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'Brady Bunch's' Jan sells Malibu home bought for $55K for $3.9M

<p>Here&#39;s the story of a lovely lady who&nbsp;<a href="http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/27200-Pacific-Coast-Hwy_Malibu_CA_90265_M15132-24762" target="_blank">just sold this house</a>.</p><p>Now, Eve Plumb didn&#39;t bring up three very lovely girls in the home, but she did star as one. You know Jan Brady&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgb9B3-N8Cc" target="_blank">in &quot;The Brady Bunch.&quot;</a></p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/top-3-famous-and-infamous-homes-currently-up-for-sale/">Top 3 Famous (And Infamous) Homes Currently Up For Sale</a></b></p><p><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hp-hotprop-20160813-snap-story.html" target="_blank">Los Angeles Times</a>&nbsp;reports Plumb was just 11 when she purchased the Malibu, California, property in 1969.</p><p>The&nbsp;<a href="http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/27200-Pacific-Coast-Hwy_Malibu_CA_90265_M15132-24762" target="_blank">listing on Realtor.com</a>&nbsp;says the house is pretty tiny just 600 square feet. But it sold for $3.9 million.</p><p>Which, as&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/brady-bunch-star-sells-malibu-house-bought-11-3-9m-article-1.2754626" target="_blank">New York Daily News points out</a>, means Plumb made &quot;a ten-fold return on her investment&quot; since she paid just over $55,000 for the property 47 years ago.</p><p>But the new owners spent all that money on a new house design that&#39;s in the works.</p><p><a href="http://www.meisstudio.com/work/#/malibu-house/" target="_blank">Renderings from the design firm</a>&nbsp;Meis show the new 3,300-square-foot home will have glass walls, a wraparound deck and a retractable moon roof.</p><p>There&#39;s no word on who bought it.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/almost-half-of-refugees-admitted-to-us-this-year-are-muslim/">Almost Half Of The Refugees Admitted Onto US Soil This Year Are Muslim</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/parents-of-ny-woman-killed-when-jogging-make-offer-to-killer/">The Parents Of A Slain NYC Woman Have A Strange Message For Her Killer</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/nancy-grace-disagrees-with-dassey-s-overturned-conviction/">Nancy Grace Says Dassey&#039;s Conviction Was Right The First Time</a></li></ul>
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MALIBU, Calif. (AP) -- Jan may have always played second fiddle to older sister Marcia on "The Brady Bunch," but she may be tops when it comes to real estate investing.

The Los Angeles Times reports actress Eve Plumb, who played Jan on the 1970s sitcom, has sold a Malibu beach house for $3.9 million, 47 years after buying it for $55,300 at the age of 11 in 1969.

The Times reports the three-bedroom, 850-square foot cottage built in the 1950s went on the market earlier this year for $4.15 million. The listing included renderings showing how the home could be reshaped into an ultramodern residence.

A spokesman for Plumb's broker, Deasy/Penner & Partners, tells Today.com the location of the home is the property's "most notable feature."

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