Monthly Archives: February 2015

The Home from ‘Paranormal Activity’ Sold in a Hot Second | Mt Kisco Real Estate

The San Diego home from Paranormal Activity was listed withColdwell Banker on January 21, but it didn’t stay that way for long. The sale history on Zillow shows that the listing was taken down just eight days later. Given what looks like a quick turnaround, it probably went for the full asking price of $749K, if it did indeed sell. In which case, congrats to the new owners on your demon house!

Aside from being the one of the best found-footage horror films ever (let’s all forget the sequels ever happened), Paranormal Activity stood out because the dread was so directly centered on a very average American home. Covering a really extroverted demon’s attempts to reach out to a young couple, it was genuinely scarier to watch at home, and having your significant other with you might have made it even scarier.

Scan the listing photos below, and note that the bed is oriented differently than in it was in the film, affording a greater distance between it and the hallway door.

 

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Will Neverland Ranch Become a Rehab Center for Abused Kids? | North Salem Real Estate

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Neverland Ranch, the 2,700-acre abandoned fantasyland built by late King of Pop Michael Jackson, recently went up for auction and bidders have beencoming forward with varied visions for its future. Among these proposals are offers to turn the place into a Jackson shrine, à la Elvis’ Graceland, and one plan to transform the estate into a sexual assault rehab center for children.

After purchasing the property in 1988, Jackson souped it up with amusements like a roller coaster, a Ferris wheel, a train, horse stables, and movie theaters—most of which are gone by now. After the singer’s death in 2009, Neverland fell into the hands of real estate investment firm Colony Capital, which has valued the property at $75M and is now fielding buyers’ offers.

According to Page Six, the local businessman who proposed turning Neverland into a rehab center offered somewhere around $40M. He envisions having trained therapists treat victims through equine-assisted therapy.

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Two bidders, one of whom already has a huge collection of the singer’s memorabilia, want to create a Michael Jackson shrine. But one source close to the sale process tells Page Six that’s an unlikely outcome, since Jackson’s estate executors will have to grant permission to use his likeness. Plus, Neverlands’ narrow mountain roads aren’t conducive to what could be thousands of visitors a year.

 

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