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    Touchdown! Las Vegas Landlords Scored Big During the Super Bowl 

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    Super Bowl LVII was the most-watched of all time, with an average of 123.4 million viewers tuning in to watch the Kansas City Chiefs face off against the Philadelphia Eagles at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Of course, it didn’t hurt that pop superstar Taylor Swift was in town and in attendance. For those who got to catch the big game in person, it was one of the priciest ever, with an average ticket price of $8,600 and a tray of nachos that rang up to $60. Following suit, just about every short-term rental in the Las Vegas area saw bookings and rates skyrocket.

    For instance, Bryan Ercolano, CEO and founder of TurnKey Pads, a high-end vacation rental service, told The Wall Street Journal that, with the increase in demand for a place to stay, rates for the company’s units clocked in at around $30,000 a night. Typically, nightly rates for the same type of TurnKey units—usually four- to six-bedroom properties surrounding the Strip—would cost anywhere from $2,000 to $20,000 per night. 

    At the start of this year, there were more than 6,600 single-family residences in the Las Vegas area that could be rented for as much as $427 per night, according to new data from AirDNA. The analytics firm also found that the Las Vegas area had over 6,300 entire apartment and condo units available in that same period, with average daily rates of $284 per night. During the Super Bowl, average rental costs jumped to $365, a 19 percent price increase compared to the weekend prior. However, out-of-towners weren’t saving much. Hotel prices, by comparison, were roughly $380, according to travel platform Hopper.

    Super Bowl LVII generated almost $6 million in additional revenue for the short-term rental market in Las Vegas.

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    As a whole, the Super Bowl generated a $5.73 million boost in revenue for the short-term rental market, the WSJ reported. Hosts raked in $4.82 million from additional nights being booked and a hefty $908,780 from being able to charge higher rates due to demand. “The Super Bowl’s revenue is a smash success,” AirDNA economist Bram Gallagher told the newspaper.  

    Swift, who was in attendance and cheering on her tight-end boyfriend Travis Kelce, had a similar impact on the local economy when she touched down in Sin City for the Eras Tour back in March. The two-night concert brought in $1.6 million in short-term rental revenue for Las Vegas, while rates for March 24th and 25th increased to $316, a 10 percent uptick from the weekend before. “She has a very large-measure short-term rental effect wherever she goes,” Gallagher added. 

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      Travis Kelce Just Dropped $6 Million a Kansas City Hideaway Because of Taylor Swift

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      Apparently, Travis Kelce knows places where he and Taylor Swift can hide.  

      The Chiefs tight end just scored a $6 million Kansas City mansion after Swifties allegedly began flocking to his former abode, according to TMZ. The 34-year-old was reportedly uneasy with how accessible his former home was to fans and paparazzi, so he bought his own fortress of solitude in a gated community in Leawood to hopefully shake them off. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that the NFL star paid for the pad in all cash. Perhaps he’s picked up a thing or two from his real estate mogul-slash-musician girlfriend. 

      Travis Kelce just bought a $6 million mansion in Kansas City, Missouri for more privacy amid his relationship with Taylor Swift.

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      The athlete’s swanky estate measures nearly 17,000 square feet and includes six bedrooms and six bathrooms. According to the listing, the three-acre spread was originally built in 1998 and has undergone a massive renovation thanks to Wolfgang Trost Architects and builder Harry Roth. The current house has tons of sporty amenities like a lighted tennis and pickleball court, a mini golf course and a practice green, plus a swimming pool. There’s also a waterfall, wine cellar, and a garage where the Ohio native will presumably store his 1970 Chevelle 408 Stroker convertible—the now famous getaway car.  

      The property sits on over three acres and measures a whopping 17,000 square feet.

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      Kelce, who was drafted by the Chiefs in 2013, has added a few properties to his portfolio in the years since. According to the New York Post, the two-time Super Bowl champ scooped up his former Kansas City home in 2019 in the affluent Briarcliff West neighborhood. At the time, Kelce paid a cool $995,000 for the 10,000-square-foot crib, which features five bedrooms, two baths, a fitness room, a movie theater, and a swimming pool. That same year, he snagged a condo in Orlando, Florida for $355,000. As for Swift, the only thing more impressive than her Eras Tour earnings is the pop star’s $150 million worth of property investments.   More

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      Cooper Kupp’s Oregon Mansion Hits the Market for $3.5 Million

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      Cooper Kupp may be resting his legs this season, but he’s certainly active in the real estate market.

      The Los Angeles Rams wide receiver, currently sidelined with a hamstring injury, just hoisted his four-acre Oregon home on the market, The Wall Street Journal first reported. Listed for $3.5 million, Kupp bought the Wilsonville property sight unseen for a cool $2.5 million back in 2020. The spread, which sits 30 minutes outside of Portland, includes a five-bedroom main house and an almost 2,000-square-foot guest house. The four-car garage is set up as a gym, and Kupp converted a barn into a training facility during the pandemic. 

      “So much blood, sweat and tears went in there. It was really pretty special,” the Super Bowl LVI MVP told the newspaper. The 4,600-square-foot indoor sports complex is equipped with a turf-lined field, retractable basketball hoops at both ends, lighting, speakers, and two oversized bay doors.  

      Cooper Kupp’s Oregon home has an indoor training facility that he used ahead of Super Bowl LVI.

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      “I did the majority of my off-season prep there in the lead-up to our Super Bowl season,” added Kupp, speaking to Forbes. “We were very intentional in outfitting the barn to make it the best performance center that we could, and I think that work shows. I’m going to miss the early morning work in that barn.” 

