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    A Prime-Time Soap Opera Icon’s Rosy Hollywood Hills Home is Up for Grabs at $6 Million

    Two years after his death at age 84, the longtime Los Angeles estate of prime-time soap opera writer and producer David Jacobs is now on the market in the Beachwood Canyon neighborhood of Hollywood Hills for just under $6 million after it was initially priced at $7 million. Ed Solorzano and Lauren Ravitz of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties hold the listing.

    A Baltimore native who started out as a writer of magazine articles and nonfiction books, Jacobs went on to create two of the small screen’s most popular shows of all time—Dallas and its spinoff Knots Landing, both of which ran for 14 seasons and notched a total of 700 episodes between them. He’s also known for Paradise, Four Corners, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, and Homefront.

    A spacious double-height living room spills out to a terracotta-lined deck.

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    Custom built in 1984 and designed by architects Michael Pearce and Richard Clemenson, the rose-hued architectural spread is perched on two contiguous parcels spanning over an acre. Three separate structures set at the end of a lengthy gated driveway include a main home, a guesthouse, and a studio-topped garage, for a combined total of four bedrooms and eight baths in roughly 6,400 square feet.

    The primary dwelling features three bedrooms and six baths in 4,000 square feet. Three levels boast ’80s-appropriate details, beginning with a pastel color palette and extending to bleached oak floors and copious glass blocks. Expansive windows and multiple patios and terraces overlook picturesque views of Griffith Observatory, the Hollywood sign, the downtown skyline, and the ocean beyond.

    The pool and sundeck are separated by a modern take on a mono-style colonnade.

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    Main-level highlights include a double-height living room warmed by a fireplace, a dining area, and a tiled kitchen outfitted with a stainless island and matching stainless appliances, plus a breakfast nook. A downstairs primary suite comes with a stone fireplace, a private balcony, a dressing room, and dual walk-in closets and baths, while a loft and flex space on the topmost floor are currently being used as an entertainment area and an office.

    Outdoors, the grounds are showcased by a long, rectangular swimming pool that flows through a maroon colonnade-like structure to the grass-trimmed sundeck, as well as a barbecue station, a flat play area, and several spots ideal for alfresco lounging and entertaining. Rounding it all out is the one-bedroom, two-bath guesthouse with a glass-ceilinged living room and a kitchenette, along with the two-car garage and its upper-level studio space.

    Click here for more photos of the Hollywood Hills 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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    Inside the Real-Life ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Beach House—and How Much It’s Worth Today

    With the finale of The Summer I Turned Pretty’s third season still fresh—and a movie now on the horizon—there’s never been a better moment to revisit the iconic Fisher family beach house. Based on author Jenny Han’s beloved, bestselling trilogy, the hit Prime Video series drops us straight into the golden, sun-soaked world of Cousins Beach, where Isabel “Belly” Conklin (Lola Tung) spends her summers juggling love triangles, family bonds, and the not-so-simple task of choosing between brothers Conrad (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno).

    The house may be a star in its own right, but viewers are still asking: where is Cousins Beach in real life? And just how much would Beck’s Beach House cost if it hit the market today? Well, here’s a closer look at The Summer I Turned Pretty home that’s captured millions of imaginations.

    L to R: Belly, Jeremiah, and Conrad at the Fisher family’s summer house in Cousins Beach.

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    Where is the real house from The Summer I Turned Pretty?

    While Cousins Beach exists only in Han’s imagination, its real-world counterpart is Wilmington, North Carolina—a coastal city often dubbed “Hollywood East” or “Wilmywood” for its long history as a filming hub. The house that brings Conrad and Jeremiah’s family home to life—known in the series as Beck’s Beach House—is tucked within the exclusive Porters Neck Plantation, a gated community centered around a private golf course.

    Named for the late matriarch Susannah “Beck” Fisher (played by Rachel Blanchard), the property serves as the primary summer residence for the Fisher-Conklin family, hosting iconic moments from Fourth of July clambakes and fireworks to Belly’s annual birthdays, complete with Mickey Mouse pancakes.

