Pop star Natasha Bedingfield, who launched her own British invasion of the U.S. airwaves with such often-played hits as Unwritten, has purchased a home in Los Angeles' Los Feliz area for $2.3 million.

The London-born singer-songwriter bought a 4,792-square-foot contemporary with four bedrooms, 5 ½ bathrooms, a media room, gym and office in three stories.

The recently renovated house, built in 1953, has city light and mountain views. There is a pool and a detached three-car garage with a guesthouse above.

The price of the house had been dropped more than $2 million since coming on the market in January 2008 at $4,495,000.

RECORD PRODUCER LISTS HOME

Grammy-winning record producer Joel Diamond has listed his gated English country-style home in the L.A. suburb of Calabasas for sale at $1,895,000 or for lease at $9,850.

The 4,400-square-foot house, with five bedrooms and five bathrooms in two stories, was built in 1980. It sits on an acre of parklike grounds.

The dining area can accommodate 16, and the movie screening room features a 10-foot screen. A winding exterior staircase leads to the spa area.

There is a newly built 1,600-square-foot guesthouse, a full-size tennis court, a gazebo and an outdoor entertainment area with a 30-foot granite bar.

MARX HOUSE IS LISTED

A Beverly Hills house originally designed in 1956 by architect Wallace Neff for comic actor Groucho Marx has come on the market at $12.9 million.

The Trousdale Estates home, which has been rebuilt and updated but maintains its Neff footprint, is entered through a landscaped motor court with a central fountain. The one-story contemporary has strong horizontal lines, with walls of wood and glass, and terrazzo and walnut floors. There are five bedrooms and six bathrooms in slightly more than 6,000 square feet.

A pool, spa, waterfall, alfresco dining area, patios and fire pit extend the living space outdoors. The gated three-quarter-acre lot has downtown L.A. and canyon views.

Marx, the brother identifiable by his trademark cigar, wire rims and fake eyebrows and mustache, shared the home with his third wife, actress Eden Hartford, until his death in 1977 at the age of 86.

LANDMARK '60s HOUSE SELLS FAST

A 1966 landmark home in Los Feliz designed by architect Edward H. Fickett has sold in less than a month.

The post-and-beam house appeared on the Multiple Listing Service in late July, and the same day, Bruce Livingstone, founder of iStockphoto.com, made an offer of $2,445,000 with a 15-day close that was accepted. The property had been listed for $2.5 million.

The three-bedroom, 2 ½-bathroom house, called the Jacobson House for its original owners, is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument and had been kept intact and meticulously maintained. The 2,926 square feet of living space in two stories features high ceilings, an open floor plan, exposed beams, walls of glass and floor-to-ceiling doors. There is a pool and a two-story atrium.

Fickett is known for having designed tens of thousands of single-family homes, including prefab and affordable houses, as well as other projects.

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