Daniel Radcliffe sure has the best of both worlds – the magic one as well as the one that we all live in. This piece is about the latter. News is that the Harry Potter superstar has just emerged as a pretty serious player on the Big Apple property market. Well for starters he has just bought his third asset in NY that is worth  £4 million. Quite a match for HP co-star Rupert Grint  who bought his fourth home recently, this house has quite an enviable layout.

Spread across a sprawling 3,000 sq. ft, the new house has five lavish bedroom spaces with a 39ft long garden. We are told that this house was built by a sea captan in 1847 for his daughter. So, once can expect a lot of old world charm in this abode.

A Sotheby’s brochure claims that this NY property has one of the most stunning tree-lined landmark cobblestone blocks. Standing 18 feet tall, the house gets ample amount of sunlight all through the day. The landscaping is gorgeous with several old trees lining everywhere.

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Originally owned by US based Haworth Inc, a manufacturing firm, it was built Smed family of Calgary. The total area of this estate is 27,000 square feet. A main home, guest house, porch and a water tower apart, there is a lounge with fireplace, and a training and conference area.

The main residence measures 15,000 square feet, has seven guest suites, an industrial chef kitchen, dining room and lounge. Its  media room can seat over 20 people. The guest house of 12,000-square-feet has six separate suites. It has been a famous luxury executive retreat, hosting politicians and celebrities.

It has put to rest a prior sale in June 2008 – a six-bedroom Crescent Heights home that garnered $7.5 million.
The Falkridge property has been dubbed an architectural masterpiece.

Other features of the property include heated tile flooring, spa-like ensuites, private balconies with mountain and gold course views.

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As sexy as she might be, actor Sharon Stone is have a lot of trouble to find her way in the intricate cross paths of the real estate world. She has just re-listed a Beverly Hills mansion of hers at 8,995,000 that she purchased for a higher price of $10,995,0000 back in 2006. What a bummer! But looks like the global economic recession had a major role to play here for Stone did offer the house at $10 million initially.

Seeing no positive responses, she took it off only to offer it once again at $58,000 monthly lease. Unfortunately, that did not work either. Insiders reveal that she could get nothing more than $35,000 a month. Finally, the spirited lady of the big screen has decided to find the easy way out by greatly reducing the selling price of her abode.

By the way, this Mediterrarean property in question spreads across fives acres and enjoys privileges to a private road. Then there is a resort-style lagoon pool as well as a north-south tennis court. The listing agent for this one is Valerie Fitzgerald of Coldwell Banker.

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Famous celeb couple Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have lately been in news for everything but their music. This time it is their new home (among many others). In April, they were seen checking out the Icon Brickell in Miami and now they have confirmed to People Magazine that they have finally purchased the “sexiest place in town”. And both the husband and wife are very kicked about decorating this new place of theirs.

It is a three-tower condominium that has been designed by the very talented Phillipe Starck in a complex that even includes the Viceroy Miami Hotel. A very bright spot indeed, this one comes with all building amenities like multiple pools, a spa and fitness center. One can also enjoy the five restaurants, rooftop pool club, concierge and valet services.

Like we telling you, Lopez and Anthony have multiple homes in NY and LA. And it is their Bel Air home that remains a top grosser at $7.9 million.

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It has universally been agreed upon that the NYC real estate scene is a little more than unusual. But this once, we require residents who have no fear of claustrophobia as perhaps the skinnier townhouse in the place goes up for sale. Situated at 75.5 Bedford Street in West Village, this property has a width of only 98 inches which really just a little over eight. We do think that it will need a very deft hand with the interior decoration. Nothing hefty of giant please.

This one is a three bedroom beauty that was built and neatly tucked between 75 and 77 Bedford Street way back in 1873. The entire property measures up to 990 square feet spread across three gorgeous stories.

And if it helps to justify the price tag of $2.75 million, he house was owned by famed anthropologist Margaret Mead and poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. Several renovations had led the house to comprise of a garret skylight and oversized windows that provide a lot of natural light and keeps the cramped up feeling at bay.

