Foreign Property News | Posted by Aye Myat Thu
Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan recently bought a mansion in Hangzhou, China, for a reported price of 40 million yuan (S$8 million). A video of the 68-year-old actor turning up for the handover ceremony of the house went viral on Chinese social media over the weekend, as the luxe interiors of the mansion were also shown in the clip. There was a lion dance performance during the ceremony, and Chan was seen shaking hands with guests and taking a group photo with them when he arrived. According to the Hong Kong media, the 4.8m-high abode overlooks the Qiantang River which passes through Hangzhou city. The living room is said to sport gilded ceiling edges made from pure 18-carat...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
If you’ve got £363 million burning a hole in your pocket, we may have found the house just for you. That’s the price of Château d’Armainvilliers, the world’s most expensive home, which has just gone on sale. The sprawling mansion is in Seine-et-Marne, around 25 miles from the centre of Paris, France. So what do you get for your cash? 100 rooms across 2,500 square metres of living space, and 1,000 hectares of land – including a private lake. Built upon the foundations of a 12th century castle, the Rothschild banking empire bought it in the late 19th century before it was bought by King Hassan II of Morocco in the 1980s. He made a host of...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
Rocker John Fogerty is ready to part with his celebrity-pedigreed equestrian estate in Los Angeles and has listed it for $21.5 million. (An aerial look at the property Picture: Google Earth) The former Creedence Clearwater Revival frontman hasn’t owned the 10,460-square-foot house, located in the city’s guard-gated community of Hidden Hills, for long. (The Hidden Hills home is set on two acres. Picture: Google Earth) He purchased it from actor Sylvester Stallone almost exactly six months ago, in early October, for $17.2 million. (Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone attend “The Expendables 3” private dinner....
Foreign Property News | Posted by Zarni Kyaw
Long before actor Johnny Depp sidled up to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, he lived — back in the 1990s — in an idyllic West Village carriage house triplex with supermodel Kate Moss. Now, that stunning carriage house, in conjunction with a 19th-century Federal-style brick townhouse at 112 Waverly Place, has just sold for $12 million — roughly a year after it hit the market for $15.5 million, Gimme Shelter has learned. (Johnny Depp and Kate Moss.WireImage) (An image inside the dazzling carriage house, which features dramatic heights and old-world touches.Real Estate Production Network) (Outdoor, barbecue-equipped spaces abound.Real Estate...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Hnin Ei Khin
The WWE star, 43, will now be sharing his glamorous lifestyle with wife Shay Shariatzadeh, after the pair secretly married in Florida last October. (John Cena boasts a glamorous lifestyle.Credit: WWE) (Cena secretly married Shay Shariatzadeh.Credit: Getty Images - Getty) (Cena has a stunning home in Tampa, Florida worth around £2.6million.Credit: YouTube/ Thebellatwins) He lives in a beautiful home in Tampa worth around £2.6million that boasts indoor and outdoor swimming pools. Furthermore, The Prototype owns a fleet of cars including a Ford GT that now's worth more than £1m.It's no wonder Cena always has a smile on his face.Cena's...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Shwe Zin Win
Taylor Swift is no stranger to sweet digs while on tour. The pop star, who recently kicked back in some of Australia’s most luxurious penthouses, is now believed to be staying in a historic, $14K-per-night villa in Singapore. Swift, 34, is reportedly residing in the Colonial Manor at the Capella resort, which dates back to the 1880s on Sentosa island. (Look inside Taylor Swift’s $14K-per-night Singapore suite.Capella Singapore) (She is believed to be staying in the Colonial Manor at the Capella resort.Capella Singapore) (The lavish property dates back to the 1880s.Capella Singapore) The lavish villa is comprised of two bungalows which have...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
Former England defender Sol Campbell has been forced to knock off another £10million off the value of his eight-bed Chelsea townhouse, after claiming to have been 'cheated out of £1.5million by renters. The former Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur star originally put the massive Grade II-listed property on Chelsea's historic Cheyne Walk, which has its own lift, on the market for £25 million. But he has now reduced the price of the home, which was designed by his former partner interior designer Kelly Hoppen, to £15 million, an eyewatering 40% reduction from its price five years ago. Estate agents Knight Frank who are selling the house describe it as: 'A Grade...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
Four months after Nuno Bettencourt hoisted his longtime residence atop the Beachwood Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles on the market for just under $4 million, the veteran Portuguese-American musician has officially handed the keys over to a new owner. Records show the 57-year-old lead guitarist of the iconic Boston rock band Extreme—who also regularly tours with pop superstar Rihanna—has sold the contemporary spread to a non-famous buyer for $3.7 million. Though that’s around $200,000 less than Bettencourt originally wanted, it’s still a healthy $1.6 million more than he paid for the place a little over a decade ago, back in spring...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Shwe Zin Win
The last home of the late Paul-Henri Nargeolet, the deep-sea explorer who tragically died in the June 2023 Titan submersible accident, has just gone up for sale for $1.7 million. Known as “Mr. Titanic,” Nargeolet had purchased the 2.74-acre property in January 2022 for $1.5 million.Located at 1018 Route 292 on the private Whaley Lake in Dutchess County, NY, the four-bedroom, four-bath, custom-built house sports 515 feet of sparkling lakefront along with a beach, dock, and shady deck. (Paul-Henri Nargeolet.AFP via Getty Images) “He spent his life on the water, so I imagine he’d wanted to look out on it,” says co-listing agent Regan Andrews, of Houlihan...
Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
Queen drummer Roger Taylor wants to be a real estate champion. He is attempting to get in the rhythm of selling his 1933 Hollywood Hills hacienda, listing the perfectly preserved Spanish Revival for $6,195,000. It appears the British-born rocker has been renting out the Los Angeles property for some time, listing it for as much as $20,000 per month and most recently for $18,000. It’s understandable how bothrenters and full-time residents would adore this 4,368-square-foot home on King’s Road, coincidentally just a stone’s throw from Queen’s Way, both overlooking the notoriously action-filled section of the Sunset Strip. (Sunset Strip views....