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The pocket-sized community of Montecito is home to some of the biggest celebrities (and a couple of royals)
For as long as we can remember, celebrities have been snapping up lavish homes and settling down in places like Beverly Hills, Palm Springs, or Malibu. Looking for that perfect combination of privacy, opulent estates, breathtaking views, and proximity to filming locations or performance venues, A-listers have had their pick from some of the most […] More
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16 Biggest celebrities who live in Beverly Hills & their million-dollar homes
Ah, the lifestyle of the rich and famous… If you’re a Netflix fanatic like us, you’ve probably binged shows like Selling Sunset or The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, meaning you already have an idea of what life is like in sunny Los Angeles — and its ritziest surroundings. The truth is, Cali living is […] More
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Rapper Xzibit lists elegant Porter Ranch home for $3.85 million
Mr. X to the Z, Xzibit — by his real name Alvin Nathaniel Joiner — the rapper that dominated hip-hop charts in the early 2000s and held us glued to our screens with his hit MTV show, Pimp My Ride, is back on our radar these days. And not because we’re tuning in to seeing […] More
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s house is a striking $27.8M mansion
From professional wrestler to Hollywood’s highest-paid actor, savvy businessman to prospective presidential candidate, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson dons many hats. These days he has well over 300 million Instagram followers, an envy-worthy film career, and his own tequila brand, but it wasn’t an easy journey to the top. Believe it or not, Johnson started out […] More
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Ellen DeGeneres sells breathtaking Montecito villa to music exec Scooter Braun for $36 million
After wrapping up her long-running daytime show earlier this year, the former host of The Ellen DeGeneres Show is now doubling down on her real estate side gig. A prolific house flipper, Ellen DeGeneres — alongside wife Portia de Rossi — just sold another Montecito mansion at a huge profit, less than 6 months after […] More
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See Lady Gaga’s house in Malibu, which she calls her ‘Gypsy Palace’
Lady Gaga is a true powerhouse whose achievements go from redefining pop music to stealing the spotlight at the biggest film festivals. But despite her outgoing, wild public persona, Lady Gaga — by her real name Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta — is fairly private when it comes to her personal life. And while she doesn’t […] More
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The iconic Beverly House: where Jackie O & JFK honeymooned, ‘The Bodyguard’ was filmed, and where Beyonce shot ‘Black is King’
What do JFK, Jackie O., William Randolph Hearst, Beyonce, Francis Ford Coppola, and Whitney Houston have in common, besides incredible fame and fortune? They’re all tied, in one way or another, to the house at 1011 N. Beverly Drive in California. Also known as the Beverly House (or the Godfather house, or the Bodyguard house, […] More
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The storied history of Villa Carlotta in Los Angeles, an Old Hollywood treasure
After an extensive renovation brought new life into L.A.’s iconic Villa Carlotta, the 1920s Italianate villa gloriously returned to market in 2018 as its founders intended — in the form of a swanky extended-stay residential with minimum 30-day lodging. Now home to 50 rental units, Villa Carlotta plays on its historic past as a home […] More
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Rapper Wiz Khalifa Wants $4.5M for His Modern Manse in Encino
2022 seems to be a busy year for 34-year-old rapper Cameron Thomaz, better known by his stage name, Wiz Khalifa. The rapper recently released two singles from his upcoming album Multiverse, set to drop later this summer, and is preparing to join Logic on a U.S. tour from July to September. All the hard work […] More
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See Inside Travis Scott’s Houses: a $23.5M Ultra-Modern L.A. Mansion & Hip Houston Pad
Highlights After going halfsies with Kylie Jenner on the $13.5 million purchase of a Beverly Hills mansion — which they still co-own — Travis Scott made his official real estate debut with a bang. In June 2020, the Astronomical rapper dropped a cool $23.5 million (IN CASH) on a massive mansion in the ritzy Brentwood […] More
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The Bird Streets in Los Angeles: West Hollywood’s Top Celebrity Magnet
Before we start talking about the ultra-luxurious, ultra-private Los Angeles enclave known as the Bird Streets, let’s set the ambiance, shall we? Put on your favorite ’60s or ’70s record, whether it’s Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, or The Doors, pour some whiskey, light up a cigar — whatever it takes to get you in that […] More
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Inside a One-of-a-Kind $39M Richard Requa-Designed Home Known as Coronado Castle
One of the most exquisite private homes in the entire San Diego area is now up for grabs. Those of you who have a passion for architecture will have probably heard the name Richard Requa before. His firm, Requa and Jackson, was arguably the busiest architecture company in the 1920s in San Diego. Whenever you […] More
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