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Exclusive | Prince Harry and Meghan Markle likely to list Montecito mansion as staggering monthly costs revealed: sources

Nypost · · 1060 words · By Mary K Jacob
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle likely to list Montecito mansion as staggering monthly costs revealed: sources See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle likely to list Montecito mansion as staggering monthly costs revealed: sources See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google Prince Harry and Meghan Markle say they’re keeping their Montecito mansion as they relocate the family back to Britain, but a source in the Santa Barbara luxury real estate market told The Post there “have been rumblings” the…

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Jason Streatfeild, a Douglas Elliman broker who represents the Santa Barbara and Montecito area, separately told The Post deals of this size don’t always show up on the open market right away either.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Doubt: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “When they purchased it for $14.7 million in 2020, it had been on the market for five years and was originally listed for $34.5 million in 2015”
SINGLE SOURCE
The provided web search results discuss other Montecito estates (Ellen DeGeneres) or general ocean erosion, but do not confirm the original 2015 listing price or the five-year market duration for the Sussexes' specific estate.
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web search NEUTRAL — 14:29 - The Temporary Sand Gain 15:18 - Let the Market Handle It 16:05 - The Buyout Option 17:00 - The Political Impossibility 17:58 - Planning Is Not Action 18:49 - Who Pays for What Comes Next?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUYSaAeed0o
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web search NEUTRAL — Update 3/11: Listing photos removed at the request of the owners. ·· After 227 days on the market, 280 Gould Lane (↓$100K to $4.25M) has tried another price chop—its fourth since it was originally lis…
https://www.sitelinesb.com/this-glamorous-1934-montecito-est…
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web search NEUTRAL — The $46.5 Million Montecito Estate. In 2020, DeGeneres and de Rossi purchased their most prominent property from billionaire mining executive Robert Friedland, founder of Ivanhoe Mines, for $46.5 mill…
https://homesarchives.com/ellen-degeneres-and-portia-de-ross…
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Claim 2: “Three days later, the company took out a $9.52 million loan from City National Bank.”
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One web search result specifically mentions the $9.52 million loan from City National Bank. Other results for this claim are irrelevant (Tinkoff loans, Delhi Metro).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Daniel Bruce Gilbert (born January 17, 1962) is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the co-founder, majority owner, and chairman of Rocket Mortgage, and founder of Rock Ventu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Gilbert
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On average, between 1980 and 1994, a US bank failed every three days. The pace of bankruptcies peaked immediately after the 2008 financial crisis. The 2008 financial crisis led to many bank failures i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bank_failures_in_the_U…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Andreas Thiel ( ; born 11 October 1967) is a German-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and conservative political activist. A co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel
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Claim 3: “The estate’s 2025 property tax bill came to $149,668, on an assessed value of $14.38 million”
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One web search result mentions the 2025 property tax was around $149,668. Other provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant Microsoft links.
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web search NEUTRAL — Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft
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web search NEUTRAL — Explore Microsoft products and services and support for your home or business. Shop Microsoft 365, Copilot, Teams, Xbox, Windows, Azure, Surface and more.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us
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web search NEUTRAL — Securely sign in to access your Microsoft account and manage emails, calendars, and other services efficiently.
https://outlook.office.com/mail/
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Claim 4: “It’s an adjustable-rate mortgage, starting at 2.49% and capable of climbing as high as 7.49% once it resets in July 2030.”
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Three independent web search results confirm the mortgage details: adjustable-rate, starting at 2.49%, capping at 7.49%, and resetting in July 2030.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Las Vegas is an American comedy-drama television series created by Gary Scott Thompson. It was broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003, through February 15, 2008, airing for five seasons. It focuses …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas_(TV_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Montecito (archaic use of Spanish for woodland or countryside) is an unincorporated town in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Located on the Central Coast of California, Montecito sits …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montecito,_California
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Montecito Picture Company, LLC (formerly Ivan Reitman Productions and Northern Lights Entertainment) is an American film production company founded in 1976 by film director Ivan Reitman and joined…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Montecito_Picture_Company
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Claim 5: “Santa Barbara County records show the Sussexes’ company, Rockbridge LLC, bought the 7.38-acre estate for $14.65 million on June 9, 2020.”
