Posted Jun 25th 2008 9:49AM by TMZ Staff
At least one former "American Idol" isn't worried about the housing crisis -- Kelly Clarkson just bought herself a new crib, y'all!
The OG "Idol" purchased this really nice -- but modest for a Grammy-winning pop star -- $1.5 million home in Nashville.
Maybe keeping it simple will be keeping Kelly from having to perform at local balloon festivals, housing developments or outlet malls in the future!
Filed under: Music, Celebrity Pay Dirt
Posted Jun 20th 2008 3:30PM by TMZ Staff
Celebs sure know how to live it up in style. Check out some big pimpin' celebrity homes.
Filed under: Celebrity Pay Dirt
Posted Jun 17th 2008 1:58PM by TMZ Staff
She's comin' y'all! The Commish in Britney Spears' conservatorship case has approved her request to sell her house.
As TMZ first reported yesterday, Britney has been zeroing in on palatial pad in Calabasas, Calif.
At a hearing today in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the Commish has given her the green light to put her Beverly Hills house on the market and get the hell out.
Story developing ...
Filed under: Britney Spears, Celebrity Pay Dirt
Posted Jun 16th 2008 3:20PM by TMZ Staff
TMZ has learned Britney Spears may be finally moving out of her place in the Hollywood Hills -- to become a full-fledged California Valley girl. Like, totally, like, awesome, y'all!
We're told Brit Brit is "looking like crazy" to buy a house in a very exclusive part of Calabasas, located in the San Fernando Valley. We hear Brit's heart is set on a place in an extremely well-protected private community, home to rocker Travis Barker among a slew of other famous people. In fact, there are two sets of guard gates keeping Brit's potential new home from the common people.
Sources say Brit's been hanging out in the community gym lately, however, we're told no official deal on the mansion has been made yet.
And how's this for mom of the year -- the new pad would be closer (and certainly more accessible) to K-Fed and the kids in Tarzana, which is just a quick jaunt down the 101 Freeway ... depending on traffic.
Filed under: Britney Spears, Celebrity Pay Dirt
Posted Jun 2nd 2008 12:44PM by TMZ Staff
A-list unmarried pregnant teen supercouple Jamie Lynn Spears and Casey Aldridge have gone and bought themselves a new home -- and it don't have wheels!
The new crib is located near Jamie's proud mama Lynn in Kentwood and has plenty of room for the growing fam to ride around in their ATVs.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Britney Spears, Celebrity Pay Dirt
Posted May 12th 2008 4:11PM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch debt has been bought out just days before the property was to go on the auction block. Who's bad?
TMZ has obtained the deed with the lucky new owners - 1224 LLC. The debt is said to be around $23 million - plus an additional few hundred for llama food.
For the record, Jackson is still the official owner of Neverland Ranch, he just signs his mortgage payments over to someone else now.
Filed under: Celebrity Pay Dirt
Posted Mar 30th 2008 5:00AM by TMZ Staff
Author Tom Clancy's home suffered $10,000 worth of damage after a fire burned up a deck at his Maryland home. Don't worry, the residual check from the next re-run of "Patriot Games" should cover it.
Clancy was home at the time, but not injured in the blaze, a Maryland fire marshal spokesman said. It took 50 firefighters about 10 minutes to control the fire.
International espionage is not suspected.
Filed under: Celebrity Pay Dirt
Posted Mar 27th 2008 5:00PM by TMZ Staff
Is the Hollywood housing market as incestuous as its dating market?
Tom Arnold just put his 5 bedroom, 4 bath, 4000 square foot Tarzana (that's like, in The Valley) shack up for sale for a cool $2.2 million, according to realtor.com. And public records show that Randy Jackson lived in that same shack before selling it to a non-famous family in 2005 - who then unloaded it on Arnold last year. We're pretty sure Jackson has since moved into a more posh palace - someone's gotta compete with Simon and Seacrest.
Click here... it's not over yet
Filed under: Celebrity Pay Dirt
Posted Mar 4th 2008 8:00AM by TMZ Staff
Maybe Jessica Simpson is smarter than we think -- now that real estate prices are tanking, she's looking for a pad in NYC, and, as TMZ has just learned, she just got a place at Palms Place in Las Vegas.
We're told that Simpson just closed on her one-bedroom suite at the luxury high rise next to the Palms Casino Resort, and she's among the first buyers at the new complex.
Amongst other perks, she can get her L.A. tan on at the new Drift Spa and Hammam (which we we've just been told is a Turkish bath), which will house Brit's ex-favorite fake-bake joint, Sunset Tan.
