Over the summer, both Bruce Springsteen and Rep. Mark Foley bought homes in Palm Beach County.

The Boss purchased a 5 bedroom, 6 bath, 7,800 square foot home in Equestrian Club Estates in Wellington for a purchase price of $3.1 million.  According to reports, Springsteen’s daughter Jessica is interested in equestrian activities – all the better since their next door neighbor is Mark Bellissimo, owner of a show jumping stadium.

Rep. Foley, on the other hand, purchased a 1,000 square foot condo at One City Plaza in downtown West Palm Beach.  Foley paid $160,000 for the condo, which has been assessed at $214,000 and previously sold for $279,000 in 2006.