Aussie Actor Toni Collette Snags Tinseltown Pied a Terre

SELLER: Toni Collette and David Galafassi
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA
PRICE: $1,330,000
SIZE: 2,236 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms (plus 1 in the pool house)

YOUR MAMAS NOTES: It was recently reported here, there, and every damn where that soo-blime Academy Award winning Australian actor Toni Collette (United States of Tara, Little Miss Sunshine, Sixth Sense, Muriel's Wedding) and her musician man-mate David Galafassi, who already have one two year old named Sage, will soon be proud parents to a second shortie.

It was also reported last week in the Australian celebrity (real estate) gossip columns that Miz Collette and her Mister had applied for permits to allow an expensive renovation of the beach house they bought last year in Tamarama, a swank seaside suburb a few miles east of Sydney.

Bill and Giuliana Rancic Buy Big House in Hinsdale, and etc.

MonetizeBUYERS: Bill Rancic and Giuliana (DePandi) Rancic
LOCATION: Hinsdale, IL
PRICE: $1,560,000
SIZE: 12,000 (ish) square feet, 7 bedrooms, 9.5 bathrooms

YOUR MAMAS NOTES: The past few years have been a bit of a real estate whirlwind for celebrity news gossip Giuliana (Depandi) Rancic and her entrepreneurial man-mate Bill Rancic. Since getting married in 2007 the budding young couple have bought and sold a number of properties in both Los Angeles, CA and Chicago, IL including a recently acquired a mansion in a the upscale Chicago suburb of Hinsdale.

Mister Rancic, who once auditioned for that sicko show The Bachelor on which a dozen or so tarted up woman grovel embarrassingly for the affections of a single man, rocketed to fame in 2004 as the winner of the first season of Donald Trump's The Apprentice program. Prior to becoming one of Mister Trump's minions he made boo-coo bucks with an online endeavor called Cigars Around the World. Nowadays Mister Rancic earns an impressive living as a motivational speaker, reality television denizen, real estate developer and the host of a program we've never heard of on the A&E channel called We Mean Business.

American Idol Kelly Clarkson Lists at a Loss

SELLER: Kelly Clarkson
LOCATION: Nashville, TN
PRICE: $1,449,000
SIZE: 4,900 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms

YOUR MAMAS NOTES: Yesterday afternoon Your Mama received a covert communique from one of our Music City snitches–this one we call The Nashville House Whore–who gleefully whispered in our big ear that pop-rock singer/songwriter Kelly Clarkson recently listed her residence in Nashville, TN with an asking price of $1,449,000.

Miss Clarkson was, of course, the first contestant to win American Idol. This was way back in 2002, long before that program became the tired and wrung out tee-vee tragedy that it is today. Unlike some of the other winners of the televised singing contest–can you say Ruben Studdard and Taylor Hicks?–the pint-sized belter has gone on to great commercial success with a couple of platinum albums, world wide tours, and two Grammy Awards.

Morning Floor Plan Porn: Before and After

Listen butter beans, Your Mama is short on time this morning because we have to get out of the house early to go film for The Gossip Queens program on the gay gay gay Logo channel. But before we git on our hobby horse and ride, we thought we'd leave y'all with a little New York City floor plan porn to ponder.

A man named Steven Ells, the co-founder and CEO of the ballooning Chipotle "Mexican" food franchise, has been making real estate headlines in New York City for the last year or so with his increasingly fat real estate portfolio of properties located in various areas of the West Village neighborhood of New York.

The burrito bigwig not only owns and a full floor loft style spread on Waverly Place–bought in March 2008 for $5,650,000 and currently on the market with an asking price of $6,250,000–he also possesses a speck-tack-u-ler Steven Harris designed townhouse on Jane Street that he snatched up in early 2008 for $13,400,000.

Another Biggie On the Block in the Bu

SELLER: Richard and Liane Weintraub
LOCATION: Malibu, CA
PRICE: $75,000,0000
SIZE: 12,045 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 8.5 bathrooms

YOUR MAMAS NOTES: Late last night as we we sipped on our pre-bedtime gin & tonic and perused all the new listings in Los Angeles Your Mama came a may-jer estate in Malibu, CA recently heaved on to the market with a back breaking–and probably optimistic–asking price of $75,000,000. Two minutes of research on the interweb revealed that the opulent and extravagant 8+ acre ocean view spread, dubbed La Villa Contenta, belongs to well-known and prolific Malibu-based real estate developer Richard Weintraub and his entrepreneurial and social wife Liane.

Sought After Stylist Lori Goldstein Lists Hamptons House

SELLER: Lori Goldstein
LOCATON: East Hampton, NY
PRICE: $2,150,000
SIZE: 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms.

YOUR MAMAS NOTES: Listen bunnies, Your Mama must be swift and fleet on our feet this morning because we've got a procedure scheduled and once it's done will likely be out of commission the rest of the damn day. There ain't nuthin' wrong with Your Mama, just a little thing that has to be removed and investigated.

Winona Ryder Does Not Live Here Anymore

SELLER: Winona Ryder
LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA
SIZE: 3,765 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
PRICE: $4,095,000

YOUR MAMAS NOTES: Thanks to the eagle eyes of our trusted snitch The Rolling Stone, Your Mama learned that actress Winona Ryder put her long time home in Los Angeles, CA on the market with an asking price of $4,095,000.

Anjelica Huston Wants Out of Venice Beach Complex

SELLER: Anjelica Huston
LOCATION: Venice, CA
SIZE: 13,796 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2 full and 3 half bathrooms
PRICE: $18,000,000

YOUR MAMAS NOTES: We're joining this party a little late but Your Mama loves us an artist space so we're going to re-hash a Venice, CA live-work property owned by movie star and Hollywood icon Anjelica Huston that's already been well hashed in Curbed LA and the Huffington Post.

