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    Inside Kendrick Lamar’s $80 Million Property Portfolio

    He’s long been the voice of Compton—but Kendrick Lamar’s current zip codes reflect a bigger story of success.

    For much of his early career, the Not Like Us rapper kept a low profile when it came to the home front. A long-time renter, he prioritized privacy and practicality, often choosing to invest in family rather than splash out on sprawling estates. But over the past few years, the hip-hop artist has shifted gears and gone on what could only be described as a spending spree, quietly assembling a high-value portfolio—now estimated at nearly $80 million—that stretches from Los Angeles to New York City. 

    His first known purchase was a modest home in Eastvale, California, scooped up in 2014 for $523,400 as a gift to his parents. He followed that up with a residence in Calabasas, an upscale enclave known for its celebrity cachet, before setting his sights on the SoCal coastline with a contemporary pad in Manhattan Beach. Last year, the Grammy Award-winning musician made his biggest geographic leap yet, acquiring a penthouse in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. It’s his first major East Coast property and a sign that the notoriously private artist is expanding his horizons. 

    While some stars collect homes like they do cars or watches, Lamar’s approach is more measured and mirrors the arc of his career: quietly powerful, always evolving, and undeniably influential. 

    Calabasas Crib 

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    Lamar made his first significant real estate move in late 2017, dropping $2.65 million on a 5,400-square-foot home in Calabasas, property records show. Set in one of Los Angeles’s most star-studded zip codes, the circa 1998 Mediterranean-inspired abode features six bedrooms, six bathrooms, multiple fireplaces, and a media room.

    The outdoor space was made for unwinding, with a freeform pool, barbecue area, and shaded lounge that takes in canyon views. Though he never lived in the home full-time, it’s reportedly served as a residence for close family members. It was a quiet but strategic buy—his first step from perennial renter to stealth real estate player.  

    Manhattan Beach Mansion

    Lamar expanded his real estate portfolio in 2019 with a $9.7 million Manhattan Beach home.

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    Two years later, in August 2019, the poetic rapper expanded his real estate footprint with the $9.7 million purchase of a contemporary-style residence in Manhattan Beach. Tucked into one of the South Bay’s most sought-after beach communities, the sleek, three-story home spans about 5,400 square feet with four bedrooms and seven bathrooms. 

    The off-market deal came around the time Lamar and his longtime fiancée, Whitney Alford, welcomed their first child, a momentous event that may have signaled a shift toward more personal, lifestyle-focused acquisitions. While the property isn’t directly on the sand, upper levels reportedly offer ocean views, and the home includes a three-car garage and a private patio.  

    Bel-Air Estate 

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    Following the release of his acclaimed album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers in 2022, which earned him a Best Rap Album Grammy, Lamar splashed out $15.85 million on a Bel Air. This expansive 8,100-square-foot home in the coveted East Gate section of the neighborhood offers a midcentury-era main house and a two-story guesthouse, together sporting seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms. 

    Designed by celebrated architect Edward Fickett in 1951 and featuring vaulted ceilings with numerous skylights, Lamar’s residence is today equipped with a slew of amenities, including a gym, a 4K movie theater, and an updated kitchen. Outdoors, a serene koi pond, swimming pool, and dining patio complete the private retreat.  

    Brooklyn Penthouse 

    In 2023, Lamar expanded his real estate portfolio with a three-story Brooklyn Heights penthouse.

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    Lamar’s real estate ambitions reached the East Coast in 2023 with the acquisition of an $8.99 million penthouse at Pierhouse, a development along the waterfront in Brooklyn Heights, a neighborhood known for its celebrity residents, including Ed Sheeran, Matt Damon, Amy Schumer, and Michelle Williams. 

    It’s pretty safe to say Lamar’s Brooklyn digs are far from Humble. The 3,140-square-foot triplex penthouse, with sweeping views of the East River and Manhattan skyline, spans three floors and contains four bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms. The aerie is decked out with soaring 18-foot ceilings, reclaimed heartwood pine floors, and walls of floor-to-ceiling windows that flood the space with natural light. At the time of his purchase, the chef’s kitchen was outfitted with top-tier Gaggenau appliances, Calacatta Tucci marble countertops, and American walnut cabinetry. 

    A highlight of the property is its 2,000 square feet of outdoor space, split between a landscaped roof deck and a terrace. Access to the building’s amenities includes a rooftop pool and bar, a fitness center, a meditation studio, and concierge services.  

