NICK AND MIMI STILL SEARCHING FOR A HOUSE IN L.A.

MARIAH CAREY and NICK CANNON have given up their house hunt in California's San Fernando Valley - because they're desperate to start a family over the hill in Los Angeles. The thoughtful couple has been looking at schools as well as mansions, after deciding that Carey's native New York was no place to raise a child.

But, two weeks after Carey splashed out over $200,000 on furniture at Beverly Hills' trendy Kreiss store, she and her husband are still looking for a home to put it all in. At least there is no domestic shyt over there. They want a family and a happy married life.