Florida Flourishes with Celebrity Homes

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Florida is blessed with a lot of things. From its great weather to the wonderful beaches, from the warm people to the blooming real estate market, residents of this great state has a lot to be thankful for. And of course, don’t forget the celebrities who live in the area. This will surely get us curious why these celebrities opted to stay in Florida for good.

Yes, a long list of celebrities and famous personalities chose the comforts of the Sunshine State for their abode. We have Lenny Kravitz, Nicolas Cage, Gloria Estefan just to name a few. Other equally famous ones are part of the list:

Award-winning actor Matt Damon, who married Lucian Bozan whom he met in Stuck on You, decided to bring his young family in Florida after Isabelle, their firstborn, came.

There’s pop icon Cher who has an $8 million mansion in the midst of Florida among her many properties.

Talented Ray Charles was born in Florida. Having mastered his skills in music in his legendary hometown Greenville, Charles felt that he owed the state the great name he holds today.

Living la vida loca pop star Ricky Martin seems to have the hobby of collecting houses. Not only that, most of them are in scattered areas just around Florida. He has properties in North Bay Road, Miami, as well as in Ocean Boulevard, Golden Beach. It should go without saying that most of them cost millions as well.

Sexy and sensual Shakira bought a house in Florida in the year 2001 at $2 million. She now enjoys the relaxing Florida weather together with her family.

The popular and legendary Gibb brothers do not only have a house in Florida. A memorial park now stands in Miami Beach in honor of Maurice Gibb, a talented singer who passed away in the year 2003.

When idolized celebrities choose to make Florida their permanent homes, it should say a lot about the state itself–how nice it would it be to live in such an area when you can feel you’re a celebrity yourself.

Julia Vakulenko is a licensed broker associate with Tampa4U.com Realty. She has one of the hardest working Tampa Real Estate team in Florida and also in2Va Team for Northern Virginia Real Estate.