    Brentwood Compound 

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    Last June, Lamar made his most significant real estate move to date, picking up two adjoining properties in the Mandeville Canyon area of L.A.’s Brentwood neighborhood for a combined $42 million. Records show $32.5 million was paid for the main parcel, which includes a 16,200-square-foot modern farmhouse with a swimming pool, while the neighboring parcel with a 3,400-square-foot guesthouse and tennis court went for $9.5 million. Perfect for those who roll deep, there are nine bedrooms and 15 bathrooms in all.

    Mandeville Canyon is a well-known hotbed of entertainment industry movers and shakers, and Lamar’s off-market deal for the two-parcel compound, made with former Fox Corp. legal officer Viet Dinh, placed the superstar right next door to Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow, at least until earlier this year when she sold the home for $22 million.

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    Abby Montanez

    Abigail Montanez is a staff writer at Robb Report. She has worked in both print and digital publishing for over half a decade, covering everything from real estate, entertainment, dining, travel to…

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    Have Mercy! John Stamos’s Former SoCal Estate Just Hit the Market for $13 Million

    Back in the early 1990s, soon after he gained widespread acclaim for his role as Uncle Jesse on the sitcom Full House, John Stamos doled out $430,000 for a vacant six-acre plot of land in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas and enlisted architect Les Makowski to design a custom home for him. Now the Mediterranean-style digs high above Malibu Canyon have popped up for sale, asking a speck under $13 million. Alessandro Corona of Compass holds the listing.

    Famously owned by the actor and musician for almost a decade until 2001, when the place traded hands for around $2.2 million, records show the property was last sold to politician Justin Aguilera and his beauty entrepreneur wife Candace in 2020 for nearly $3 million. Since extensively remodeled by the couple, the white stucco and red terracotta-roof structure offers six bedrooms and an equal number of baths filtered across a little more than 8,100 square feet of glitzy living space on two levels laced throughout with black-and-white veined marble and gold accents.

    A two-way fireplace and massive chandelier add a touch of flair to the glass-walled living room.

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    A grand set of steps leads up to the portico entrance, which opens into a column-studded foyer displaying dual staircases and a mezzanine balcony overlooking an elegant living room sporting a gigantic crystal chandelier and striking two-way fireplace set next to a soaring wall of glass. Other highlights include a media room, plus a wood-paneled entertainment area decked out with a full seated bar. A former recording studio has been transformed into an office.

    A formal dining room that can seat at least 10 connects to the spacious kitchen, which comes with custom glass-knobbed cabinetry, a center island, top-tier stainless appliances, and an accompanying breakfast nook lined with windows. Secluded upstairs is the voluminous primary suite, which rests beneath a vaulted wood-beam ceiling and features a private balcony with mountain views, a mini bar, a fireside lounge, a huge glam room, and a luxe bath equipped with an indulgent spa tub.

    An ebony-hued room with a coffered ceiling has a full seated bar for entertaining guests.

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    Outdoors, the manicured grounds host a grotto-style pool with a waterfall and a spa, as well as several travertine-clad terraces ideal for alfresco lounging and entertaining with amenities like a fireplace and barbecue station. Adding extra panache is a detached one-bedroom, one-bath guest suite with its own entrance, along with a lengthy gated driveway that spills out at an attached three-car garage and an expansive motor court that can accommodate up to 30 vehicles. Did we mention there’s also enough room to land a helicopter?

    The 61-year-old California native began his acting career as heartthrob Blackie Parrish on the daytime soap opera General Hospital in the ’80s and went on to land the iconic role of Jesse Katsopolis on the popular sitcom Full House. He later reprised the role in the Netflix spinoff Fuller House, for which he served as an executive producer. An accomplished musician, he’s also appeared on Broadway and occasionally performs with the Beach Boys.

    Click here for more photos of the Calabasas residence.

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    Wendy Bowman

    Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for…

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    Rapper Kid Cudi’s 12-Acre Spread in Suburban L.A. Is Up for Grabs at $8.5 Million

    You might not have been lucky enough to snag some of his snazzy belongings that were recently up for auction—a custom 14-karat gold N.E.R.D. pendant by Jacob & Co. and a pair of rare Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1 Lows sneakers, just to name a couple. But now’s your chance to pick up Kid Cudi’s actual home, because the Grammy-winning musician is looking to hand over the keys to his nearly 12-acre estate in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas for a dash under $8.5 million.

