Actor James Marsden has been making the rounds this week with the opening of his latest movie "Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore." Marsden also appears to be on the move. The Real Estalker reported earlier this week that Marsden and his wife Lisa Linde have put their Nashville, Tennessee home on the market. Marsden has had roles in the X-Men movies as well as "Enchanted" and "27 Dresses."

The couple bought their home in the Forest Hills area of Nashville for $780,000 in 20008. The 1970s brick-faced split level ranch house has been extensively renovated. The Real Estalker reports that the home is on the same street as the home of Al and Tipper Gore. The four-bedroom home is on 2.15 acres and has been opened up to create a more Hollywood-friendly space with a large kitchen and flow between all the rooms. The large white master bedroom has walk-in closets and a sliding glass door leading to a small deck. The home has been blandly staged to showcase the home's clean lines. It is listed at $1.399 million.

Our quest for luxury real estate auctions doesn't generally take us this far north. Today's home, which will be auctioned off on August 12, is located on the banks of Cook Inlet and the mouth of the Kenai River in Alaska. This home is on nearly 12 acres and has around 815 feet of beachfront property. The Victorian home is four stories and provides sights of Tustamena, Mt. Lilliamna, Mt. Redoubt, and Mt. Spur mountains. The four-bedroom home has oak and marble flooring throughout and four fireplaces. Other details include a formal dining room, gourmet kitchen and a cozy circular entertainment room. The master suite has a personal fireplace, sitting room and a master bath with a jetted tub. One particularly charming detail is the fourth floor turret with floor-to-ceiling windows and views of the surrounding mountain ranges. It's a perfect place for an office or retreat. The land also includes a three-car garage, two outbuildings, and an airplane hangar and landing strip. It is being auctioned off through J.P. King.

It's been a rough year for Chris Tucker. Not only does he owe over $11 million in back taxes but the comedian is also set to lose a lot of money on his home in Monteverde, Florida. The Real Estalker reports that Tucker bought the five-bedroom home for $6 million in 2007 but he won't be getting anything near that now, it is currently listed as a short sale.

Tucker's home is on around an acre of in the gated community of Bella Collina. The community has clubhouses, a fitness center, lakes, vineyards and a golf course. His lakefront faux Mediterranean was a former "Street of Dreams" model home and has over 8,800 square feet of space spread out over two floors. The home has some unique touches including a pirate-ship-themed home theatre complete with a mast.

The master bedroom (complete with zebra print rug) has a sitting room with a morning kitchen and a bathroom with a stained glass window. The backyard includes a patio with a barbecue center, bar, outdoor fireplace, pool and spa. It is listed for $2 million.

Christie Brinkley is selling in the Hamptons again. The supermodel has turned real estate investor, buying and fixing up homes in the area. The home she recently listed in North Haven is, according to the Wall Street Journal, part of the collection of Hamptons real estate that Brinkley has collected over the years and held on to even after her ugly divorce a couple of years ago from Hamptons architect Peter Cook.

The five-bedroom home dates back to 1843. The classically-columned waterfront mansion is on a 4.5 acre lot that comes with a pool and 327 feet of beachfront. Brinkley told the WSJ that she's too busy to maintain the home especially because she is launching several new businesses. She paid $7.15 million for the house in 2004.

The North Haven house has views both of the harbor and the surrounding bay. Inside there are four fireplaces and wide-plank pine floors. There are three stories and the main floor has a living room, adjacent sitting room, formal dining room, open kitchen with soapstone and marble counters, a great room with another sitting and dining area, powder room, mud room, pantry and full bath. An oak banister staircase takes you to the second floor and four of the five bedrooms including a master bedroom suite with a separate sitting room, master bath and outdoor terrace. A third floor includes a fifth bedroom, a separate study and storage area. It is listed at $15.75 million with Jay Flagg of Prudential Douglas Elliman.

Brinkley's Tower Hill in Bridgehampton has been listed for the past three years at $30 million. Brinkley has said that she is considering taking the home off the market because she hasn't had any nibbles on the 12-bedroom home.

Mexican telecommunications mogul Carlos Slim, who beat out Warren Buffet and Bill Gates to capture the title of World's Richest Man earlier this year with an astonishing net worth of $53.5 billion, has purchased the stunning Duke-Semans Mansion in New York for a cool $44 million. As we reported back in January, cab driver-turned-fertilizer king Tamir Sapir had listed the palatial townhouse, said to be the only private mansion left on Fifth Avenue, for $50 million. According to the Wall St. Journal, Slim cut the deal to snag it for $6 million less with Sapir directly. Sapir bought the historic seven-story Beaux Arts mansion located across from the Metropolitan Museum of Art from relatives of Doris Duke for $40 million in 2006. The 20,000-square-foot mansion, built in 1901, currently has a doctor's office in the basement, a five-story main residence, a penthouse duplex on top, 12 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms, and 11 wood-burning fireplaces.

