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Hulk Hogan's Clearwater mansion and cottage sell for $8.7m combined, below asking

Hulk Hogan's estate has sold his Clearwater Beach mansion for $5.9 million and the adjoining cottage for $2.8 million, well below the original asking prices. Daughter Brooke Hogan responded on Instagram by accusing unnamed people of profiting from her father.

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Image: The Times of India
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Mixed · 2The estate of Hulk Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, has sold his Clearwater Beach, Florida mansion for $5.9 million, according to reports citing TMZ. Mixed · 2The mansion was first listed in January 2026 at nearly $11 million (the Times of India gives $10.98 million) and went through several price cuts; by September its asking price was $6.9 million, according to Realtor.com as cited by the Times of India. Mixed · 2A neighbouring cottage, also owned by Hogan, sold separately for $2.8 million, bringing the reported combined total to $8.7 million.

Centre · 1The Times of India reports the cottage, bought by Hogan in 2016 for about $1.6 million, had been listed at $4.5 million, and that Hogan bought the mansion in April 2012 for about $3.33 million. Centre · 1The mansion has five bedrooms and five-and-a-half bathrooms, and the cottage has three bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms; the cottage is about 2,062 square feet. Centre · 1It is unclear whether one buyer bought both homes, and the buyers have not been publicly identified; the Times of India also notes that taxes and transaction costs mean the estate's net proceeds cannot be determined from the prices.

Mixed · 2Hogan died on July 24, 2025, aged 71, at the Clearwater home; Fox News says the cause of death was later determined to be a heart attack, after cardiac arrest. Right · 1On Monday, Hogan's daughter Brooke Hogan posted a series of Instagram Stories about the sale, saying "the sick feeling is indescribable" and accusing unnamed friends and family of exploiting her father and appearing only "at the end" "to collect". Right · 1Brooke also wrote that the house was where Hulk and his ex-wife Jennifer McDaniel "envisioned growing old together", praised McDaniel's care of him, and wrote "Enjoy your dirty money. You took my dad."

Right · 1Brooke later said reports had wrongly read the posts as an attack on WWE stars, writing "I don't have beef with the stars of WWE" and that the target was people who "show up to public tributes" without having supported Hogan privately. Right · 1Fox News adds that Brooke was estranged from Hogan for his last two years and that in July 2023 he amended his will to exclude Brooke and her descendants, leaving Brooke's brother Nick as sole beneficiary of his probate estate; Brooke has said they asked to be removed because they wanted no part of an expected fight over his fortune. Centre · 1The listing agent was Martha Thorn of Coldwell Banker Realty, whom TMZ described as a longtime friend of Hogan.

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Real-estate report on the sale prices, price cuts and property features, with a before-and-after comparison of purchase and asking prices.
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Gap between asking and sale prices, the home's features, purchase history, uncertainty over buyers and net proceeds.
Leaves out or plays down
Does not mention Brooke Hogan's reaction, the family estrangement or the will.
Charged language
“stunning mansion”
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“The $5.9 million sale price is substantially below the property’s initial asking price of $10.98 million.” — The Times of India

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Family-drama and celebrity angle led by Brooke Hogan's emotional Instagram posts; the sale is the trigger.
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Brooke's accusations against unnamed 'fake, greedy people', her caregiving account, her clarification about WWE, and the estrangement and will.
Leaves out or plays down
Gives little detail on price reductions or property history beyond TMZ's figures; does not report Hogan's family or estate responding to the accusations.
Charged language
“blasts”“fake, greedy people”“Enjoy your dirty money”“vultures”
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“Brooke Hogan is lashing out at the "fake, greedy people" she claims profited from her late father Hulk Hogan” — Fox News

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