Bravo’s “The Real Housewives” reality series tracks the dramatic lives of well-connected socialites in Southern California, New York, Atlanta, New Jersey, Washington and Miami. Their opulent homes offer the perfect backdrop for their marriage problems, cat fights and public mayhem. Some even made their fortunes through real estate.
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Beyond the series, the real estate dealings of the housewives have made major headlines. Several housewives have faced threats of foreclosure in recent years, including Lisa Wu Hartwell and Sheree Whitfield of Atlanta, and Jeana Keough and Alexis Bellino of Orange County. Lynn Curtin of Orange County even faced eviction.
Check out the high-ticket pads these housewives are trying to sell or rent out:
Larsa Pippen, Miami
Asking price: $16 million
2571 Del Lago Dr., Fort Lauderdale, FL
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| Larsa and Scottie Pippen’s home comes with a lagoon-style pool. Photo: Panton & Co. Realty |
The Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., home of “The Real Housewives of Miami” cast member, Larsa Pippen and her husband, former Chicago Bulls forward Scottie Pippen, is up for sale for $16 million. The Mediterranean-style mansion has more than 13,500 square feet of living space, including six bedrooms and eight bathrooms. It also features marble floors, a bar and an elevator.
The manse sits on a double lot with 215 feet of water frontage. It also has a swimming pool and an outdoor shower, and is situated in a members-only beach community that includes security. The home has a basketball court befitting a six-time NBA champion. The home also has a playground for the couple’s four kids and a putting green.
Vicki Gunvalson, Orange County
Asking price: $2.7 million
7 Shire, Coto de Caza, CA
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| Vicki Gunvalson’s home features a great pool with a Playboy Mansion-style grotto. Photo: Laura Simmons/Weichert-Gold Coast |
Vicki and her (soon-to-be-ex?) husband Donn have their Coto de Caza home listed for sale at $2.7 million. The 5,400-square-foot home has five bedrooms and at least five bathrooms, and sits on one acre of land in an exclusive Coto de Caza gated community.
The master suite has an oversized balcony and an ensuite marble tub. The family room offers a bar that overlooks the home’s extravagant backyard, which features expansive terraces, an outdoor kitchen and a built-in fire pit. The lagoon-style swimming pool comes complete with a spa, a water slide and a Playboy Mansion-style grotto outfitted with a television and bathroom.
The Gunvalsons have had the home on and off the market numerous times since 2007. But unlike in 2007, the Gunvalsons are not listing it through former castmate and neighbor Jeana Keough, who almost lost her home across the street to foreclosure. Vicki, who has built an insurance empire, is the only original member of the Orange County cast still on the show.
Kim Zolciak, Atlanta
Asking price: $3.25 million
570 Stonemoor Circle, Roswell, GA
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| Kim Zolciak’s home has six bedrooms, nine bathrooms, and three kitchens. Photo: Zillow |
While this pregnant singer is expanding her brood, she’s leasing a home that its owner wants to unload, which is custom-made for a growing family. Zolciak’s Roswell, Ga., home has six bedrooms, nine bathrooms, three kitchens and six fireplaces. The 15,000-square-foot house is on the market for $3.25 million.
The estate features all the extras a Real Housewife would need, including a 30-seat movie theater, two game rooms and an au pair suite. The butler’s pantry has drawers designed to wash china and crystal. It also offers a “keeping room,” an area near the kitchen where colonial-era families would sleep during times of cold weather. Zolciak probably didn’t need it – the master bedroom has its own kitchen and sitting area with fireplace.
Lisa Vanderpump, Beverly Hills
Asking price: $29 million
50 Beverly Park, Beverly Hills, CA
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| Vanderpump’s home features seven bedrooms and 10 bathrooms on two acres. Photo: Mauricio Umansky/Hilton & Hyland |
This Beverly Hills housewife has a penchant for the color pink (her nickname is “Pinky”) and a plucky English wit. Vanderpump and her husband of 29 years, Ken Todd, are trying to sell their French Chateau-style estate in the gated community of Beverly Park for sale through an off-market listing of $29 million. They have listed the property through Mauricio Umansky real estate agent to the stars and husband of castmate Kyle Richards.
The couple, who own 26 restaurants in the Los Angeles area, purchased the mansion in 2004 for $14 million. The home features seven bedrooms, 10 bathrooms and two acres of land. Its billiard room, wine cellar, tennis court, pool and Versailles-style gardens add to its opulence.
Mary Schmidt Amons, Washington, D.C.
Asking price: $2 million
6507 Ridge St., McLean, VA
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| Mary Schmidt Amons is trying to sell her Washington-area home for $2 million. Photo: Zillow |
This housewife has deep Washington roots and reportedly spent summers at the Kennedy residences as a child. She has listed her McLean, Va., home for $2 million, down from $2.35 million in August, according to Zillow.
Schmidt Amons and her husband of more than 20 years, Rich Amons, have five children. The colonial-style home offers six bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms and three fireplaces on a 15,000-square-foot lot. The home also has a gourmet kitchen, a master suite with a sitting room and private deck, and a library.
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