20 Most Expensive Celebrity Homes for Sale

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It is not the best of times if you want to sell your home as the real estate market hasn’t fully recovered from the adverse impact of the economic downturn. Real estate prices were the hardest hit when the recessionary pressures started building up. However, the very high end of the real estate market was relatively unaffected. The volume of transactions did come down but in comparison the prices held their own. The celebrity homes also form part of the high end of the real estate market. You can browse through some of the most expensive celebrity homes which are in the market for sale.

1. Billy Joel’s Sagaponack Village Home

Billy Joel, the famous singer has listed his home in Sagaponack village but hasn’t found a buyer as yet despite scaling down the price. He had first listed the house in Hamptons for $22.5 million. The asking price was first scaled down to $19.9 million then to $18.5 million and finally to $16.8 million. He is reluctant to go below that as that’s the price he paid for the house in 2007. It is a pretty New England style home that reeks of class and elegance but Billy will find it difficult to find a buyer at this price.

2. The Richard Neutra Designed Staller House in Bel-Air

Film producer Gary Levinsohn whose best known films are Saving the Private Ryan, The Patriot and Snakes on a Plane, has listed his Richard Neutra designed home in Bel-Air. It is a classic Neutra home which was commissioned in 1955. Spread on an acre the house has walls of glass. The highlight of the house is a 4,200 bottle wine tasting room. The 6,674 square feet home has four bedrooms and seven bathrooms. The asking price is $10.9 million.

3. Dr. Phil Lists Another Home in Beverly Hills

Dr Phil had sold one of his homes in Beverly Hills in April for $12 million after listing it for $16.5 million. He along with his wife had bought another house in Beverly Hills for $29.5 million. The home that he has listed now is also a Mediterranean like all his other houses. The 6,980 square feet house was built in 2006. The house boasts of five bedrooms, a formal dining room and living room. The house features a pool, spa and a resort style yard. The asking price for the property is $6.25 million.

4. Barry Manilow Waits for a Buyer for his Malibu House

Barry Manilow and his soft pop were very popular in the 1970s and 80s. His Malibu home that he had purchased way back in 1999 for $3 million has been on the market since 2009 but has failed to get a buyer for the asking price which has moved from $10.9 million to $7,991,938 in November. It is a walled and gated property designed and built in a contemporary style. Located on the prestigious Malibu Road the house provides both privacy and excellent views. The house features a master suite and three guest bedrooms along with a detached guest house. However the highlight of the house is the sunken living room with floor to ceiling windows.

5. Mel Gibson Puts Up his Malibu Home for Sale

Actor Mel Gibson has put up his Spanish style family home in Malibu for sale. Located in the famous Sierra Retreat community, the rustic mansion is called the Lavender Hill Farm. Sitting on a 2.57 acre plot the house has 5,403 square feet of living space. The house has six bedrooms and six bathrooms and an additional private master suite on the second floor. The house also boasts of two walk-in closets, a large kitchen, a music room, library, office, exercise room and conservatory. On the outside there is a large swimming pool, a tennis court and perfectly preened gardens. The property has been listed for $14.5 million.

6. Diane Keaton Mansion

Diane Keaton had listed her Beverly Hills home for $13 million last year. After failing to find a buyer at that price point she has relisted the property by scaling down the asking price by 16{a6cfbdeed2268345ac26ada5fe2ab8c7b2c1bbc230edc48f5102af1212e11e1c}. The house with a new price tag of $10.95 million has seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms. The Spanish Colonial Revival mansion was originally built in 1920s under the architect Ralph Flewelling. The highlight of the mansion is the inner courtyard fountain that separates the two sides of the home.

7. Fifty Cents Puts Up his Sprawling Mansion for Sale

Fifty Cents has put up his 50,000 square feet mansion on the market for sale. The asking price has been kept just under $10 million. The estate is spread on a 17 acre gated plot. The lavish home boasts of an infinity pool with grotto but the unique feature of the mansion is a three story atrium, a fully equipped night club and an indoor racket ball court. It is more like a complex with three separate living quarters complete with kitchen, living room, dining room and bedrooms.

8. Heidi Klum Wants to Sell her Beverly Hills House

Heidi Klum along with her husband Seal has listed their Beverly Hills home for $6.9 million. The house built in European style provides 6,794 square feet of living space including six bedrooms and ten baths. Spread on a twice gated 4.04 acre plot the villa boasts of large walk-in closets, private stone terrace, tennis court, two car garage, a swimming pool and landscaped lawns.

9. Ryan Seacrest Lists his Los Angeles Mansion

The radio and television tycoon Ryan Seacrest has put his Los Angeles, CA mansion on the market. The asking price has been fixed at $14.95 million. With a built up area of 10,000 square feet, the mansion was built in 1974. The house features five bedrooms and four bathrooms. The mansion also features a large garage for cars and a detached guest house.