    Records show the Cleveland-born singer, songwriter, producer, and actor whose real name is Scott Mescudi doled out $7.7 million for the 2001-built Mediterranean mansion in summer 2021. Glitzy amenities include a movie theater and a fitness room with its own bath, plus a resort-like backyard hosting a lagoon-style pool and spa nestled beside a thatched-roof cabana with a kitchen and barbecue setup, as well as a fire pit, a sports court, and a putting green.

    The dark-hued movie theater has a ceiling-mounted projection system and tiered seating.

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    Tucked away in an exclusive gated enclave, the creamy stucco and shingle-roof structure is accessed via a secured driveway that spills into a spacious motor court flanked on either side by attached garages that can accommodate up to four vehicles. Inside the brick-accented entryway, a soaring travertine-clad foyer with a striking bifurcated staircase flows to roughly 9,000 square feet of two-level living space boasting a total of six bedrooms and eight baths.

    A fireside family room sports a climate-controlled wine closet with room for 120 bottles and French doors opening seamlessly to a pergola-shaded terrace warmed by a large stone fireplace. Abutting the family room is a sleekly designed gourmet kitchen, which is outfitted with dual waterfall-edge marble islands, high-end Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances, and an accompanying breakfast nook.

    The resort-like backyard hosts a lagoon-style pool decked out with a spa, waterfalls, and a slide. 

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    RELATED: Stevie Wonder Once Called This SoCal Estate Home. Now It Can Be Yours for $15 Million.

    Other main-level highlights include a formal dining room and a living room equipped with a seated wet bar, along with an office space. Upstairs, five en-suite bedrooms encompass a posh primary retreat containing a covered balcony, a separate seating area, a couple of bespoke walk-in closets, and a luxe bath flaunting dual vanities, a freestanding soaking tub, and a glass-encased shower.

    Rounding out the listing, which is held by Eric Lavey of Sotheby’s International Realty, is your very own hillside vineyard.

    Click here for more photos of the Calabasas residence.

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    Wendy Bowman

    Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for…

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    Stevie Wonder Once Called This SoCal Estate Home. Now It Can Be Yours for $15 Million.

    If you’ve always wanted to live like a legendary singer and songwriter with countless hits and awards under his belt, now’s your chance. The sprawling SoCal estate where Stevie Wonder resided with his family for over a decade has just popped up for sale in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas, asking $15 million. The listing, which is also available for rent at $65,000 a month, is shared by Branden Williams, Rayni Williams, Dennis DeWalt, and Brandon Meneses of The Beverly Hills Estates.

    Wonder purchased the home in October 2000 for nearly $2.9 million for his then-soon-to-be wife, clothing designer Kai Millard (Milla) Morris. Though the I Just Called to Say I Love You crooner moved out after their 2012 divorce, she has remained in the residence ever since and is now selling because their two sons are grown, according to The Wall Street Journal.

    A music room holds Wonder’s rare Bösendorfer piano, which is not included in the sale.

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    Built in 1992 and recently renovated, the white stucco and terracotta-roof structure is tucked away on a nearly three-acre hillside parcel within the exclusive gated Hidden Hills West neighborhood. Six bedrooms and an equal number of baths are spread across more than 11,100 square feet of three-level living space that boasts the same acoustically ideal, high ceilings the 25-time Grammy-winning musician enjoyed while practicing and singing tunes with his family.

    Upon entering the massive pivoting wood front door, a double-height marble entry foyer displaying a spiral staircase flows to a formal fireside dining room topped by a pendant ring-shaped light fixture. Other highlights include a family room sporting a trio of picture windows, a wet bar, and wine storage, plus a gourmet kitchen decked out with chevron-patterned parquet wood floors, custom cabinetry, a book-matched marble eat-in island, and top-notch Miele and Sub-Zero appliances.

    A freeform pool and spillover spa are bordered by a sundeck surrounded by landscaped gardens.

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    Holding court upstairs is an office with a marble fireplace and gold-leaf chandelier, along with a junior primary suite that has its own living room. A spacious primary suite comes with dual seating areas divided by a two-way fireplace, a private balcony, a bespoke walk-in closet, and a luxe bath spotlighted by a steam room and an infrared sauna.

    Elsewhere is a lower level holding an en suite guest bedroom and a butler’s kitchen. A living room connects to a dedicated piano room, which has glass doors spilling out to picturesque grounds hosting a grassy lawn and a freeform pool with a spillover spa. Out front, an attached four-car garage and a cobblestone motor court are accessible via a gated driveway.

