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Don’t be surprised if Canada’s luge team for the 2030 Winter Games is from Nova Scotia. Check out what this homeowner in the Maritimes built in his backyard!
Wilmer Valderrama, better known as Fez from “That 70’s Show,” is making headlines once again, but this time it’s on the walls of his in-home barbershop. Using old newspapers as wallpaper is an intriguing design concept.
Academy Award-winner Anthony Hopkins is selling his Malibu home on the market for $11.5 million. There might be some horseshoes buried in the yard because it miraculously survived the destructive Woolsey wildfire in the fall of 2018.
As Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz once famously said: “There’s no place like home.” Well, the home previously owned by actress Judy Garland is for sale for $6.129 million.
Forget having a moat; this castle in Ontario has its own private beach! This paradise of a property just outside of Parry Sound is perfect for a prince or princess.
Holy moly! This church-turned home will definitely turn some heads in Denver. They ditched pews and altars for spiral staircases and fireplaces. Don’t worry, the stained-glass windows were saved.
Would you buy a house for almost $5 million if the previous owner’s name was CaptainSparklez? I guess as long as it’s sparkling clean, who cares what YouTuber lived in it before you.
Would you live in an apartment owned by a war-torn country? Libya is renting out 14 floors of its 24-story Permanent Mission in New York City. I’ll take the CaptainSparklez place, thank you very much.
Canadian rock legend Neil Young recorded his second album, “After the Gold Rush”, in a tall, rustic Topanga Canyon home. Now it can be yours for $1.45 million.
