abode

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Canadian actress Malin Akerman and her husband, Jack Donnelly, have brought their longtime L.A. hideaway to the market for $2.99 million—more than 15 years after purchasing the “idyllic” abode.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The Rodgers’ elegant Victorian Craftsman measures just over 5,300 square feet—just over half the size of Aaron’s enormous 10,500-square-foot Wisconsin abode, which sits at the heart of a leafy 5-acre parcel.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Canadian actress Malin Akerman and her husband, Jack Donnelly, have brought their longtime Los Angeles hideaway to the market for $2.99 million—more than 15 years after purchasing the “idyllic” abode.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

The property, which is directly adjacent to her primary residence, was snapped up by the star for $1.24 million in 2015, around nine years after she purchased her main abode, according to records.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Dinner over, I put the remains in the plastic bag that served as a tablecloth and tie it up tightly to discourage the flies that have free access to my essentially screenless abode.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich