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Pool & Patio Property of the Week: Celebrity Real Estate

Who doesn't like to peek inside the "other" world of celebrity real estate? How about a look outside these luxurious mansions: where extreme swimming pools, spas, decks, outdoor kitchens, play yards, gardens and other amazing outside amenities exist. Each week, we take you on a tour of a pool and patio property for sale.

Charlie Sheen Buys Beverly Hills House During Infamous Week
Somehow amongst all of Charlie Sheen's interviews, ramblings, rants, firings and profound catchphrases, the celebrity managed to buy a house. A big, Beverly Hills house with 8.5 baths -- should he decide to ever take one -- all for $7 million.

'Field of Dreams' House & Property for Sale
Week of May 18, 2010 If You List It, They Will Come The iconic, much-loved and much-visited cornfield and baseball diamond used in the 1989 film Field of Dreams is for sale. Near Dyersville, Iowa, the 193-acre property is a private sale listed at $5.4 million. And while it doesn't boast a swimming pool, it does have the classic wraparound front...

Luxury Homes: Top 12 Luxurious Homes With Pools for 2012
It's 12 for '12 as we take a tour of some of the most memorable celebrity and luxury homes and pools for 2012.

Former Schwarzenegger / Shriver House in LA for Sale
The house owned by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver before he became governor is listed for sale. This is the Pacific Palisades home in which the family lived during the time Arnold's admitted "love child" was born to a house employee.

Whitford & Kaczmarek Say Arrevedercci to Italian Renaissance …
It seems like the question, Who gets the house? no longer fits into the equasion when there's a divorce involved - at least for high-profile couples . Actors Bradley Whitford ( The West Wing ) and Jane Kaczmarek ( Malcolm in the Middle ) are no exception. In a 50/50 state like California, a divorce in this Economic Recession often means both...

Pool & Patio Property of the Week: Marcos Siega's Midcentury Modern
The midcentury modern home of Marcos Siega - producer/director of The Vampire Diaries and Dexter , among other credits - is up for sale. Located in the Nichols Canyon area of the Hollywood Hills, the 1947-built house has two stories, floor-to-ceiling windows, post-and-beam construction, and the coolest kidney / boomerang-shaped swimming pool....

Which Celebrity Property Would You Buy? | Your Favorite Pool and Pati…
Each week, About.com's Pool and Patio site takes you inside the world of celebrity real estate, where we show you a property for sale that has lots of outdoor amenities - like pools, patios, spas, outdoor kitchens, labyrinths, etc. This is your turn to speak up and let us know which house you would buy, if money was no object. Would it be Mel...

Can Anyone Afford Kimora Lee Simmons' Mansion? Phat Chance!
Week of March 15, 2010 Phat Fashions mogul Russel Simmons and ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons, the model-turned-designer of Baby Phat fame - among other credits - have a big, phat mansion in Saddle River, New Jersey, on the market that will set you back a hefty $16.... But look what you get: 10 bedrooms, 12.5 baths, a movie theater, - and my...

Party, Like, It's 1993: '90210' Beach House for Sale
Get out your slick cordless landline and call the gang from West Beverly High: the awesome beach-front property used in the third and fourth seasons of the mega-popular Fox-TV series, Beverly Hills, 90210 , is for sale. For $10.5 million, you can relive the lucrative 1990s lifestyle on what's being touted as the "most unique and spectacular location on the Strand." Built in 1915, the Cape Cod -st…

Pool and Patio Property of the Week
Welcome to Pool and Patio Property of the Week, where we give you an insider's look at the outdoor living spaces of posh residential properties currently on the real estate market. Extreme and luxurious custom-designed pools, hot tubs, outdoor kitchens, secret caves, garden statuary, mazes - everything you can imagine and more - exist at...

'Bones' Star Boreanaz & Wife Part Ways With Hollywood Hills
February 10, 2010 Bones actor and executive producer David Boreanaz and his wife, Jaime Bergman, have listed their Los Angeles home for $3,249,000. The house, nestled in the hills above the famed Sunset Strip, boasts a breathtaking view of Hollywood and Los Angeles. While the interior is charming, this house was updated for lovers of outdoor living spaces. Besides a pool and spa, there's a…

Ready to Buy Mel Gibson's Old Mill Farm?
Week of Feb 1, 2010 When you associate Mel Gibson with "home," you envision Australia or his infamous antics in Malibu. Apparently, he also hung out at a palatial pad in Greenwich, Connecticut, that is described as one of the "last Great Estates of Greenwich" in its a...

LA Digs Where Seinfeld Was Once the 'Master of His Domain'
Before Jerry Seinfeld became "The Marriage Ref"(his new NBC comedy-game panel-reality show that will be one of the 10 p.m. replacements for Jay Leno's show), he lived the L.A. bachelor life during his nine-season run on his sitcom, "Seinfeld." The 1990s were Jerry Seinfeld's bachelor glory days, when his award-winning sitcom reigned over NBC's...

Mel Gibson's Mediterranean-Style Mansion in Malibu for Sale
Looks like Mel Gibson is at it again. No - not fathering another child, nor getting a DUI after a visit to Moonshadows bar. The actor/director has listed his Malibu mansion for sale. The asking price: $14.5 million. The Mediterranean-style Lilac Hill Farm in Malibu joins his Old Mill Farm in Greenwich, Connecticut, as two Gibson-owned properties...

In Santa Monica, a Beach House With Movie Star Appeal
A look at a historical beach house just yards from the surf, the onetime playground of Marion Davies and her fashionable friends.

Marilyn Monroe's Brentwood House for Sale
Marilyn Monroe only lived in her Brentwood, California, house for about nine months before her life came to a tragic end on August 4, 1962. The one-story hacienda-style house was built in 1929 and is situated behind tall gates at the end of a quiet cul de sac on more than 23,000 square feet of tree-filled grounds. The four-bedroom, three-bath...

Jesse James Lists Orange County Beach House
In an interview on ABC-TV's "Nightline" in May 2010, Jesse James said he is probably the "most-hated man in the world right now." Since Jesse and Sandy presumably won't be romping together anymore on the sands of their Sunset Beach, California, pad, James listed the house for sale. James purchased the beachfront property in 2003. He and Bullock...

Taylor Swift Buys 'Traditional' House in Beverly Hills
Superstar Taylor Swift bought a house in Beverly Hills in late April for just under $4 million. While Nashville will remain her home base, Swift's Los Angeles home will be a much more welcome respite when she's in the city than the hotels at which she's been staying. And what brings the chart-topping songstress to L.A. so often? In the months...

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