Did Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi Buy a 1919 Montecito Estate?

Last week’s sales….

319 SAN YSIDRO ROAD
The buyer of the 1919 estate named Pompeian Court, on an eight-acre flag lot west of San Ysidro Road, is listed as Pompeian Court Trust, along with Ellen DeGeneres’s longtime manager, Harley J. Neuman. That alone would make DeGeneres and her wife, Portia de Rossi, the likely buyers; they also have a predilection for historic real estate, of course, and the buy-side agent is the one they’ve used for years. That said, another Neuman client could have bought it…. The main house is only 6,500 square feet but the property includes “pool, pool house, tennis court, vineyard, koi pond, spa […] beautiful frescoes, stately driveway, and gardens.”
Listed: N/A.
Closed: $22.5 million.

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3202 BRAEMAR DRIVE
1979 Yankee Farm four-bedroom with a huge backyard; the seller took a loss, having paid $4.3 million in June 2021.
Listed: $4.995 million in February 2023, cut to $4.5 million after two months.
Closed: $4.08 million.

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555 CHRISTMAS TREE LANE
2019 single-family house in the Tree Farm development.
Listed: $3.334 million in March 2023.
Closed: $3.095 million.

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911 VIA CAMPOBELLO
Single-level five-bedroom.
Listed: $2.475 million in April 2023.
Closed: $2.475 million.

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5671 CALLE PACIFIC
1957 three-bedroom next to the train tracks.
Listed: $2.295 million in May 2023.
Closed: $2.25 million.

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46 HOLLISTER RANCH ROAD
One-twelfth interest with no house—i.e., just visiting rights. The seller paid $725,000 in July 2022.
Listed: $675,000 in December 2022, cut twice to $635,000.
Closed: $635,000.

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