Photo: Blake Bronstad/Riskin Partners Estate Group
The talk show host, 64, and wife Portia de Rossi, 49, have found a buyer for their 3-bedroom, 4-bathroom Montecito house, which went for $13.5 million, according toDirt. They put the house, which is not their primary residence, on the market for $13.9 million in February after purchasing it four months earlier for $12 million in an off-market deal, PEOPLE confirmed at the time.
Blake Bronstad/Riskin Partners Estate Group
According to Dirt,the consummate house flippergave the home a small — and speedy —makeover, before putting it back on the market with a higher price tag in hopes of turning a profit.
The move-in-ready home’s great room with a dual-sided fireplace is centrally located while two separate bedroom wings provide privacy.
The open-plan house, which was completed in 2018, also features a modern, all-black kitchen with large windows and top-of-line appliances.
The primary suite includes dual closets and a quartz-lined bathroom with a freestanding soaking tub and two showers, one outdoors.
An oversized studio that could be used as a gym, office or guest house is also part of the sale.
The private .72-acre garden with fountains and lush plantings that are native to the area completes the property.
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DeGeneres and de Rossi have bought and sold upwards of20 propertiessince 2003, according toArchitectural Digest.
Last year, the duo reportedly bought back another home in Montecito that they had previously owned and sold.
In a 2011interview withAD, DeGeneres said, “The first thing I did when I made money was buy a house. And then…” de Rossi adds, “Another one, and another one, and another one, and another one.”
News of the latest sale comes as the television host prepares to bid farewell toTheEllen DeGeneresShowafter 19 seasons later this year.
source: people.com
