Celebrity Real Estate Roundup

The world of celebrity real estate seems to mirror the ups and downs of the financial crisis, and these are a few headlines that demonstrate that.

Lauren Conrad leases her Hollywood Hills home out

Lauren Conrad’s Hollywood Hills home is available to lease for a paltry $11,000 a month, says the Los Angeles Times.

While we are all waiting for the stimulus package to kick in and for Americans to find where they left their entrepreneurial spirits, perhaps all eyes should be on Lauren Conrad, or L.C., as she apparently no longer likes to be called.

Conrad, 23, is a reality TV star and clearly has the knack for making something out of nothing. As a high school senior, she appeared in the MTV reality series ” Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County,” and now she stars in her own spinoff show, ” The Hills,” which follows her life as she pursues a fashion career. Glued to the set, are you? Los Angeles Times

The contents of Whacko Jacko’s Neverland ranch go up for auction in April. This includes some of the oddest items ever put up for auction after Michael Jackson’s Neverland ranch was foreclosed upon.

Speaking of foreclosures, the luxury property developer that retired basketball star, “Magic” Johnson invested in has filed for chapter 11 bankrupcy. Luxury developer files chapter 11.

Milla Jojovich Lists home in Beverly Hills

2008 saw an awful lot of celebrity foreclosures, and 2009 is looking to be headed down that same road, which makes sense. The Business Insider suggests that anyone facing foreclosure should “take heart,” from the fact that people more famous than you are facing the same issue, and have compiled their top 20 famous foreclosures here. Not sure I am a fan of the “misery loves company,” approach myself.

Big Time Listings seem to be top of the celebrity property charts right now and have managed to scoop the major newspapers on a number of events this month, including the fact that Milla Jojovich listed her 4-bed, 3,852 sqft house in Beverly Hills for $3.299 million.

In a Big Time Listings exclusive, we can report on the listing of Jovovich’s longtime French Country-style home, which is at the end of a cul-de-sac on a flag-shaped lot. The house came on the market a little over a week ago.

And if you wanted to accuse me of using that as an excuse to post a photo of Milla, I would have a hard time denying it. Big Time listing’s other exclusives this month include Michelle Stafford’s Los Angeles listing, and Jill Maries Jones’ Hollywood Hills home, which was once owned by Jason Priestley.