Today's estate, Ravenscleft in Seal Harbor, Maine, was named for the ravens nesting along the pink granite cliffs the home sits on. The home is on more than an acre of land with oceanfront land and perfect Maine coastal views. The Peabody and Stearns cottage was originally built in 1901 and according to the listing Theodore Roosevelt is reputed to have visited there. The home has formal living and dining rooms with fireplaces, a large master suite, gourmet kitchen, library, den, office and four bedrooms. The residence has modern details including an elevator, air conditioning and a generator for stormy weather. The property also has a two-car garage and guest house. It is listed at $10 million.

A link on the Real Estalker website let me know that the listing for Dennis Hopper's Venice, California compound is now live. Last week it was announced that the entire property is for sale for $6.245 million. The property is a joint listing by Jade Mills and Jane Gavens, both with Coldwell Banker Previews International of Beverly Hills. A property website has a whole host of pictures taken by Berlyn Photography which are also in the MLS. The pictures show interior and exterior details off the space which includes the main residence designed by Brian A. Murphy, an art barn and three loft-style townhouses created by architect Frank Gehry.

Hopper was an artist and photographer himself and home displays an artist's sensibilities. The main house is constructed of corrugated steel, and the three townhouses are all open, loft-style spaces outfitted with modern furnishings and large art pieces. A garage featuring some of Hopper's motorcycles opens directly into the large art space. The property also includes the original bungalow-style cottage which was built in 1909 and is decorated in a more traditional style as befits its exterior. The lap pool also faces a small open pool house. Overall the compound extends to over 15,550 square feet of living space. The double provenance of this being both an actor's home and a home designed by the world's preeminent starchitect makes this a highly desirable home and a listing full of luscious pictures doesn't hurt.

The entire property can be bought for $6.245 million or the main residence, bungalow, lap pool and pool house are available as one listing for $3.595 million with the three townhouses being sold separately at prices ranging from $750,000 - $1,050,000.

Rockmeadow is a classic estate in Fairfield, Connecticut. The estate was once owned by legendary American composer Richard Rodgers. The Cameron Clark-designed Colonial sits on 21 acres on manicured green lawns overlooking a spring-fed pond. The property includes a gunite pool, har-tru tennis court, guest house with caretakers cottage and greenhouse.Clark built the home in 1929, and over the years it has been expanded and renovated to include three stories with six bedrooms, large open kitchen and a library with cherry paneling. For the most part the home still reflects classic New England style with only a few glaringly modern touches like the updated kitchen and a modern bathroom with a separate walk-in shower. A few years ago it was listed at $12.95 million but is now listed at $8.35 million.

One of Pennsylvania's most beautiful old mansions has been in the news recently after an AP story on Lynnewood Hall came out. Once one of America's grandest homes, the mansion is over 100 years old but has not been given the love received by some other older homes of its size. The huge building that once welcomed presidents and the wealthiest and most aristocratic of guests is now an elegant crumbling ruin.

The 110-room mansion is said to be the largest surviving Gilded Age mansion in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. It is built from Indiana limestone and was famous for its large art gallery. The home's collection was on public display at Lynnewood Hall from 1915 to 1940 but in 1940, the collection of more than 2,000 sculptures, paintings, decorative art, and porcelains were donated to the National Gallery of Art. The home also had a ballroom, swimming pool, wine cellars and its own electrical power plant.

Properties that come with 339 feet of beach and occupy 6.6 acres just don't come on the market that often in Malibu and when they do, they command pretty high price tags. In this case, it's $55 million for a house expected to hit the MLS early this week. The home belongs to the estate of Max Palevsky, the founder of the computer chip giant Intel. Palevsky died in May at age 85.

His long-time Malibu house was designed by architect Joe Weiser in 1975. It was renovated by Italian designer Ettore Sottsass in 1984. The two-story Mediterranean villa has 11,313 square feet, with fire bedroom suites all in a separate wing. The master suite has two fireplaces, one in the sleeping area and one in the adjacent office. There are two side-by-side tubs, a sauna and a private deck with speakers. All of the bathrooms in the house have rare Catalina Tile Factory tiles. (The Catalina Island Tile and Pottery factory operated from 1927 to 1937 and the pottery and tiles produced during the factory's ten years are unique and highly sought-after.)

