Meghan Trainor is selling the Encino mansion she bought just last year, listing the nearly 14,800-square-foot home for $17,995,000. Set behind gates and hedges in Royal Oaks, one of the most sought-after pockets of Encino in Los Angeles, the house has one of the more remarkable recent ownership chains in celebrity real estate: before Trainor, it belonged to DJ Zedd, and before him to Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner, who bought it brand new.
Trainor and her husband, actor Daryl Sabara, bought the property through a trust in May 2024 for $17.125 million. The new asking price of just under $18 million sits modestly above what they paid, which makes this less a speculative flip than a change of plans — and it puts a genuinely turnkey celebrity estate, complete with a professional recording studio, back on the market.
The House: Nearly an Acre and 12 Bathrooms
The mansion was designed by Jae Omar and built in 2019, so it is recent construction by the standards of Royal Oaks, where many homes date back decades. It spans roughly 14,780 square feet with six bedrooms and twelve bathrooms, on nearly an acre of gated, hedged grounds — serious privacy in a neighbourhood where that is the entire point.
Inside, the layout follows the modern Los Angeles template: large open living spaces, high ceilings, a chef’s kitchen, and dedicated leisure rooms rather than formal ones. During their ownership, Jonas and Turner upgraded the spa, gym and security systems, work that every later owner has benefited from. The grounds carry the usual Royal Oaks package of lawns, terraces and a pool, all screened from the street.
A Short, Star-Studded Ownership Chain
Few houses change hands among famous owners as quickly as this one. Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner bought it new in 2019 for $14.1 million, shortly after their wedding. They sold it in 2021 to DJ Zedd for $15.2 million. Zedd held it for about three years before Trainor bought it in May 2024 for $17.125 million.
Celebrity-to-celebrity sales are a recurring pattern in Los Angeles, where a famous name in the chain of title becomes part of a home’s marketing story — the same dynamic at work in the former Beverly Hills rental once occupied by Prince, now on the market with its own famous history attached. In this case, though, the chain reflects something practical as well as glamorous: each owner in sequence was a working musician, and the house kept being adapted for that life.
What Zedd Added: The Studio and the Theater
The most significant changes came under Zedd. The DJ added a professional recording studio and a home theater, turning the house into a genuine work-from-home estate for a recording artist. For a buyer in the music business, that infrastructure is a real asset — building a properly treated studio from scratch is expensive and slow, and here it already exists, inside a house that also functions as a family home.
It also helps explain why Trainor, a singer and songwriter, bought the place in the first place. The studio and theater remain part of the offering now that the house is listed again.
The Asking Price in Context
At $17.995 million, the ask is about $870,000 above Trainor’s 2024 purchase price — a thin margin once selling costs are considered, and a realistic one in a market where ambitious pricing has repeatedly met resistance. Sellers across Los Angeles have been trimming expectations all year; Kylie Jenner’s Holmby Hills home was listed, cut and ultimately withdrawn after failing to find its number, and even well-located estates such as the Ken Corday Toluca Lake listing are entering the market knowing buyers will negotiate.
The listing is held by Michael Nourmand and Adam Sires of Nourmand & Associates. What the house has going for it is scarcity of a specific kind: nearly new construction, nearly an acre, a finished studio, and a short list of comparable turnkey estates in Royal Oaks at any given moment.
Why This House Keeps Attracting Musicians
Three owners in a row — Jonas, Zedd and Trainor — have been professional recording artists, and that is unlikely to be a coincidence. The house offers the combination musicians at this level actually need: genuine privacy behind gates and hedges, room to host and work without leaving home, upgraded security, and leisure facilities, including the spa and gym, already built to a high standard. The professional studio Zedd installed completes the package. Most luxury homes are designed for living and entertaining; this one is also designed for working, and its chain of title shows how narrow and self-reinforcing that particular market is. The next buyer may well come from the same world.
One Trainor Listing, Not Two
A note for clarity, because the names collide: Trainor has owned more than one home in Encino, and reports about her property dealings sometimes blend them together. The $17.995 million listing covered here is the former Jonas, Turner and Zedd house in Royal Oaks — the 2019 Jae Omar build with the studio. It is a different property from her other Encino home, and the two should not be confused.
What happens next is the usual waiting game at this price point. Estates near $18 million in the Valley can take months to find the right buyer, but a house with a working studio, a recent build date and this ownership history rarely lacks an audience.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much is Meghan Trainor’s Encino mansion listed for?
The asking price is $17,995,000. The listing is held by Michael Nourmand and Adam Sires of Nourmand & Associates.
When did Meghan Trainor buy the house, and for how much?
Trainor and her husband, Daryl Sabara, bought it through a trust in May 2024, paying $17.125 million. The seller was DJ Zedd.
Who owned the house before Trainor?
The chain is short and famous: Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner bought it new in 2019 for $14.1 million and sold it to DJ Zedd in 2021 for $15.2 million. Zedd added a professional recording studio and a home theater before selling to Trainor in 2024.
How big is the mansion?
It is about 14,780 square feet with six bedrooms and twelve bathrooms, on nearly an acre in Royal Oaks, Encino, behind gates and hedges. It was designed by Jae Omar and built in 2019.
Is this the same as Trainor’s other Encino house?
No. Trainor has owned a different Encino property as well. The home listed for $17.995 million is the former Jonas, Turner and Zedd house in Royal Oaks; the two properties are separate and are sometimes confused in reporting.
Where exactly is the house?
It is in the Royal Oaks neighbourhood of Encino, Los Angeles. No street address is published here.
