The 10 Most Expensive Celebrity Real Estate Transactions of 2023
With the end of 2023 fast approaching, it’s only fitting that we once again reflect on the most eye-popping celebrity real estate deals of the year. Though the stars behind the 10 priciest transactions spent less on average than last year’s, the number-one deal is certainly one for the books, clocking in at $27 million more than last year’s biggest power player and breaking a state record in the process. Below, we’ve gathered up the A-listers who made the biggest moves of the year, whether that meant relocating to Miami, making a tidy profit on a quick house flip, or nailing down the perfect newlywed home.
Brad Pitt, $33 million
In March, Brad Pitt sold off the Craftsman-style home in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles that he bought way back in 1994. In the years since, he added nearby properties, building an estate that spans nearly two acres. Oil heiress Aileen Getty paid $33 million for the compound where Pitt and Angelina Jolie raised their six children until their 2016 split. Meanwhile, the Babylon actor swapped with Getty, downsizing to her nearby $5.5 million midcentury-modern dwelling.
Jennifer Lopez, $34 million
Following their wedding in the summer of 2022, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck began shuffling their real estate portfolios and setting their sights on a shared home. During the process, the Mother star listed the eight-acre property in Bel Air that she bought in 2016. The nine-bedroom French Country–style home and its picturesque plot—which includes a private lake, guest cottages, and an amphitheater—sold for $34 million in October.
Rick Ross, $35 million
In April, Rick Ross announced that he had acquired a Texas mansion and bought fellow rapper Meek Mill’s Atlanta home for $4.2 million. Once summer hit, however, it became clear that the record exec was just warming up. In August, he finalized the $35 million purchase of a mansion on Miami’s celebrity-favorite Star Island. “It’s so exclusive,” the hip hop bigwig’s realtor, Kimberly Knausz, told AD. “There’s only roughly 30 homes…. [Ross] said it’s like the missing piece to the puzzle of his real estate portfolio. It’s a big accomplishment for him, as someone who grew up in Miami.” To welcome him to the island, Diddy gifted the “Hustlin’” rapper a golf cart.
Tommy Hilfiger, $41 million
Tommy Hilfiger successfully flipped a Mediterranean-style Palm Beach, Florida, abode in June after buying it less than six months prior. The fashion designer spent $36.85 million on the 1920s structure in January and listed it less than three weeks later, with a $47.95 million asking price. Ultimately, the roughly 7,000-square-foot residence changed hands for just over $41 million.
Tom Ford, $52 million
