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Hot Property: Nicolas Cage leases unit in downtown L.A.'s Biscuit Company Lofts
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August 21, 2008

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August 21, 2008

Hot Property: Kelsey Grammer's Holmby Hills estate for sale at $19.9 million
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August 19, 2008

Hot Property: Denise Richards' Hidden Hills home on the market for $4.25 million
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August 16, 2008

Donald Trump trying to buy Ed McMahon's house
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By Ann Brenoff
Trump will allow McMahon, who was facing foreclosure, to continue living in the home.
August 15, 2008

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August 14, 2008

Donald Trump to buy Ed McMahon's house
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Trump will allow McMahon, who was facing foreclosure, to continue living in the home.
August 14, 2008

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August 14, 2008

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August 14, 2010

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By Ann Brenoff
What do you get when you travel for a living? Apparently, the answer is a house like the one in Sherman Oaks that Peter S. Greenberg, the travel editor for NBC's "Today" show, built and recently listed for sale at $2,395,000.
August 13, 2008

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August 12, 2008

Hot Property: Cher selling her Malibu estate for $45 million
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Cher lists Malibu palace. Big wigs welcome.
August 9, 2008

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August 7, 2008

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August 6, 2008

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August 6, 2008

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August 6, 2008

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August 5, 2008

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Sultry actress Sharon Stone has joined the ranks of accidental landlords: When you can't sell, rent it out. Stone has found a tenant to pay $35,000-a-month rent on a house in Beverly Hills that she bought but never moved into.
August 5, 2008

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By Ann Brenoff
Did you feel the ground move and think it was just another earthquake hitting the Southland? Actually, the temblor was Cher finally listing her house along Malibu's Pacific Coast Highway for $45 million.
August 5, 2008

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August 1, 2008

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August 1, 2008

Hot Property: Nicole Kidman takes Beverly Hills
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GOODTHINGS also come in threes: Nicole Kidman has a beautiful new baby girl, a cool new place she bought in Beverly Hills, and a starring role in the big-screen version of Broadway's smash hit "Nine."
August 2, 2008

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By Ann Brenoff
Maybe it was that neighbors didn't exactly roll out the welcome wagon when she began filming her new reality TV show at home, or maybe it's that, as she says, she wants to be closer to her kids' school. Whatever the reason, expect the moving van to pull up to Denise Richards' place in Hidden Hills soon. Yup, we likely won't have this Bond girl to kick around anymore.
July 30, 2008

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By Ann Brenoff
Denim jeans have a long and practical history: They were worn by the gold miners for their durability. And get this: They liked them because they didn't tear. Today's jeans, of course, are a different story. Who needs durability when you can be making a fashion statement? And one of the parties responsible for this change just bought a great old house in Topanga.
July 29, 2008

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There may some incredibly mouth-watering aromas wafting from one Hancock Park kitchen soon. Mark Peel, executive chef and owner of Campanile, has moved in.
July 28, 2008

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July 23, 2008

Hot Property: Paparazzi boss Boris Nizon selling Beverly Hills home for $3.5 million
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July 22, 2008

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July 21, 2008

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July 21, 2008

Hot Property: Duchovny, Leoni sell Malibu home
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July 17, 2008

Hot Property: L.A. Galaxy's Ruud Gullit lists Hollywood Hills West house at $4.25 million
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July 17, 2008

Hot Property: Haim Saban lists Acapulco estate for $12 million
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July 16, 2008

Hot Property: Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban buy home in Beverly Hills
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July 15, 2008

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July 14, 2008

Hot Property: Katherine Heigl lists Los Feliz home for $1.75 million
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John Cleese sells Montecito ranch; David Foster markets two condos.
July 13, 2008

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By Ann Brenoff
Philippe Naouri -- a.k.a. the Vintage Denim King -- turned his denim blue sights on houses, and his Hollywood Hills glass box, just listed for sale at $3,185,000, is the result.
July 11, 2008

Hot Property: Peter Morton lists Beverly Hills view home for $22.5 million
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July 11, 2008

Hot Property: Phil Mickelson's Rancho Santa Fe estate is on market
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July 9, 2008

Hot Property: William J. Chadwick lists Malibu home for $65 million
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July 9, 2008

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July 10, 2008

Hot Property: Beck lists Hancock Park-area home at $9 million
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July 9, 2008

Hot Property: 311's SA Martinez lists Los Feliz house at $2,195,000
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July 8, 2008

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July 3, 2008

Hot Property: Pete Sampras sells Beverly Hills home for $23 million
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July 3, 2008

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July 3, 2008

Hot Property: Michael Kunce of Armstrong Garden lists Claremont home for $3 million
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July 2, 2008

Hot Property: Carson Palmer lists Laguna Beach home at $2,949,000
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July 1, 2008

Hot Property: Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood buy Malibu beachfront house
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June 30, 2008

