A 25,000-square-foot historic compound in Laguna Beach, Calif., will be auctioned off tomorrow, with a starting bid of $10.5 million. 

The property, known as Villa Rockledge, was built by famed California developer Frank Miller in 1918 and later restored by Roger and Sherill Jones in 1973. It has been on and off the market, listed as high as $34.5 million.

The huge compound is composed of a giant 5,000-square-foot house which has 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms, as well as six surrounding villas. Altogether the compound has 12 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, access to its own private beach, and parking for 12 cars.

True to its name, Villa Rockledge sits right on an ocean clif.

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It is one of the only homes in Laguna Beach with a private beach, which spans 120 feet.

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It is even listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It's the oldest home on the ocean in Laguna Beach.

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Here's a Snapple Fact for you: the president of the beverage company is leaving his Upper West Side brownstone and has listed the house for just under $7 million with Douglas Elliman Real Estate, Curbed NY reports.

Jack Belsito and his wife bought the four-story townhouse for $2.475 million back in 2002. The couple even invited The New York Times into their townhouse in 2003 for a profile on their new family home.

The 5,000-square-foot property comes with its own backyard, and has four bedrooms and four baths in total. It was originally built in 1890, but has been completely renovated with a chef's kitchen, modern amenities such as a steam room, as well as a full basement with laundry room.

Here's a street view of the pre-war townhouse, courtesy of Google Maps. Check out that whimsical staircase!

The French posters are courtesy of Belsito's wife: "She's a romantic. The African masks are her doing too."

Source: The New York Times

The renovated kitchen includes a full breakfast bar.

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French actor Gerard Depardieu caused a huge stir last week after it was reported that he was moving to Belgium, allegedly to avoid paying France's high taxes.

He even gave up his French passport after the country's prime minister called the move "pathetic," saying he had never used it anyway.

Now the actor has put his townhouse on the left bank of Paris on the market for $65.4 million, The Wall Street Journal reports. The home, which was built in 1820, has 20,000 square feet of living space and is listed as a historical monument, according to The WSJ.

French real estate agent Daniel Feau has the listing (via The Real Estalker).

Depardieu's Paris mansion is located in the swanky 6th arrondisement of Paris.

It was built nearly two centuries ago, but still has a modern interior.

It has nearly 20,000 square feet of living space and 10 bedrooms.

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Rapper and producer Pharrell Williams has put his Miami penthouse on the market for a staggering $16.8 million, according to NME.

The three-floor home is 9,080 square feet in total, with five bedrooms and six and a half bathrooms. The massive penthouse also has unparalleled 360-degree views of the Miami skyline, a pool, elevator entry into the foyer, and massive terraces.

The building is located in Miami's business district, Brickell, and is available through Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate.

Pharrell's pad is right on the ocean.

His house has an "opposite fishbowl effect" where he can see out, but no one can see in through the glass windows.

The expansive dining room can seat 12 people easily and has 180-degree views.

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Pop star Rihanna has just bought a Pacific Palisades estate that was on the market for $12 million, Trulia reports.

The 11,000-square-foot, seven-bedroom mansion was built in 2010 and has an awesome elevated pool area.

We hope the singer has better luck with this home than her last one; she listed her Beverly Hills mansion last year at a $2.4 million discount after filing a lawsuit saying the home was unlivable after it flooded during a rainstorm.

Here's what the house looks like from above. There's a sundeck on the top floor and a 6,000-square-foot yard.

The biggest perk is the pool area, which has a spa, BBQ and bar.

The house has seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms.

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Korean pop star Psy's viral "Gangnam Style" music video hit one billion views on YouTube today, and it seems like the celebrity is marking the occasion with a major real estate purchase.

TMZ reports that Psy just bought a two-bedroom condo on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, which had been listed for $1.25 million.

Both Curbed LA and celebrity real estate blogger The Real Estalker say this unit in Westwood's Blair House is the correct listing. It's a spacious apartment, but if Psy's interior design taste is half as flamboyant as his fashion sense, we have a feeling this place will soon be popping with color and sparkle.

Jane Siegal Properties had the listing.

Psy's new building is located on Wilshire Boulevard, in the heart of Los Angeles.

The apartment has 2,700 square feet of living space, and two bedrooms.

Right now it looks pretty sparse. TMZ says Psy plans to completely remodel.

