Spelling Family Home for Sale

If you happen to have $150 million lying around (come on, check those sofa cushions!), you can purchase a really lovely Los Angeles home. Aaron Spelling, known for such television hits as “Charlie’s Angels,” “Dynasty,” and “Beverly Hills 90210,” died in 2006 from a stroke at the age of 83. His widow Candy has now decided to put their lusciously extravagant house up for sale. She allowed her Wheaten Terrier Madison pick out the real estate agent for the job by seeing how the dog reacted. The job finally went to Sally Forster Jones, an agent for Coldwell Banker Previews … Continue reading

Dream Homes

By far the thickest part of our Sunday newspaper is the real estate section. While I am currently not in the market for a new home, each Sunday I always find myself paging through the giant stack of ads… wishing, hoping, dreaming… just plain wondering who it is that is able to afford these monstrous mansions listed in the millions of dollars. And mind you, I live in a relatively small midwestern city. I’m not talking about purchasing property in New York or San Francisco. So, a few million will get you a substantially large parcel of land with a … Continue reading