    The 74-year-old Michigan-born musician, who married Tomeeka Robyn Bracy in 2017, maintains a substantial real estate portfolio. There’s a handful of homes and commercial properties across L.A., including a house in the Hollywood Hills, as well as a big house in Alpine, N.J., and his childhood home in Detroit.

    Click here for more photos of the Calabasas residence.

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    Wendy Bowman

    Wendy Bowman is a real estate writer at Robb Report. Before that, she was a freelancer for Modern Luxury and several other media outlets, where she primarily covered luxury properties for…

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    Renée Zellweger’s Former SoCal Home Hits the Market for $8 Million

    Soon after she began dating reality TV star Ant Anstead in 2021, Renée Zellweger sold her secluded, hacienda-style retreat in Southern California for $6.4 million. The two-time Oscar-winning actress went on to rent a waterfront compound directly across the street from her beau’s bungalow in the seaside enclave of Laguna Beach; and while she and […] More

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    NBA Star Spencer Dinwiddie’s SoCal Home Just Listed for $7.7 Million

    A little over two years ago, Spencer Dinwiddie doled out $6.9 million for a modern Craftsman-style mansion in an exclusive gated enclave of 26 homes set amid a suburban area of Los Angeles between Malibu and Calabasas. Now that he’s returned to the Dallas Mavericks after a short stint with the Lakers, the veteran NBA player has decided to let the place go for $7.7 million, which was the original price it was listed for in 2022 before the L.A. native scooped it up at a substantial discount. The listing is held by Bjorn Farrugia and Alphonso Lascano of Carolwood Estates.

    Dinwiddie’s estate is hidden away down a lengthy gated driveway, atop an acre-plus promontory lot. Built in 2021 by “one of the most experienced and meticulous builders in Southern California,” per a previous listing, the dark beige and white-trimmed structure is fronted by a motorcourt flanked by an attached four-car garage.

    The living room is spotlighted by a floor-to ceiling stone fireplace and a wet bar with wine storage.

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    Inside, five bedrooms and seven baths are sprawled across a little more than 7,200 square feet of living space adorned throughout with high ceilings, red oak hardwood floors, natural stone details, and Italian light fixtures. Several balconies and porches provide seamless indoor/outdoor environs and frame sweeping views of the surrounding Santa Monica Mountains.

    Introducing the home is a wood front door topped by a stone-columned portico illuminated with gas lanterns. An entry foyer displaying a winding wrought-iron staircase flows to the living room, which rests beneath a wood-beam ceiling and features a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace and a wet bar with wine storage.

    Other highlights include a formal dining room, plus a cozy fireside family room that connects via a casual dining area to a sleekly designed gourmet kitchen outfitted with an expansive eat-in island, a butcher block island, and top-tier Gaggeneau appliances. Pocketing glass doors open to an al fresco dining and entertaining terrace with a fireplace.

    Numerous balconies and porches offer picturesque views of the Santa Monica Mountains.

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    Elsewhere on the main level is an office space, while an upstairs primary suite spanning roughly 1,000 square feet comes complete with a fireplace, a seating area, a private balcony, a bespoke walk-in closet, and a luxe bath boasting dual vanities, a two-person shower, a soaking tub, and a separate makeup area. Three additional en-suite bedrooms and a den also can be found on this floor.

    As for the resort-like grounds, expect to find an infinity-edge pool and spa, an outdoor kitchen, and a firepit conversation area with steps ascending to a gazebo. There’s also a Crestron smart-home system thrown in for good measure.

    Click here for more photos of Spencer Dinwiddie’s L.A. house.

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    J.Lo and Chris Judd’s SoCal Wedding Pad Sails on the Market for $7.2 Million

    It’s been over two decades since Jennifer Lopez met Cris Judd on the set of her Love Don’t Cost a Thing music video and subsequently tied the knot with the dancer and choreographer before 170 guests in a “secret” ceremony held at a private residence in the Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas. Alas, the marriage ended a few short months later when the multi-hyphenate entertainer filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences. The sprawling French chateau-inspired mansion where the nuptials were held, however, is still standing; and it just popped up for sale with a $7.25 million price tag.

    Nestled beyond a double-gated driveway and a motorcourt on over 10 acres within the exclusive Cold Creek Estates enclave, the four-story structure was custom-built in the late 1990s and offers sweeping canyon and mountain views. Inside, six bedrooms and 11 baths are filtered across a little more than 11,000 square feet of multi-level living space boasting an elevator to all levels, hand-distressed white oak floors, high wood-beam ceilings, and French-imported hardware.

