Take a tour around Cher's incredible property empire
Cher's amazing homes will make you 'Believe'

With 20 studio albums under her belt and a reported net worth of $305m (£232m), it's no surprise that Cher has an incredible property portfolio. Like fellow celebrity property moguls including the singer Adele and actor George Clooney, Cher has made her money work hard, investing in houses on both the east and west coasts. Here we take a look at her huge portfolio of amazing homes...
Where does Cher live?

Cher has bought and sold some amazing real estate in her time, from a humble apartment in London to a tropical mansion in Hawaii. However, despite her past attempts to sell, she still hasn't parted with her home in Malibu, where she is staying whilst on a break from her world tour.
Cher's childhood

The start of Cher's career

Sonny & Cher

In 1962, at 16 years old, Cher met fellow performer Sonny Bono. Sonny introduced Cher to producer Phil Spector and they sang backing vocals on a number of hits and the couple soon became a pop duo, releasing a number of smash hits. They also became a couple, eventually separating in 1975. In 1971, Cher went solo and release her album Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves, with which she went to number one in the charts with the title track.
Cher's property portfolio

Cher went onto establish a solo career of her own and is often referred to as the Goddess of Pop. She went on to have a residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and in 2018 started her seventh world tour, which is still ongoing. Now based in California, Cher has spent her career buying and selling property all over the world.
Sonny & Cher's first mansion

After sharing an apartment in Franklin Avenue in Los Angeles, Sonny & Cher reportedly bought this home in 1967 from American actor Tony Curtis for $250,000 (£190k). The couple were more interested in the Owlwood Estate, which they would eventually go on to buy, but settled for the home on Cloud Road for the time being.
Sonny & Cher's first mansion

In 1964, the couple had an unofficial marriage ceremony and by the end of the 1960s, their music career had started to stall after the huge success of their hit single I Got You Babe in 1965. However, this didn't stop them from continuing to climb the property ladder.
Sonny & Cher's first mansion

Sonny & Cher's Owlwood Estate, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles

Cher and husband Sonny bought Owlwood Estate in 1974 for about $750,000 (£571k). The 12,000 square foot mansion was built in 1936 on Carolwood Drive, not far from Sunset Boulevard.
Sonny & Cher's Owlwood Estate, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles

Sonny & Cher's Owlwood Estate, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles

Sonny & Cher's Owlwood Estate, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles

Sonny & Cher sold the property for $950,000 (£724k) in 1976 after they parted ways in 1975. Since then it's changed several hands, with additional lots and adjacent properties added to the amazing estate, increasing its value massively.
Sonny & Cher's Owlwood Estate, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles

The property sold for $90 million (£69m) in 2016, making it one of the priciest residential sales in Los Angeles County's history. Recently put back on the market again for $115 million (£88m), it is the ultimate, fabled home for pop queen like Cher.
Cher's equestrian estate in Benedict Canyon

Cher's equestrian estate in Benedict Canyon

The star spent several years remodelling the property into a quirky Egyptian-themed mansion that spanned 10,000 square feet. She told People Weekly magazine in 1979 that her architect Ted Grenzbach "got a lot of ideas from the souvenir book that came with the TV movie 'Jesus of Nazareth'."
Cher's equestrian estate in Benedict Canyon

Over the next few decades, its value fluctuated as changed hands between new owners who all made their own additions to it. It also went through periods of abandonment; one of a few celebrity homes left to wrack and ruin. However, in 2019, it hit the market again for a whopping $48 million (£37m) but was mysteriously taken off the market.
Cher's equestrian estate in Benedict Canyon

With 11 bedrooms, 17 bathrooms, the home is now made up of five parcels of land and includes a 7,000-square-foot Moroccan guest house and a 20,000-square-foot guest house. Cher decided to part ways with the home in late 1988 and sold it to Eddie Murphy for a reported $6.3 million (£4.8m).
Cher's London home

Cher's London home

At the time the area still had an industrial feel and Cher's incredible warehouse conversion was among gritty buildings and construction sites as London's docklands were slowly renovated and more high-level accommodation added. Cher once tweeted to say that she lived in the East End before it was cool.
Cher's London home

