Archive for Santa Barbara and Montecito Real Estate
Santa Barbara Real Estate, Take A Look
Giving pause to Santa Barbara real estate one can take a look at the positive headlines, creating a much more optimistic feel for the state of home sales and the economy in general. It has been stated over and over in recent years that economic recovery is tightly connected with real estate recovery. The economy [...]
Santa Barbara Real Estate, Bottom in Sight?
Recent headlines suggest that the elusive bottom for the nation’s real estate market as a whole is in sight, but what does that really mean? If the bottom is here, near, or simply bumping along is that good news? Is the bottom in sight for Santa Barbara Real Estate prices? The reality of the current [...]
Santa Barbara a top Vacation Home Market
Santa Barbara was named as a top Vacation Home Market in a recent Reuters article. Santa Barbara is truly a wonderful resort area with everything from Art Galleries to a Zoo! A real plus of Santa Barbara is its fantastic climate averaging 300 sunny days a year. It is known as “The American Riviera” and Santa Barbara boasts [...]
Montecito High End Home Market Rebounding
The first quarter has been quite active in the Montecito high end home market and it is showing signs of a rebound. Last year there were only 2 estates in Montecito that sold at $9,000,000 or more for the entire year and the first one did not close escrow until August. On the contrary this year there [...]
Relocating to Montecito, Might Be Easier Than You Think
Relocating to Montecito might be easier than you think. The Internet, smart phones, and a wide variety of apps alone make finding your way in a new city easier than ever. Whether you are looking for a new favorite Montecito restaurant to go to, a Montecito movie theater near your new home, or Montecito entertainment for a [...]
Santa Barbara Home Trends, They Aren’t One Size Fits All
Home trends are not one size fits all. Article after article states what is “in” and what is “out”, but before taking any of these ins and outs too seriously you should consider that every home and homeowner is individual. Santa Barbara homeowners certainly may differ in needs from those in other parts of the country. A Santa [...]
Luxury home for sale in Montecito
A unique offering of a spacious custom luxury home with a charming guest cottage for sale in a prime Montecito location – near the charming Lower Village with its abundance of quaint shops and restaurants and the world famous Biltmore Hotel & Spa and beautiful Butterfly Beach - a favorite spot to see an incredible Santa Barbara sunset. This luxury home for sale [...]
Montecito Luxury Home Update
The luxury home market of estates in the $5,000,000 plus category in Montecito has shown some good activity thus far this year with 2 escrows closing and 4 other estates entering into escrow. A Cliff May designed home in a prime Montecito location across the road from the renowned San Ysidro Ranch closed escrow for [...]
Montecito Real Estate Market Update
The year is starting off strong for Montecito Real Estate sales with 13 properties closing escrow in January – this is more than double the number that sold for the same period last year when there were just 6 sales recorded. The most expensive sale was an ocean and mountain view estate on 2.5 gorgeous [...]
Santa Barbara Real Estate Sales Update
Santa Barbara Ocean View Property for Sale SANTA BARBARA REAL ESTATE UPDATE There is some positive news with this update of Santa Barbara Real Estate sales year to date. The number of sold properties is up by 16% over last year at this time. The median sales price is down however, by about 6%. [...]