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Santa Barbara Oceanfront

psaraca — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:49:40 +0000

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Watched the Fourth of July fireworks from a magnificient bluff top location on the Mesa in Santa Barbara. This oceanfront (click to view Santa Barbara Ocean Front homes for sale) location is a prime spot for a Santa Barbara luxury home. Plans are in place for a gorgeous Tuscan Villa. This remodel opportunity is a rare offering. This locale has a unique orientation facing south and east over the Santa Barbara coastline allowing incredible sunrise views plus ocean, city, harbor, mountain, and island views. Just steps to Shoreline Park, Leadbetter beach – great for surfing and paddle boarding, Santa Barbara Harbor and Santa Barbara Yacht Club plus restaurants and shops. Also close enough for a stroll to State Street and downtown Santa Barbara. Directly in front of you is a favorite local surf spot, for your own live surfing extravaganza. Watch kayakers and paddle boarders from Santa Barbara Harbor, a regular Regatta of international visits from the most spectacular sporting yachts in the world, weekly sail boat races, occasional cruise ship visits and visits from the USS Ronald Reagan, a state of the art U.S. Naval Aircraft Carrier. You may also be delighted with the appearance of dolphins and whales! This is what Santa Barbara beach homes are all about! Build your dream home on one of the most spectacular view properties in Santa Barbara! For additional details on this fantastic offering go to www.BeachFrontSantaBarbara.com Act now and you can watch next year’s fireworks from your very own Santa Barbara beach front home!

Santa Barbara Real Estate seeing renewed vigor with big investor interest

Stephen Downarowicz — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:41:46 +0000

Santa Barbara real estate is seeing great interest yet again especially in the high end and particularly the “specialty” Santa Barbara property segment of ocean view and ocean front homes. The consensus of opinion among the higher end buyers is that now it the time to acquire a Santa Barbara view property or a Santa Barbara oceanfront property as they are probably priced as soft as they will ever be at this point, with the market showing definite signs of revival. Interest rates are also slated to increase over time as we move forward the U.S. government intervention of buying billions of dollars worth of bonds has now ended, and most experts feel this will effect bond pricing and associated mortgage rate to slowly rise over the coming year.

One unique and irreplaceable property seeing vigorous interest is this rare Santa Barbara beach front bluff top property available for $2.7 million on one of the most desirable Santa Barbara oceanfront parcels ever offered.

Another strong sign for the Santa Barbara real estate market resurgence is New York’s Manhattan market is seeing a large push in acquisition by foreign investors for the same reason. The consensus is that the market is poised to rebound and this is an opportunity to buy at a bottom in pricing as reported here http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36033352/ns/business-real_estate/ The Manhattan market has run parallel to the Santa Barbara market in interest level and sales activity over the years and this correlation appears to continue.

Santa Barbara oceanfront home site

Stephen Downarowicz — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:05:31 +0000

Santa Barbara Oceanfront Home Site Easterly View

We feel that this is THE premier Santa Barbara Ocean Front Home Site. Why? because it has the very rare and unusual characteristic of actully having an Easterly view. Right. How can a West Coast Santa Barbara CA oceanfront property have an Easterly sunrise view? Well, first of all, the Santa Barbara shoreline actually faces south. That is why Santa Barbara coastal living has one of the most perfect micro climates in the world. (There are only 4 other micro climates like this on the planet, in the Southern French Riviera, a coastal area in New Zealand, another small coastal area in Australia, and another small coastal area of South Africa).

This beautiful Santa Barbara beach home is on a unique cut of the Santa Barbara coast line facing South and East before the coast line starts looping back to a Southerly view. This allows you to see the incredible sunrise over the Santa Ynez Mountains (which were recently snow capped which happens once every couple of years at the higher elevations). You can step to Santa Barbara’s beautiful Shoreline Park with acres of bluff top lawn, gardens and playground, steps to the beach, and BBQ areas. But those aren’t even the best parts. Directly in front of this Santa Barbara oceanfront home site is a favorite local surf spot, so you have your own live surfing extravaganza to watch almost daily. Just to the left of that, you can watch kayakers and paddle boarders from Santa Barbara Harbor, which has an on-going flow of boating traffic. Santa Barbara Harbor has its regular Regatta and also hosts many international visits from the most spectacular sporting yachts in the world. There are occasional cruise ship visits and even a nearly annual visit from the USS Ronald Reagan, a state of the art U.S. Naval Aircraft Carrier. Althought precious few, there are other Santa Barbara ocean view properties, but not with this proximity to walking to downtown Santa Barbara, State Street and famed Stearns Wharf a few hundred yards away. With the level of ocean activities right in front of you and with stunning views of Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa and Anacapa Islands, and regular visits by dolphins and even Hump Back whales it’s not hard to understand why we feel this is really not just one of the most spectacular and desirable Santa Barbara home sites, but one of the finest home sites in the world. Build your perfect Santa Barbara Luxury Home here. If you are interested in this home site or one similar (difficult to duplicate this one) contact stevedre@cox.net . We have several unique Santa Barbara estate and Santa Barbara waterfront homes available for purchase or lease.

