Ben Affleck And Jennifer Lopez Make Surprise Move With Their Marital Home

The previous couple listed the property on the market simply earlier than Lopez filed for divorce in August final yr, however have struggled to promote it since then.

Ben Affleck is reportedly nonetheless home looking, whereas Jennifer Lopez continues to reside of their former dwelling in order that her new property may be transformed.

Affleck and Lopez seem to have misplaced curiosity in promoting their shared dwelling for now, because it has been taken off the market.

The previous lovebirds bought the sprawling property lower than a yr into their marriage for about $60.8 million in Might 2023.

Nonetheless, following rumors that their marriage was in hassle, they listed the home on the market in July 2024, a couple of month earlier than the “Maid In Manhattan” actress formally filed for divorce.

The previous couple has struggled to safe a purchaser for the property, with actual property sources attributing the dearth of curiosity to its $68 million asking value. In accordance with TMZ, sources say the home has turn into a “white elephant” and is hard to dump, particularly as insurance coverage prices proceed to rise.

Affleck and Lopez did all they might to promote the Beverly Hills dwelling, even lowering the value by $8 million again in Might; nonetheless, that they had no luck find a purchaser. It seems they’ve now taken it off the market to relist it later, in order that it seems prefer it simply newly hit the market.

Nicknamed the Crestview Manor, the lavish property features a 12-bedroom, 24-bathroom most important home, a 5,000-square-foot visitor penthouse, a two-bedroom guardhouse, a caretaker’s home, and a 12-car storage.

Affleck and Lopez finalized their divorce settlement in February, with the small print of the settlement stating that they every stroll away “with what they individually acquired in the course of the marriage,” and neither pays spousal assist.

Phrases reached on their marital dwelling had been saved confidential; nonetheless, experiences counsel Lopez continues to be residing there whereas reworking the home she simply bought within the Hidden Hills space of L.A.

In accordance with TMZ, she paid $21 million for the two.5-acre compound, which includes a barn, stables, a using area, a visitor home, and a pool.

In the meantime, Affleck seems to nonetheless be out there for a brand new property, because the Daily Mail experiences that he lately stopped by a residence for a house tour whereas taking a stroll together with his canine.

In accordance with the information outlet, the house continues to be below building and is positioned within the Brentwood space, close to the place his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, resides with their youngsters.

Cash will not be an issue for the “Argo” actor as he is reportedly keen to cut back the asking value if it means he’ll lastly be freed from the one factor tying him to the “Ain’t Your Mama” singer.

Affleck reportedly prompt slashing the value by $8 million simply so they might safe a purchaser, however experiences prompt Lopez was not so keen to do this.

He is understood to be keen to abdomen much more cuts if it will assure the severing of his ties to Lopez.

“Ben and JLo slashed the value on their Beverly Hills mansion for $8 million lower than they paid for it, however that is nothing to Ben,” an insider instructed the Daily Mail. “He actually simply needs this to be bought in order that he can minimize the ultimate twine that retains him and Jennifer intertwined.”

The exes weren’t aligned after they first bought the property. A supply instructed People Magazine earlier this yr that paying the massive sum for the home was Affleck’s concept, whereas Lopez reportedly favored a extra romantic, European-inspired aesthetic.

Nonetheless, as soon as they settled in, the “Accountant 2” actor grew to become unexcited concerning the place as he discovered it too large for simply the 2 of them and too removed from his three youngsters, whom he shares with Garner.