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Celebritize Your Home: How Many Times Does Your House Fit in Kim and Kanye’s Mansion?

Kristin Crosier in Novelty Real Estate   •   2 comments Jan 30, 2013

Celebritize Your Home: How Many Times Does Your House Fit in Kim and Kanye's Mansion?Ever wondered just how large celebrity homes are? Movoto did too. Find out how many of your homes could fit inside one of your favorite celebrity’s house.

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Homes That Strike a Chord: Mozart to Lady Gaga

Kristin Crosier in Novelty Real Estate   •   0 comments Dec 3, 2012

Homes that Strike a Chord: Mozart to Lady GagaThe gargantuan homes of today’s song artists are plastered across the Internet. Movoto decided to compare these posh properties to past musicians’ pads.

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Romney’s Mansions v Obama’s Humble Beginnings: Candidates’ Homes Revealed

Kate Folk in Novelty Real Estate   •   4 comments Jul 18, 2012

We’ve reported on Mitt Romney’s newest vacation home, and on Barack Obama’s current residence, but perhaps a more interesting glimpse into the candidates’ psyches can be found in the homes they grew up in.

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How Much Would The White House Cost in Your Backyard?

David Cross in Celebrity Homes, Infographic   •   1 comment May 9, 2012

white house value in houston
Last week, we dared to ask what would happen if the
White House was put on the open market. Working with The Koitz Group we estimated the 55,000-square-foot-mansion would list for a hefty $110 to $115 million.

But why should Washington, D.C. have all the fun?

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Real Estate Headline Dump

Lauren Tyson in Other   •   0 comments Feb 10, 2012

Don’t have time to search for Real Estate Headlines? That’s alright, we know you’re busy. Check out what we we’re reading in this week’s Real Estate Headline Dump:   David Carter Found Dead In Foreclosed Home As Many As Four Years After Suicide “The body of the owner David Carter was found on the stairs in a “nearly

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The 10 Best Pieces of Novelty Real Estate from Christmas Movies

Stephanie in Apartments, Architecture, Celebrity Homes, Design, Homes for Sale, House Features, Los Angeles Real Estate, Novelty Real Estate, Real Estate, Southern California, Square Footage   •   0 comments Dec 23, 2011

Christmas Eve is tomorrow! We hope you’ve got the tree trimmed, the presents wrapped, and (most importantly) the house lit and decorated in all its gaudy, Christmas-y glory! But seriously, Christmas is a special time of year, one in which you wish peace on Earth to all mankind and you partake in Christmas family traditions.

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Trout Run, the Novelty Real Estate of Former Presidents, Now on Sale

Stephanie in Architecture, Celebrity Homes, Design, Historic, Homes for Sale, House Features, Listings, Novelty Real Estate, Real Estate, Square Footage, Vacation Property   •   0 comments Dec 20, 2011

Presidents came here to relax and decompress. Celebrities came here to get away from the glitz and glam of Hollywood. And now it can be yours. Located at 12929 Catoctin Hollow Road in Thurmont, MD, Trout Run is known as the second Camp David — in part because of its close proximity to Camp David,

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Novelty Real Estate Belonging to the Biggest Stars of the ’90s

Stephanie in Apartments, Architecture, Celebrity Homes, Design, Green Homes, Homes for Sale, House Features, Los Angeles Real Estate, Novelty Real Estate, Real Estate, Southern California, Square Footage   •   0 comments Dec 8, 2011

When you bring up the 1990s, a lot of things spring to mind: Fads like the Scrunchie and Tickle Me Elmo, the music of artists like Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer, dances like the Macarena, catchphrases like “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up,” and iconic movies and TV shows like “Bill and Ted’s Excellent

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Novelty Real Estate No More: Doomed and Demolished American Mansions

Stephanie in Architecture, Celebrity Homes, Design, Florida, Green Homes, Historic, House Features, Northern California, Novelty Real Estate, Real Estate, Square Footage   •   1 comment Nov 29, 2011

Some people buy mansions in order to live in them. Others buy them in order to tear them down and build their own unique manse in its place. The following are all gloriously huge, over-the-top mansions that have been torn down (or are in danger of being torn down) by their new owners so that

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Rockin’ Novelty Real Estate: Celebrity Rocker Homes for Sale

Stephanie in Architecture, Celebrity Homes, Design, Historic, Homes for Sale, House Features, Listings, Novelty Real Estate, Real Estate, Southern California, Square Footage   •   0 comments Nov 21, 2011

If there’s one group of people that we’ve had yet to target with a novelty real estate blog, it’s hard rock fans. We’ve covered homes that would appeal to fans of politicians, artists, photographers, inventors, and models, but homes that might catch the eye of hard rock legend fans have yet to be represented. Luckily,

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