      The 5,700-square-foot main house is constructed of brick in a Gothic Revival style and has a huge circular driveway in front. It features hardwood flooring, natural stone accents, enormous windows, and decorative millwork throughout. Highlights include a cozy paneled office with a fireplace, a family room bar with a wine fridge, and a formal dining room decked out with coffered ceilings and chandeliers. Nearby, the kitchen is equipped with a large center island and Miele and Subzero appliances. 

      The Los Angeles Rams player’s compound includes a Gothic Revival-style main house.

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      The primary suite is situated on the ground floor, complete with a private entry vestibule, its own patio, and an en suite bath. Upstairs, there are four additional bedrooms.

      Kupp, a Washington native, said the reason that he and his wife are selling is because they don’t have as much time to travel to Oregon with their three kids. While we’re not sure where the Rams receiver’s next offseason retreat will be, for now, we suspect he’ll remain cooped up in Los Angeles. 

      Kendra Ratcliff of LUXE Forbes Global Properties has the listing. 

      Click here to see all the photos of 29989 SW 35th Dr. 

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      Patrick Mahomes’s Ranch-Style Manse in Kansas City Just Hit the Market for $3 Million

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      Chiefs fans, don’t panic. Patrick Mahomes isn’t leaving Kansas City, he’s just parting ways with one of his Missouri properties. 

      The quarterback recently put a ranch-style retreat on the market for just shy of $3 million, Dirt reported. Back in 2019, Mahomes and his wife, Brittany, shelled out a cool $1.9 million for the three-bed, five-bath pad and have since given the digs a whopping $400,000 makeover. Dating back to the ‘50s, the house sits on over an acre in the city’s swanky Country Club District and measures 4,800 square feet. Of course, you don’t have to be a sports enthusiast to buy this place but assuming you fit the bill, there’s a putting green in the backyard to practice your golf game plus a heated swimming pool. 

      Inside, the midcentury spread has been redone from top-to-bottom. Think contemporary hardwood floors, built-ins galore, and tons of windows throughout. A few of the highlights include an updated sunroom that feels super bright and airy, along with an open-concept living and dining area, and a family room complete with a stone fireplace and a wet bar. Nearby, the chef’s kitchen is just as impressive, equipped with state-of-the-art appliances and an eat-in island.  

      If you’re keen on entertaining, the finished basement offers up a host of amenities. Downstairs, you’ll find a screening room, a wine cellar, a lounge, and yet another bar. If you’re a self-proclaimed sneakerhead like the two-time Super Bowl champion, you’ll appreciate that the primary suite comes with not one but two walk-in closets. It helps that the bedrooms also have a massive soaking tub and shower. 

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      Superstars Like Rihanna Are Renting Off-Market Private Properties to Stay at When They Travel

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      When a celeb goes on vacation, they could stay at a luxury resort with tons of amenities and people to tend to their every need. Or they can rent out a private home, often one that isn’t available on the rental market and that might actually be owned and occupied by a family.

      The Wall Street Journal got a peek inside several U.S. properties where celebrities have resided in recent years, whether during a vacation or while working in a city where they don’t have their own home base. Many of these stays are handled in off-market, behind-the-scenes deals, and sometimes they can displace homeowners. But for the price that’s being paid, many find the inconvenience worth it.

      For example, Spyro Malaspinas, a cybersecurity expert who lives in Paradise Valley, Arizona, rented out his five-bedroom home to Rihanna during this year’s Super Bowl. He bought the place for $7.3 million last year, and had no intention of renting it out to anyone. But when a property management firm he works with inquired with an offer for $500,000 a week, Malaspinas couldn’t say no. And at the time, he didn’t even know it was Rihanna who would be shacking up in his home. (Rihanna didn’t respond to the WSJ’s request for comment. Most other celebrities also didn’t respond, or they declined to comment to the newspaper.)

      Similar deals have played out across the country, as stars and notable names try to find getaways that meet their exacting standards. In the summer of 2020, Mariah Carey rented a Bedford Corners, New York home owned by the former financial exec Jay Dweck. For $125,000 a month, the singer was able to enjoy the property’s six bedrooms, theater, 900-gallon aquarium, and violin-shaped swimming pool. Dweck, meanwhile, relocated to an Airbnb. After Carey’s stay, the home’s wooden floors had to be replaced—to the tune of $90,000—thanks to pock marks from her high heels. “She’s not the kind of person where someone says, ‘Mariah, take your shoes off,’” Dweck said.

      The celebrity rental process requires a lot of dealmaking on the back end, with real-estate agents and others tapping into their networks to see what they can make work. Often, assistants or travel agents are liaising for VIPs, leaving their identities a secret and sometimes giving just a few days of lead time. And these renters are meticulous as to what they have in the house: Some bring their own bottled water, linens, flowers, air purifiers, or scents. One even had their bed shipped to Hawaii for vacation, a real-estate agent based in the state told The Wall Street Journal. Of course, none of that compares to how Prince made some crazy alterations to NBA star Carlos Boozer’s Bel Air manse in the early ’00s, including turning the weight room into a night club.

      At the end of the day, the quick turns and need to abandon ship might not be so bad for homeowners, though. Malaspinas said that the income he gained from Rihanna’s stay will cover his mortgage payments for two years. And he hasn’t actually moved back into his Paradise Valley home just yet—offers of “crazy amounts of money” have come in for him to sell the place.

      So although his rental allowed Rihanna to lie low for the week, it’s given Malaspinas more visibility than ever. More