Ladies Livin' Large: Female Celebrities and Their Lavish Homes

A real estate rundown of some of America's most famous women Ladies Livin' Large For some powerful women, money is no object $550 million $125 million $21 million Oprah Winfrey $20 million Mariah Jennifer Aniston Julia Carey Roberts Montecito, CA Los Angeles, CA Bel Air, CA Malibu, CA Others are more conservative with their housing dollar $1 million How does the average Jane compare? $819,000 $760,000 $540,000 The median price for a new home in Suze October 2011. Stephenie Meyer Michele Mila Orman Bachmann Kunis $212,300 Ft. Lauderdale, Cave Creek, Stillwater, West Hollywood, CA FL AZ MN Six degrees of celebrity homeowners These female celebrities made some high-dollar, high-profile home purchases... from other powerful celebrities. Jessica Simpson Beyoncé Ricky Martin paid $5,300,000 bought the Miami Beach for a cool house of... for the Beverly Hills home of.. $12,500,000 Ellen DeGeneres who paid $12,000,000 for the Malibu beach house that belonged to... Christina Aguilera Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne bought the Beverly Hills for an undisclosed home of... amount Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Big name = big footprint These powerful women's homes are large enough to swallow several average-sized homes: Melinda Gates Square Feet 66,000 Equivalent Average Homes (approx.) 26 Mariah Carey Square Feet 41,000 Equivalent Average Homes* (approx.) 16 Oprah Winfrey Square Feet 23,000 Equivalent Average Homes (approx.) *Size of average American home in 2007: 2,521 square feet Ladies' choice Some female celebrities make their house more Hilary Duff: Nicole Kidman: homey with unusual amenities: Gift-wrapping room, Cognac room Car elevator 15 Viola Davis: Mariah Carey: Adele: Helicopter hangar Waterfall 15 bedrooms IMPROVEMENT CENTER Created for improvementcenter.com © QuinStreet, Inc. 2012 Sources: Remodeling Magazine Cost vs Value Report 2011 to 2012 - http://www.remodeling.hw.net - http://www.remodeling.hw.net/2011/costvsvalue/national.aspx Median and Average Sales Prices of New Homes Sold in United States http://www.census.gov http://www.census.gov/const/uspricemon.pdf Walmart Supercenters · http://www.walmartstores.com - http://www.walmartstores.com/AboutUs/7606.aspx Dawn Wotapka The Shrinking American Home Jan 13, 2011 - http://blogs.wsj.com. http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2011/01/13the-shrinking-american-home/ Colin Dobrin - Home Turf Tenure Mar 07, 2012 . http://www.creditsesame.com http://www.creditsesame.com/blog/how-long-are-americans-staying-in-their-homes/ Wendy Koch - Homeowners keep renovations simple, budget-friendly Apr 14, 2012. http://www.usatoday.com" http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/story/2012-03-16/home-renovation-trends/54419236/M - Cited: Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/15/ryan-seacrest-ellen-degeneres-home_n_1518823.html