Ryan Seacrest buys a mansion in LA for 36 million dollars. Here’s a look at his splashy real estate portfolio

Perennial TV favorite Ryan Seacrest is in contract to buy an expansive renovated property for $36 million, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

The veteran host known for hosting “American Idol,” “Wheel Of Fortune” and “Live With Kelly and Ryan” routinely commutes between New York and LA. He is buying his new home from fashion mogul Serge Azria, who paid $16.455 million for the Bel-Air property in 2020. Azria undertook a three-year renovation of the home before listing the roughly 11,000-square-foot Bel-Air property for $48 . million in June.

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A relaxing escape in Mediterranean style

Built in 1928, the modern Spanish-style home features simple wood and off-white finishes and furnishings, arched inset porches, and light wood beams under vaulted ceilings. It has a showbiz pedigree, having previously been owned by actress Diane Keaton twenty years ago.

As per Azria’s intention, the home was remodeled with a Mediterranean feel, adding four olive trees in the garden to complement the minimalist, calming color palette. The home also has a separate pool house with a wood stove, a 5-6 car garage, a steam room, a sauna, a patio and two kitchens.

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Real estate moves

Seacrest – with a net worth of around $500 million – has been as busy buying and selling California real estate as he has been presenting. He listed a Napa Valley estate for $22 million in July and sold a Beverly Hills home for $51 million to tech billionaire Brian Long in 2022. Seacrest had bought the property from Ellen DeGeneres and Portia DeRossi for $36.5 million dollars in 2012.

Seacrest also sold his New York home — a five-bedroom penthouse in the West Village — to Fanatics billionaire Michael Rubin for $43 million in the summer of 2023, as reported by the Daily Mail.

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A business empire

Although Seacrest is known as a jovial presence on screen, he is at the helm of a business empire off screen. These include:

• Ryan Seacrest Productions: Seacrest’s production company is behind hit TV shows including Keeping Up With the Kardashians, E! Live from the red carpet, Shahs of Sunset, I Love Kellie Pickler, Shades of Blue and Insatiable.
• Ryan Seacrest Distinction: A menswear line sold exclusively at Macy’s.
• Polished: A skin care line released in 2022.
• Casa Dragones tequila: Seacrest is the face of Casa Dragones tequila.
• iHeartMedia: Seacrest has been an ongoing presence on iHeart Radio and recently inked a new deal that will see him remain the morning voice of radio in Los Angeles until the end of 2027.

He will also continue to host iHeart Radio events, including the two-day iHeartRadio Music Festival and LA’s iHeartRadio Jingle Ball holiday concert.

In addition to hosting iHeart Radio affiliate shows, Seacrest is the annual host of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Eve with Ryan Seacrest, which he has hosted for the past 18 years, earning $1 million for the night.

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