Inside Supermodel Heidi Klum’s Ho-Hum New SoCal Manse

Ridding herself of the various L.A. mansions she once shared with ex-husbandSeal, supermodel and Project Runway host Heidi Klum recently shelled out$9.875M for some brand new new digs in Bel Air, Calif. Though The Real Estalker calls the new place—custom built by Ed Weinberger, who produced such works as The Cosby Show—a “downsize,” the slightly smaller stature of the 11,000-square-foot, six-bedroom manse is hardly worth losing sleep over. More vexing is the seriously seriously odd design choices at play in the stiff Georgian-style home. Indeed, based on these listing photos, the brick-and-stone pile is a mess of chintzy gold light fixtures, jarring pastel walls, and sparse, yet formal, staging. No doubt the sartorially gifted Klum will work her design magic, but until then, do have a look at the as-is listing photos.

 

John Marcotte

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Home prices still rising

Home prices still rising

 

Recovery in the housing market continues to hold strong both nationally and locally. Help has been provided from a decline in foreclosures that weighdown on overall prices and A drop in the unemployment rate is also helping to support the housing recovery. Denver once again hit record highs for home prices.

But with mortgage rates significantly higher in recent months, the pace of price increases is slowing. Experts said the slowing of the monthly increase is not necessarily a bad thing, as it will reduce the chance of another bubble in home prices.

“It’s good to see the pace of home value appreciation moderate, allowing the market to get back into a more sustainable balance and not topple over,” said Stan Humphries, chief economist of home price tracker Zillow.com. “Home value appreciation is better when it’s boring, and we expect to see continued moderation.”

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John Marcotte

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