Update: Ellen found a buyer for the Montecito house and she bought a new house.
"Comedian Ellen DeGeneres has found a buyer for her $24 million Santa Barbara County estate and recently bought a furnished house in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The property in contract is her four-acre Montecito retreat. The 49-year-old talk-show host bought the compound just 14 months ago, paying $15.75 million, and made some improvements, local brokers said. The property includes a 1926 Mediterranean-style house, two guest houses, a tennis court and a pool. The deal's sale price could not be determined. Suzanne Perkins, of Sotheby's International Realty, has the listing.
Ms. DeGeneres also recently purcha ...