
A traditional Spanish-style colonial house located on a secluded cul-de-sac in the Los Angeles suburb of Brentwood that was the only home ever to be owned by icon Marilyn Monroe, and where she died, is on the market for sale. Monroe paid just $90,000 USD for the house, and her monthly mortgage repayments were a tiny $320 USD per month.

Actor Daniel Craig, better known as the current James Bond 007, has recently purchased a penthouse apartment in New York’s trendy TriBeCa area. For a somewhat sensible $1.9 million USD, the actor gets 1,124 square feet of living space spread over two levels, which includes one bedroom and two bathrooms. That represents $1,700 per square foot and the monthly carrying costs are $2,265.

The multi-award winning and Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated star of such movies as Jurassic Park, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Far From Heaven and The Hours (for which Nicole Kidman won Best Actress), has put her New York home on the market for sale. Located in the trendy West Village, the actress has cleverly retained much of the late-1800′s townhouse original architectural style whilst adding her own touches of modern flair.

Oscar winning Australian Mel Gibson has listed his Malibu home at Lavender Hill Farm, for sale at $14.5 million USD. A hacienda-style retreat, the property is set on 2.57 acres. The grounds include fruit orchards, organic gardens, a tennis court, pool and three guest houses.

A home built into a hill-side is not a new concept. In fact, in many locations throughout the ages, they have been a practical way of regulating a home’s temperature. And, for aesthetic reasons, blending into the nature is considered environmentally sensitive. Soccer superstar, Gary Neville of Manchester United, plans to build a multi-million pound luxury eco-bunker into a hillside in the heart of rural Lancashire.

Unless you’re Royalty, living in Buckingham Palace is unthinkable. If you have the money, however, you can have the next-best thing. As recently reported in Britain’s Daily Telegraph, London’s 50,000 square foot Regency Terrace, which currently houses a row of seven office buildings, will be converted to a seven stuccoed mansion by property developer Marcus Cooper, making it London’s second biggest home after the Palace.

Despite passing away in August 2009 at the age of 77, Senator Kennedy has again been in the news recently, not just because the battle for his Senate seat in Massachusetts has been completed (and won by Scott Brown, a Republican that shares a number of similarities with the his predecessor) but also because his stunning mansion in Washington, DC is up for sale.

Simon Turner of Marquette Turner Luxury Homes writes: Barely an hour seems to go by at the moment and more news of Tiger Woods’ dalliances appear in the press. From a purely real estate point of view, a couple of stories have come to light. The first being that Rachel Uchitel, one of the “originals”, has put her Las Vegas “groundfloor penthouse” (go figure) on the market for $1.35 million USD. The second being that Mrs Woods, Elin Nordegren, has purchased a 6 bedroom home for $2 million USD in her native country of Sweden.

Simon Turner of Marquette Turner Luxury Homes writes: Oscar-winner and Hollywood beauty, Halle Berry has placed one of her (smaller) homes on the market. Located on Benedict Canyon Drive in Beverly Hills, California, the two bedroom, 2 bathroom home is on the market for $5 million USD, and with its rustic-style and charm, it should have little problem in achieving a good sale.

Simon Turner of Marquette Turner Luxury Homes writes: Bill Gates, for instance can buy Costa Rica, El Salvador, Bolivia and Uruguay among the 140 countries that have less GDP than his net worth of $50 billion.
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