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Leonardo DiCaprio - One of Hollywood's biggest stars is also a smart real estate investor. He got his start in the '90s, buying a compound in the Hills for US$2 million, as well as a beach bungalow in California for around the same price.

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Leonardo DiCaprio - In recent years, DiCaprio has stepped it up with purchases including a luxury New York apartment worth around US$3.67 million. He also has a home in the Palm Springs, as well as a modest Malibu home priced at around US$23 million.

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Ashton Kutcher - A-lister Ashton Kutcher said buying his first home was the scariest financial decision he ever made. The actor reportedly owns several multimillion dollar properties in Southern California.

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Ashton Kutcher - Among his properties include a US$10 million beach house, as well as a US$10.2 million home in Beverly Hills. Not too shabby.

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Rupert Grint -

The goofy Ron Weasley has grown up to be a veritable property tycoon, with a portfolio estimated to be worth over US$31.8 million. Grint's company Clay 10 Ltd is reportedly worth over US$26 million alone, and he has two other property businesses!

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Ellen DeGeneres - Ellen's known for being one of the biggest money-makers in showbiz. She's made big passive income thanks to her astute real estate investments.

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Ellen DeGeneres - She reportedly sold Will Ferrell a property worth around US$9 million, and one to Ryan Seacrest worth over US$36 million. "I've never bought to sell," she told the New York Times. Yeah right.

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Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift has been in the real estate game since she was just 20 years old. Her first purchase was a US$3 million condo in Nashville.

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Taylor Swift - Her past purchases include a Nashville estate, a Beverly Hills mansion (worth around US$4 million), as well as a Rhode Island mansion (around US$18 million).

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Kylie Jenner - Kylie Jenner became a millionaire at a young age, and the influential socialite has already owned multiple properties in California.

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Kylie Jenner - At 17, she reportedly bought her first home in Calabasas for around US$2.7 million. She's bought three homes in the Hidden Hills with a combined value of over US$33 million.

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Alec Baldwin -

Alec Baldwin has been wise with his real estate investments. He has been buying up apartments in Devonshire house, a pre-war structure in Manhattan.

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Alec Baldwin -

Baldwin bought a four-bedroom penthouse for around US$12 million in 2011. He bought apartments in the El Dorado building, which he reportedly sold on for US$9.5 million.

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Kris Jenner - Kris Jenner's media empire is almost matched by her real estate collection. She has a US$4 million mansion in the Hidden Hills, as well as her L.A. condo and mansion in Calabasas.

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Kris Jenner - One of Kris Jenner's most recent purchases was dropping nearly US$10 million to buy the house across the road from Kim and Kanye West.

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie - The power couple are no longer together, but they made some impressive real estate purchases over the years.

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie - They owned a mansion in New Orleans, a French Chateau worth around US$60 million, and a Majorca villa worth around US$3.7 million. Pitt also converted his L.A. compound into a lucrative family house.

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West - The former couple had a habit of buying big mansions worth millions of dollars. However, there was a method to the real estate madness.

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West - In 2013, they dropped a reported US$11 million on a Bel Air mansion. They grew bored, and bought a Hidden Hills property for US$20 million. Not long after, they purchased the place next door, just for some extra privacy.

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Tyra Banks - Tyra Banks has a towering net worth, and she's invested her wealth in the right places.

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Tyra Banks - She's bought four properties in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. She also bought a shoreline property worth approximately US$7 million.

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Madonna - Madonna is known for her real estate activity, and is famed for owning an apartment in New York's Upper East Side valued at around US$40 million.

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Madonna - Madonna has also bought an 18th-century mansion in Portugal, as well as a mansion in Beverly Hills for around US$35 million.

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Robert De Niro - De Niro's son, Raphael, is a keen real estate tycoon. That said, dad does his bit too, heavily investing in New York's Tribeca area.

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Robert De Niro - The actor is also known for being a business partner with the Nobu chain, with restaurant real estate in London, Dubai, Moscow, Monte Carlo, New York, and Los Angeles.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger - Schwarzenegger has worn many hats over the years: actor, bodybuilider, governor, activist, and even real estate mogul. The actor actually financed his career in showbiz by investing in real estate.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger - The actor would purchase multi-family apartment buildings with money he had made from weightlifting. "Buildings that I would buy for US$500,000 within the year were US$800,000 and I put only maybe US$100,000 down, so you made 300% on your money," he once said.

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Tom Ford - You may know Tom Ford as a luxury fashion designer, but he's also directed revered dramas and smartly invested in real estate.

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Tom Ford - In 2016, news broke of Ford's purchase of a Hollywood estate in the Holmby Hills. He also put down around US$75 million on the Cerro Pelon Ranch, a futuristic property that has featured in many movies.

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Jennifer Aniston - Jennifer Aniston has been astute in her real estate investments. She bought a Beverly Hills mansion for a reported US$13.5 million, and flipped it for US$35 million.

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Jennifer Aniston -

Along with Justin Theroux, she put down US$21 million on a home in Bel Air. They reportedly rented somewhere nearby while they renovated the home for a potential re-sale.

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