JLo DEMANDS $68 Million|Says Mansion Was HIS Idea|Wants Every Penny NOW | HO

Jennifer had a problem—she bought a $68 million mansion to make Ben happy. Oh, you didn’t know? Well, now Jennifer’s saying she wants that $68 million back because it was Ben’s dream home, just like it was his dream life and his dream documentary.

If you thought this divorce was going to go away quietly, we were all mistaken. But thank goodness, because the details are going to shock you—and make you laugh while you’re at it. Let’s get into this!

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck‘s split has been nothing short of complicated, but perhaps one of the trickiest aspects of their impending divorce is the $68 million shared mansion they are now desperately trying to offload.

Located in Beverly Hills, CA, the jaw-dropping property was purchased by the pair for $60.8 million back in May 2023—and they added just over $7 million to that luxury price tag when they listed it for sale one year later.

Needless to say, potential buyers with pockets deep enough to afford such a home are few and far between, and experts now predict that Lopez, 55, and Affleck, 52, stand to lose tens of millions of dollars on the hefty real estate investment.

“I think Jen and Ben will be selling at a loss, between what they paid plus their renovations and all of their carrying costs,” says Cara Ameer, a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker in Los Angeles.

The market has softened as well, she warns, so it’s smart they didn’t put the place on the market with a purely aspirational nine-digit price tag.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are trying to sell their expansive mansion for $68 million but could ultimately lose up to $25 million, according to experts.

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Experts tell Realtor.com that the home does not have a cohesive aesthetic, making it less appealing to prospective buyers.

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“They want to unload it quickly, so they didn’t dramatically increase the asking to try to recapture all that they spent,” Ameer adds.

A dwelling this immense also costs a pretty penny to own and maintain, as Realtor.com® calculated. In fact, the estranged couple is likely forking over $283,666 a month for their mortgage, taxes, security, HOA fees, maintenance, and utility bills.

In other words, the eventual buyer won’t just be paying an enormous upfront cost; they’ll also have to shell out a significant amount of dough just to keep the megamansion running smoothly.

Tyler Drew, CEO of Anubis Properties in Los Angeles, is more optimistic about a future buyer.

“A hilltop home in L.A., surrounded by privacy fences, trees, and gates has a completely different clientele not found in most other cities,” he notes. “For any rich actor or actress who doesn’t want the paparazzi in their bedroom windows 24/7, $68 million is a steal.”

So is there anything that Ben and Jen can do to sweeten the deal—and salvage their overall investment?

According to one interior design expert, a renovation could work wonders in terms of making the home more appealing to prospective buyers.

“It’s a lovely property and in a beautiful setting, but perhaps the decor could benefit from a little rearranging,” says Pamela O’Brien, of Pamela Hope Designs, who explains that the home’s many conflicting design styles could be detrimental.

“You don’t get the feeling of a flow,” she continues. “Overall, the home seems traditional; but a few rooms look more modern, and others are cottagelike.”