    The shows real-life home is located in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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    While the home’s now instantly recognized exterior appears onscreen, all interior scenes—including the kitchen, bedrooms, and living spaces—were recreated on sound stages, leaving the property itself a private residence.

    Though fans cannot step inside the home or on the property, Wilmington offers plenty of ways to experience the magic of Cousins Beach. Carolina, Kure, and Wrightsville beaches served as scenic backdrops, while the Cape Fear Country Club and the downtown shops captured Wilmington’s small-town charm. The city has also played host to other teen dramas, including Dawson’s Creek and One Tree Hill, as well as blockbuster films such as Iron Man 3 and Scream 5.

    Only the exterior of the waterfront home was used for filming.

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    How much would the Fisher family’s Cousins Beach house cost today?

    According to online resources, the property last changed hands in 2011 for $1.5 million. Considering its waterfront location, generous size, and amenities, broker Stephanie Kitchens of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices estimates that it could easily fetch upwards of $3 million today. 

    Its Cape Cod–inspired exterior—cedar shakes, infinity pool, private dock, and 33-foot boat slip—perfectly captures the quintessential East Coast summer aesthetic Han envisioned. Production designers went to extraordinary lengths to bring the vision to life: several palm trees were removed, hydrangeas (Laurel’s favorite) were planted in abundance, and the grounds were meticulously landscaped to evoke a romantic Northeast vibe.

    The house features a private dock and boat slip.

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    “[Han] wanted that Cape Cod look, so it had to have cedar shakes,” series location manager Lindsay Fort told People. Teresa Mastropierro, production designer for season one, added, “Our greens department literally transformed the landscape around the house. I think we bought every last hydrangea plant in the state. Susannah loves to garden, and there are always fresh flowers throughout the house.”

    Author Jenny Han wanted hydrangeas planted on the grounds.

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    According to Realtor.com, the median listing price in Wilmington as of August 2025 was $500,000. Luxury properties, however, reach far higher: the Cypress House, developed by former NFL kicker Connor Barth, is among the city’s priciest listings at $8.5 million, with other standout waterfront estates asking between $10 and 12 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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    Inside Travis Kelce’s Budding $7 Million Property Portfolio

    Travis Kelce is living life at full throttle, both on and off the field. The Kansas City Chiefs star has established himself as one of the NFL’s most dominant and charismatic players, known for record-breaking catches, a championship pedigree, and a magnetic personality that has turned him into a global figure in his own right. […] More

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    Luka Doncic Bought Maria Sharapova’s $25 Million Manhattan Beach Home

    Maria Sharapova’s serene Manhattan Beach retreat has found a new owner in one of the NBA’s brightest stars. Luka Dončić has snapped up the five-time Grand Slam champion’s custom-built contemporary residence in an off-market deal valued at $25 million—setting a new record as the priciest home sale in the coastal city’s history.

    Sharapova, who originally acquired the lot in 2012 for $4.1 million, tapped KAA Design to create the 8,600-square-foot showpiece, dubbed the Sanctuary, blending Japanese and Scandinavian influences with breezy California modernism. Think concrete walls, black metal framing around the windows, and expansive walls of glass that dissolve the barrier between indoors and outside. (The L.A.-based firm is also behind Drake’s Beverly Hills estate, one of three trophy estates in the Canadian rapper’s $97 million real estate portfolio.)

    Completed in 2015, the five-bedroom, eight-bath abode sits on about a quarter-acre in the coveted Hill Section of Manhattan Beach, and it comes loaded with lifestyle amenities, from a two-lane bowling alley in the basement to a resort-style swimming pool, multiple balconies, and an outdoor lounge and dining pavilion perfect for hosting A-list friends.

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    The home blends Japanese and Scandinavian design motifs with California’s breezy, relaxed style.

    Roger Davies

    The sale closed in late August, according to public records, with a trust tied to Dončić’s business manager, Lara Beth Seager, listed as the buyer. Carolwood Estates’ Susân Perryman reportedly held the listing, though the property never hit the open market.

