Luxurious residing isn’t all the time what it’s cracked as much as — as Justin Bieber, Reese Witherspoon and LeBron James found once they tried to promote their multimillion greenback properties.
Whereas some celebrities like Bethenny Frankel and Andy Cohen have made hefty earnings on their designer dwellings, many others have needed to endure financial hardships and volatility in the actual property market.
Even the glitziest of celeb properties sometimes can not appeal to a purchaser till costs are slashed considerably.
Maintain scrolling for a glance again at some celebrities who truly misplaced cash on the gross sales of their lavish properties:
Justin Bieber
Shortly after his marriage to spouse Hailey Bieber, Justin lost $500K on the Colonial-style Beverly Hills house he was making an attempt to dump in 2021. The “Trustworthy” singer paid $8.5 million for the 2 story, 4,900-square-foot house in 2019 however was prepared to maneuver out after simply two years. The property was personally renovated by Hollywood manufacturing designer Charles Infante previous to touchdown in the marketplace.
Regardless of the grounds having 5 bedrooms, seven baths and a non-public movie show, Justin took a loss by promoting the Beverly Hills house for less than $7.955 million.
Reese Witherspoon
The Legally Blonde actress owned a 7-acre property in Ojai, California that was initially constructed by influential architect Wallace Neff for glassware magnate Edward Libbey. The “California model” home boasted arched home windows and the unique stonework Neff put in almost a century earlier.
The dream getaway property featured a number of visitor cottages, a swimming pool and horse steady in addition to 9 bedrooms, 5 full bogs and two half-baths. It even had an vital place in Hollywood historical past, as Robert Pattinson briefly lived there after splitting from Kristen Stewart in 2012. Witherspoon married Jim Toth on the Ojai retreat in 2011. (Toth and Witherspoon divorced in 2023)
Surprisingly, Witherspoon was not capable of recoup her unique $5.8 million price ticket, as almost $1 million needed to be slashed earlier than a purchaser agreed to pay $4,983,500.
Ryan Phillippe
Sadly for the Phillippe-Witherspoon prolonged household, Reese wasn’t the one one who struggled to dump her California property. Her ex-husband Ryan misplaced greater than $1 million when he offered his Hollywood Hills West mansion in 2013 for $6 million.
Phillippe initially paid $7.175 million for the “zen-modern retreat,” which had a fitness center, media room, non-public workplace, visitor home and pool with underwater audio system spaced out over 7,600-square-feet. The gated property got here with 5 bedrooms, 6.5 baths and an outside kitchen.
Andie MacDowell
Andie MacDowell in Might 2025. Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Pictures
The Approach Dwelling star obtained away with solely a minor loss after reaching a $1.75 million deal for her Marina del Rey, California house. She initially paid $1.77 million in February 2013 however flipped the single-family dwelling solely 9 months later.
The modest 2,614-square-foot, open-plan house got here with marble flooring, as properly three bedrooms and bogs. A pool and out of doors lounge space added worth although MacDowell took a modest loss within the sale.
LeBron James
The Los Angeles Lakers star has owned a number of properties within the L.A. space since he moved out west in 2018. Sadly, one property within the Brentwood neighborhood proved tough to promote.
In accordance with reports, James reached an off-market deal for $19.6 million on his secondary Brentwood residence in 2021, regardless of paying $20,986,500 for it six years earlier. The property languished for months in the marketplace earlier than James lastly minimize a non-public deal.
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The unique itemizing for the 9,440-square-foot abode promised “each possible amenity” for potential patrons, together with a paneled library, an elevator, 4 fireplaces and, after all, a basketball hoop. The customer was capable of relaxation straightforward in six bedrooms designed meticulously with oakwood flooring and detailed ceilings.
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan
The previous couple put their $6 million Beverly Hills house in the marketplace shortly after they cut up in 2019. They purchased the Hamptons-style 4,850 sq. foot residence from Carrie Fisher in 2015.
Boasting six matching bedrooms, bogs and fireplaces, the Beverly Hills mansion featured three flooring and a cedar-shingled roof. Conventional facilities like a media room, non-public workplace, a household room and even a billiards room have been all included, too.
Nonetheless, Tatum and Dewan couldn’t discover a purchaser till they slashed $75,000 off the worth and finally sold it for $5.925 million.
Katy Perry
Katy Perry in April 2025. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
The “Firework” singer’s Hollywood Hills West mansion was an issue from the start. Perry purchased it as a lovers’ retreat with ex-husband Russell Model for $6.5 million, however as soon as they cut up in 2012, she offered it with out ever having moved in.
It’s straightforward to see what attracted Perry to the double-gated, Mediterranean-style home that sits throughout three acres. Initially inbuilt 1925, the property got here with a sweeping staircase, a two-story front room, stained-glass home windows and a four-room master bedroom.
The 8,835-square-foot house had seven bedrooms in whole, in addition to 9 bogs and even a pub. Sadly, Perry by no means obtained to take pleasure in residing there earlier than she sold it in 2013 for $5.565 million – that means she misplaced almost $1 million on the deal.
Simon Cowell
Cowell purchased the 4,900-square-foot Hidden Hills home — which got here with skylights, a steady and a horse-riding space – from singer Leona Lewis in August 2020 for $3.9 million. It was a deal between pals and frequent collaborators, as Cowell found Lewis on his British TV collection The X Issue.
The music mogul rapidly put the property again in the marketplace solely 10 days later. Whereas it offered comparatively rapidly for $3.6 million, Cowell lost $300,000 on the deal.
The fortunate purchaser saved considerably on the single-story property and its luxurious facilities, equivalent to a pool and guesthouse.