01of 12Ellen DeGeneresBlake Bronstad/Riskin Partners Estate Group. Inset: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagicThe talk show host isn’t shy about her side gig, which she told PEOPLE in 2015 is, “really a genuine passion of mine, not just a business venture.“DeGenereshas purchased more than a dozen houses (and sold nearly as many) in the past 20+ years, and doesn’t plan on slowing down. “We are having a hard time staying put,“she said in the featureof her and wife Portia de Rossi’s itch to design. “I keep trying to find a better home. But I’m happy. This is what I love to do.“In early 2022, the starlisted a home in Montecito, Calif. that she purchased just a few months earlier in September 2021 and gave a design refresh. She purchased it for $12 million, according to property records, and put it up for sale for $13.9 million.
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Ellen DeGeneres
Blake Bronstad/Riskin Partners Estate Group. Inset: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
The talk show host isn’t shy about her side gig, which she told PEOPLE in 2015 is, “really a genuine passion of mine, not just a business venture.“DeGenereshas purchased more than a dozen houses (and sold nearly as many) in the past 20+ years, and doesn’t plan on slowing down. “We are having a hard time staying put,“she said in the featureof her and wife Portia de Rossi’s itch to design. “I keep trying to find a better home. But I’m happy. This is what I love to do.”
In early 2022, the starlisted a home in Montecito, Calif. that she purchased just a few months earlier in September 2021 and gave a design refresh. She purchased it for $12 million, according to property records, and put it up for sale for $13.9 million.
02of 12Adam LevineSimon Berlyn; Inset: Trae Patton/NBC/GettyThe Maroon 5 frontman and his wife Behati Prinsloo recently joined the Hollywood house flippers club when theylisted a Beverly Hills home for $47.5 millionjust one year after purchasing it. According toTMZ, the couple bought the 10,000-square-foot home, which has 12 bathrooms and 5 bedrooms, for $35.5 million. They reportedly invested $7 million to renovate the property.
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Adam Levine
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The Maroon 5 frontman and his wife Behati Prinsloo recently joined the Hollywood house flippers club when theylisted a Beverly Hills home for $47.5 millionjust one year after purchasing it. According toTMZ, the couple bought the 10,000-square-foot home, which has 12 bathrooms and 5 bedrooms, for $35.5 million. They reportedly invested $7 million to renovate the property.
03of 12BeckTodd Goodman - LA Light Photography; GettyThe Grammy winner purchased and restoredthis Brentwood homein 2016. The historic 2,620-square foot property is now on the market for $3.75 million and includes a mudroom, renovated master bath and hidden studio space with vaulted ceilings.
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Beck
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The Grammy winner purchased and restoredthis Brentwood homein 2016. The historic 2,620-square foot property is now on the market for $3.75 million and includes a mudroom, renovated master bath and hidden studio space with vaulted ceilings.
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Sharon Osbourne
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05of 12Ryan TedderEverett Fenton Gidley; Inset: Frazer Harrison/GettyOneRepublic frontmanRyan Tedderand his wife Genevieve restored and expandedthis midcentury-modern mansionin Beverly Hills and have now listed it for $12.75 million. In the two years the couple owned the property, they added a bedroom, family room and three-car garage to the 1959-build’s original floor plan, resulting in a total of 5,386 square feet.
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Ryan Tedder
Everett Fenton Gidley; Inset: Frazer Harrison/Getty
OneRepublic frontmanRyan Tedderand his wife Genevieve restored and expandedthis midcentury-modern mansionin Beverly Hills and have now listed it for $12.75 million. In the two years the couple owned the property, they added a bedroom, family room and three-car garage to the 1959-build’s original floor plan, resulting in a total of 5,386 square feet.
06of 12Tobey MaguireAfter unloading the Brentwood estate he shared withex Jennifer Meyerless than a year after buying it,Maguirealso recently sold hisSanta Monica, California, compoundafter owning it for only a year. According toTrulia, the actor worked with architect Ruben Ojeda to renovate his most recent home, raising the ceilings, updating the kitchen and even building a second story addition with an outdoor living space.