    At $25 million, Dončić’s purchase narrowly tops last year’s $24.5 million trade of an oceanfront home on The Strand, pushing his new home into record-breaking territory. Properties along The Strand have historically dominated price records in Manhattan Beach, but Dončić’s acquisition proves the Hill Section can now command top dollar.

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    Amenities include a resort-style pool, a bowling alley, and an outdoor lounge and dining pavilion.

    Roger Davies

    For Sharapova, who shares a young son with fiancé Alexander Gilkes, the sale marks the end of her decade-long connection to the property as the couple shifts their time increasingly to Europe. Still, just last year the 38-year-old retired tennis star scooped up an $11.5 million estate in Montecito, right next door to Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom. The rustic yet refined five-bedroom residence, formerly owned by Chicago philanthropist Ann Lurie, was designed by Lockwood de Forest Jr. in 1949. She also maintains a $9 million ranch property in nearby Summerland.

    Dončić, meanwhile, is planting new roots in Los Angeles. After being traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Lakers earlier this year, former sharpshooter Chandler Parsons allegedly claimed Dončić had just closed on a $15 million home in the Big D—an awkwardly timed deal given the superstar’s imminent move west. Now, with a fresh three-year, $165 million extension and a record-setting $25 million Manhattan Beach estate in his portfolio, it seems clear the 26-year-old intends to make L.A. home both on and off the court.

    Click here to see more photos of the Sanctuary.

    Roger Davies

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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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    Steve McQueen’s Former Idaho Ranch Hits the Market for $25 Million

    Forget The Magnificent Seven. This Idaho estate is the magnificent 708.

    Sitting on almost 260 acres of land at 708 East Fork Road in Hailey, Rockin’ B Ranch is a relatively new build on the site of actor Steve McQueen’s former pad. On the market for $25 million, the spread comprises a four-bedroom home built in 2021, an upscale equestrian barn, stocked ponds, pastures, and more. Delaney Fox of Fox Estates holds the listing.

    A French limestone fireplace anchors the great room of the main residence.

    Kyle Jenkins

    While the property has old-school celebrity ties—and actress Demi Moore has also long maintained a home in Hailey—it has since been brought into the modern age, with a contemporary, Western-chic main residence serving as your home base. Reclaimed wide-plank wood flooring, clay-wash plaster walls, and oak beams create a rustic feel throughout, while sculptural Apparatus light fixtures and Murano glass chandeliers double as art.

    A French limestone fireplace anchors the great room, adding a cozy touch to the light and airy space. The nearby kitchen is outfitted with top-of-the-line appliances, including a Lacanche range, a Sub-Zero fridge, and two Miele dishwashers. Thick, four-inch marble countertops provide ample prep space for home chefs. A pass-through window over one of the sinks opens to the patio, making for extra easy indoor-outdoor hosting.

    The fully heated barn includes a gym on the second level.

    Kyle Jenkins

    Out back, along with the alfresco dining setup and grill, there’s a large lounge area and fire pit overlooking a nearby koi pond. Next door, you’ll find the fully heated barn, which includes four horse stalls, tack and feed rooms, an office, and a half-bath. Upstairs, the second level has been turned into a gym, but it could easily become a guest suite if you’re in the market for more sleeping quarters. Walking through the ample grounds, you’ll come across the equestrian arena, more ponds, aspen and willow groves, and the banks of the East Fork River.

    The ranch’s McQueen connection makes it an appealing property for any fans of the King of Cool. The late actor also kept a home in Malibu, an oceanfront estate with a private stairway to the shore. That abode hit the market in late 2022 for $17 million. Along with his property portfolio, McQueen was a collector of cars, and several of his vehicles have popped up for auction over the years. Most recently, RM Sotheby’s announced that it would be offering his 1952 Hudson Wasp, with an estimate of up to $60,000. He clearly had impeccable taste in both cars and real estate.

    Click here to see all the photos of Steve McQueen’s former ranch property.

