Larry Hagman Cuts Price

March 12, 2010 - California

Larry Hagman, who played oil tycoon J.R. Ewing on the prime-time drama "Dallas," has trimmed the price of his Ojai, Calif., estate to $9.5 million, an 11% cut.

Mr. Hagman, 78 years old, and his wife, Maj, built the 43-acre property, about 80 miles northwest of Los Angeles, in 1992.

It includes a Mediterranean-style house with nine bedrooms and a large entertaining space that fits more than 200 guests with a lap pool and retractable roof.

Wright-House Price Cut

February 05, 2010 - California

The owners of an iconic Los Angeles house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and inspired by ancient Mayan architecture have cut its price to $10.5 million, 30% less than the $15 million asked last June.

Atop a promontory on a half-acre in the city's Los Feliz neighborhood, the 6,000-square-foot estate includes a three-bedroom main house, and separate chauffeur's quarters.

The 1924 home, called the Ennis house, is one of four Mr. Wright constructed with interlocking pre-cast concrete blocks, some patterned and others smooth

Ennis House, California

January 03, 2010 - California

The Ennis House, the largest of Frank Lloyd Wright’s ‘textile-block’ homes, is being jointly offered for USD$15 million by Hilton & Hyland and Dilbeck Realtors in Los Angeles, and Christie’s Great Estates worldwide.

Built in 1924, the home’s exotic, Mayan temple exterior and cathedral-like interior have made the Ennis House a popular setting for films and one of the most recognised landmarks in Los Angeles.

Commanding a hillside at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains, the estate consists of a main house of around 600 sq m and a smaller chauffeur’s quarters separated by a paved motor courtyard.

Carla Bruni's Castle Back on the Market

November 03, 2009 - Piedmont

The historic home in the Italian hills where French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy spent her early childhood is staking a "for sale" sign once again, just months after a Saudi billionaire bought the palatial property for $25 million.

Now the buyer, who has since been revealed as billionaire Saudi businessman Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, has relisted the historic castle with an affiliate of Christie's Great Estates with a reported asking price of about 19 million Euros ($28 million).

Yves Saint Laurent's house in Morocco up for sale

August 18, 2009 - Morocco

The Tangier, Morocco, cliffside home of the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent is up for sale. Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Bergé purchased the property in 1998.

Now Christie's Great Estates have announced that Marrakech broker Majorelle Investissement is offering the house for sale with an undisclosed asking price.

The 9,700 square feet home, Villa Mabrouka (House of Luck) is in a superb cliffside position overlooking the Straits of Gibraltar.