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.
When Travis Scott paid $23.5 million for a hilltop mansion in Brentwood back in 2020, he landed one of the most striking pieces of celebrity real estate in Los Angeles — and he did it at a steep discount. The property had originally been listed at $42 million, meaning Scott secured it for well under … Read more
Stephen Curry has spent over a decade redefining what a point guard can do on a basketball court. Off the court, he’s made equally bold moves — starting with a $30 million home purchase in Atherton, California, that turned heads across the real estate world. The Stephen Curry house isn’t just a flex; it’s a … Read more
When one of the biggest pop stars on the planet and a supermodel-turned-beauty-mogul start collecting houses, the result is a real estate portfolio worth studying. Justin and Hailey Bieber — whose combined net worth approaches half a billion dollars — have built an impressive chain of properties stretching from the Canadian countryside to the Manhattan … Read more
Robert Downey Jr. spent years playing a genius inventor on screen. Off-screen, he and his wife, Susan, actually built something that looks like it belongs in a Tony Stark fantasy: a curved concrete dome rising out of the Malibu hillside, made using a construction method most people have never heard of. It’s called a Binishell, … Read more
Chris Evans bought his Hollywood Hills house in 2013, two years into his run as Captain America. Over more than a decade, he transformed a quietly aging 1940s property into a private, design-forward retreat perched above Mulholland Drive. He first listed it in May 2025 for nearly $7 million. When it didn’t sell, he took … Read more
Few celebrity couples have turned property flipping into a parallel career as consistently — or as profitably — as Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi. Over two decades, they’ve bought and sold at least 34 homes across Southern California and the UK, pocketing roughly $190 million in profits with an average return of 37% per … Read more
Megan Thee Stallion doesn’t do anything halfway — and her kitchen content proves it. The three-time Grammy winner, known for chart-toppers like Savage and Body, has built a genuine side persona around her cooking: “Thee Hot Girl Chef.” What started as Instagram recipe videos — Hot Cheeto elotes, flamin’ hot fried pickles — has grown … Read more
Blake Lively’s house portfolio in New York tells you everything you need to know about how she and Ryan Reynolds approach life away from the cameras. While plenty of Hollywood couples fill their homes with statement furniture and magazine-ready minimalism, Lively and Reynolds have gone a different direction — choosing character, warmth, and privacy over … Read more
The cliffside Pacific Palisades mansion owned by Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson has long been a symbol of understated Hollywood success. But in early 2025, the property became a national symbol of something else entirely: improbable survival. After the catastrophic Palisades Fire destroyed more than 6,800 structures, aerial photos showed the Hanks‑Wilson compound standing intact … Read more
Most top Twitch streamers live in sleek, RGB-lit mansions with designer furniture and curated shelves of collectibles. Then there’s Asmongold. The man behind one of the most-watched channels on Twitch — real name Zachariah Hoyt — has built an empire from a space that looks nothing like what you’d expect from someone with millions of … Read more