    A soaring glass conservatory opens to the garden-laced grounds.

    The Luxury Level

    An expansive entry foyer displaying an ornate chandelier and a curving floating staircase segues via a hallway into a glass-walled conservatory overlooking the gardens, with additional amenities including a subterranean wine cellar and tasting room, a media/poker room, a sauna-equipped gym, and a rooftop observatory, plus a one-bedroom guest cottage and a four-car garage.

    Among the other highlights are a fireside living room and a formal dining room, as well as a handsome library and a family room with a bar. There’s also a gourmet kitchen decked out with marble countertops, an eat-in island, top-tier La Cornue and Sub-Zero appliances, and a separate breakfast room. An adjoining den has a stone fireplace and a wall of built-in bookshelves, while a sumptuous upstairs primary suite is adorned with not one but three fireplaces, a seating area, a private balcony, two walk-in closets, and a luxe bath flaunting dual vanities and a spa tub.

    A covered poolside pavilion features a barbecue station and stone fireplace.

    The Luxury Level

    Definitely not to be left out are the picturesque park-like grounds, which are laced with gardens and meandering pathways and host an infinity-edge pool fed by a waterfall that rests next to an open-air pavilion holding a barbecue station and a fireplace, along with a vine-covered gazebo, a koi pond, a greenhouse, and a citrus orchard.

    The listing, which is held by Jeff Biebuyck and Dana Olmes with the Frontgate Team at Compass, comes on the heels of the announcement of Lopez officially filing for a divorce from Ben Affleck this month after just over two years of marriage. While the couple’s Beverly Hills marital home is currently up for sale at $68 million, both are moving on to new residences. Affleck doled out $20.5 million for a Cliff May-designed equestrian property in Brentwood and Lopez, who finally sold her Manhattan penthouse that had been on the market since 2017 for $23 million, has been spotted at her $10 million Hamptons estate and seeking a new place in L.A.

    Click here for more photos of J.Lo and Cris Judd’s wedding house.

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    Actor Nick Zano Is Selling His Secluded SoCal Retreat for $3.25 Million

    After almost six years of ownership, which included a couple of brief stints on the rental market, Nick Zano has decided to part ways with his home tucked deep into the unincorporated Monte Nido wilderness between Malibu and Calabasas. The veteran actor—probably best known for his role as Vince in the sitcom What I Like About You—is asking a smidge under $3.3 million for the secluded spread, which he and his long-term fellow acting partner Leah Renee originally acquired for nearly $1.6 million back in summer 2018.

    Resting beyond a remote cul-de-sac street and double wood gates, the private residence is sequestered amid park-like grounds dotted with mature oaks and a seasonal creek. Built in the early 1960s and completely remodeled in the years since, the rustic ranch-style house is painted an off-white color with green trim and includes three bedrooms and an equal number of bathrooms in a little more than 2,200 square feet of single-level living space rife with polished concrete floors, vaulted ceilings, casement windows, and designer finishes throughout.

    A raised-hearth fireplace serves as a focal point of the spacious living room.

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    A small covered porch leads to the front door, which opens into open-concept interiors highlighted by a living room accented with a white brick fireplace that stretches to the ceiling, plus a bank of French doors spilling out to a deck. An adjacent dining room abuts the skylight-topped kitchen, which is outfitted with teak cabinetry that was reportedly culled from a midcentury-modern Case Study House, marble countertops, a farmhouse sink, and a vintage Tecnogas range.

    Barn-style doors in the foyer slide open to reveal a cozy den, while the primary suite has walk-in closets and a bath spotlighted by an eye-catching clawfoot soaking tub. Outdoors, the woodsy lot spans nearly three-quarters of an acre and hosts several spots ideally suited to al fresco lounging and dining, as well as a detached garage that’s been converted into a gym.

    A detached garage on the property has been transformed into a fitness space.

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    A New Jersey native, the 46-year-old former MTV host first rose to popularity as Vince on The WB’s What I Like About You alongside Amanda Bynes and Jennie Garth in the 2000s. Zano went on to portray lovable historian-turned-superhero Nate Heywood (“Steel”) on Legends of Tomorrow, and most recently, Chad McKnight on Obliterated; and he’s also appeared in Happy Endings, Two Broke Girls, and The Final Destination.

    The listing is held by Tracy Lynn Testin of Sotheby’s International Realty Realty – Malibu Brokerage and Carrie Kasper of Pinnacle Estate Properties.

    Click here for more photos of Nick Zano’s Calabasas house.

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