By Olumide Adesida
Beyoncé and Jay Z have reportedly decided to put their Los Angeles house-hunting on hold after losing out to Swedish video game designer, Markus Persson on a $70m Beverly Hills mansion.
The power couple recently placed an offer on a plush pad in Beverly Hills but lost out on the abode to Markus Persson who is said to have stumped up the $70m needed to buy the house.
According to TMZ, 33-year old Beyoncé and her 45-year old hubby, Jay Z have told close friends they haven’t found anything else they really like in the area so have decided against continuing their search for another possible property to purchase for now.
Just last month, it was reported they were preparing to make an offer for an $85m Beverly Hills estate after visiting the abode six times.
The couple, who have 3-year old daughter, Blue Ivy, were thought to be frontrunners for the eight-bedroom home and real estate agent Branden Williams was quoted as saying he thought they could well tie up a deal ‘by Christmas’.
But LA is not the only place where the have been house-hunting as they were also said to have been looking at places in Paris after falling in love with the French city.
An insider recently said: ‘They want to buy a place in Paris because they have so many memories there and they want to be able to be there more often. They plan on retiring in Paris eventually.’
What’s more, Beyoncé and Jay were even looking into the possibility of getting French lessons for their daughter ahead of their potential property purchase.
A source said: ‘They’ve said they want Blue to learn French.’
