Santa Barbara Luxury Home Market is Active
Santa Barbara luxury home market sees major spring activity. Increased sales activity spring 2010 compared with 2009 bodes well for Montecito estate buyers as well as oceanfront buyers for Santa Barbara properties. Fantastic opportunities to purchase Montecito luxury homes at deep discounts.
Newly offered Montecito Luxury Home
Rare opportunity to live in an exquisitely appointed Montecito luxury home in a most desirable Montecito location. A stunning and very spacious 3 BR 3 bath restored French Country estate home in a prime location near Coast Village and all it’s wonderful shops and minutes to Downtown Santa Barbara, State Street, Stearn’s Wharf, and the beach. [...]
Santa Barbara Luxury Real Estate Market is Rebounding
The Wall Street Journal has stated that Greenwich, Connecticut had a phenomenal end to 2009 with huge increases in sales volume in the luxury real estate market. The west coast has also seen some large sales with a recent Beverly Hills property selling to the tune of $35,000,000. More specifically, in the Santa Barbara luxury real [...]
Santa Barbara Luxury Home Sales
The numbers are in for Santa Barbara Estates that sold in the final quarter of 2009. The high end, luxury estate market in Santa Barbara includes the areas of Montecito and Hope Ranch as well as Carpinteria(lots of oceanfront) and Summerland. There were a total of 7 properties that closed escrow above the $5,000,000 mark [...]
Montecito Real Estate Sales Up
According to recent MLS data, Montecito had a 33% increase in number of homes sold in the 3rd quarter as compared to the 2nd quarter. There were some major Montecito Estates that closed escrow during this period. A fantastic, brand new Montecito ocean view estate sold for $18,500,000. This 12,000 s.f. estate had been on [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]