Daniel Harper is the byline on Homes Archives, covering what notable houses cost, who designed them and how they changed hands. Articles are built from public property records, archived listings and published reporting, and flag any figure that is an estimate rather than a matter of record. The name is a pen name: the site is written and edited by one person.
Juwan Howard earned his place in basketball history as a member of Michigan’s legendary Fab Five, built an 18‑year NBA career across eight franchises, and signed one of the first $100 million contracts the league had ever seen. But his story doesn’t stop at the arena doors. The Juwan Howard house portfolio — stretching from … Read more
When Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker decided to build their dream home in Manhattan’s West Village, they didn’t just buy a house—they bought two. The couple spent $34.5 million acquiring a pair of adjacent townhouses on West 11th Street in 2016, then poured an estimated $50 million more into combining them into a single, … Read more
Some fictional homes are forgettable — generic sets dressed up with props and pushed to the background. The Harry Bosch house is the opposite. Perched in the Hollywood Hills on Blue Heights Drive, it has become one of the most recognizable residences in modern crime fiction, thanks to Michael Connelly’s bestselling novels and the Amazon … Read more
Greg Gutfeld — the Fox News host known for his sharp political commentary on The Five and his own late-night show, Gutfeld! — dropped $10.5 million on a SoHo loft in July 2024. The timing wasn’t coincidental. The Fox News host and his wife, Elena Moussa, had their first child on the way, and their … Read more
Ben Affleck’s real estate portfolio reads less like a celebrity vanity project and more like a case study in high-stakes wealth management. With properties stretching from the coastal hills of Los Angeles to 87 acres of Georgia Lowcountry, the Oscar-winning actor, director, and producer has assembled a collection of homes worth well north of $100 … Read more
When the cameras shut off and the MTV drama faded, Kristin Cavallari didn’t head to Malibu or Manhattan. She bought 28 acres of rolling Tennessee countryside, filled it with chickens and beehives, and turned a $3 million property into something worth nearly three times that. The Kristin Cavallari house in Franklin, Tennessee, tells a story … Read more
Ben Simmons’ house history reads like a road map of his NBA career. The Australian guard-forward has bought and sold properties in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Brooklyn — each move tracking a dramatic shift in his professional life, from franchise cornerstone to trade demand to career reset. Here’s a full look at every Ben Simmons … Read more
Anthony Edwards doesn’t just play with an assassin’s confidence — he invests with one too. The Minnesota Timberwolves guard has quietly assembled a real estate portfolio spanning multiple states, with properties that reflect both his rising star power and a surprisingly sharp eye for long-term value. At 23, the former No. 1 overall pick is … Read more
When someone has been called “the Starbucks of the art world—and its saviour,” you expect their homes to carry a certain weight. Larry Gagosian doesn’t disappoint. At 81, the mega-dealer who represents everyone from Damien Hirst to Richard Serra has assembled a residential portfolio north of $100 million—properties that double as private museums, networking venues, … Read more
Thomas Wesley Pentz has never done anything small. The Grammy-winning DJ and producer — Diplo to the rest of the world — spent seven years turning raw jungle in Portland Parish, Jamaica, into what might be the most architecturally ambitious private home any musician has ever built. The property, called Pompey, became an internet obsession … Read more