Kobe Bryant Divorce: Vanessa Bryant Eyeing Real Estate Purchase in New York City

Kobe Bryant's hopes for a reconciliation with his estranged wife Vanessa appears to have hit a roadblock, with her shopping for an apartment across the country in New York City. 

According to TMZ, she and the kids were in the Big Apple scoping out new living quarters, despite already owning three estates in California as part of the divorce. 

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Real estate sources tell us ... Vanessa won't say if she's packing up and moving from California -- but she definitely wants to buy a place in NYC.

It's not exactly a sign that she's reconciling with Kobe Bryant, even though the two were kissing after the Lakers game on Valentine's Day.

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As for whether Vanessa would move away from California ... we're told she thinks Lakers fans and Lakers wives don't like her -- at least that's the way she perceives it.

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While we can sit here and speculate about what is going on with Kobe and Vanessa, the only people that have any idea what's happening is them. 

If she feels ostracized from her friends and the people in the city, then she should look to move somewhere she can start again. 

If she is just trying to get under Kobe's skin because she is a vindictive person, then clearly she has a long way to go before there is even a chance she would consider reconciling with him. 

Just for the sake of their kids, let's hope that these two can find some way to be amicable and honest towards each other before making any rash decisions that has serious ramifications on the children. 

The divorce is bad enough, don't add fuel to the fire for them. If they have problems, they need to try working them out behind the scenes. 

They were kissing each other on Valentine's Day, so maybe there is some level of progress being made between them. All that we really know right now is, this story is far from over. 

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