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The historic estate across the pond where Rihanna spent her time has sold. The 6,300-plus-square-foot double-fronted home in London’s tony St John’s Wood Park neighborhood has just been purchased by a Chinese millionaire and his family for $33.4 million, setting a new price record for the nabe and making it the most expensive house to sell in North London this year.     Originally built for a diamond tycoon in 1844, the mansion was constructed by royal architect John Shaw, and is the only one of Shaw’s villas in the area to survive into this century. Since its noble beginnings, the detached manor has been fully refurbished and modernized. The Barbadian...

New York was once known as New Amsterdam — but now, a new Manhattan listing gives a really rare peek of the old Amsterdam. A charming Gothic-style townhouse, which dates to the 17th century and made a transatlantic journey from the Dutch city to New York in the 19th century, is now up for grabs at $13.95 million, Mansion Global reported. Jim St. André of Compass, who reps this property, has unraveled a captivating tale of the home’s incredible journey. In 1845, piece by piece, it sailed across the ocean to its new home in New York, where it was meticulously reassembled on the Upper West Side. Eventually, it found its way to its current location on East 19th Street in...

For the world’s richest, properties are but a mere drop in the ocean for their vast sea of wealth. Whilst many of us are paddling along with mortgage repayments and the like, these guys can purchase some of the most extravagant, lavish homes outright, without a second thought on the matter. Here are the most expensive abodes of the world’s billionaires…     ANTILIA, MUMBAI   Owner: Mukesh AmbaniCost: Est. $1billion + India’s richest man for the past 8 years, with ventures in various sectors of industry, the business magnate also holds the accolade for the world’s most expensive home. His skyscraper Antilia, named after the mythical...

After getting married last year and setting their sights on a newlywed home to share, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez got to work offloading their separately owned properties. Most recently, the Wall Street Journal reports that Lopez found a buyer for the eight-acre Bel Air, California estate that she listed for $42.5 million in February. The French Country-style mansion ultimately sold for about $34 million—under the initial asking price, but still a very solid profit given the $28 million that the Selena star paid for the 14,000-square-foot home in 2016. Now, Lopez just needs to sell her Manhattan penthouse, which has been off and on the market for years. That abode, located atop...

If you’ve ever dreamed of stepping back in time, you’re in luck — an entire historic village in Europe can now be yours for roughly $788,000. Feresti, a charming village nestled in Maramures County, Romania, is up for grabs, courtesy of Sotheby’s, according to the Daily Mail. This unique portfolio is steeped in history and offers a glimpse into the past that’s nothing short of magical.What makes Feresti so extraordinary is its remarkable authenticity. The property comprises five houses and a meticulously recreated settlement, all designed to emulate local architectural styles dating back to a staggering 625 BC. Those houses, constructed in 2014, feature...

A Greenwich, Conn., estate once owned by fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger is back on the market for $9.65 million. The historic home, at 36 Mayfair Lane, was built in an English Manor style in 1932. The 7,438-square-foot spread features seven bedrooms, eight baths and two powder rooms on 5.38 acres. Tommy and his then-wife, Susie, bought the home in 1993 and sold it two years later for $5.5 million. The current sellers paid $8 million for the estate in 2006. Details include a chef’s kitchen with an adjacent breakfast room, a family room with arched, French doors that open to the wisteria-covered loggia, a formal dining room, four fireplaces, high ceilings, intricate moldings, and...

This California compound has passed from one star to another.At the end of a cul-de-sac in Los Angeles’s gated Hidden Hills neighborhood, Sylvester Stallone has sold his sprawling residence to Creedence Clearwater Revival co-founder John Fogerty. The “Fortunate Son” in the deal would certainly appear to be Fogerty, 78, who paid $17.2 million for the mansion — $1 million less than the $18.15 million “Rocky” star, 77, paid for the pad less than 2 years ago, in spring 2022 — and $5.3 million less than his $22.5 million asking price for it, Robb Report first reported. During his brief ownership of the estate, Stallone made barely any renovations to...

An abandoned Cambridgeshire mansion that dates back to 1905 is up for grabs with a guide price of £100,000 to £125,000. The Edwardian building, in the village of Longstanton, which is six miles north-west of Cambridge, is being sold at auction, where properties often sell for more than the initial guide price. While it may seem like a bargain, the buyer will need incredibly deep pockets and potentially years of patience to transform the house into a comfortable family home. The brick building sits in more than an acre of land, with several outbuildings, and is completely derelict.   (This abandoned mansion is in the Cambridgeshire village of Longstanton and dates...

Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton have opened up their stunning Washington, D.C. home to Architectural Digest for the first time. Providing a rare look inside their colourful neo-Georgian home, the political power couple's family home shows that they aren't all that different from us when it comes to wanting a comfy and livable family abode. Dubbing the home 'Whitehaven', Hillary, 71, told the magazine that she experienced an "emotional" reaction to the house for first time she saw it. "When I was elected to the Senate in 2000, I knew that I needed a place to live while we were in session during the year. So I began looking. And, I had an experience in this house, which was just...

Actress Zoe Saldana has put her home of less than 10 years on the market. Located in the gated Beverly Hills neighborhood of Hidden Valley Estates, the property boasts its own tennis court and 6,400 square feet of living space. Saldana purchased the property back in 2016. She paid $8.7 million for the five-bedroom, seven-bathroom residence, which she’s now trying to sell for $16.5 million, the Wall Street Journal first reported, citing records showing an entity tied to Saldana. The abode, the publication added, appears to have originally been constructed in the 1970s. The listing, which hit the market this week, is being represented by Brett Lawyer of Carolwood...