Hot Property: Actress, outfielder are buyers

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A couple real estate transactions of note reported at Hot Property this week:

Actress Dana Davis (‘Heroes,’ ‘The Nine’ and, shortly, ’10 Things I Hate About You’) purchased a NoHo condo in a four-story building for $430,000. The three-bedroom, 2 1/2-bathroom unit has 1,509 square feet of living space. Now one can debate the value of that, but it’s unusual for me to see a show-biz person buying anything in this price range. Seemed downright sensible.

Meanwhile, Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan J. Braun has purchased a foreclosed home in Malibu for $4.85 million. The five-bedroom, seven-bathroom gated Mediterranean has ocean views, three fireplaces and sits on more than an acre with a swimming pool, spa and built-in barbecue. There is a two-bedroom, one-bathroom guesthouse and a movie theater.

Since selling for $4.2 million in 2004, the property had been through a series of owners and transfers before ending up as bank-owned. It was listed at a high of $8.9 million in 2007 and had been marketed at $5,299,900 since the fall.

Sorry, no photos on either.

-- Lauren Beale

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