Archive for Santa Barbara estate homes
Montecito Oceanfront
Had a beautiful sunny day to view Montecito Oceanfront homes!
My first stop was Sea Meadow in Montecito. This is a security guard gated beachfront community near the Biltmore & Coral Casino. The exquisite Montecito oceanfront home that I viewed is in a French Country style and consists of over 7000 s.f. The craftsmanship and detail [...]
Santa Barbara & Montecito Real Estate on Rebound?
Housing starting to show a recovery in Santa Barbara and Montecito? Some indicators sure do point in that direction. Existing home sales increased in July by 7.2% – this is the biggest single month increase on record. Two additional impressive items of note – July pending home sales increased to a 2 year high and [...]
Santa Barbara Beachfront Cottage available soon
This is the quintessential Santa Barbara beach front cottage (view video). Set just above the waves in a private alcove of sand and sea, this beautifully peaceful rustic Santa Barbara beach home is the escape everyone is searching for.
Listen to the waves crash at your patio foot step. Lounge in the peaceful solitude [...]
Santa Barbara Jesusita Fire is dissapating
Santa Barbara Jesusita Fire
The raging fire is now mostly burning in the wildland area where few structures exist and few people live. The worst it seems is past.
Aside from this unfortunate mishap, no lives were lost. A testament to the preparedness of local fire and emergency services. Only homes that were poorly mitigated for fire [...]
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 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 [...]