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After several years on the market and several price chops, ad mogul Jerry Della Femina has sold his sprawling Hamptons estate for $25 million, The New York Post reports.

Della Femina, who initially tried to get $40 million for the property, blamed President Obama for forcing him out of town.

“I want the proceeds of this sale to go to my kids and my grandkids,” he told The Post's Jennifer Gould Keil and Selim Algar. “I don’t want my money going to Obama, and that’s what’s going to happen in the New Year. That’s why I sold right now, that’s why I wanted to get this done.”

“I’m basically the loser in Obama’s class warfare,” he added.

Curbed Hamptons has heard that the buyer is David Zaslav, the CEO of Discovery Networks and the third-highest paid CEO in America.

The East Hampton house has eight bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms, and sits on nearly 1.7 acres.

The estate is on prestigious Lily Pond Lane in East Hampton.

There's a heated pool in case the ocean is too cold.

The 7,000-square-foot mansion is three stories high.

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After letting it languish on the market for four years, Kevin E. Parker, global head of Deutsche Asset Management (who stepped down from the bank's executive committee in May), has chopped the price on his Southampton estate from $30 million to $25.8 million, according to Curbed Hamptons.

It seems that Parker is really fed up, since he has also switched real estate agencies from Corcoran to Sotheby's International Realty.

The house has 10 bedrooms and sits on over three acres of prime Hamptons property. The 13,000-square-foot mansion also includes eight full bathrooms, a gym, a wine cellar, an all-weather tennis court, and both main and service driveways.

An aerial view of 385 Great Plains Road from above, including the tennis court, salt water pool, and manicured lawn.

Source: Sotheby's International Realty

A view of the staggering main entrance and gravel driveway.

Source: Sotheby's International Realty

The service entrance has its own separate driveway in the back of the house.

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British socialite and racing heiress Tamara Ecclestone has not been shy with her money. She is well-known for her $1 million handbag collection, posing naked with £1 million of her own money to promote her reality show, and for most recently allegedly trying to acquire a $125 million mansion in Holmby Hills to outshine her sister.

So it comes as no surprise the 28-year-old television personality and model would have to part with some amount of real estate to pay the difference. Yesterday the elder Ecclestone sister listed her 7-bedroom Chelsea home with John D Wood & Co. real estate for £19.75 million, or roughly $32.18 million at today's rates, according to celebrity real estate blogger The Real Estalker.

The Real Estalker also pointed out that if someone were to purchase the home at its full listed price, they would have to pay the required U.K. Stamp Duty Land Tax as well, in this case 7 percent of the purchase price. That adds up to an additional £1,382,500, or around $2.25 million, meaning the potential price of the pad could come close to $35 million in total.

The London mansion comes with its own swimming pool, courtyard for parking, and accommodation for live-in staff.

Tamara's pad is on Old Church Street in London. It has a private courtyard for parking in the back.

Source: John D Wood & Co.

A single, wide staircase with glass railings leads throughout the airy interior.

Source: John D Wood & Co.

A small, working fireplace sits under the flat screen TV for a cozy sitting area.

Source: John D Wood & Co.

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Billionaire PayPal, SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk is putting down roots in Bel Air, paying $17 million for an estate that he had previously been renting.

The 20,000-square-foot home was built in 1990 and recently remodeled, according to Curbed LA. It has seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, and was last listed for $19.95 million in April.

We think these listing photos from Redfin are a little dated, considering Musk has been living in the home for the past few years with his five young sons, and there are a lot of expensive looking trinkets laying around.

But even so, they give a cool glimpse into the life of one of the most successful entrepreneurs of our time.

Musk's estate overlooks the Bel Air Country Club.

It's in one of the wealthiest and most prestigious neighborhoods in the country.

It sits on 1.66 acres of land, plenty of space for a backyard, tennis court, and swimming pool.

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Film and TV producer Jerry Bruckheimer is ready to drop $23 million on a Beverly Hills mansion built by late Columbia Pictures founder Harry Cohn, TMZ reports.

But the deal isn't quite finished.

Bruckheimer reportedly made an offer on the home, which is being sold as part of the bankruptcy proceeding of Guess? founder Georges Marciano, who put it on the market for $24.5 million in May.

Though the judge approved his offer, interested buyers can still try and outbid Bruckheimer at an upcoming hearing, according to TMZ.

