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Ellen DeGeneres has officially returned to the Montecito real estate scene with a $27.4 million off-market purchase in one of California’s most prestigious coastal communities. The acquisition marks her first major U.S. real estate move since relocating to England in 2024 — and reinforces Montecito’s continued appeal among high-net-worth buyers and celebrities alike. According to public records and reporting from Realtor.com, the estate was purchased in late November through

Montecito’s legacy estates rarely change hands—and when they do, it’s often quietly. In a recent off-market transaction, Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo  purchased a four-acre historic Spanish Revival ranch  that had long been part of Oprah Winfrey’s iconic Promised Land estate , further reinforcing Montecito’s reputation as one of the most exclusive real estate markets in the country. From Jeff Bridges to Oprah—and Now a New Generation The four-acre property was originally p