The Month in Celebrity Real Estate: Divorce Divisions, Desert Demos, and Petal-Powered Price Tags

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Kim Kardashian, Diane Keaton, Nicole Kidman, and Keith Urban were the stars of October’s property activity. A full roundup can be found at TopTenRealEstateDeals.com’s “Top 10 Celebrity Real Estate News.”

Kidman and Urban snapped up a $4.7 million Beverly Hills abode in 2008.
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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban: The Asset Map of a Marriage

Nineteen years, many addresses. As Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban head for divorce, they face an impressive portfolio. This includes a primary residence in Nashville bought in 2008 for $3.47 million, a 4,100-square-foot Beverly Hills home acquired for $4.7 million, a $10 million apartment in Manhattan, a $3.5 million place in Tribeca, a 110-acre Australian farm from 2008 at $6.5 million, a $4 million penthouse in Sydney, and the latest addition in Portugal, estimated at $4.7 to $7 million. Love fades, but escrow is forever.

LeBron James: Demo Day, Dynasty Edition

LeBron’s 2020 purchase in Beverly Hills, once the home of TV star Lee Phillip Bell, was demolished in 2023. The 2.7-acre lot is now home to two new buildings. One will be 16,000 square feet and feature a 7,700-square-foot basement garage and a two-level surface garage. The other will be 6,550 square feet and include a basement movie theater. When you play for championships, you build for great living.

Diane Keaton: The Patron Saint of Good Bones

Before “curated Spanish” became a Zillow trend, Diane Keaton was already doing the work. Highlights include Lloyd Wright’s Samuel-Novarro House (1988), the Newman Residence in Pacific Palisades (2007), and a Barrio Viejo mud-adobe in Tucson (2018). Mostly in Southern California, always unique. Also making headlines is the 1920s Spanish Colonial Revival in Beverly Hills that Keaton bought from Madonna in 2007 for $8.1 million and sold to Ryan Murphy in 2010 for $10 million. It is now asking $25 million. Renovation is the only type of investment that grows in value based on personality.

Camelot, Listed

JFK’s 1957 home in Georgetown, where Caroline and John Jr. grew up, is back on the market for $7.5 million. The family lived there until 1961, when they moved to a new address that came with a presidential seal.

Jackie Collins: Party House, Big Price

The late bestselling author moved from London to Beverly Hills in 1985 and never looked back. Her custom 1990s home, spanning over 21,000 square feet with seven bedrooms, is expected to list at $66 million. It is a house large enough to fit a guest list.

Roseanne Barr: Nuts, but Make It Profitable

A 46-acre macadamia farm in Hawaii, featuring 4,000 trees and a four-bedroom home, sold in one week for $650,000 over the $1.95 million asking price. The goal was to provide food for local families, but the market offered a nice profit as well. She still owns a smaller property in Hawaii.

Kanye West (Formerly): Hidden Hills, Healed and Flipped

Kanye bought his Hidden Hills home in 2021 for $4.5 million to stay close to his four kids after his divorce from Kim Kardashian. The house has been completely redesigned by celebrity favorite Jae Omar. It is expected to list for around $17 million. A blend of design and profit.

Christine McVie: Songbird Sells Swiftly

The late Fleetwood Mac star’s home in Belgravia, London, closed at the full asking price of $9.26 million just months after listing. “Don’t stop,” indeed.

Kim Kardashian: Next-Door Ambitions

In Hidden Hills, Kim purchased a four-bedroom, 4,945-square-foot house right next to her current compound for $7.1 million. Will she move in, create a guest wing, or tear it down and expand? That remains to be seen. The neighbors will find out first.