Home Entertainment FITPIN’ ELL Within Ellen DeGeneres’ home, she turned her wealth around by selling her expansive ranch twice for a £75 million cliffside residence.

FITPIN’ ELL Within Ellen DeGeneres’ home, she turned her wealth around by selling her expansive ranch twice for a £75 million cliffside residence.

Entertainment — 08/15/2024

Just five months after selling a luxury mansion for a substantial sum, Ellen DeGeneres has completed one of the largest property sales in California. The 66-year-old former talk show host, who ended her show two years ago amid staff bullying allegations, has bought and sold over 20 homes in the past two decades, with a total worth around £400 million. Known for enhancing high-end properties, Ellen typically turns a significant profit from these transactions.Ellen DeGeneres sold this mansion for £75millionEllen's former villa is inspired by the Alhambra Palace

Ellen and her wife, actress Portia de Rossi, have owned numerous lavish properties featuring expansive gardens, stunning pools, spas, tennis courts, and private beaches. They frequently flip mansions, renovating and selling them quickly. Their real estate ventures often involve famous personalities, including purchasing a home from Brad Pitt and selling another to former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.This mock Tudor home was shipped from England to the US

Their homes are all in California, with notable neighbors including Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Montecito. Here’s a look at some of their impressive properties:

  • Cliffside Mansion: This Tuscan-style estate perched on a cliff with Pacific views recently sold for £75 million, up from the £54 million they paid two years ago. Located in Carpinteria, it’s surrounded by celebrity neighbors like George Lucas and Kevin Costner.This architect-designed home allowed them to dine in style

  • Double Dip Ranch: Ellen and Portia bought a Montecito ranch in 2017 for £5.8 million, later selling it to Sean Rad for £8.9 million in 2018. They repurchased it in 2021 for £11.6 million and sold it again to Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd for £17 million, netting a total profit of £8.5 million.The ranch boasts a guest house and generous landsThe couple make £8.5m on the double flip

  • Treehouse Bungalow: Their first home, a Laurel Canyon bungalow, was purchased for £1.1 million in 2004 and sold a year later for £600,000 more. Notable previous owners include Heath Ledger and Josh Hutcherson.Nicknamed the Treetop, Portia and Ellen's first home together had huge deckingEllen's old mansion was used for Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries' wedding

  • Beverly Hills Compound: Purchased for £24 million in 2007, with additional properties bought for £40 million, Ellen and Portia sold it to Ryan Seacrest in 2012 for £30 million, incurring a loss.Ellen bought the Beverly Hills mansion in 2018

  • Brad Pitt’s Malibu Beach House: Bought for nearly £10 million in late 2011, Ellen sold it within six months for around £700,000 more.Ellen made a rare loss on this complex

  • Tudor Style Homes: Ellen acquired two 1700s Tudor-style homes from Surrey in 2020 for just over £2 million and listed them for double that price four months later.

  • Palatial Villa: Inspired by the Alhambra palace, this 12,000-square-foot Montecito property was bought for £17 million in early 2022 and sold for £29 million by the end of the year to Scooter Braun.This English cottage was shipped to California and later bought by Ellen

  • Balinese Mansion: Purchased for £22 million in 2019, this property with an infinity pool and black marble kitchen was sold a year later for £27 million, reflecting their deep knowledge of the Montecito market.

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