July was a big month for celebrity property moves, mainly on Australian shores with a well-known tech founder and TV host both selling and snapping up multi-million dollar mansions.
In the US, celebrities weren’t just buying and selling not-so-humble abodes, but also leasing them out to the public allowing the average Joe to live the lifestyle of the rich and the famous, if just for a few nights.
Here are the biggest celebrity property plays of July 2021.
Andrew O’Keefe sells North Bondi home
Known for his work as the game show host of Deal or No Deal, Andrew O’Keefe is no stranger to luxury living in Sydney.
His four-bedroom, two-bathroom contemporary home in North Bondi sold in just six days for more than $6 million, more than $1.5m above the price guide.
North Bondi home
The home at 61 Murriverie Road sold in just six days. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold
The Aussie celeb is best known as the host of Deal or No Deal. Picture: Getty
The design includes four bedrooms and two bathrooms. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold
The buyer was New York-based. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold
The living areas are spacious and sun-filled. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold
The house sold for $1.5m above the price guide. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold
The home is double storey. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold
The buyer was reportedly New-York based and looking for a Sydney home away from home.
It’s easy to see what attracted so much attention to Mr O’Keefe’s house, with its prime location and stunning architecturally-designed interiors.
Scotty Pippen’s affordable rental mansion
It’s rare to see a celebrity home associated with the word ‘affordable’, but NBA legend Scotty Pippen’s rental in Chicago leases for just $US92 ($AUD125) a night.
The six-time NBA champion, who played alongside Michael Jordan, decided on the price as a nod to the year he and his teammates became Olympic gold medallists in 1992.
Scotty Pippen
NBA legend Scotty Pippen rented out his mansion for just $USD 92 per night. Picture: Getty
The price was a nod to his Olympic win in 1992. Picture: Airbnb
Of course, it includes a basketball court for tenants. Picture: Airbnb
Groups of four people had the chance to stay in the slam-dunk home on either 2, 4 or 6 August.
In his Airbnb listing, Mr Pippen said the guests would be able to take home memorabilia, play on his indoor basketball court and watch the Olympic Games from his home theatre.
Finder co-founder splashes on South Coogee ‘castle’
Co-founder or the popular website Finder.com, Fred Schebesta, spent a whopping $16.85m on a five-bedroom, five-bathroom mansion in South Coogee, breaking the suburb record.
South Coogee castle
The home sold to Finder co-founder Fred Schebesta. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold
It features jaw-dropping views of the ocean. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold
Inside is striking brutalist structure. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold
The sale was a record for South Coogee. Picture: realestate.com.au/sold
Owned for the past 16 years by former Macquarie Bank executive director Laurie Macri and his wife Christine, it sold on 21 May with the purchaser remaining a mystery until the property settled in mid-July.
Considering Mr Schebesta is worth $214m, this new ‘castle’ is just a drop in the ocean.
Rhianna lists luxurious Hollywood Hills rental
Billionaire songstress Rihanna put her luxurious LA mansion up for rent last month with an eye-watering $80,000 (AUD$107,000) per month price tag.
Rihanna
The billionaire songstress is now a landlord. Picture: Getty
The mansion in LA rents for $107,000 a night. Picture: realtor.com
It has multiple entertaining zones. Picture: realtor.com
Along with contemporary interiors. Picture: realtor.com
The 550sqm home comes with all the perks expected of an A-list celebrity lifestyle, including an epic entertaining area with a fire pit and pool, a state-of-the-art gym and a sleek cocktail bar.
Rihanna purchased the five-bedroom, five-and-a-half bathroom home for $13.75 million (AUD$18.7 million) last year. She is no stranger to life as a landlord, either, having put her Hidden Hills home on the market for $35,000 (AUD$48,000) per month in 2019, and her West Hollywood home for $16,500 (AUD$22,000) a month in 2018.
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July was a big month for celebrity property moves, mainly on Australian shores with a well-known tech founder and TV host both selling and snapping up multi-million dollar mansions.
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