Jennifer Lopez Might Be Able to Blame Her Failed Real Estate Deal on Mercury
Jennifer Lopez’s $50 million Los Angeles mansion has had one buyer walk away, months of price cuts, and enough false real estate starts to make anyone wonder if the house is cursed. It feels as if the stars themselves are working against the sale, just as JLo’s marriage to Ben Affleck appeared to have the deck stacked against it. As it turns out, the stars might have had something to do with the most recent failed sale. Here’s what the astrological calendar has to say about Lopez’s real estate luck, and when the cosmos might finally cooperate.
Has Mercury Retrograde thwarted Jennifer Lopez’s real estate deal?
For anyone who follows astrology even casually, the biggest culprit behind stalled deals, miscommunication, and last-minute buyer’s remorse is almost always Mercury retrograde. As it happens, Mercury spent much of the summer moving backward through Cancer, the zodiac sign most associated with home, family, and real estate. Things have been especially intense since late June, and won’t calm down until the end of the month on July 23rd. Astrologers describe this stretch of time as a particularly disruptive one for anything domestic: closings fall apart, contracts get a second look, and confident buyers turn into piles of mush. Jennifer Lopez’s buyer backing out of escrow in mid-July lines up almost perfectly with this retrograde window; real estate deals are not safe from the stars.
The good news is that this particularly tumultuous period is coming to a close. July 23rd will close out that period, technically, but the shadow period will remain in effect until August 6, when loose ends will need to be tied up. JLo’s failed real estate deal, which was announced this week, fell apart on July 15, placing the disappointment right in the middle of Mercury retrograde. The failed deal appears to have been written in the stars.
When Can Jennifer Lopez Expect to Sell the House?
Jennifer Lopez might be feeling a bit blue right now. Surely, she is hoping to tie up the final loose ends of her marriage to Ben Affleck by selling the megamansion they compromised on. A buyer materializing ahead of her July 24 birthday seemed like a dream come true. Since Mercury did what Mercury does, surely there must be a more advantageous time to seek out another buyer. The good news is, there is.
Following traditional astrological guidance around Mercury retrograde and its shadow periods, the most favorable window would likely open in mid-to-late August, once Mercury has fully cleared its post-retrograde shadow and Lopez’s Leo season heads into the grounded Virgo energy of the fall. Virgo season, astrologers note, tends to favor practical matters like paperwork, negotiations, and detail-oriented closings. Since this deal will be worth millions, including the often-cited mansion tax, attention to detail is going to be important.
Lopez will want to move quickly with the sale, and really hit the pavement to find a buyer. The summer and fall will be advantageous for the process, but Mercury retrograde will arrive again in late October, once again upending any potential deals. Based on the astrological timing, Jenny from the Block will have the most luck vacating the block from the middle of August until about mid-October.
