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September 06, 2019

This week's top real estate headlines


A Hollywood Hills mansion just sold for a whopping $10.5 million less than the price it commanded less than three years ago. What happened?

Also, Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis select a Spanish-style Silver Lake home, Alicia Keys drops $20 million on an iconic La Jolla mansion, Ellen DeGeneres sells her secluded Santa Barbara ranch, the kombucha king adds another Beverly Hills house to his collection, and Natalie Wood's daughter Natasha Gregson Wagner reaps a huge profit on a Venice architectural compound. 


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Hollywood Hills Mansion Sells at $10.5 Million Loss, Highlighting Luxury Real Estate Lull

After less than three years of ownership, tech tycoon Lynda Weinman sold her Hollywood Hills dream mansion for $10.5 million less than she paid in 2016. The discount buyer? Billionaire energy drink mogul Russ Weiner. 

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Ellen DeGeneres Sells Secluded Santa Barbara Ranch to Brian Robbins

Ellen's postcard-perfect pastoral spread has ocean and mountain views, a lagoon-style pool, and a century-old barn that now functions as an artist's studio. READ MORE

Jonah Hill Shells Out $6.7 Million for Jesse Jo Stark's Santa Monica Colonial

Actor Jonah Hill spent big on a lovely Southern Colonial-style house sold by upcoming singer/songwriter Jesse Jo Stark. READ MORE

Alicia Keys Drops $20.8 Million on La Jolla's Iconic Razor House

The Grammy-winning singer and her music super-producer husband paid one of the highest prices in La Jolla history for the architecturally significant contemporary home, which clings to a nearly sheer cliff overlooking the ocean. READ MORE​​​​​​ 

Natasha Gregson Wagner Sells Her Striking Venice Compound to Tech Entrepreneur

Actress The part-time actress daughter of Natalie Wood has sold her Marmol Radziner-designed home to a buyer with Silicon Valley tech links, who has since leased the property to the family of Uber's CEO. READ MORE

Olivia Wilde, Jason Sudeikis Snag Silver Lake Spanish-Style Home

Olivia Wilde and her longtime partner Jason Sudeikis have paid a $3.5 million for a 1920s Spanish-style home overlooking placid Silver Lake. READ MORE

Kombucha Kingpin GT Dave Snags Third Beverly Hills House

Billionaire GT Dave, who was the first to bottle kombucha in the United States, has paid $5.7 million for his third midcentury house in the Trousdale Estates neighborhood. READ MORE

Robert Flaxman, Embroiled in College Admissions Scandal, Buys Neighbor's $11 Million Mansion

Though he's facing up to 20 years in prison, a parent implicated in the college admissions scandal has bought his next door neighbor's house for over $11 million with plans to create a compound. READ MORE