    Kyle Jenkins

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    Tori Latham

    Tori Latham is a digital staff writer at Robb Report. She was previously a copy editor at The Atlantic, and has written for publications including The Cut and The Hollywood Reporter. When not…

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    Marvin Hamlisch’s Former 200-Year-Old Hamptons Home Just Listed for $4 Million

    What do Marvin Hamlisch, Anna Pump, and Gene Washington have in common? They’re all renowned in their own rights, respectively, as a multi-award-winning composer and conductor, a chef and cookbook writer, and a former San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions wide receiver turned high-profile NFL executive. Each one also resided at different times through the years in this nearly 200-year-old Hamptons retreat that just popped up for sale in the heart of Sag Harbor.

    More recently occupied by top New York real estate broker Noble Black and his lawyer husband, Marc Rozic, 300 Main Street was last sold to Kate Snyder King in late 2021 for around $3 million. Now it’s back on the market with Marc Heskell of Compass, this time for a dash under $4 million.

    A striking blue-hued living room comes with a fireplace and French doors opening to a deck.

    Lena Yaremenko

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    Holding court on Captain’s Row—an area of the village inhabited by sea captains during the 19th century when the town was a thriving whaling port—the stately Greek Revival home was built in the 1840s and is known as Pond View for its scenic locale overlooking Otter Pond and Sag Harbor Cove. Renovated and modernized, the gray-shingled and white-trimmed structure has four bedrooms and three baths in roughly 2,500 square feet across multiple levels boasting rustic hardwood floors, exposed-beam ceilings, six fireplaces, and water vistas from almost every room.

    Standing out on the main level is an entry foyer that flows to a fireside parlor room. Pocketing doors open to a formal living room with a wood-burning fireplace and French doors spilling out to a deck. A bedroom that’s been converted into a den connects to the eat-in kitchen, which is outfitted with a massive original fireplace/oven, an apron-front sink, and top-tier Viking and Sub-Zero appliances.

    A heated plunge pool is nestled alongside a lush lawn with flowering shrubs.

    Lena Yaremenko

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    A mural-clad bath with a vintage clawfoot tub can also be found on the bottom floor, while a classic staircase heads upstairs to a spacious primary bedroom sporting a fireplace and an updated bath with radiant-heated floors, dual vanities, and a glass-encased shower. Additional sleeping quarters include a guest suite donning a marble bath and a private staircase, as well as a bedroom with yet another fireplace.

    Elsewhere is an attic that’s ideal for storage or as a creative space, plus a lower level holding a speakeasy-inspired bar room hearkening back to the prohibition era and claiming the sixth and final fireplace. And topping it all off are the picturesque grounds, which are laced with gardens, lush lawns, and water features and host a plunge pool, an outdoor shower, and several alfresco lounging and entertainment areas, all secluded by an eight-foot hedge.

    Click here for more photos of the Sag Harbor residence.

    Lena Yaremenko

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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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    ‘Mountainhead’ Star Jason Schwartzman’s Cozy L.A. Bungalow Lists For $1.8 Million

    It’s definitely not the over-the-top Utah mansion in Deer Valley that Jason Schwartzman inhabited as a tech mogul in the HBO movie Mountainhead, though that place is currently available as a vacation rental for a whopping $60,000 per night. But a charming and far more modest Tudor-style cottage he owns in real life is now for sale in the celeb-packed Los Angeles neighborhood of Toluca Lake for a speck under $1.75 million after it was initially priced at $1.8 million. Danny Emmer of Douglas Elliman holds the listing.

    Records show the actor—probably best known for the Wes Anderson films Rushmore and The Grand Budapest Hotel, as well as the HBO series Bored to Death and animated film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse—paid exactly $1.75 million for the property less than a year ago, in October 2024.

    The fireside living room flows to a dining area via a wide arched doorway.

    Noel Kleinman

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    Built almost a century ago and recently remodeled, the white stucco and gable-roof structure features three bedrooms and two bathrooms in roughly 2,300 square feet on a single level boasting red oak floors, high ceilings, built-ins, arched doorways, and latch-style windows. There’s also a detached one-bedroom, one-bath guesthouse with a kitchen and living area.

