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From The Wall Street Journal's Private Properties:
--Saudi Arabia's Prince Bandar bin Sultan may not be selling his big $135 million Aspen home but he did sell another home in Aspen for $36.5 million. He has now sold half of the six contiguous Aspen properties he owned. The property sold, Star Mountain ranch, has a 15,000-square-foot mountain home on 67 acres. The buyer is Jeffrey Soffer, chairman and chief executive of Florida real-estate firm Turnberry Ltd.
--Ellen DeGeneres didn't get the $24 million she wanted for her Montecito estate,, shown above but she did make $20 million on the property she paid $15.75 million for. It was our estate of the day earlier this year.
--Investment banker Vikram Gandhi is asking $20 million for his Upper East Side town house, which is where Eleanor Roosevelt lived in her final years. The listing is here.

From the NY Post's Gimme Shelter:
--Socialite Anne Slater has sold her co-op residence at 998 Fifth Ave. for $18 million to Seagram's heir Matthew Bronfman.
--A new record closing price for a Harlem residence has been set $6.6 million. Real-estate investor Rodney Propp and his wife, Eleanor, are leaving their Park Avenue apartment for a Central Park-fronting, 5,500-square-foot condo at 111 Central Park North. The record will likely be broken soon, the building's three-level, multi-terraced penthouse - which was the Esquire "Ultimate Bachelor Pad" - is in contract for $8.5 million.
--A three-bedroom condo at the Plaza is available for $60,000 a month.

From the NY Observer's Manhattan Transfers:
Kathleen M. Waldron, an ex-Citigroup exec who became Baruch's president in 2004, was offered the A-line penthouse at Grand Madison, the 101-year-old ex-showroom at 225 Fifth Avenue that was turned into condos this year. But, according to school spokesman Jay Hershenson, Dr. Waldron didn't want the apartment, which the City University of New York closed on last month for $2.45 million.

From Celebrity Big Time Listings:
A 4,250-square-foot house in Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills that 1950s teen idol Bobby Darin once lived in has sold for $2,912,500 to hotelier Jason Pomeranc. The home was listed early this year for $3,689,000.
--The official numbers are in, Jamie Kennedy paid for $2.15 million for a 2,342-square-foot house in Los Feliz that had been on the market for $2.275, million.
--Soap opera actor Sebastian Roche, who recently paid $1,525,000 for a house in Venice, California has sold his 117-acre estate in upstate New York for $2.7 million.
--Singer Natalie Imbruglia has sold her Mediterranean-style house in the Sunset Strip area for $3.725 million. It was originally listed at $4.5 million.
--David Draiman, the lead singer of the band Disturbed, has sold his castle-like house in Northridge for $2,580,000. He bought in late 2005 for $2.535 million.
--Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx and his ex-wife, former "Baywatch" babe Donna D'Errico, have sold their six-bedroom, 5,269-square-foot house in Agoura, Calif. for $1,900,000. We covered this as our estate of the day when it was listed at $2.995 million.
--Marilyn Manson has sold his house in Chatsworth for $1,025,000. He bought the home in 2004 for $1,270,000.
--via the Wall Street Journal, Blink-182's Tom DeLonge has listed his house in Rancho Santa Fe, CA for $6.25million or $6.295 million depending on which source you consult. The MLS has it at $6.295 million. Apparently DeLonge is quite the buyer and seller in the San Diego county area and seems to have really great taste.

From the Real Estalker:
--More bad news for Michael Jackson. Not only is Neverland Ranch still looking at a January 19th foreclosure, Roger Friedman at Fox News has reported that according to the L.A. County Treasurer, the Jackson family home in Encino CA is in tax default to the tune of $16,283.10. Jackson is also the owner of record on this home and there is $4,000,000 mortgage on the five-bedroom property.
--Model Carolyn Murphy has put her Brentwood, California home on the market for $3.65 million. The Spanish-style home does not have a pool but it has a beautiful slightly bohemian feel. The listing is here.
--Actor Jason Biggs has listed his 1924 Beechwood Canyon home home. The charming and private three-bedroom home is listed at $1.549 million.
--The Real Estalker Mama delivers the delicious scoop on just how Ellen DeGeneres and Portia Di Rossi came to purchase the Beverly Hills home belonging to Max Mutchnick. The home was not listed, no brokers were involved, it was just love at first sight for the ladies and $30 million later it was theirs.
--Rumor has it that Orlando Bloom is painting his home black on the outside.
--Lost star Matthew Fox has put his four-bedroom Manhattan Beach home on the market for $2,275,000. Fox bought way back in 1999 for $800,000. Fox may have moved out a while back.
--Stevie Nicks may have sold her Arizona home for $3 million, it was our estate of the day earlier this year. Nicks may also be putting her Southern Colonial style house in Pacific Palisades on the market for $14 million. She reportedly bought the home in June of 2005 for $9,000,000 but wants to downsize and may also believe that the home is haunted.
--the Real Estalker highlights an article from Newsweek on the homes of the Presidential hopefuls. My, my they live well.

From the LA Times Hot Property:
--Frankie Muniz has listed his Sunset Strip home for $3.875 million. It is our estate of the day later today.
--Roamnce novelist Leigh Court and her husband, rock-and-roll tour producer Timm Woolley have put their 11-acre Malibu estate on the market for $2.95 million. The listing for the architecturally interesting home with views of the ocean and mountains is here.
--M.J. Diebold has bought a Beverly Hills home for close to $3 million. She plans to paint it pink and green to mimic the Beverly Hills hotel.
--A John Woolf-designed home in the Hollywood Hills once owned by comedian Paul Lynde has come on the market for $2.95 million. The property website for the classic three-bedroom villa is here.

