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Ellen Degeneres and Portia De Rossi buy the priciest residential real estate in Santa Barbara county

The lovebirds bought the stunning mansion for a whopping $70 million


Senior Writer
DECEMBER 19, 2022 4:25 PM EST

Ellen Degeneres and her wife, Portia De Rossi, have bought two adjoining properties in upscale Carpinteria, a small seaside city in southeastern Santa Barbara County, California. The lovebirds bought the stunning mansion for a whopping $70 million.

According to public records, it is the priciest residential real estate deal in the history of Santa Barbara county.

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One of the mansions is a Tuscan-style farmhouse estate measuring 9,066 square feet, for which they paid $41.7 million.

The other is a vacant lot right next to it, measuring 6.6 acres, and includes vast lawns and a small lake. Together both properties measure 10 acres.

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The farmhouse estate contains five bedrooms, eight bathrooms, and a separate one-bedroom, one-bathroom guest house.

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There’s also a wine cellar, a movie theater, a pool, two spas, an outdoor shower, a fire pit, a fountain, an outdoor kitchen, and a private beach area.

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The house has exposed wood-beam ceilings, hardwood floors, stone archways, and marble accents.