10. Zsa Zsa Gabor Lists her Bel Air Mansion

The Bel Air mansion of Zsa Zsa Gabor which is strategically located to offer expansive views of Los Angeles is up for sale. The listing price is $15 million. Built in 1955 the mansion boasts a Hollywood Regency style. Located on the exclusive Bel Air Road, the 6,400 square foot house sits on an acre of prime land. Ms Gabor has been living in the house for 35 years now.

11. Jennifer Aniston Beverly Hills Home

It is not clear who is advising Jennifer Aniston but she has listed her Beverly Hills estate for a whopping $42 million. The 34 year old mansion was bought by Jennifer in 2006 for $13.6 million and was extensively renovated. The 10,000 square foot property is located in the hills above Sunset Boulevard. The mansion boasts of five bedrooms, 8.5 baths, a pool and a cabana. The unique features of the house are a Japanese spa, powder room and an office.

12. John Legend NY Condo

John Legend, the nine Grammy winning singer has put his sprawling all glass East Village condo in New York on the market for $2.95 million. The apartment was originally listed for $2.3 million but after some lavish renovation done by the renowned architect Winka Dubbeidam the asking price was revised upwards. The stunning 1,359 condo boasts of two bedrooms, a rooftop swimming and a private elevator landing.

13. Katharine Hepburn’s Fenwick Home

The four time Oscar winning actress had lived in the mansion till 2003. The mansion was built by her parents in 1913. They rebuilt it in 1938 after The Great New England Hurricane destroyed it. Located in the posh borough of Fenwick in Old Saybrook, the brick mansion was bought by Barbara and Frank Sciame in 2004 for $6 million. The listing price now is $28 million.

14. Christie Brinkley Waterfront Hamptons Home

Hamptons socialite and model Christie Brinkley has amassed a collection of real estate. She admittedly likes fixing old houses but has become too busy over the years to pursue her expensive hobby. This house, dating back to 1843 is spread on a 4.5 acre lot with 327 feet of beachfront. The house featuring five bedrooms is fronted with massive white columns. The listing price for the 19^th century property is $15.75 million.

15. Sean Diddy’s NJ Colonial Style Home

Sean Diddy Combs, the hip hop mogul whose net worth has been estimated to be $475 million by Forbes has put up his Alpine, N.J., Colonial style home for sale for an asking price of $13.5 million. He had bought a house in Los Angeles last year and prefers staying there. The new Jersey house has 17,000 square foot of built up area and a total of 26 rooms. The lot size is three acres and boasts of a swimming pool, a putting green and a detached guest house.

16. Former Nicolas Cage Home in Las Vegas

Nicolas Cage’s foreclosed, bank owned home in Las Vegas was put back on the market at a new low price of $4.95 Million and was snapped up on the very first day of listing. Cage had bought the property in 2006 for $8.5 million. The 14,000 square foot home boasts of a 16 car garage. The extravagantly designed and decorated home features seven bedrooms, a sweeping stairway, home theater, elevator and panoramic views of Las Vegas. The house has resurfaced on the market and the listing price has been jacked up again to $8.9 million.

17. Ricky Martin’s Mediterranean Home

Ricky Martin had bought the home in Golden Beach, Florida in 2007 for $16.5 million. The same year he had put it on the market for $22.5 million. It couldn’t find a buyer as the real estate market hit rock bottom and the home has been now relisted for $18.9 million. The two story Mediterranean home is located in a private oceanfront community. The house features five bedrooms, a beautiful pool and spa. The walk-in closets, terrace and the new gourmet kitchen are the other highlights of the property.

18. Anjelica Huston Wants to Sell her Venice, CA Home

Robert Graham, the renowned sculptor had created a home for Oscar winning actress Anjelica Huston in Venice, CA. She had dated Jack Nicholson for over a decade and several years after their split she had settled down with Robert Graham. The sculptor died in 2008 and she now wants to sell the house he had built. The ultra modern home is an artist’s dream with 13,796 square foot of living space. Apart from the three bedrooms and bathrooms, library and gym the house features a large studio and gallery.

19. Charlie Sheen’s Beverly Hills Home

Charlie Sheen is leveraging his celebrity status to speed up the sale of his Beverly Hills mansion. He has positioned it as a spectacular celebrity home in the listing. He has fixed the asking price at $7.2 million. Charlie had named the house Sober Valley Lodge but has been designed for entertaining and partying. The 8,000 square foot home features five bedrooms and seven bathrooms. But the highlight of the house is its spacious public rooms opening to beautifully landscaped yard and a professional outdoor kitchen, pool and spa.

20. Burt Reynolds Florida Mansion

Burt Reynolds has stopped making the mortgage payments on his Florida mansion and still owes the banks nearly $1.2 million. He had originally listed the 12,538 estate in 2005 for $15 million. He has been scaling down the price over the years and according to the most recent listing the asking price is down to $8.995 million. The three acre property has a waterfront home that features five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a screening room, billiard room, gym and wine cellar. However the unique feature of the house is a dock and a helipad.