By Serena Norr
California was a hot real estate [1] destination on this weeks Beat. From Jack Black to Lindsay Lohan to Orlando Bloom to Drew Barrymore it seems that everyone was either buying [2] or selling or placing their homes up for rent in Cali. Not only homes, this week it was reported that a massive yacht – 193-feet to be exact – was purchased by Google’s co-founder Larry Page. According to the New Zealand Herald, Page reportedly spent $45 million for his luxury liner that comes equipped with a fitness and massage room, on-deck Jacuzzi and a helicopter landing pad. Until next week…
• Jack Black Purchases Home in California for $5.9 Million [3]
According to the LA Times, actor Jack Black recently purchased Flea’s (from the Red Hot Chili Peppers) California [4] home for $5.965 million. The Los Feliz-area home includes seven bedrooms and three bathrooms, along with solar panels, a pool, a motor home and 6,500-square-feet of living space.
[5]Image of Orlando Bloom's Home - Renting for $18,000/a month. (Image Credit: The Luxist)
• Orlando Bloom List Hollywood Home for Lease [6]
English actor Orlando Bloom recently placed his Hollywood Hills Home up for rent for $18,000 a month. The private and gated estate, situated on a hill includes 3/4 of an acre of gardens, an outdoor pool, spa and a gourmet kitchen fitted with custom cabinets. The home, purchased for $2.75 million in 2007, also includes four bedrooms, four bedrooms, including a master suite with a large walk-in closet that overlooks the pool and 3,200-square-feet of living space that sits on a spacious three-quarter-acre lot.
[7]Exterior shot of Drew Barrymore's new home - Purchased for$5.7 million.
• Drew Barrymore Buys Home New Home in California [8]
Actress Drew Barrymore recently purchased a two-plus acre estate in Montecito, California for $5,705,000 (originally listed for $6.9 million). The Monterey Colonial style mansion includes six full-sized and two half bathrooms, five bedrooms, three fireplaces, a two-car attached garage and a guesthouse. Encompassing 6,000-square-feet, the traditional L-shaped mansion also includes a formal dining room with walnut flooring, a library and an outdoor area with a gorgeous garden and backyard terrace.
[9]Massive yacht purchased by Larry Page for $45 million. (Image Credit: Housing Watch)
• Google Co-Founder Larry Page Buys 193-Foot Yacht [10]
According to the New Zealand Herald [11], Larry Page, the co-founder of Google recently purchased a 193-foot yacht called the Senses for $45 million. The massive white boat or what some may call a ‘floating mansion,’ includes indoor and outdoor dining areas, an office, a fitness and massage room and an on-deck Jacuzzi. The Senses can also fit 14 crew members and 10 guests and includes a helicopter landing pad. Page, who lives in Palo Alto, also owns a 8,149-square-foot mansion with six bedrooms and four full-sized bathrooms that he purchased for $6,800,000.
[12]Images of Lindsay Lohan's new Venice rental - Listed at $17,000/a month. (Image Credit: The Real Estalker)
• Lindsay Lohan Rents at the Beach [13]
Actress Lindsay Lohan (who was also recently released from the Betty Ford clinic), scored a new rental in Venice for $7,100 per month. The modern 3,100-square-foot high-rise home includes four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms that also includes a steel fireplace, huge windows and a modern kitchen with mahogany cabinets.
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