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Buyer Backs Out of Jennifer Lopez’s $50M Beverly Hills Sale

The failed transaction leaves the newly renovated estate unsold with a smaller expected net return for Lopez because of price cuts, taxes and fees.

Overview

  • Reports say a prospective purchaser who had placed a substantial deposit walked away, causing the deal to collapse and returning the property to the market.
  • Two days earlier Lopez’s broker had told outlets the house was in escrow and an offer was accepted, but later reports contradicted that account.
  • Los Angeles County records show Lopez took full ownership of the Wallingford Drive estate as part of her February 2025 divorce settlement with Ben Affleck.
  • Lopez and Affleck bought the home for $60.9 million in May 2023 and the listing has been reduced from an initial $68 million to about $50 million after two years and multiple price cuts.
  • The failed sale sharpens the financial stakes for Lopez because journalists’ estimates say she could face a loss on the sale plus sizable costs such as the city mansion tax and broker commissions, and the listing is likely to return to the market.