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All through the life of this beautiful actress, women wanted to be like her and men wanted to date her. Marilyn Monroe was more than just a desirable woman; she was the epitome of beauty sensuous perfection that seemed ethereal and eternal. It’s no wonder that even years after her death, people hunger to get close to her.

We recently featured an article on eBay auctioning the grave plot next to that of Monroe’s and the stunning interest the auction had received. The bidding has now come to an end and a mystery individual has won the rights from seller Elsie Poncher for the crypt in the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park. The crypt, which was till recently occupied by Elsie’s husband, had earlier belonged to Monroe’s husband and has now been sold for $4,602,100.

The Los Angeles neighbourhood is well known for the number of celebrities living there, including Playboy owner Hugh Hefner. No one knows, so perhaps it was even Hefner who bought the grave and would rot eternally next to the legendary beauty.

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Despite the many talks, thoughts and even books on life after death, one really doesn’t know what to expect and what not to expect once you leave this world. But there is one thing that you can do to be remembered for your zest for the finer things in life, even if that means buying an expensive burial plot. Yes, you heard it right. Now, is a good time to think about your funeral plans because a very good burial plot offer is up for grabs.

This one is right next to Hollywood heartthrob Marilyn Monroe’s. eBay is auctioning it, and response is great which can be perceived from the current bid that is at $2,750,300 and the price is expected to go even higher. The location of the burial site is in Westwood Village Memorial Park that also has graves of famous people like Natalie Wood, Dean Martin and even Farrah Fawcett.

And if it’s any consolation to know that Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansion is also located in the same neighborhood. So rest in peace but in style!

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For those of you who wish to stay on top even in this economical recession, we have just the thng for you. It is an outstanding triplex penthouse apartment in a clock tower that overlooks the Brooklyn Bridge and NY Harbor. Folks have estimated the value of this spectacular abode in the clouds at a huge $25 million.

One of the many highlights of this luxury flat is that its main floor is walled by four working clocks that are cased in four 14-foot-high round windows. And since it is located in one of the tallest buildings in the city, it is but obviously a penthouse that flaunts a spacious 3,000-square-foot main florr that opens into a living room, dining room and kitchen with 16-foot-high ceilings.

The glamor quotient is provided by the glass-walled elevator and a three-story floating staircase that make you feel like living a dream. The three bedrooms on the 2,300-square-foot second floor are equally glorious what with a 988-square-foot open loft and a 15-foot ceiling on the top.

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There are so many things in the present world that actually make us realise that maybe the so-called ‘financial hard times’ are just the woes of a very few. We know that counries have been very busy promoting tourism in their states and for that they are offering great discount packages too. But perhaps, Moscow does not believe in giving quality at low prices. From what we hear, an expensive rental apartment in the Russian capital charges $50,000 per month.

DOKI Real Estate Agency is handling the property located very strategically near the Arbatskaya metro station in downtown Moscow. Apparently, the 21 rooms which include 8 bedrooms and six bathrooms will keep your travelling group quite happy and comfortable.

By the way, four parking lots also come with the apartment in reference. However, the real estate agent hasn’t been successful in finding a tenant. Well, with a price that high there shall be very few seekers. What say?

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Great advertising skills are necessary when you are trying to sell something, even if it is something really worth buying. Puss in Boots marketed a poor farmer boy with such great skill and managed to sell the story of his being a Prince. Walt McKinlay didn’t have a cat to help him with his sales so he delegated the task to a Teddy bear.

McKinlay placed the Teddy bear at the window of his house, Christmas Cottage, with a ‘buy me’ sign stating the price of the Teddy as £495,000. This may seem a bit extravagant, even for a cute Teddy that has been in the family for two generations, but not quite so when you consider the fact that Teddy comes with a cottage absolutely free! McKinlay has been trying to sell the 17th century cottage in the medieval village of Lavenham, England. McKinlay, who is a retired butcher/farmer, stated that Teddy’s appearance in the window of the house has increased interest in the property and he has already received a few deals.

Cuddly and highly skilled Teddy may not be as old as the medieval cottage but certainly holds as much sentimental value for McKinlay because it used to belong to his daughter and his late wife before that. McKinlay wishes to let go of the bear which is almost a family heirloom in an attempt to ‘move on’.

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