Archive for Montecito properties
Santa Barbara Oceanfront Property for Sale
There are currently 19 oceanfront properties for sale in Santa Barbara in the area from Goleta to Carpinteria. The prices range from $1,399,900 for a 2 bedroom, 2 bath second floor condominium in Carpinteria to $29,950,000. There are 2 oceanfront estates for sale at $29,950,000. The first is an estate on Padaro Lane. This estate features [...]
Estate in Hope Ranch
Santa Barbara, Montecito, and Hope Ranch have some of the finest examples of George Washington Smith architecture as he spent many years living in the Montecito area. Born Feb 22, 1876 George Washington Smith was raised in Philadelphia & studied painting at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Later Smith attended Harvard University to study architecture. [...]
Montecito Ocean Front
In yet another testament to the strength of the Montecito Real Estate Market, two properties across from Butterfly Beach have just entered escrow. One is a gorgeous Montecito Estate on Hill Road with 4 bedrooms, 6 baths and ocean, mountain and harbor views. The asking price was $18,800,000.
Also in escrow are the adjacent 2 lots [...]
Montecito Estate Buyer’s Market
The Santa Barbara Association of Realtors recently held its Real Estate & Economic Review & Forecast for the Santa Barbara real estate market at the Montecito Country Club. This review of the recent Santa Barbara Real Estate market dynamics, including the luxury real estate market, shows the median price has come down over the last 12 [...]
Santa Barbara Real Estate Benefits From Prestigious Award
Santa Barbara real estate has yet another reason for sustained demand. Santa Barbara has just received a prestigious award by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Santa Barbara was selected as one of the 12 most distinctive destinations in America. According to the Trust, they make their choices based on “vacation destinations across the United States [...]
Santa Barbara Real Estate and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2009 (SBIFF) runs in Santa Barbara, California from January 22 through February 1. Along with its idyllic Mediterranean climate and setting, the SBIFF has put Santa Barbara, California on the map, providing notoriety to Santa Barbara as a resort destination. Even through today’s market conditions, Santa Barbara view, oceanfront and [...]
Montecito ocean view estate property. Gated Montecito estate compound exclusively offered by RareEstates.com
Montecito properties estate parcel thought of as one of the finest in all of Montecito, with a rare combination of spectacular elevated, close in, 360 degree vistas, this Montecito estate compound is also judged by the estate brokerage community to be the finest Montecito Estate Parcel currently available under $10 million. Considering a parcel nearly abutting [...]
Montecito ocean front homes for sale
Just sold! The most recent sale of a Montecito Oceanfront Estate was in the exclusive 22 acre gated community of Sea Meadow. This spectacular Montecito luxury home in French Normandy style was in impeccable condition & drew lots of interest. It sold for well over its asking price of $9,750,000. The selling price was $10,600,000! This Oceanfront Home [...]
Montecito estate properties offer significant buying opportunity
The following are compelling reasons to why it may now be a very opportune time to be a Montecito Estate buyer within the luxury Montecito properties market. Looking at figures comparing this year to last year shows an increase of approximately 18% more homes coming onto the Montecito real estate market in 2008 than 2007. There [...]
Montecito properties ocean view estate. Rare Montecito view estate compound privately offered.
This Montecito estate compound is considered by the estate brokerage community to be the finest Montecito Estate Parcel currently available under $10 million. It has the unique amenity of having the most desirable Montecito ocean, island, city, harbor and mountain views that are elevated and yet close in and so just a short distance to [...]