The home is located just north of the Beverly Hills Hotel on North Crescent Drive. It has seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, and 19,590 square feet of living space.

The estate was designed in 1927 by Robert D. Farquhar.

It was built by Harry Cohn, the legendary founder of Columbia Pictures.

Georges Marciano, the founder of Guess?, had lived here for years.

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Luxury goods mogul Francois Pinault has bought the zen Bel Air estate that previously belonged to late hair products mogul Vidal Sassoon for $16.5 million, Lauren Schuker Blum at The Wall Street Journal reports.

The home was listed for $17.995 million in November, months after Sassoon's death.

Designed by architect Richard Neutra, the minimalistic house is located on a private drive with four bedrooms, a media room, and a network of courtyards and gardens.

Pinault runs PPR, the luxury goods conglomerate whose brands include Gucci, Puma, and YSL.

The house is gated, ensuring privacy.

It was built by famed architect Richard Neutra in 1959.

The Sassoons reportedly paid $6 million for it back in 2004.

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Manhattan's wealthy SoHo neighborhood is a favorite among celebrities, but it seems the nearby shopping and food was not enough to keep Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos from selling their New York pad.

The couple have put their 76 Crosby Street penthouse on the market with The Modlin Group for $24.5 million, according to Curbed NY. The real estate website also reported that Kelly and Mark had previously spent two years renovating the home after originally paying $9.5 million back in 2005.

The 6,800-square-foot loft has five bedrooms and tall 12 foot ceilings. It was outfitted with a fully vented six-burner Wolf stove in the kitchen, a Jacuzzi in the master suite, and a private roof deck with outdoor fireplace and hot tub.

This is 76 Crosby Street. It has a full-time doorman and easy access to SoHo's main shops on Broadway.

Source: The Modlin Group and Google Maps

The grand living room has tall 12-foot ceilings and seven large windows that let in ample natural light.

Source: The Modlin Group

A dramatic staircase leads from the foyer to the upper bedrooms.

Source: The Modlin Group

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Kristina Kovalenko may not have political power as the princess of a tiny Russian republic, but she certainly knows how to turn a profit on NYC real estate.

The royal purchased her Liberty Lofts condo in August of 2009 for $4.2 million, and after three years of living in her luxurious penthouse is now flipping the home for $8 million, according to a report in The New York Observer.

Natalia Gavrilov, the broker handling the sale at Douglas Elliman Real Estate, said that the 50% price hike was due to the property's unique layout and NYC location. "There's really no inventory like this, especially the high-end apartments," she told The Observer.

The princess originally bought the pad as a four bedroom, but transformed one of the rooms into her own personal walk-in closet. The barrel vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors, and Juliet balconies all add to the dramatic and opulent decor as well.

The Liberty Lofts building is just steps away from Lincoln Center and Central Park.

Source: Douglas Elliman Real Estate

The gourmet kitchen features marble counter tops, a chef's stove, and top-of-the-line appliances.

Source: Douglas Elliman Real Estate

The entire condo is approximately 3,700-square-feet.

Source: Douglas Elliman Real Estate

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Despite the couple's split back in 2011, David Duchovny and Tea Leoni's triplex maisonette has been sitting untouched on the Upper East Side — until now.

The property was just listed by Stribling & Associates for $9.25 million, according to a Curbed NY report. Though public records reportedly name the seller as "Salvator Trust,"Curbed cites an old blog post by Big Time Listings from 2009 that says the now-separated couple are the owners of the unit, which they bought in April 2008 for $6.25 million.

The 170 East 78th Street address was originally three separate artists' studios that were combined into the five-bedroom townhouse that's currently on the market. The pre-war building comes complete with a doorman and garden. It's even pet friendly.

Originally three separate artists' lofts, the triplex is made up of 12 rooms with 13-foot ceilings.

Source: Stribling & Associates

The living room and family rooms all have wood-burning fireplaces.

Source: Stribling & Associates

The master bedroom has two huge floor-to-ceiling windows to let in natural light.

Source: Stribling & Associates

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A 34,000-square-foot mansion in Alpine, New Jersey, has sold for $20 million, according to Homes of the Rich.

The home was initially listed for $34 million back in June 2011; even at a steep discount, it's one of the most expensive homes ever sold in the state.

