Ellen DeGeneres’ multimillion-dollar property portfolio REVEALED
Ellen DeGeneres and her partner Portia de Rossi have a well-known passion for property, and have made a reputation as some of the most prolific buyers and sellers of South Californian homes.
During DeGeneres’ 17-year run on The Ellen Show, the duo have built a portfolio of properties reportedly worth $630 million or $NZD 670 million ($USD 450 million) that has been separate from her TV earnings.
Currently, DeGeneres and de Rossi own the Rancho San Leandro and Dennis Miller homes, both in Santa Barbara, California, and worth a total $90 million ($NZD 96 million).
Here is a run-down of the pair’s extensive property portfolio, past and present.
Current: Rancho San Leandro
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After initially buying the Montecito home for $US 7.2 million in 2017 and selling it for $USD 11 million a year later, the pair eventually bought it back for a whopping $AU 20 or $NZ 21 million ($US 14.3 million) - almost double what they first bought it for.
The property, which dates back to the 1800s, features two homes - one of which is one of the oldest and most authentic adobe homes in California.
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The adobe home has a single master bedroom with its own ensuite, as well as two bathrooms, a kitchen, breakfast room, and subterranean wine cellar.
The second ‘Monterrey’ house is slightly larger with three bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms, a dining area, formal library, gym, and terrace with a fireplace.
Current: Dennis Miller’s Cape Dutch compound
If you thought $20 million was a lot for a house, the $AU 70 or $NZ 74 million ($US 49 million) Ellen dropped on this private compound will leave you gobsmacked.
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Though the number of bedrooms and bathrooms on the 4.3-acre estate is unknown due to its private listing, we do know that it features a guest house, infinity pool, pool house and a barn.
According to Dirt, a 9,000-square-foot mansion also sits on the property, and has been built in the South African Cape Dutch architectural style.
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Outside, the buildings surround a lily pond complete with fish and a rowboat, and there are walkways, organic vegetable gardens, and hidden outdoor seating areas the couple is sure to enjoy.
Sold 2021: Adam Levine’s former Beverly Hills home
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DeGeneres and de Rossi sold the 1930s home, formerly belonging to popstar Adam Levine, in early 2021 for $AUD 66 or $NZD 70 million ($US 47 million).
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Despite selling it for $US 6.5 million below their initial asking price, the couple still made a tidy $US 2 million profit on the two-storey, five bedroom, five bathroom home.
Sold 2020: Ariana Grande’s English Tudor mansion
Originally two barns built in Surrey in the 1770s and brought to the US in the 1980s, the home is a legitimate English Tudor property that the couple intended to flip for a profit.
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According to Mansion Global, this home was the first they bought with the intention of renovating and selling without living in it.
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After their handiwork was complete, the pair sold the home to Ariana Grande for $AU 9.5 million or $NZ 10.1 million ($US 6.75 million) in 2020, making a $US 3.15 million profit.
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