Hope Ranch real estate, Santa Barbara Ocean bluff top masterpiece. www.RareEstates.com dream selection

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 Posted in Santa Barbara estate homes, Santa Barbara real estate Inventory | 1 Comment »

Santa Barbara real estate has some of the finest homes and estate properties in the world. This Hope Ranch estate is a best of breed pick by www.RareEstates.com This Santa Barbara ocean ... Read more..

Sub-Prime housing debacle is over-hyped, stock market media influenced, press sensationalism

Sunday, March 16th, 2008 Posted in Santa Barbara Properties Market outlook | No Comments »

Wall Street is always looking to pry real estate equity into unreliable stock investments. Make lenders more responsible and housing markets will remain stable. (original post from August 2007). In case ... Read more..

Oprah Winfrey’s Montecito CA home has appreciated well in a solid Santa Barbara California real estate market.

Saturday, March 8th, 2008 Posted in Santa Barbara Properties Market outlook | 2 Comments »

Montecito, Calif: Oprah Winfrey is a savy business woman, as demonstrated in her success as a media mogul. She shows the same business acumen in residential real estate with her ... Read more..

Santa Barbara Real Estate strengthens with conforming loan rates raised to $729,750 from $417,000

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 Posted in Santa Barbara Properties Market outlook | No Comments »

The strength of the Santa Barbara real estate market, just got even stronger. There has been a recent dramatic activity increase in the last few weeks in the Santa Barbara real ... Read more..

Montecito properties and luxury Santa Barbara real estate sales continue robust activity

Thursday, August 30th, 2007 Posted in Santa Barbara Properties Market outlook | No Comments »

August 30 2007 - Santa Barbara high end homes and Montecito luxury property sales for the last few months remain strong and show no signs slowing down  The sales activity in the ... Read more..

Santa Barbara Area real estate values continue solid gains over national market

Friday, July 13th, 2007 Posted in Santa Barbara Properties Market outlook | No Comments »

Santa Barbara Real Estate market mid year forecast by Economist Mark Schniepp, director of the California Economic Forecast Economist Mark Schniepp who is the director of the California Forecast provided his Mid ... Read more..