The home also has a theater room and a large formal dining room with a burl wood ceiling. The room has ocean views and a fireplace. The kitchen has three SubZero refrigerators, two dishwashers, oak cabinets, two cook tops and a butler's pantry with a sink, a wall of storage and large counter areas. There are 25-foot-tall ceilings in the living room, which also has a fireplace. The covered loggia entry was may play second fiddle to a secondary entrance that has a fountain and a geometric hedge garden basked on a section of The Alhambra in Spain with the foyer serving as an art gallery. there is a spa on the ocean side bluff with a fire pit and a large deck. Stairs lead to the private sandy beach.


Flooring in the house is a mix of tile with custom inlays and borders, cherrywood and some carpet. The home has a temperature-controlled wine cellar, stain glass windows and is surrounded by a 15' high wall with a large wooded gated entry for security. A guesthouse outside the walled estate has a bedroom, living room, bath and kitchen. The resort-style gardens feature Palm Groves, bougainvillea, a large Eucalyptus forest, an orchid shade house, coastal redwood trees, segos, coral trees, grassy lawns and a fruit tree orchard. There is a lighted tennis court with a half-bath and drinking fountain, plus a 20' x 40' pool with a large tiled fountain and speakers.

Jack Pritchett of Pritchett-Rapf Associates, Malibu, and Chris Cortazzo of Coldwell Banker Previews International, Malibu, share the listing.

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Today's home, a Cliff May designed beauty in Southern California's Pacific Palisades community is built for a big family. The LA Times Hot Property column reports that the home, which was built in 1937 has been the home of screenwriter, film director and bestselling novelist Nicholas Meyer and his family for the last 15 years. The two-story home is on more than three quarters of an acre and has seen plenty of weddings, parties and other events. Meyer wrote a few Sherlock Holmes novels as well as writing and directing several "Star Trek" movies and the 1983 TV film "The Day After," scaring millions with the prospect of nuclear war.

The six-bedroom home is centered by a tree-covered courtyard with a dining loggia and fountain.The property also has a solar-heated pool, Jacuzzi, a cabana with outdoor cooking area and changing rooms, a vegetable garden, greenhouse and volleyball area. Inside, the home has wood floors, beamed ceilings, graceful archways and brick fireplaces. The home is a reader's delight with plenty of full shelves in many rooms and in the Hot Property column Meyer says that the big public rooms, the dining room, den, living room and library, all offer plenty of places to curl up and read. The home didn't have a kitchen when Meyer bought it so they built an oversized kitchen with views over the patio. It also has a fireproof roof, solar hot water and pool heating and low-flow toliets. Meyer bought the home in 1995 for $1.841 million and it is now listed at $7.3 million with Sandra Miller of Engel & Volkers, Santa Monica.

From the Real Estalker:
--The ex-wife of Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, Jo Wood, has listed their home in Kingston on Thames, shown above, for £13,000,000. The listing is here.
--Actress Peri Gilpin of Fraser fame and her artist husband Christian Vincent were the buyers of Shabby Chic creator Rachel Aswell's Malibu home.

From the LA Times Hot Properties:
--The Beverly Hills home of the late Ed McMahon is back on the market for $4.6 million. This is the same price it was listed at in 2008. The listing is here.
--Actor Ving Rhames and his wife, Deborah have sold a Brentwood house that had been listed as a short sale. The five-bedroom house sold for $1.95 million. It had been listed on and off for three years and was at $2.699 million when we checked it out in 2008. It had been purchased five years ago for $2.5 million. The couple also sold a larger Brentwood home in late June for $5,520,786 that had been purchased in 2005 for $6.5 million.

--Olympic medal winner Carl Lewis has sold his Pacific Palisades home for $2.5 million.
Rapper and "Pimp My Ride" host Alvin " Xzibit" Joiner has lowered the price of his Woodland Hills, California home to $650,000. He bought the home in 2003 for $670,000. The listing is here.
--Filmmaker, commercial director and restaurateur Joe Pytka has sold Castillo del Lago in the Hollywood Hills for $7 million. He bought the home from Madonna in 1996 for $5.3 million. The home was first listed at $14.95 million in April of last year.

Actress and real estate agent Dana Sparks has listed her Lake Sherwood contemporary at $2.555 million. The listing is here.

