Architectural Digest reported in February 2025 that Julia Roberts’ homes have spanned Malibu, Taos, New York City, San Francisco, Maui and Kauai. The clearest reported details include a Taos-area ranch, a Malibu property described by the magazine as the family’s primary home, and several completed sales. This is a history of publicly reported properties—not a definitive list of what Roberts owns today.
What is known about Julia Roberts’ homes?
Public coverage traces a varied portfolio across rural, coastal, urban and island settings. The reports document purchases, listings and sales at different times; they do not establish a complete current title record. Architectural Digest’s February 2025 overview names properties in Malibu, Taos, New York City, San Francisco, Maui and Kauai, but does not provide a verified current inventory for every location. Architectural Digest’s overview is the broadest account cited here.
It is also important to distinguish a home described as a primary residence from a past purchase or a completed sale. The transaction prices below are historical reported figures, not current appraisals or estimates of Roberts’ net worth.
Reported property timeline
| Place | Reported event | What the reporting establishes |
|---|---|---|
| Taos area, New Mexico | Acquired in the 1990s | Architectural Digest reports a 32-acre ranch near Arroyo Seco, maintained as a second home. It relays a Forbes estimate of about $2.5 million from 2008; that old estimate is not a current valuation. |
| Malibu, California | Purchased in 2003 | Architectural Digest reports a $9.5 million purchase by Roberts and Daniel Moder and describes the property as the family’s primary home in its February 2025 article. |
| Malibu, California | Purchased in 2015; sold in 2020 | The Los Angeles Times reported that a trust tied to Roberts bought a neighboring property for $6.84 million and sold it off-market for $8 million in 2020. |
| Malibu, California | Purchased in 2017; rental listing reported in 2018 | Architectural Digest reports a $3.9 million purchase of a three-bedroom Point Dume cottage and a 2018 rental listing at $10,500 per month. The old listing does not establish current ownership or availability. |
| San Francisco, California | Purchased in 2020; sold in 2023 | The Los Angeles Times reported a purchase for $8.3 million by a trust tied to Roberts. Architectural Digest reports a 2023 sale for $11.3 million after a $11.75 million listing. |
| Greenwich Village, New York City | Purchased in 2010; sold in 2016 | Architectural Digest reports a $3.845 million purchase and a $16.2 million sale. |
| Kauai, Hawaii | Sold in 2016 | Architectural Digest reports the sale of a two-acre North Shore estate for $16.2 million. |
These are reported transactions from different years and sources, not directly comparable measures of present-day value. Architectural Digest also mentions Maui and other locations, but the cited reporting does not establish sufficiently detailed acquisition or disposal records for each.
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Taos: a long-running rural retreat
Architectural Digest says Roberts acquired a 32-acre ranch near Arroyo Seco in the 1990s and kept it as a second home. The magazine identifies former U.S. defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld as the seller, but the account cited here is not supported by an independently verified deed or contemporaneous title record. The reported 2008 estimate of about $2.5 million, attributed to Forbes through Architectural Digest, should be read only as a historical estimate.
Architectural Digest also reproduces Roberts’ recollection of the ranch in a 2002 Oprah Winfrey interview: “It’s peaceful, and it’s a relief,” she told Winfrey. “I always say you can’t be in a bad mood here. Everything is kind of clear.”
Malibu: a reported primary home and separate property transactions
Architectural Digest reports that Roberts and cinematographer Daniel Moder bought a Malibu property in 2003 for $9.5 million. In its February 2025 article, the magazine calls it the family’s primary home. It describes multiple structures, an inner courtyard, outdoor areas, solar panels and a nearby secluded beach; these are details from the publication’s account, not an independent inspection.
The neighboring estate sold in 2020
In March 2020, the Los Angeles Times reported that a trust tied to Roberts sold a neighboring, roughly one-acre Malibu estate off-market for $8 million. The paper described a three-bedroom ranch house, gardens and a riding ring, among other features. It also reported the property had been bought for $6.84 million in 2015 and had previously been in foreclosure proceedings. Those details concern this separate property, not necessarily the home Architectural Digest calls the family’s primary residence. The Los Angeles Times’ 2020 account is the contemporaneous report for those figures.
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The Point Dume cottage
Architectural Digest reports a separate three-bedroom Point Dume cottage purchased in 2017 for $3.9 million. A rental listing was reported in 2018 at $10,500 per month. That listing is a historical report only; it does not show that the cottage remains in Roberts’ ownership or is available to rent.
San Francisco: a 2020 purchase and 2023 sale
The Los Angeles Times reported in February 2020 that a trust tied to Roberts paid $8.3 million for a century-old Victorian Revival-style house in Presidio Heights. The paper described five levels, five bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms and about 6,200 square feet. These are reported particulars, and the purchase price is a past transaction rather than a current valuation. The Los Angeles Times’ purchase report provides those details.
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Architectural Digest says the couple listed the house for $11.75 million in 2023 and sold it for $11.3 million. The San Francisco Chronicle independently reported the listing and described the property as Edwardian. A difference between reported purchase and sale prices alone does not establish a profit: costs, financing, taxes and the trust’s basis are not accounted for here. The San Francisco Chronicle’s 2023 coverage reports the listing.
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Architectural Digest reports that Roberts bought a Greenwich Village penthouse in 2010 for $3.845 million and sold it in 2016 for $16.2 million. The same overview reports a 2016 sale for $16.2 million of a two-acre estate on Kauai’s North Shore. These are historical transactions; they do not indicate current ownership or today’s market values. The available account does not provide primary deed records for either transaction.
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The magazine’s broader overview also names Maui among the places associated with Roberts’ past properties. The reporting cited here does not supply enough corroborated transaction detail to assign a purchase price, date or current status to every such mention.
Quick Recap
What these reports can—and cannot—tell you
- They show a reported history: transactions and property descriptions published by Architectural Digest, the Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.
- They do not confirm today’s complete ownership: the sources cited do not provide a full current title record, and a past purchase, listing or sale should not be treated as proof of present status.
- They do not provide current valuations: reported historical prices and an old estimate cannot be converted into current market values or a net-worth calculation.
- They are not an invitation to locate private homes: this overview keeps the focus on public reporting and omits current addresses and access details.
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