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Tobey Maguire
After unloading the Brentwood estate he shared withex Jennifer Meyerless than a year after buying it,Maguirealso recently sold hisSanta Monica, California, compoundafter owning it for only a year. According toTrulia, the actor worked with architect Ruben Ojeda to renovate his most recent home, raising the ceilings, updating the kitchen and even building a second story addition with an outdoor living space.
07of 12Diane KeatonDiane Keatonspecializes in historic renovations, with one of her flips that she reportedly picked up for around $8.1 million selling toGlee’s Ryan Murphyfor $10 million, according toForbes. She’s also penned a book on Spanish and Mission-style architecture and a coffee table tome simply titledHouse.
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Diane Keaton
Diane Keatonspecializes in historic renovations, with one of her flips that she reportedly picked up for around $8.1 million selling toGlee’s Ryan Murphyfor $10 million, according toForbes. She’s also penned a book on Spanish and Mission-style architecture and a coffee table tome simply titledHouse.
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Mark Ballas
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09of 12Jeremy RennerAmanda Schwab/StartraksJeremy Renneris following in Ellen’s footsteps. The actor has bought and remodeled more than 20 homes in the past 15 years, ranging from large-scale mansions to cozy cabins, according toBloomberg. “There’s a lot of great old architecture out there,” he told the website. “You just have to reimagine it with today’s living standards.”
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Jeremy Renner
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Jeremy Renneris following in Ellen’s footsteps. The actor has bought and remodeled more than 20 homes in the past 15 years, ranging from large-scale mansions to cozy cabins, according toBloomberg. “There’s a lot of great old architecture out there,” he told the website. “You just have to reimagine it with today’s living standards.”
10of 12Nate Berkus and Jeremiah BrentNate Berkusand husbandJeremiah Brentare no strangers to design. The couple recently purchased a home to remodel as a way to satisfy their design addiction without having it “disrupt their daily lives,” Berkusrecently told PEOPLE. In Semptember of 2016, the designer also admitted that he and Brent, along withdaughter Poppy, have lived in five houses in the last 18 months.
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Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent
Nate Berkusand husbandJeremiah Brentare no strangers to design. The couple recently purchased a home to remodel as a way to satisfy their design addiction without having it “disrupt their daily lives,” Berkusrecently told PEOPLE. In Semptember of 2016, the designer also admitted that he and Brent, along withdaughter Poppy, have lived in five houses in the last 18 months.
11of 12Vanilla IceRay Tamarra/GC ImagesRobert Van Winkle AKAVanilla Icetold theWall Street Journalthat he likes to inject “flavor” into the homes he builds and renovates for his lucrative side gig. For one of his properties in Florida, the rapper reportedly installed an infinity pool with glow-in-the-dark tiles, a 250-foot lakefront beach with sand from Key West, a swim-up bar and a Jacuzzi that fits 25. His improvements reportedly increased its worth from $630,000 to somewhere between $1.5-$2 million.
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Vanilla Ice
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Robert Van Winkle AKAVanilla Icetold theWall Street Journalthat he likes to inject “flavor” into the homes he builds and renovates for his lucrative side gig. For one of his properties in Florida, the rapper reportedly installed an infinity pool with glow-in-the-dark tiles, a 250-foot lakefront beach with sand from Key West, a swim-up bar and a Jacuzzi that fits 25. His improvements reportedly increased its worth from $630,000 to somewhere between $1.5-$2 million.
12of 12Alyson HanniganLee Manning; Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesTheHow I Met Your Motheractress scooped upher latest homein 2015 for $7.9 million, and recently listed it for $8.8 after remodeling the kitchen and the pool house, which she transformed into acolorful crafting spot.
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Alyson Hannigan
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TheHow I Met Your Motheractress scooped upher latest homein 2015 for $7.9 million, and recently listed it for $8.8 after remodeling the kitchen and the pool house, which she transformed into acolorful crafting spot.
source: people.com