    Sitting beyond an ivy-lined sidewalk, the home is accessed via a red-hued walkway that meanders through a manicured lawn with a tiered fountain before emptying at the covered porch entry. Once inside, a living room is anchored by a modern ceramic-tiled fireplace and an adjacent dining area has French doors spilling outside. The kitchen comes with quartz countertops, a glossy subway tile backsplash, an apron-front sink, a refurbished vintage O’Keefe and Merritt stove, and a breakfast nook.

    A light and bright kitchen is outfitted with a refurbished vintage O’Keefe & Merritt stove.

    Noel Kleinman

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    Set off by themselves are the sleeping quarters, which include a primary suite flaunting a reading alcove, a walk-in closet, and an upgraded bath, plus two additional bedrooms that share a bath. Outdoors, the hedged parcel spans less than a quarter of an acre and is spotlighted by a pergola-shaded dining space and a patio fronting the 634-square-foot guesthouse and attached one-car garage with a bonus space up top.

    An L.A. native and member of the Coppola family—he’s the son of Rocky actress Talia Shire and nephew of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola—Schwartzman is also recognized for his musical endeavors as a drummer and songwriter for the rock band Phantom Planet, famous for the theme song for The O.C. TV series, and as a solo artist under his Coconut Records label. As far as acting, he recently joined the ensemble cast of the upcoming Amazon MGM Studios AI film Artificial, directed by Luca Guadagnino.

    Click here for more photos of the Toluca Lake bungalow.

    Noel Kleinman

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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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    David Lynch’s Midcentury Hollywood Hills Compound Lists for $15 Million

    The avant-garde Los Angeles compound assembled and customized over several decades by legendary filmmaker David Lynch has officially popped up for sale, eight months after he passed away at age 78. Consisting of seven separate structures, the asking price for the entire spread is $15 million. Marc Silver and Barry Sloane of The Agency Beverly Hills share the listing.

    Tucked away on five contiguous hillside parcels, amid two-plus acres just below Mulholland Drive in the Outpost Estates neighborhood of the Hollywood Hills, the gated property is centered on a pink-hued residence originally designed for writer Marilyn Johnson in the early 1960s by Lloyd Wright, the eldest son of Frank Lloyd Wright. The aptly named Marilyn Johnson House, acquired by Lynch in 1987 for $560,000, per The Wall Street Journal, has been recognized by Historic Places LA as an “excellent example of Mid-Century Modern residential architecture.”

    The main home was designed in the 1960s by Lloyd Wright, the eldest son of Frank Lloyd Wright.

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    RELATED: Richard Simmons Called This $7 Million Hollywood Hills Estate Home for Decades

    The unconventional writer and director—famous for his movie and TV projects ranging from Eraserhead and Blue Velvet to Twin Peaks—went on to purchase a home to serve as a base for his Asymmetrical Productions company, plus a Brutalist-style abode that held a library, a screening room, and an editing suite and later starred in the film Lost Highway. In 1991, he commissioned Lloyd Wright’s son, Eric Lloyd Wright, to create a pool and pool house notched high up on the hillside. There’s also a two-story guesthouse and a one-bedroom space finished in smooth gray plaster—for a combined total of 10 bedrooms and 11 baths in 11,000 square feet.

    Containing roughly 2,000 square feet with three bedrooms, the primary dwelling boasts a cement exterior accented with chevron patterns. Adorned throughout with walls of glass, clerestory windows, natural wood, and metalwork, the minimalist interiors are highlighted by a living room sporting a soaring wood-beam ceiling, an eye-catching sculptural fireplace, and access to a fountain-clad patio. A dining area connects to a galley-style kitchen, which is outfitted with chartreuse green countertops.

    The living room is anchored by a monumental sculptural fireplace.

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    Lynch, who was also an accomplished visual artist, musician, and actor, looked to his L.A. compound as a source of creativity and inspiration. “The whole space is just pleasing, gives me a good feeling,” he said in a 1997 article by the German design magazine Form. “So it effects my whole life to live inside of it. And then, sometimes I see things, shapes or something that would go inside of it and that leads to furniture or film.”

    Click here for more photos of the Hollywood Hills residence.

    Neue Focus

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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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