Filed under: Celebrity Pay Dirt
Posted Feb 26th 2008 4:32PM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson is going the way of many American homeowners these days, only this foreclosure is a real circus.
FOX 411's Roger Friedman is reporting the King of Debt has just received word from Financial Title Company, the trustee of Neverland, unless he ponies up the $24,525,906.61 he owes on the monstrous mansion by March 19, it will be put up for public sale on the steps of the Santa Barbara County Courthouse!
A search on the Santa Barbara County Recorder website confirms that a "Notice of Trustees Sale" was filed yesterday by Financial Title Company.
Click here... it's not over yet
Filed under: Wacky & Weird, Celebrity Pay Dirt, Michael Jackson
Posted Dec 31st 2007 7:13PM by TMZ Staff
Now here's a listing that's going to burn up the market -- the house where Michael Vick let dogs kill each other for amusement -- is up for sale for a cool $1.1 million. Arf!
The infamous dog house didn't sell during a recent auction -- shocking, we know -- so developer Wilbur Ray Todd, Jr. has put it on the market. The spread, in case you were wondering, is a 15-acre compound with five bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms, two fireplaces, cathedral ceilings -- and no doghouses of any kind! If they can't sell it, maybe they can leash it.
Mr. Ed beware: The listing notes that the property allows horses.
Vick's home these days is a prison cell in Warsaw, Va., where he's serving a 23-month sentence for dogfighting conspiracy.
Filed under: Celebrity Pay Dirt, Talk Sports
Posted Dec 6th 2007 10:52AM by TMZ Staff
Britney Spears was looking for a new Ranchita Popwreck again last night -- but her paparazzi friends didn't approve of her choices! Finding the right place can be tough -- when you're followed by about 20 vehicles at all times.
TMZ caught the popwreck meeting up with her new real estate buddy, Robert, after a trip to the Four Seasons. Spears checked out two really nice homes in sedate Brentwood ... where potential neighbors will undoubtedly be delighted to welcome her messness.
The places weren't exactly photog-friendly though ... and the paps let her know it!
Filed under: Britney Spears, Celebrity Pay Dirt
Posted Nov 21st 2007 12:46PM by TMZ Staff
Kanye West has put his Beverly Hills house on the market.
The listing for Kanye's estate on Crescent Drive in Beverly Hills can be found on Realtor.com, and it's selling for a whopping $8,699,000, calling it "a rare offering." The two-story, home on a nearly 35,000 sq. ft. lot features 6 bedrooms, 4 baths and a detached garage. We're told the house is actually a "teardown" -- and the property is being offered just for the lot. RealEstalker was the first to report the news..
The estimated monthly payment on the house would be $44,492! A total bargain!
Filed under: Celebrity Pay Dirt
Posted Nov 12th 2007 6:22PM by TMZ Staff
When news broke last week that Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch was in foreclosure, his rep was quick to slam the reports, proclaiming that Jacko "was never in default of the loan." Off the wall?
It appears so, as The Mortgage Lender Implode-o-Meter (yep, that's the full name) has obtained a "Notice of Default and Election to Sell" that makes it clear that the property is in foreclosure, because the loan and interest in the amount of $23,212,963.83 is way, way overdue. The notice specifically states that "a breach of, and default in, the obligations for which the Trust Deed is security -- has occurred" -- because payment hasn't been made.
A silver lining for the King of Pop? The document says that he can still offer the property for sale, as long as the deal gets sealed before the foreclosure is wrapped up. Jackson's rep says that her earlier statement stands.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Celebrity Pay Dirt, Michael Jackson
Posted Nov 6th 2007 8:19PM by TMZ Staff
Rumors have been rampant for months that Michael Jackson's Neverland estate was about to be foreclosed upon, but now comes the first concrete evidence that Jacko's home is about to go back to the bank. Who's bad?
The Implode-O-meter has obtained the foreclosure and Notice of Default report for Santa Barbara County -- and Neverland is listed. According to that report, Jackson is, as of October 12, delinquent $23,212,963 on a $23,000,000 loan.
Notice of Defaults in the state of California typically go out when a homeowner misses their third payment. After another 30 days, the homeowner is issued a foreclosure notice. According to this document, it appears that the King of Pop is $212,963 delinquent on the loan's principal of $23 mil.
A rep for Jackson did not immediately return our call for comment.
Filed under: Music, Wacky & Weird, Celebrity Pay Dirt
