Most billionaires buy waterfront properties for the view. Travis Kalanick bought his Lake Austin house because he wanted to go waterskiing every weekend — and then he never left. The Uber co-founder, who quietly purchased a waterfront home on Lake Austin roughly five years ago, has now officially made it his primary residence, joining the …
Jensen Ackles’ house in Austin, Texas, is the rare exception. Featured in Architectural Digest’s Open-Door series and viewed by millions, this 7,500-square-foot lakeside home is a masterclass in how bold design choices and authentic personality can create something genuinely extraordinary. Acquired around 2014 through an off-market deal, the Jensen Ackles Austin home sits along the …
Ron White lives in a luxury penthouse in Downtown Austin, Texas, overlooking the Colorado River. The cigar-smoking, scotch-sipping comic known as “Tater Salad” has returned to his home state of Texas with intention. Ronald Dee White, best known from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, made Austin his primary residence after years of owning sprawling estates in Georgia …
Michael Dell, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Dell Technologies, owns one of the most significant private residences in Austin, Texas. Known locally as “The Castle”, this 33,000 square foot estate in West Lake Hills reflects the scale of his global success and the precision of his long term vision. Built in 1997 and expanded through strategic land acquisitions, …
Sandra Bullock owns one of the most valuable and strategically built celebrity real estate portfolios in the United States. As of 2026, her property holdings are estimated between $80 million and $100 million and span approximately 17 homes and commercial assets. This article explains exactly where Sandra Bullock lives, what she owns today, what she …
Willie Nelson lives primarily at Luck Ranch in Spicewood, Texas, a 700-acre Hill Country estate about 30 miles northwest of Austin. He also keeps a long-time home in Paia, Maui, where he spends part of each year. These two places anchor his life today, while a handful of former and historic homes mark key chapters of his …
If you’re looking for where Matthew McConaughey lives now, the answer is Austin, Texas. Since 2012, his primary residence has been a 10,800-square-foot Spanish Mediterranean estate on Lake Austin, known as the “Old Oak Mansion.” He remains a staple among the various celebrities living in Austin, Texas who have traded Hollywood for the Hill Country. However, …
For decades, Austin was Texas’s best-kept secret, a college town known for live music, breakfast tacos, and a fiercely independent “Keep Austin Weird” spirit. Today, it is arguably the hottest celebrity zip code in America outside of Los Angeles and New York. The “Texodus” is real. A massive wave of talent has migrated from the …
Most celebrity homes in Los Angeles are sprawling estates behind gated walls in Beverly Hills or Bel Air. Bert Kreischer took a different path. The stand-up comedian, podcast host, and star of Netflix’s “The Machine” lives in a modest ranch-style house in Valley Village, a quiet residential neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley. The Bert …
Joe Rogan doesn’t talk about his house all that often—but when he does, the details tend to stick. Cold plunges kept just shy of miserable. Processing elk in the kitchen. Shooting arrows in the backyard. He bought his Lake Austin estate quietly in 2020 for $14.4 million, and over time it’s become something closer to …
