Cinematic Montecito Estate Set on Pepper Hill Lists for  Million

Cinematic Montecito Estate Set on Pepper Hill Lists for $17 Million

Perched high above Montecito in one of the area’s most storied neighborhoods, a Mediterranean estate on the market for the first time in 20 years offers buyers a chance to own a... Read more »
Ellen DeGeneres Buys .4 Montecito Mansion as Rumors Swirl of a Return to U.S.—1 Year After She Relocated to the U.K.

Ellen DeGeneres Buys $27.4 Montecito Mansion as Rumors Swirl of a Return to U.S.—1 Year After She Relocated to the U.K.

Comedian Ellen DeGeneres has thrown herself back into the U.S. housing market with gusto, snapping up a stunning Montecito mansion for $27.4 million in an off-market deal that closed at the end... Read more »
Montecito Mortgage Scam Leads to Murder, Sheriff Alleges

Montecito Mortgage Scam Leads to Murder, Sheriff Alleges

Two years ago, sheriff’s deputies found 96-year-old Violet Evelyn Alberts strangled inside her hillside home in Montecito. Last week, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department announced the arrest of three people charged... Read more »
Ellen DeGeneres Sells Roman Villa in Montecito for M

Ellen DeGeneres Sells Roman Villa in Montecito for $32M

Billionaire mining mogul Robert Friedland has bagged a second Santa Barbara-area estate, for $32 million. Five months after the founder of Vancouver-based Ivanhoe Mines paid $46.9 million for a 2-acre bluffside estate... Read more »
Katy Perry’s Montecito mansion lawsuit reaches verdict

Katy Perry’s Montecito mansion lawsuit reaches verdict

The verdict is in! Katy Perry’s legal battle over that $15-million Montecito mansion has concluded. The “Teenage Dream” hitmaker purchased the mansion for herself and fiancé Orlando Bloom in July 2020 from... Read more »
Zoe Saldana Identified as Buyer of M Montecito Estate

Zoe Saldana Identified as Buyer of $18M Montecito Estate

Actress Zoe Saldana has been identified as the mystery buyer of a 4.8-acre historic estate in Montecito for $17.5 million. The star of the “Avatar” and “Avengers” series bought the 94-year-old Spanish... Read more »