Brad Pitt's Malibu house was withdrawn from the market, according to the MLS. In the world of celebrity real estate deals, this generally happens when the seller has reeled in a buyer and the ink on the deal is just about dry. So far, there's been no recorded sale, but since a moving company was spotted at the house, removing its contents, our radar says the deal is all but done.
For the record, listing agent Ellen Francisco of Coldwell Banker Malibu says the house was not sold. Her office received a request from the business manager asking that the listing be withdrawn. You say "to-ma-to," I say "to-mah-to." A house is not legally sold until escrow closes. That, or she's right and I'm not.
The house, listed at $13.75 million, came on the market in August. It has four bedrooms in 4,088 square feet and sits on 1.26 acres atop an ocean view bluff. No surprise that architecture buff Pitt, who favors midcentury homes, turned this property into one. It's gated and private and was completely renovated a few years ago so that now it has walls of glass, sweeping coastline views, dark bamboo floors and permits to build an additional story.
Pitt bought this place in 2005 in a post-Jennifer, pre-Angelina moment. The Brangelina pack haven't been at this place for quite some time, living primarily on a spread in the south of France. They also own other homes scattered throughout the world, including other parts of Los Angeles.
All of which leads to the next bombshell: One rumored buyer for Pitt's Malibu home is LA favorite, Ellen DeGeneres. We'll let you know if we see her on PCH.
Photos courtesy of Realtor.com.
Rumors were swirling last week that talk show maven Ellen Degeneres was in talks to buy fellow A-lister Brad Pitt's Malibu mansion. Now, Pitt's pad has beenpulled from the market, suggesting that someone may have purchased the $13.75M ocean-view spread. There's no further confirmation that Ellen is involved, and she still needs to unload the $49M Beverly Hills mega-mansion she shares with Portia de Rossi, but chances are she's not the type to let $50M get in the way of what she wants. According to AOL Real Estate, there was a moving truck outside Pitt's house late last week and, considering the house waslisted way back in August, that seems more than coincidental