Hang on to your britches beehawtchas

Back in late February (2010) our trusted informant Buhneeda Beansouttathebag snitched to Your Mama that maximalist decorator ju jour Kelly Wearstler and her hotelier/property developer huzband Brad Korzen quietly slipped their palatial Beverly Hills, CA estate on to the market with an ear piercing price tag of fifty million clams. We quickly corroborated Buhneeda's gossip with another well informed tattle-tale we know named Candy Canconfirmit, then Your Mama went on and on and on about it.

Oprah’s House

Oprah’s house in Hawaii



Oprah’s House in Santa Barbara, Montecito, California

George Clooney

Lake Como, Italy

Journalists and tourists swarmed to the small Italian town of Laglio last week after rumors circulated that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie would wed at pal George Clooney’s lakeside estate. The brainy actor/producer/director/writer bought the 25-room villa, known as Villa Oleandra, in 2001. It’s said to have an outdoor theater, a large swimming pool and a garage for Clooney’s motorcycles.

Andrew Dice Clay Los Angeles House

Feast your peepers on these photos of the quaint and peaceful looking former home of comedian, Andrew Dice Clay, which he recently listed for $1.4 million leather jackets.

This traditional style house is located in Los Angeles California, and has 2,720 square feet of modern living space, along with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms.

Certainly nothing that will knock your socks off, but its quite lovely and a rather unique model for this area of the golden state.

Max Weinberg Los Angeles House

Here we see a few snapshots of the extraordinarily modern, former home of world famous drummer, Max Weinberg, which recently hit the real estate market with an asking price of $3.4 million.

The house contains 2,916 square feet of living space, along with 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and plethora of windows, which overlook a lovely yard and pool area.

Max purchased this cool crib back in February of 2009, however Mr. slick sticks Weinberg is ready to move onto his next property endeavor. Perhaps leaving Los Angeles, California?

Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson House

Kick off your shoes and step inside the newly purchased home of actress Scarlett Johansson and her actor hubby Ryan Reynolds. A single level house located in sunny/smoggy Los Angeles, California.

The Hollywood power couple shelled out a measly $2.9 million buckaroos for this fabulous 2,835 square f00t, 2 bedroom, 3 bathroom house, which possesses an extraordinarily open floor plan with plenty of windows for breathtaking city views, plus a lovely outdoor setting with nice green lawn, pool and deck.

Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson House

Kick off your shoes and step inside the newly purchased home of actress Scarlett Johansson and her actor hubby Ryan Reynolds. A single level house located in sunny/smoggy Los Angeles, California.

The Hollywood power couple shelled out a measly $2.9 million buckaroos for this fabulous 2,835 square f00t, 2 bedroom, 3 bathroom house, which possesses an extraordinarily open floor plan with plenty of windows for breathtaking city views, plus a lovely outdoor setting with nice green lawn, pool and deck.

Kevin Nealon Pacific Palisades House

Feast your eyes on a few photos of actor Kevin Nealon's sensational peaceful and rather tranquil home in Pacific Palisades, California.

The fabulously funny Mr. Nealon dished out just under $3.5 million for this stunning 5,600 square foot, 7 bedroom, 5.5 bathroom house, which has great hardwood floors throughout and breathtaking views from the well proportioned deck.

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Home

It looks like rock star Keith Urban and his big screen wife, actress Nicole Kidman have snatched up a pricey duplex in New York City.

The snapshots above are just a small taste of what this 3,248 square foot, 3 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home has to offer. How much did the couple shell out for this abode, you ask? Only $10 million!

30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Falls To New Record Low for Fourth Consecutive Week; Current 30-Year Fixed Rate is 4.13%

Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed mortgages fell this week, with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace at 4.13 percent, down from 4.16 percent at this same time last week. This rate represents the lowest rate recorded since Zillow Mortgage Marketplace launched in April 2008.

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate steadily declined in the early part of the week reaching a low of 4.07 percent on Friday, then hovered near 4.1 percent for the remainder of the week.

Additionally, the 15-year fixed mortgage rate on Tuesday morning was 3.65 percent and for 5/1 ARMs, the rate was 2.98 percent.

What are the rates right now? Check Zillow Mortgage Marketplace for up-to-the-minute mortgage rates for your state.

Celeb Foreclosures: Erin Moran and Dustin Diamond (Again)

By: Diane Tuman, Zillow Content Manager

According to TMZ, two celebrities are facing foreclosure: Erin Moran who played “Joanie” on “Happy Days” and the spinoff, “Joanie Loves Chachi” and Dustin Diamond, who played “Screech” on “Saved by the Bell.”

Erin Moran owed $315,000 on her Palmdale, CA house and lost it to foreclosure. It was sold at a public auction on Aug. 2, 2010 for $291,150. TMZ also reports that Moran continued to stay in the home during the proceedings and was recently served with eviction papers by the L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept.

Meanwhile, Diamond is facing foreclosure for the third time. Diamond first faced foreclosure in 2006 on his Port Washington, WI home and raised funds by selling t-shirts for $15 that said, “I paid $15.00 to save Screeech’s house.” Ultimately, Diamond didn’t need t-shirt sales to help him since he got an adjustable-rate mortgage to re-frame the loan and the foreclosure proceeding was dismissed. Then, in April, he fell behind in payments again, owing $290,000. The figure Diamond owes this time is $278,309.

Steve Carell Toluca Lake House

The sensationally talented hollywood actor, Steve Carell, has snagged a lovely new house, located in Toluca Lake California, which is just north Universal studies.

The home specs are 5,126 square feet of living space, along with 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms and a snazzy little tennis court out back, all of which situated on 1.27 acres.

Steve Carell dished out $6 million for this little nugget of property.