Ellen DeGeneres’ multimillion-dollar property portfolio REVEALED
<p dir="ltr">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.</p>
<p dir="ltr">During DeGeneres’ 17-year run on<span> </span><em>The Ellen Show</em>, the duo have built a portfolio of properties<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://nypost.com/article/a-look-inside-all-of-ellen-degeneres-homes/" target="_blank">reportedly</a><span> </span>worth $630 million or $NZD 670 million ($USD 450 million) that has been separate from her TV earnings.</p>
<p dir="ltr">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).</p>
<p dir="ltr">Here is a run-down of the pair’s<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.domain.com.au/news/a-timeline-of-ellen-degeneres-and-portia-de-rossis-600-million-property-portfolio-1114593/" target="_blank">extensive</a><span> </span>property portfolio, past and present.</p>
<p><strong>Current: Rancho San Leandro</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Zillow</em></p>
<p dir="ltr">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.</p>
<p dir="ltr">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.</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Zillow</em></p>
<p dir="ltr">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.</p>
<p dir="ltr">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.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Current: Dennis Miller’s Cape Dutch compound</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr">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.</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Slim Paley (Instagram)</em></p>
<p dir="ltr">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.</p>
<p dir="ltr">According to<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.dirt.com/entertainers/performers/dennis-miller-house-montecito-1203349300/" target="_blank"><em>Dirt</em></a>, a 9,000-square-foot mansion also sits on the property, and has been built in the South African Cape Dutch architectural style.</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Slim Paley (Instagram)</em></p>
<p dir="ltr">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.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Sold 2021: Adam Levine’s former Beverly Hills home</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Mansion Global</em></p>
<p dir="ltr">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).</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Mansion Global</em></p>
<p dir="ltr">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.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Sold 2020: Ariana Grande’s English Tudor mansion</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr">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.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><img style="width: 500px; height: 281.25px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7847116/ellen7.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/ef239d4f762a44dcbf575092550a6590" /></p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Realtor.com</em></p>
<p dir="ltr">According to<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/ellen-degeneres-and-portia-de-rossi-flipping-montecito-california-home-214527" target="_blank"><em>Mansion Global</em></a>, this home was the first they bought with the intention of renovating and selling without living in it.</p>
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<p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Realtor.com</em></p>
<p dir="ltr">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.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>Image: @portiaderossi (Instagram)</em></p>