A post on Celebrity Big Time listings led me to an Arizona Republic article that reported this week that the incomparable Stevie Nicks has put her Paradise Valley, Arizona home on the market. NIcks has owned the house since 1981 (although oddly enough the listing says it was built in 1983). She told the Arizona Republic that she is moving into "a rock-and-roll penthouse" in Santa Monica. She did add that she had written many famous songs there and that the home had been home to all sorts of rock-and-roll behavior. Nicks has recently busied herself with helping soldiers injured in Iraq, giving them music-filled iPods and raising money for medical aid such as prosthetic limbs. The five-bedroom and seven-bathroom home has two wings and a pool/spa area. It's not as magical or mystical as I might expect a Stevie Nicks home to be but it has its charms, including a library with built-in bookcases and a tranquil mountain view. It is listed at $3.8 million. After the jump, ah, if these walls could sing.

UPDATE: NIcks sold this home for $3 million.

From the Wall Street Journal's Private Properties:
--Film and theater producer Scott Rudin has sold his 18th-century home in Washington, Connecticut for about $4.25 million which was nearly 20% less than his asking price.
--Hedge-fund executive William von Mueffling paid $25 million last week for a 10th-floor co-op apartment at 810 Fifth Ave. in New York.
--Catherine Crier, whose Court TV legal news show was canceled earlier this year, has placed her 622-acre Wyoming ranch on the market last month for $3.99 million. Plenty of acreage and a simple 1,440-square-foot log cabin where Crier wrote several books. The listing can be found through Charlie Ross.

From the NY Post's Gimme Shelter and Page Six:
--The CEO of Estee Lauder has picked up an expansive apartment in the same building as Vera Wang's six bedroom spread, 778 Park Avenue. His application was approved by the co-op board less than a week before it was revealed that he had a baby with a woman who was not his wife.
--Celeb couples Christy Turlington Burns and Ed Burns and Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber have been spotted house hunting in the Hamptons.
--Lisa Bonder Kerkorian, ex-wife of billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, has put her Bridgehampton property on the market again. This time for $16.3 million, it was on the market for $13.9 million earlier this year. The home is assembled from a 200-year-old barn. Enjoy the spare splendor at the listing here.
--Loews Hotels CEO and New York Giants co-owner Jonathan Tisch has been checking out a duplex apartment at 740 Park Ave. He has also signed a lease to take a $75,000-a-month apartment at Trump Park Avenue, presumably where his fiance Lizzie Rudnick will live before the knot is tied.
--Rachel Ray and her husband have purchased a compound in Southampton for just under $3 million. It has a three-bedroom main house and a two-bedroom pool house with sauna, separate guest cottage, pond and heated pool.

From The Real Estalker:
--Following up on a Berg Properties story from March, actor Rick Schroeder has bought a Malibu home, shown above, that belonged to real estate agent John Cortazzo and was featured on Bravo's Million Dollar Listings TV show. The two-bedroom beach house went for $5.85 million. Check out the home's website here.
--Actor Isaiah Washington has put his Hancock Park co-op on the market for $1.695 million.
--Has Nic Cage purchased Midford Castion, a Gothic castle three miles South of Bath that was built in 1775 in the shape of the ace of spades?
--Adrienne Vittadini is selling a five-bedroom home in Water Mill, New York. She bought in May of 1997 for just $1,470,000 and is now listing at $7.6 million. You can check out the listing here.
-- Frank and Jamie McCourt, who own Los Angeles Dodgers may be purchasing the home that belongs to Courtney Cox-Arquette and David Arquette which is listed at $33.5 million.
--Jeff Lewis, who is the house flipper on Bravo TV's new reality show Flipping Out is behind this flip in Los Feliz. He bought for $975,000 in June 2006 and has now listed at $1.525 million. It's nice but everso bland, check it out here.
--Terence Howard was renting in Los Feliz for $12,500 a month.

From the NY Observer's Manhattan Transfers:
--Fashioin maven Ellin Saltzman who has lived at the Carlyle House for seven decades, has sold the apartment for $4.7 million to Peter and Jill Melhado.
--Is Zach Braff buying stage director Tom O'Horgan's Greenwich Village loft?
--Schuyler Tilney, the ex-head of Merrill Lynch's energy group and his wife, Elizabeth, an ex-senior vice president at Enron have paid $2.3 million for an apartment at the new Place 57 condo on East 57th Street.
--Architect Peter Eisenman has sold his 21st-floor apartment at 101 West 12th Street to nightclub owner Noah Tepperberg for $3.2 million.

From Berg Properties Celebrity Big Time Listings:
--Detective author Robert Crais and his psychotherapist wife Pat have paid $2.975 million for a house in Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills that is next door to a house that has long has been owned by actress Jennifer Aniston.
--The Providence Journal reports that Nicolas purchased theGray Craig mansion for $16 million. We first wrote about it back in 2005 when it was listed at $19 million.
--Professional poker player Annie Duke has sold her house in Los Angeles' Hollywood Hills for $2,840,000.
--Stevie Nicks has listed her Arizona home for $3.8 million. It's our estate of the day later today.


From the LA Times Hot Property:
--Joely Fisher has purchased a newly built house in Sherman Oaks for $3.5 million.
--Dayna Devon of the show "Extra" and her husband, Brent Moelleken, a plastic surgeon have bought a getway house in Lake Arrowhead for $4.5 million.
--Actress Sofia Vegara has purchased a condo on the Wilshire Corridor for close to $2 million.
--Producer David Kahne has sold his home in the Beverly Hills post office area for $1.62 million and is moving to Manhattan.