Estate of the Day: Wyclef Jean’s Miami Beach Foreclosure

November 24, 2008 | Posted by Allison as Estate of the Day at 8:00 am | (2) Comments »

There have been several celebrity foreclosures as of late but today’s foreclosure news strikes a more sad note for me.

Former Fugees member Wyclef Jean is facing a foreclosure of his Miami Beach property.  Jean apparently borrowed $2 million from a mortgage company to rebuild the canal-front estate, but when his partner’s pocketbook went dry the property has been sitting unfinished for quite a while now.

Appraised at $1.4 million, it is doubtful if Wyclef will be able to come up with enough cash from the sale to repay his debts.  Poor Wyclef, he flew too close to the sun…