Cher's Florida getaway

In 1993, Cher bought this grand villa in Florida for a reported $1.5 million (£1.1m). Spanning 11,460 square feet, the impressive Mediterranean home is spread over three floors and has six bedrooms and eight bathrooms.
Cher's Florida getaway

Cher's Florida getaway

Located on the gated La Gorce Island, it's the perfect private property for the super-rich. Furnished by the luxury company, Liagre, the property is jam-packed with amenities including a bar, gym, games room and media room.
Cher's Florida getaway

Outside boasts a pool, an adjacent pool house and multiple courtyards as well as a swimming pool and 158 feet of water frontage. In 1996, Cher sold the home for $4.3 million (£3.3m), making quite a profit, and started a mail-order catalogue called Sanctuary to sell all the furnishings. Today, the home is listed for $20 million (£15.2m), having last been snapped up in 2017 for $15.5 million (£11.8m).
Cher's Hollywood apartment

In 2006, Cher splashed out on an apartment in Sierra Towers in West Hollywood for a reported $3 million (£2.3m). With a reputation for being a magnet for celebrities, Cher isn't the only A-lister to have an apartment here: Sir Elton John, Joan Collins and Sandra Bullock all have flats in the block.
Cher's Hollywood apartment

During 2013 Cher sold her two-unit duplex combo-condo at Sierra Towers for around $5.3 million (£4m). At the time it was rumoured she was planning to move to London.
Cher's Hollywood apartment

Cher's Hollywood apartment

On the upper floor sits Cher's previous master suite which occupies the entire floor – talk about luxury! Featuring an Indian-panelled platform bed which looks out over the Malibu skyline, a sitting room and an ensuite bathroom, it also has a dressing room with mirrors that have come all the way from a palace in Jaipur, India.
Cher's Hawaiian resort home

One of Cher's more extravagant properties is her Hawaii compound. The property is set within the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, the perfect celebrity holiday home spot on Hawaii's Big Island, overlooking the ocean and the Hualalai Golf Course.
Cher's Hawaiian resort home

Cher paid a reported $2.9 million (£2.2m) for the site in 2009, as she was in midst of her Las Vegas residency, and decorated it in a Balinese and Moroccan style, with earthy, muted tones. She then sold it completely furnished, without ever having lived in it, during 2010. When selling the home at auction Cher said: "Every single room gives you the free feeling of when you go to Hawaii – a vibe."
Cher's Hawaiian resort home

With grounds spanning just under an acre, the property has a traditional island front gate that leads to a courtyard and the main residence. Inside there's a large dining room, kitchen, huge master bedroom suite and infinity pool. The whole property has 8,821 square feet of living space and the main house is surrounded by five individual free-standing bungalows – four with bedroom suites and the fifth with a media room and bar.
Cher's Hawaiian resort home

Cher's Venice Beach apartment

One of Cher's more modest properties was her three-bed apartment in Venice Beach, which she snapped up in 2010 for $1.5 million (£1.2m). Coming in at just 1,800 square feet it would have been the perfect peaceful spot for Cher, with a zen garden and access to the coast.
Cher's Venice Beach apartment

Cher's Venice Beach apartment

Cher's Venice Beach apartment

Cher's Beverly Hills bolthole

Cher was doing lots of buying and selling in 2013. She paid $2.1 million (£1.6m) for this two-storey estate, once owned by Ed O'Neill from the sitcom Modern Family, in the coveted Beverly Hills Post Office district.
Cher's Beverly Hills bolthole

Cher's Beverly Hills bolthole

Cher's Beverly Hills bolthole

The property also has plenty of land with an enormous private deck, beautiful backyard with lawns, a waterfall and plenty of space to enjoy nature and the Californian weather. In December 2018, Cher sold the home for just over $2 million (£1.5m).
Cher's current home

Having sold and bought a whole host of properties over the last 50 years, it seems Cher has finally settled in her Malibu home, which she built in 1999. Listed a number of times, the last being in 2009 for $41 million, it seems the star has decided to stay put for the time being.
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