Hot Property: Lenny Dykstra lists Lake Sherwood estate for nearly $25 million
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June 29, 2008

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June 27, 2008

Hot Property: Beverly Hills house, with Valerie Harper as executor, gets the bidding up to $5.4 million
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June 26, 2008

Hot Property: John Cleese sells Montecito ranch for $16.5 million
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June 25, 2008

Katherine Heigl lists Los Feliz house for $1.75 million
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June 24, 2008

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June 23, 2008

Hot Property: Ryan Phillippe buys in the Hollywood Hills, for $7 million plus
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June 22, 2008

Hot Property: A $5.2-million cash offer for Avril Lavigne's Beverly Hills-area mansion
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June 15, 2008

Ted Danson sells home in Malibu Colony
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By Ann Brenoff
Originally listed at $18.5 million, the 'Cheers' star's renovated Cape Cod-style house was on the market for more than a year.
May 25, 2008

Hot Property: Shannen Doherty lists her Malibu house for $4.4 million
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May 19, 2008

Hot Property: Christina Aguilera lists Hollywood Hills home at $7,995,000
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May 18, 2008

Singer Dido sells Hollywood Hills home
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Actress Mel Harris lists a house in Pacific Palisades
May 11, 2008

Is it back to the Westside for Tom Arnold?
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By Ann Brenoff
The comic actor traded Beverly Hills for the Valley. Now he's selling his Tarzana house.
May 4, 2008

Dan Aykroyd's Palisades palace
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By Ann Brenoff
Aykroyd and wife Donna Dixon pay $14.5 million for their new home. And the pool -- ooh la la!
April 27, 2008

Singer Dido sells Hollywood Hills home
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By Ann Brenoff
"Roswell" fans know Dido as the singer of the show's "Here With Me" theme. The rest of us know her as the singer of those New Agey songs that stay stuck in our heads long after we want them to.
April 22, 2008

Kenny Chesney lists Malibu home for $7.95 million
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By Ann Brenoff
The singer is selling the Carbon Canyon house he just bought in February.
April 20, 2008

By Ruth Ryon
Hot Property was just an idea when I first mentioned it to Dick Turpin, then-editor of The Times' Real Estate section. I thought there might be a column in the short stories I had been writing about people and real estate, but I never guessed I would spend the next 23 1/2 years focusing on Hot Property, which became -- to my delight -- a must-read, especially in Hollywood.
April 13, 2008

Stamos, Muniz follow Depp's lead in buying L.A. lofts
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By Ruth Ryon
Editor's note: After more than 1,300 columns, this is Ruth Ryon's last installment of the feature she created in 1984. Hot Property was kicked off on Nov. 25 of that year with an item on Johnny Carson's purchase of a Malibu home for $9.5 million, a record setter at the time. Read her farewell on Page 12.
April 13, 2008

Nicole Kidman, Keith Urban buy Brentwood home
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By Ruth Ryon
Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman has come back to Brentwood, where she lived for years before splitting with Tom Cruise in 2001.
April 6, 2008

Music industry's Paul Oakenfold lists home with Bowl view
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By Ruth Ryon
Legendary DJ, music producer, re-mixer and record mogul Paul Oakenfold will give up one of the most unusual views in the Hollywood Hills when he sells his house, listed at $10 million.
March 30, 2008

Tobey Maguire buys a Brentwood home site for $9.7 million
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By Ruth Ryon
The 'Spider-Man' star acquires an acre-sized lot -- tear-down already accomplished -- for his family's future home.
March 23, 2008

Sean Hayes lists Hancock Park home for almost $9 million
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By Ruth Ryon
Sean Hayes, who played Jack McFarland in the NBC sitcom "Will & Grace," must have gotten word that the housing slump hasn't hurt sales in the upper tiers of the market. He has listed his Hancock Park home at close to $9 million, according to area real estate agents.
March 16, 2008

Mix Master Mike's new Sunset Strip crib
By Ruth Ryon
Mixmaster Mike, a 37-year-old turntablist and resident DJ with the hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, has purchased a home in the Sunset Strip area for $990,000.
March 9, 2008

Their project, Conan O'Brien's leap of faith
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By Ruth Ryon
Entertainment figures Michael Manheim and Janus Cercone developed the Brentwood home that went to the late-night host.
March 2, 2008

Grant Show has listed his Hollywood Hills home for close to $2 million
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By Ruth Ryon
Moving farther from Melrose?
March 2, 2008

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By Ruth Ryon
Meeting the parents is one thing, finding a buyer is quite another.
February 24, 2008

Jaime Pressly re-lists her Tarzana home
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By Ruth Ryon
On the market last year for nearly $1.4 million, it's back -- at a discount
February 17, 2008

Plenty of room for the whole Mencia family
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By Ruth Ryon
This is one of those celebrity deals that practically requires a score card.
February 10, 2008

