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

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 acquisition of her Santa Barbara estates purchase in Montecito, a small affluent comunity included in the Santa Barbara real estate market area. Oprah paid $52 million in [...]

Santa Barbara property: Ocean and Mountain view estate on historic Riviera.

  Sunset Riviera ocean view from property             A private offering exclusively through www.SantaBarbaraPocketListings.com is this completely restored Mediteranean gem situated on multiple acres with beautiful ocean and mountain views with gated privacy in a garden setting yet minutes from downtown Santa Barbara. This is a custom rebuild recently completed, [...]

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

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 estate marketplace. It is now further bolstered where needed most, in the weakest segment of that market, properties below $1 million. We feel confident that [...]

Santa Barbara Area real estate appeal reflected in record ranch property sale

Demand for premier Santa Barbara estate properties is additionally fueled by high end investment managers.   The recent record Santa Barbara ranch sales of the Coho and Jalama ranches, consisting of over 25,000 acres of pristine, relatively untouched, awe inspiring California coastline, just north of Santa Barbara for a reported $155 million, is indicative of an [...]

Rare Estate Sale in unique Santa Barbara real estate neighborhood of ocean view sea side homes up to $6 million

Judging by the amount of people previewing this property over the last 2 days, and the value of the surrounding properties, this Santa Barbara estate sale property is a fabulous find. Sweeeping ocean and Island views in a beautiful neighborhood just outside Hope Ranch. this 1.5 acre site with a 2000+ sq. ft ranch home [...]

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

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 ultra high end of the Santa Barbara real estate and Montecito properties market is shown in this weeks closed sales:   830 Picacho Ln   [...]

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

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 Year Economic Forecast on Santa Barbara area real estate yesterday.  Highlights of his speech are provided for your review.   The National Picture "This coming [...]