Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa’s home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has been listed for sale nearly a year after they were found dead inside.
Agents Tara S. Earley and Ricky Allen of Sotheby’s International Realty confirmed to the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, January 15, that the 53-acre estate is on the market for $6.25 million.
“There will be some buyers that are just adverse to purchasing a property where a death has occurred,” Earley told the publication. “There are other buyers for whom that doesn’t matter. We are selling the property on its virtues and all of the positives.”
The agents confirmed the home has been cleared of Hackman and Arakawa’s personal effects and professionally staged.
While the realtors said they would typically attach a celebrity premium to a home associated with a notable actor, this situation is a little different. As a result, Earley said, “We just priced it based on what we felt was the fair market value.”
Us Weekly has reached out to Earley and Allen for additional comment.
The six-bedroom estate is located in a gated community and includes a putting green and an artist’s studio. The main house boasts three bedrooms, but the property also features a three-bedroom guesthouse, a lap pool and a library where Hackman frequently watched movies.
“The Hackmans embraced Santa Fe, and Santa Fe embraced them,” Earley said. “You would see them in town and they were not treated as celebrities.”
The agent said Hackman “went into the Artisan art store and bought his supplies like everyone else.”
Us confirmed that the actor and Arakawa were found dead inside their shared Santa Fe, New Mexico, house, on February 27, 2025.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father, Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy,” Hackman’s daughters and granddaughter said in a statement to Us at the time. “He was loved and admired by millions around the world for his brilliant acting career, but to us, he was always just Dad and Grandpa. We will miss him sorely and are devastated by the loss.”
The chief medical examiner for New Mexico ruled that Hackman died due to hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with Alzheimer’s disease as a significant contributing factor.
The cause of death for Arakawa was ruled as hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. According to the Mayo Clinic, the rare infectious disease begins with flu-like symptoms and progresses rapidly to more severe disease.
A private memorial was held for Hackman and Arakawa in New Mexico, People reported in April 2025. The service was attended by Hackman’s three children, son Christopher Allen and daughters Elizabeth Jean and Leslie Anne, whom he shared with ex-wife Faye Maltese.
During the 2025 Emmys in September 2025, some viewers were surprised to see Hackman missing from the in memoriam segment. His name was ultimately included as part of a longer dedication on the Emmys website.
His absence was reportedly due to time constraints and the producers’ focus on actors known primarily for their television work, rather than film.
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