Hot Property Archives: 2012 - latimes.com

Degeneres takes a 1958 BevHills home

By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:54:15 -0700

While Ryan Seacrest is expected to close escrow this week on Ellen Degeneres' Beverly Hills compound, she has decamped to a Hal Levitt-designed midcentury on less than an acre.

Cyberspace is a-twitter with the news that Ryan Seacrest is expected to close escrow this week on Ellen Degeneres' Beverly Hills compound, but there's been nary a peep about where she and spouse Portia de Rossi have decamped.

Reality star Lauren Conrad sells Hollywood home

By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:54:00 -0700

The renovated Spanish-style house, built in 1922, was featured on MTV's "The Hills" in which she starred. The 3,000-square-foot home has an original Spanish tile floor, four bedrooms and 31/2 bathrooms. There is a lap pool and an outdoor fireplace.

Reality star Lauren Conrad has sold her home in Hollywood for $2 million.

Record producer David Anderle sells villa

By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

The $3.7-million home has decorative tile work and beamed ceilings and was once used as a speak-easy.

Record producer David Anderle has sold his home in the Hollywood Hills West area for $3.7 million.

Britney Spears' home sells for $4.2 million

By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:32:00 -0700

The pop star's Studio City house had been priced as a high of $7.9 million in 2008. Features include marble, hardwood and mosaic tile floors, carved millwork, maid's quarters and a three-car garage.

After several years of on-again, off-again marketing and repeated price drops — during which its owner's personal turmoils were widely publicized and her affairs placed into the hands of a conservator — the Studio City house of Britney Spears has sold for $4.253 million.

Screenwriter Skip Woods buys Hollywood Hills West home for $2.004 million

By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:26:00 -0700

The sleek four-bedroom, three-bathroom contemporary features a dramatic two-story entry with a skylight and chandelier.

Action film screenwriter Skip Woods has put himself where the action is in L.A. — the bustling Hollywood Hills West area — with the purchase of a hillside house for $2.004 million.

Julie Andrews' Brentwood house isn't going for a song

By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times — Sun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

The home Andrews owned with her late husband, director and screenwriter Blake Edwards, is listed for $2.649 million. It's already in escrow less than a month after going on the market.

Singer and actress Julie Andrews has listed the Brentwood house she owned with her late husband, director and screenwriter Blake Edwards , for $2.649 million. Less than a month after coming on the market, the tidy white home with gray shutters is already in escrow.

Los Lobos guitarist sells Walnut home for $1.425 million

By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:59:00 -0700

Built in 2008, the house features a panoramic view of the San Gabriel Valley, four bedrooms and four bathrooms.

Los Lobos guitarist and singer Cesar Rosas has sold his house in Walnut for $1.425 million.

'Chinatown' writer Robert Towne lists Westside estate

By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times — Tue, 8 May 2012 13:43:00 -0700

Built in 1926 and designed for grand entertaining, Towne's restored English country-style mansion and guesthouse have seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms and 10,000 square feet of living space. It's listed at $12.995 million.

"Chinatown" writer Robert Towne has listed his estate on the Westside at $12.995 million.

Actor Jesse Metcalfe sells in Beverly Crest

By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times — Tue, 8 May 2012 12:48:00 -0700

The 'Desperate Housewives' actor's Mediterranean main house and guesthouse, which sold for $2 million, have 2,500 square feet of living space, including four bedrooms. Built in 1999, the house features stone fireplaces, plank wood floors and wood-beam ceilings.

Actor Jesse Metcalfe has sold his house in the Beverly Crest area for $2 million, according to the Multiple Listing Service.

Stacey Sher and Kerry Brown list in Beverly Crest

By Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times — Tue, 8 May 2012 17:21:00 -0700

Film producer Stacey Sher and musician Kerry Brown have listed their house at $5.795 million. Originally designed by Wallace Neff, the 1948 house was once the home of actress Julie Andrews and director Blake Edwards and later remodeled.

Film producer Stacey Sher and musician Kerry Brown have listed their house in the Beverly Crest area at $5.795 million.