March 24, 2020

This week's top real estate headlines

Everyone knows that L.A. is full of movie stars, but it's also home to a growing population of a different kind of celebrity — YouTubers. This time, 18-year-old, Gen Z celeb Emma Chamberlain has purchased a $3.9 million home from MedMen co-founder Andrew Modlin. Meanwhile, over in the Hollywood Hills, the former home of international fugitive and Malaysian playboy Jho Low sold after stagnating on the market for almost a year. It was finally snatched up by local investor Joe Simsoly for a cool $18.5 million.

In other news, late night talk show host and YouTuber Lilly Singh upgrades in the San Fernando Valley, Gerard Butler is renting out his Los Feliz villa, Ripndip founder Ryan O'Connor is skating into Malibu, and Kuwaiti heiress Sama Alghanim splurges on a Venice compound.

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YouTuber Emma Chamberlain Buys Snazzy Modern Home

Despite her youth, Chamberlain can well afford a home of this stature. Her YouTube account boasts nearly 9 million subscribers and more than one billion lifetime video views. Her new home has four bedrooms and four and a half bedrooms and sits on a .15-acre lot that’s surrounded by an exceptionally tall privacy hedge.

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Jho Low’s 1MDB Scandal-Linked Hollywood Hills Compound Sells for $18.5 Million

Originally built in the 1980s by actor Ricardo Montalban, the boxy modern mansion was designed by iconic Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta and offers jetliner views of the entire L.A. skyline. READ MORE

YouTuber Lilly Singh Upgrades to Contemporary San Fernando Valley Estate

YouTube superstar Lilly Singh has finally decided to join many of her fellow content creators in suburban bliss in a $4.1 million Studio City mansion. READ MORE

Ripndip’s Ryan O’Connor Drops $8 Million on Malibu’s Broad Beach

Ripndip’s success, largely due to mascot Lord Nermal, the smiley cat who’s always flipping everybody off, facilitated O’Connor’s recent $8.2 million purchase of an snazzy oceanfront home. READ MORE

Kuwaiti Heiress Samar Alghanim Buys $8.5 Million Venice Compound

The deal is easily the area’s biggest of the last two years and one of the biggest residential transactions ever inked in Venice, if not quite record-breaking. READ MORE

For Rent: Los Feliz Villa Owned by Gerard Butler

A Los Angeles residence tax records show is owned by Scotsman Gerard Butler has come available as a fully furnished rental at $17,500 per month. READ MORE

Tower vs. Townhouse: Manhattan’s Long-Running Residential Debate

There are many wealthy New Yorkers who don’t care for the idea of living in a glass tower high above the clouds. For those folks, being closer to the streets and transportation, where they can step outside and talk to a neighbor is what city living is all about. READ MORE

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