They could have fame and cash, however celebrities need to undergo the painful means of home searching similar to the remainder of us, Bennifer’s homebuying journey reveals.
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Celebrities need to undergo the painful means of home searching similar to the remainder of us, it seems.
After a yr of trying to find the best match, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez have closed on a Los Angeles mega-mansion for $61 million, The Wall Road Journal reported.
The 38,000-square-foot property positioned within the storied 90210 zip code is located within the gated Wallingford Estates neighborhood. Twelve bedrooms, 24 bogs, a heated pool, a spa and a 12-car storage are featured on the property. The five-acre property additionally features a “one-of-a-kind” indoor sports activities advanced, which options basketball and pickleball courts, a fitness center, a boxing ring and a sports activities lounge and bar, in keeping with the itemizing description.
The property was initially listed for $135 million in 2018 and went on and off the market various instances between at times with a sequence of worth cuts. Most just lately, it was listed at a decreased worth of $74.995 million in March, in keeping with Zillow.
Ginger Glass, of Compass, represented the itemizing and Brett Lawyer, of Carolwood Estates, represented the client. Data present that the vendor is an organization affiliated with developer Gala Asher.
Final yr, Affleck offered a property in Pacific Palisades for $28.5 million. In the meantime, Lopez listed her Bel Air property for $42.5 million in early 2023. Since then, the asking worth has dropped to $39.995 million.
The home hunt has been a doozy for Affleck and Lopez who’ve gone into escrow on a number of properties over the past yr or so, solely to drag out of them after having a change of coronary heart.
In March of 2022, the couple reportedly went into escrow on a $50 million mansion in Bel Air, in keeping with TMZ, however that property was not “the one,” apparently.
Then after JLo listed her home in February 2023, the pair went into escrow on a separate $34.5 million dwelling in L.A., in keeping with Cosmo. That one didn’t stick both.
But once more, the couple went into escrow on a $64 million Pacific Palisades property in March 2023, TMZ reported, to no avail.
Right here’s to hoping the comfortable couple has lastly discovered the proper match.
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