Golfer Tiger Woods has sold his condominium in Corona del Mar for $2,213,875.
But like many other residential real estate owners, Woods took a hit when it came to selling a place bought before the housing downturn. Public records show he bought the property in 2004 for $3 million.
The townhouse-style unit features an open-plan living room on the second storey to take advantage of views of Santa Catalina Island. Features include high ceilings, a balcony, three bedrooms, a loft, three bathrooms and 2,000 square feet of living space.
Woods, 36, once the holder of the top spot in the world of golf, is now ranked third, according to the PGA Tour website. He'll play next month at the U.S. Ryder Cup.
OWLWOOD SOARS ABOVE L.A. PRICES
At $150 million and $65 million, two palatial houses - neither being marketed through multiple listing services - are quietly sitting atop the for-sale market in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
Perched at $150 million is the Owlwood estate in Holmby Hills. The Tuscanstyle mansion was the home of Sonny and Cher and, before that, of Tony Curtis.
When the late billionaire Roland Arnall, founder of Ameriquest Capital Corp., and his wife, Dawn, bought it in 2002, they also nabbed two adjacent properties to increase the grounds to 10 acres.
The 12,201-square-foot main house, built in 1936, had eight bedrooms and 10 bathrooms when last listed on the Multiple Listing Service. There is a tennis court, a pool house and a pool. Area agents have toured the property and seen a brochure, but public relations for the Agency in Beverly Hills is not releasing any details yet.
In Laguna Beach, a one-acre oceanfront compound is being floated at $65 million. Between the neoclassical main house, guesthouse, decks, loggias, storage and garage there is 25,000 square feet of space. Completed in 2010 after an eight-year undertaking, the main house has four bedrooms, two offices, two powder rooms, five fireplaces, a wine cellar and tasting room and a billiards room.
WHERE TV WRITER HOLDS COURT
The oceanfront compound of television writer-producer Reinhold Weege is on the market in La Jolla, California, at $27.3 million.
The single-level contemporary estate sits on a 2.6-acre bluff top with views of La Jolla Cove. There are six bedrooms, 10 bathrooms and nearly 15,000 square feet of living space in four buildings. Built by Weege in 2001, the custom house features exotic woods and a home theatre. It opens to a pool.
Weege, 62, created the sitcom Night Court, which ran for nine seasons starting in 1984. He wrote for several other series, including Barney Miller (1976-79).
NEXT ACT FOR ARTSY COMPOUND
The Venice compound of the late actor, photographer and artist Dennis Hopper has sold for $5 million.
The property includes an industrial-inspired main house of about 5,000 square feet, a pool house, a guest cottage and three two-storey condominiums for a total of seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms and 9,595 square feet of living space. The main house, with a corrugated metal exterior, was designed by Brian Murphy; the condominiums, by Frank Gehry.
Hopper, who died in 2010 at 74, starred in and directed Easy Rider (1969). He starred in scores of other films, including Speed (1994) and, more recently, TV shows such as Crash (2008-09) and E-Ring (2005-06).
