Ellen DeGeneres sells California mansion for eye-watering $96million READ MORE: Ellen DeGeneres and wife are playing family mortgage lender By Rachel Bowman For Dailymail.Com Published: 21:47 BST, 12 August 2024 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 12 August 2024 e-mail View comments Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi have sold their sprawling California mansion for a whopping $96 million. The TV personality bought the 10-acre property in the town of Carpinteria in 2022 for $70 million, marking the largest real estate deal ever in Santa Barbara County.
Property records obtained by the Wall Street Journal show she sold the blufftop home for $96 million less than two years later to an entity tied to mining magnate Robert Friedland. When DeGeneres bought the Tuscan-style mansion in star-studded Carpinteria, the home boasted more than 9,000 square feet, five bedrooms and eight bathrooms over three levels. The home included high exposed wood-beam ceilings, hardwood floors, stone archways and marble accents.
Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi sold their 10-acre Carpinteria property for $96 million The couple bought the home in 2022 for $70 million in the largest real estate deal ever in Santa Barbara County The primary suite came with a spa-equipped terrace, as well as dual walk-in closets and baths. Located near Santa Barbara and Montecito, the estate features a private beach near the bluff. Carpinteria is also home to stars like Kevin Costner and filmmaker George Lucas DeGeneres.