Eddie Murphy, Nicole Mitchell Murphy sell Granite Bay home for $6.1 million
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By Ruth Ryon
Let's face it: Eddie Murphy has his hands full. First he exchanged vows with producer Tracey Edmonds on New Year's Day on a private island off Bora Bora. Then the pair announced their split just two weeks later, before they even had the chance to make their ceremonial union legal in the United States.
February 3, 2008

Sampras lists Beverly Hills home
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By Ruth Ryon
Pete Sampras and his wife, actress Bridgette Wilson, have put their Beverly Hills home on the market for
January 27, 2008

Conan O'Brien's all set for late nights in L.A.
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By Ruth Ryon
Conan O'Brien isn't expected to take Jay Leno's place on "The Tonight Show" until 2009, but he will soon move closer with his purchase of a Brentwood compound listed at just under $10.5 million.
January 20, 2008

Suzanne Somers lists her Palm Springs Shangri-La
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By Ruth Ryon
At first glance, it looked like a typical holiday photo card sent out by actress-entrepreneur Suzanne Somers, her husband, producer Alan Hamel, and their family. But the rubble pile behind them in the photo was the couple's former Malibu home, burned to the ground by a brush fire in January 2007.
January 13, 2008

An L.A. loft for high-flying Depp
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By Ruth Ryon
Johnny Depp has been busier than any pirate in the Caribbean, and that could be why the downtown L.A. loft he bought in the fall for close to $2 million is still vacant.
January 6, 2008

Nicolas Cage's treasure: a 1940 Bel-Air home
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By Ruth Ryon
When lean times come to the housing market, even the rich and famous can feel the pinch.
December 30, 2007

Hip-hopping out of his Hills house
By Ruth Ryon
If all you want for Christmas is a home once owned by a celebrity, you're in luck. There are several on the market.
December 23, 2007

Does he also drive a hard bargain?
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By Ruth Ryon
Actor and racing enthusiast Frankie Muniz lists a Sunset Strip-area home for sale.
December 16, 2007

Luke Walton's choice of beach city is a slam-dunk
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By Ruth Ryon
There was a time when Manhattan Beach residents would have said there was no life east of Sepulveda Boulevard.
December 9, 2007

Style diva Rachel Zoe selling Hollywood Hills home
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By Ruth Ryon
On a bad-hair day in Hollywood, it's Rachel Zoe to the rescue.
December 2, 2007

For Magic Johnson, Dana Point vacation home's a slam dunk
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By Ruth Ryon
It took a year to find it, but L.A. Lakers legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson and his wife, Cookie, have purchased what they call their "vacation home" in time for Thanksgiving.

Matthew McConaughey to park in Malibu
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By Ruth Ryon
Matthew McConaughey is on the move in Malibu -- from a 28-foot, $65,000 Airstream in an RV park to a $10-million home on slightly more than an acre.
November 4, 2007

Brand-new house for Loni Anderson
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By Ruth Ryon
Loni Anderson is the latest person in the entertainment industry to discover Jon Goldstein.
October 28, 2007

A new base of operations for 'JAG's' Bell
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By Ruth Ryon
It's back to the military life for actress Catherine Bell, who costarred for nine seasons on "JAG." Now she is a star on "Army Wives," and much like a real military wife, she is pulling up stakes when duty calls.
August 26, 2007

Obviously, he got a hefty raise
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By Ruth Ryon
Before Steve Carell became famous for his roles in the film "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and as a pushy boss in the NBC series "The Office," he had a house built that he just sold for $1.5 million.
August 19, 2007

Kids spell 'relocation' for Angela Bassett
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By Ruth Ryon
The actor and her husband Courtney B. Vance seek a place with good public schools.
August 12, 2007

McCourts to Malibu for $33.5 million
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By Ruth Ryon
Frank and Jamie McCourt buy the Malibu beachfront home of Courteney Cox and David Arquette.
August 5, 2007

Boxer exits the ring in Big Bear
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By Ruth Ryon
Oscar De La Hoya, who lost the World Boxing Council's super-welterweight belt in May to Floyd Mayweather Jr., has sold his Big Bear Lake property for about $2.1 million.
May 13, 2007

So, Bündchen can pretty up New York awhile
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By Ruth Ryon
The supermodel sells her home in the Hollywood Hills for $4 million and nests in the East.
April 22, 2007

Avril Lavigne, the 'Girlfriend' next door in Bel-Air
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By Ruth Ryon
While Canadian-born superstar Avril Lavigne was recording the chorus of her latest hit, "Girlfriend," she also was talking L.A. real estate.
April 8, 2007

Playa Vista scores with Laker coach
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By Ruth Ryon
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Kurt Rambis, assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers. Rambis, nicknamed "Superman" when he started wearing thick, Clark Kent-type eyeglasses as a Laker player, and his wife, Linda, have bought a town home in Playa Vista for $1.2 million.
July 16, 2006


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