his $536,000 Woodland Hills, Calif., home.
  • Jose Canseco: The ex-ballplayer, who penned a book on big-league steroids, stands to lose his $2.
...

Oprah's House Evacuated as Wildfires Rage

Calif. fires come within a few miles of host's $50m home

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey's mansion in Montecito has been evacuated as wildfires rage a few miles away in Santa Barbara, a source tells Us Weekly. Movers have been seen shifting the talk show host's belongings from the $50 million home. The fires have forced more than 30,500 people from their homes...

Hef Party Pad Up for Sale at $28M
Hef Party Pad
Up for Sale at $28M
Mar 29, 2009 5:45 AM CDT

Hef Party Pad Up for Sale at $28M

Original playboy downsizes as sons head to college

(Newser) - Octogenarian player Hugh Hefner and wife, Kimberly, have put their plush pad next to the Playboy Mansion up for sale for $28 million, reports the Los Angeles Times. The "sister party house" is a 7300-square-foot English Manor-style home. It features a hand-carved staircase, leaded windows, five bedrooms, seven bathrooms,...

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