From the NY Post:
--Lady Gaga is still apartment hunting in New York City most recently checking out a four-bedroom One Morton Square rental.
--Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick have been looking at a $29.8 million penthouse duplex at the Mayfair building at 610 Park Ave.
--A a Tribeca home once rented by Leonardo DiCaprio and Gwen Stefani is on the market at $6.995 million.
--Pet-food tycoon Leonard Stern and his wife, Allison, are purchasing a SoHo penthouse to live in while their 110-year-old Fifth Avenue mansion is being renovated uptown. They are in contract to buy a penthouse duplex at 25 W. Houston St. for about $8 million.

From the NY Times:
--Donald J. Trump Jr. sold his condominium at 220 Riverside Boulevard at Trump Place this month for $1.845 million.

From Chicago Breaking Business:
--Nicholas Pritzker, the chief executive and chairman of the Hyatt Development Corp. and a member of the Pritzker family, has placed his contemporary-style mansion on 45 acres on Lake Michigan in Covert, Michigan on the market for $4.95 million.

Today's home takes us to Coronado, California site of the next auction from Concierge Auctions. Coronado, also known as Coronado island, is located on a peninsula connected to the mainland in San Diego. It is home to the Hotel del Coronado, restaurants, and a quiet and picturesque community. Concierge Auctions will conduct a live, on-site luxury real estate auction of 755 F Avenue, a home and guest home in the affluent community of Coronado Village on August 12. The home was originally listed for $2,899,000 but this auction is absolute, meaning the property will sell to the highest bidder regardless of price. The sale is in cooperation with Ashlee Nicolls of Park Life Real Estate.

The completely remodeled 2,700-square-foot family home has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a kitchen with a long granite bar and adjoining dining room. The great room has a red brick and dark wood fireplace. Other details include a staircase of wrought-iron railings and red brick and hardwood stairs and charming spaces filled with abundant natural light. The porch overlooks the home's landscaped yard and white walking stones lead to the detached guest home, a 900 square foot studio with a full bath and kitchenette. A custom built-in outdoor oven and stove completes the outdoor space.

The auction of 755 F Avenue will be held live, on-site on Thursday, August 12 at 2 p.m. Attendance will be limited to registered bidders and their representatives. A buyer's broker commission of 2.5% is offered on the high bid. The property is available for preview daily from 1 to 4 p.m. and by appointment. For more information visit www.CoronadoLuxuryAuction.com or call 866-605-7286.

Sheldon Good & Company has announced the results of a the sale of the Lytle Mansion on Mercer Island in Washington state. We first started watching this home in 2005 when it was listed at a whopping $40 million. The three-story mansion on two acres was put up for sealed bid auction this year. The property sold for $12 million, one of the highest prices for a single-family estate home in the Northwest in 2010. "Our home had been on the market for almost four years without any significant buying interest. Selling had become a dilemma and we realized we had to take a more proactive approach," said Charles Lytle, President of Lytle Enterprises and owner of the Mercer Island estate in a press release.

This home has some incredible details. The indoor saltwater pool has a cloud mural and Egyptian-style columns that have been specially treated to look aged. A Dale Chihuly chandelier spiraling twelve feet of crystal hangs over a marble floor in the entry. The house is full of inlaid stones, marble fireplaces and everything is done on a grand and ornate scale. It has four bedrooms but with nearly 23,000 sq. feet of space much of the space is devoted to waking pursuits. There are two wine cellars, an exercise room, massage and tanning room, music room, steam room, sunroom and a dining room with a gleaming gold leaf ceiling. The master suite has a raised platform bed, a marble fireplace and a bathroom where the tub is set on a pedestal and has a chandelier over it. Outside there is a saltwater pool and 175 feet of waterfront including a boat dock that can accommodate a 140 foot yacht. No word on who the lucky new owner is.

An article on Oregon Live recently about new Portland Trail Blazers guard Wesley Matthews mentioned that former general manager Kevin Pritchard's home in Lake Oswego, Oregon is for sale. I can never resist a good sports star home so I had to check it out. Pritchard owns a lovely Mediterranean style home right on the banks of Lake Oswego.

Pritchard, shown at right with Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen in 2007, spent some time playing basketball in Italy and was enchanted by Lake Como. He rebuilt this home with the idea of creating an Italian-style retreat. The home took several years to complete. The property has a courtyard with a waterfall. Inside, large windows and terraces make the most of the lake views. The home, named Tre Cascate, has a stucco and brick exterior meant to mimic the look of an antique Italian home. Three levels of hardscape patios perch over the tranquil lake. The home has five bedrooms total and there is a small cottage on the property. It is listed at $3.6 million.