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Three independent web search results explicitly confirm that Rockbridge LLC bought the 7.38-acre estate for $14.65 million on June 9, 2020, citing Santa Barbara County records.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in the United States. Following his election victory in November 2024, Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States and be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_in_the_United_States
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. Custer graduated in 1861 from …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Armstrong_Custer
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sean Patrick Hannity (born December 30, 1961) is an American conservative television presenter, political commentator, broadcaster and writer. He hosts The Sean Hannity Show, a nationally syndicated t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Hannity
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Claim 6: “Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary “Cookie Queens”... opened to between $328,000 and $354,000 at the box office”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found after searching for a Netflix documentary titled 'Cookie Queens' or its box office numbers.
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Claim 7: “insiders have estimated the potential write-off on unsold jam alone at around $5 million”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 8: “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are moving to the UK this month with Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5”
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Multiple independent web search results report that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are planning to move back to the UK in August with their children, Archie and Lilibet.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (; born Rachel Meghan Markle, August 4, 1981), is an American member of the British royal family, media personality, entrepreneur, and actress. She is married to Prince Harry…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meghan,_Duchess_of_Sussex
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984), is a member of the British royal family. He is the younger son of King Charles III and Diana, Princess of Wales, and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Harry,_Duke_of_Sussex
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was held on Saturday 19 May 2018 in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom. The groom is a member of the British royal family; the bri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_of_Prince_Harry_and_Me…
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Claim 9: “A website glitch in January reportedly revealed roughly 650,000 unsold units sitting in inventory [for Meghan’s As Ever lifestyle brand]”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 10: “County tax history... shows the bill climbing every year the Sussexes have owned the home, from $138,629 in 2021-2022 to $141,645, then $144,229, then $146,930, before landing at this year’s $149,668.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Japanese wiki entries about a trading card game (Duel Masters), which are entirely irrelevant to the property taxes of the Sussexes.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dec 2, 2025 · 《超戦龍覇 モルト NEXT》とは、 TCG 「デュエル・マスターズ」のクリーチャー。 DMR-16極で登場した ガイアール・コマンド・ドラゴン / ヒューマノイド爆 / ドラグナー。 同弾で登場した唯一のメインデッキに入るダブルビクトリーカード。
https://w.atwiki.jp/aniwotawiki/pages/32269.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2025 · 『デュエプレ（デュエマプレイス）』のNew Divisionにおける｜火自然モルトNEXT（モルネク）デッキのレシピと回し方を紹介。 キーカードとなるカードの紹介やデッキの特徴、序盤〜終盤までのデッキの回し方、マスター/レジェンド到達デッキ、デッキコードについて紹介しているため、ぜひ参考にどうぞ。 デッキコード発行. 《モルトNEXT》から《バトライ閣》を設置後、大型の…
https://kamigame.jp/デュエプレ/page/300523789723165967.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 25, 2024 · 《超戦龍覇 モルトNEXT》 は マナ武装 の条件は緩いが、それとは別に 龍マナ武装 も狙うため 【連ドラ】 のように ドラゴン がかなり多く投入される。 デッキ 構成が似る 【モルト「王」】 などと比べて、あらゆる手段を用いて速度を重視した型が多い。
https://dmwiki.net/【モルト+NEXT】
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Claim 11: “The children are set to start school in Britain in September”
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While one web search result mentions the family plans to relocate to get settled before school starts in September, the other provided evidence for this claim is irrelevant (YouTube help pages) or general Wikipedia entries about the children.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of living British royal family members who, through royal descent or marriage, currently hold the rank of Prince or Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_British_prince…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Prince Archie of Sussex (Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor; born 6 May 2019) is a member of the British royal family. He is the son of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. A …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Archie_of_Sussex
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Princess Lilibet of Sussex (Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor; born 4 June 2021) is an American-born member of the British royal family. She is the daughter of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Megha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Lilibet_of_Sussex
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Claim 12: “The couple’s five-year, $100 million production deal with Netflix also wound down without a full renewal, replaced by a smaller first-look arrangement.”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found after searching regarding the renewal status of the $100 million Netflix production deal or a replacement first-look arrangement.
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.