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For the past couple months Yolanda has been writing more infrequently, as some subscribers have noticed. Yes, we’ve been busy with something. Something big we’re thrilled to finally share with all of...
View ArticleDick Wolf dumps $15 million on a Hope Ranch contemporary
Back in January (2019), TMZ reported that uber-rich television producer Dick Wolf was in the process of splitting from his third wife, a former actress named Noelle Lippman. And naturally the high-end...
View ArticleAri Emanuel hauls in $19 million for his Mandeville Canyon ode to Legorreta
Forgive us for being rather brusque on this story; we have already written about this property on at least three prior occasions. If any of y’all care to read them, just click here, here, and here....
View ArticleBillionaire heiress Kasey Crown falls for a Brentwood ranch
Horse-clogged Sullivan Canyon, snugly tucked between the swanky Westside neighborhoods of Brentwood and Pacific Palisades, has long been a favored residential destination of wealthy Tinseltown...
View ArticleQatar’s Consulate drops $27 million on a Beverly Hills mansion
The tiny, oil-rich sovereign state of Qatar — right next door to the Saudis on the Arabian Peninsula — is apparently feeling extra-flush with that black gold lately. In 2015, the Qatar Investment...
View ArticleBruce Halle’s Montecito villa lists at massive loss
Less than three years ago, in May 2016, a brand-new contemporary mansion atop a majestic Montecito mountaintop sold for $16 million amid multiple offers. The winning bidders were bazillionaire...
View ArticleEllen DeGeneres lists Hollywood Regency villa in Beverly Hills
Thanks to our observant readers Miss Havisham and Boris Badass, Yolanda has learned that serial house flipper Ellen DeGeneres and her longtime actress wife Portia de Rossi have jettisoned their 90210...
View ArticleAly Khan’s $18 million Bel Air funhouse
Everyone knows the high-end real estate market is a mite sluggish right now — at least in LA — so today Yolanda dug this story out of our vault. The transaction went down back near the dawn of time,...
View ArticlePeep the lavish homes of those college admission cheaters
Last week, one of Yolanda’s longtime readers sent us an unusual request. Show the extravagant houses of those admissions cheaters, he said. Reveal how these corrupt people live to the world. By now,...
View ArticleRapper TMG Fresh wants $8 million in Beverly Hills (Post Office)
Today Yolanda will take y’all on a brief tour of a large mansion situated in the mountains above Beverly Hills, in a neighborhood known as Beverly Hills Post Office (BHPO) — so-called because homes...
View ArticleBillionaire Diana Chen bags a Beverly Park beast
A long time ago, in a galaxy not-so-far away, members of society’s ultra-elite conspired to build themselves a private paradise, a hedonistic haven surrounded by walls and gates. A sanctuary safely...
View ArticleJustin Bieber buys in Beverly Hills
Though he’s been bouncing around LA for nearly a full decade, Canadian pop crooner Justin Bieber has only ever owned one house down here. Back in 2012, while still in his teens, he infamously (and...
View ArticleDictionary.com founder Brian Kariger shells out $22 million on Point Dume
Today marks the third time in two years that Yolanda has written about this particular Malibu house. Yikes! We’re not running out of material, we swear. Blame the repeats on some itchy-footed owners....
View ArticleAnthony Hopkins spends millions on the house next door
As he elegantly glides into his sunset years, Oscar-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins remains determined to show these young hooligans how it’s done. The still-hardworking 81-year-old (catch him on...
View ArticleEric Baker spends another $25 million cash in the Beverly Hills flats
A couple months ago, a large property set on one of the best (and least-trafficked) streets in the coveted Beverly Hills Flats neighborhood sold for exactly $25 million in an all-cash, off-market...
View ArticleKelly Wearstler’s dynamite Beverly Hills estate asks $350k/month
Although the property has never popped up on the open market — except for a short period back in 2012 — it’s long been an open secret that the lavish Beverly Hills estate of high-nosed society royals...
View ArticleMichael Sugar nabs a stately Windsor Square colonial
It’s been many months since we’ve written about a house in the historic (and historically very beautiful) LA neighborhoods of Hancock Park and Windsor Square. So today we rectify that with this...
View ArticleSugar Bear Hair CEO Nicole Nightly drops millions on the house next door
If you’re even semi-active on the Instagram contraption, chances are good you’ve seen an advertisement for a blue bottle of gummy bear vitamins. Typically, said bottles are being peddled by your...
View ArticleYouTube founder Chad Hurley quietly sells his giant Woodside estate
San Francisco’s hustle and Silicon Valley’s bustle have driven numerous Bay Area businesspeople to seek stress relief outside of work. Transcendental meditation is all the rage up there, as are...
View ArticleJames Perse requests $40 million for his Point Dume showplace
[EDIT (3/9/19): Yolanda’s original post misstated the architect of the James Perse house. The residence was designed by the firm Nicolas, Budd, Dutton, with architect Bill Nicholas as the...
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