The house features some insane amenities: There are two salt water pools—one in and one outside, a library, a bowling alley, an indoor full-length basketball court, theater, elevator, and wine cellar and grotto.

There are eight bedrooms, 11 full bathrooms, and two half baths.

The estate sits on 3.18 acres. They don't call it the 'Garden State' for nothing!

Every detail in the two-story living room is done with precision, from the crown moldings to the carvings on the fireplace.

Note the poker table in the bay window.

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Turns out Jeremy Renner — known for his roles in The Bourne Legacy, The Avengers, and the up-coming Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters — is also a real estate buff.

According to an August profile in Esquire, Renner has flipped roughly 15 Los Angeles-area homes with his business partner Kristoffer Winters over the past decade. And this Holmby Hills mansion in LA might be the pair's highest-grossing venture yet.

First reported by the Zillow Blog, the estate is a staggering 10,000-square-foot, single-level mansion sitting on two acres of land. The home was completely rebuilt by architect Philip Vertoch and designed by Renner's partner, Kristoffer Winters Design. It now has six bedrooms, 11-baths, five fireplaces, a theater, and multiple pools and fountains scattered throughout the property.

The estate was last purchased for $7 million back in 2010, according to Zillow— a far cry from today's $24.95 million asking price.

Welcome to the Holmby Hills estate.

The sprawling home sits on approximately two acres of land in LA.

Source: The Reserve | Holmby Hills

It has an art deco-theme, and was designed by Architect Phillip Vertoch.

Source: The Reserve | Holmby Hills

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Alicia Keys and husband Swizz Beatz are having a tough time unloading the 16-room SoHo penthouse they bought from Lenny Kravitz in 2010.

The apartment, which hit the market in March for $17.95 million, has now been reduced to $15 million, The Real Deal reports.

The penthouse apartment is in a pre-war building on quiet Crosby Street, ideal for a celebrity looking to go under the radar. And the decor is immaculate.

The couple seems ready for bigger digs — they bought a 30-room New Jersey mansion from Eddie Murphy last year for $12 million.

A private elevator will whisk you up to the penthouse.

The 16-room apartment sits on Crosby Street, off the beaten path in bustling SoHo.

Sadly, the Ducati doesn't come with the property.

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Bill and Hillary Clinton are reportedly house hunting in the Hamptons, the New York Post is reporting.

This would not be the first Hamptons house for the duo, who previously rented a $19 million mansion on Lily Pond Lane.

And while the Hamptons offers a wealth of incredible properties, Curbed believes it may have found the political power couple their very own Hamptons White House: a large estate in Water Mill South.

The estate, which is listed with Douglas Elliman, has a tennis court, Jacuzzi, infinity pool, eight fireplaces, a wine cellar, and a private pier right on Mecox Bay, not to mention 20,000-square-feet of space and four acres of land.

The property also comes installed with Crestron security cameras that can be controlled and monitored from anywhere in the world — an important security measure for the high-profile couple.

The asking price has not been publicly disclosed.

An aerial view of the huge 315 Rose Hill Road property shows its proximity to Mecox Bay.

Source: Douglas Elliman Real Estate

Welcome home, Bill and Hillary.

Source: Douglas Elliman Real Estate

Do you see the resemblance to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue?

Source: Douglas Elliman Real Estate

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Businessman and former owner of the Texas Rangers Tom Hicks is selling his huge 25-acre Texas estate for $135 million, according to celebrity real estate blog The Real Estalker.

The Dallas estate, which boasts a 29,000-square-foot mansion, pool house, and guest house, was originally designed in 1939 for the Italian count Pio Crespi and his American wife Florence by architect Maurice Fatio.

Tom and Cinda Hicks moved in 16 years ago, and have been renovating, restoring, and expanding ever since. The Real Estalker reported that Hicks spent $100 million of his estimated $1 billion fortune renovating this stately property.

The house has 14-foot ceilings, a country club-sized pool, gardens, a movie theater, tennis court, and an undisclosed amount of bedrooms and bathrooms (though at 28,996-square-feet, we're guessing it can comfortably fit multiple sets of families if necessary).

The Crespi/Hicks Estate is currently listed for sale with Douglas Newby & Associates.

The entire property spans 25 acres in the Dallas neighborhood, Mayflower Estates.

Welcome to the Crespi/Hicks Estate.

The property is well manicured. Lots of shrubbery and fountains surround the main mansion.

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