Santa Barbara Luxury Home Sales

psaraca — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:47:14 +0000

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 in the past quarter. The year ended with 5 luxury home sales in December above $5,000,000. My favorite house happens to be the most expensive sale for the last quarter at $17,500,000. This is an absolutely gorgeous oceanfront home on Padaro Lane. This Cape Cod home – and being from there myself I can attest that this is an authentic Cape Cod style home – is over 7000 s.f. of exceptional quality. This private gated, oceanfront home for sale features an expansive green lawn flowing down to the sandy beach on highly desirable Padaro Lane. I believe this was a fantastic buy as comparable sales in past years for Padaro Lane oceanfront (or any Santa Barbara oceanfront homes for sale for that matter) have been substantially higher!

The yearly total of estate sales (above $5,000,000) of 26 is just about ½ of the total number of Santa Barbara estate sales in 2008. There may never be a better time to purchase that luxury dream home in Montecito, Santa Barbara, and Hope Ranch (to view homes for sale in Santa Barbara click on any of these links) as the competition for buyers is heated with many motivated sellers in the Santa Barbara high end home market!

May 2010 bring peace, love, happiness, prosperity and good health to all!

Montecito ocean front homes for sale

Stephen Downarowicz — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:59:25 +0000

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 previously sold in July 2000 for $5,150,000 – perhaps a better investment for the owner than the S & P 500?? Yes, that is double in just over 8 years which shows the resiliency of the Montecito Oceanfront Estate Market.

This photo is linked to all Montecito oceanfront properties for sale. Click to preview.

There are currently just 22 oceanfront homes listed for sale in the Santa Barbara MLS, this includes Carpinteria, Montecito, Summerland, Santa Barbara, and Goleta. There are a few other privately offered oceanfront homes for sale in the area including one in Hope Ranch. Santa Barbara oceanfront estates remain extremely rare since Santa Barbara has such a limited supply and as Santa Barbara and Montecito continue to be a choice destination for buyers from all over the world looking for luxury real estate.

The Santa Barbara estates and unique signature property market requires well informed local expertise that is essential for the finding, successful acquisition, sale, and value analysis of these rare estate properties. Custom searches of Santa Barbara beach properties, estates, Montecito homes for sale, luxury real estate in Montecito or Hope Ranch real estate information are available at http://www.RareEstates.com, a fine home purchase and sale network with specialized local resources and knowledge of unadvertised luxury properties and qualified estate property investors searching for properties to acquire.

Montecito properties luxury view estate. Rare Montecito view estate compound becomes available.

Stephen Downarowicz — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:17:13 +0000

This expansive Montecito estate compound is situated on one of the most desirable Montecito estate parcels in the Santa Barbara estates market segment. This magnificent Montecito estate offers spectacular ocean, island, harbor, city and mountain views, a very unique combination, all from a "close in" elevated vista close to the Montecito lower village on Coast Village Road in Montecito as well as the upper village on East Valley Road in Montecito. Perched on the most sought after Montecito estate parcel in the desirable Pepper Hill neighborhood, with its awe inspiring sweeping view vistas from all vantages within the gated compound, this rare Santa Barbara estates offering has not been available for 15 years and has been extensively updated within that time to become one of the premier Montecito estates offerings within the Montecito real estate market place.

The Santa Barbara real estate market, estates offerings has rarely seen an estate property of this magnitude within the Montecito estates for sale market segment at any price point, much less below the $10 million ceiling within the last 8 years. Montecito estate properties like this are truely rare indeed, particularly in the Montecito Cold Springs Schol District. View details and over 30 photos of this Montcito estate for sale. This Premier Montecito estate is offered at $8.5 million.

This quintessential Montecito view estate includes 5+ bedrooms, 4 full and 3 ½ baths, with full guest suite. Detached opulent office, work shop and fire placed entertainment area. Gated entry. Pillared stone lined motor court. Two 2+ car garages. And gracious, matured landscaped grounds. An extraordinary Montecito estate situated on one of the most desirable Montecito estate parcels, with a prime location close to Upper and Lower Montecito Villages.

Property Highlights

Prestigious view estate compound
5 Bedrooms + 4 full and 3 1/2 baths
Detached guest area, office suite. Ferrari bar.
Attached 2 car garage
Several separate private gardens with outdoor fireplaces
Sweeping ocean, island, harbor, city and mountain views
Main house office suite
Detached workshop and 2 car garage w/ magnifident views
Full guest suite. Outdoor room. Screened yacht storage area.
Gated privacy yet open secluded, lush, gardens and grounds

Property Description

Montecito luxury estate home and compound, in a private, graceful, serene setting with unmatched, elevated close in views of ocean, island, harbor, city and mountains. This Expansive Montecito estate is your own resort retreat setting with a private full guest suite on beautiful Montecito estate acreage with incredible views, enchanted pathways through inspiring lush mature grounds and landscape to Zen gardens, secret alcoves, and the redwood lined gated entry. The magnificent views spilling from the breathtaking yard are overlooked by a heated outdoor room with fireplace adjacent to pool & spa. The prominent estate compound, includes multiple living areas both indoor and out. A detached office suite, Ferrari bar and shop with vaulted wood beamed ceilings and its own spectacular views, a beautiful, separate, private full guest suite. All impeccably constructed of the highest quality with massive exposed wood beams and immaculate yet casual finishes, with magnificent views from every vantage. There are 2 outdoor and 4 indoor fireplaces for wonderful choices in entertaining and get-togethers. There is even a secluded and well screened, private 50 ft. +- area for yacht storage. An extraordinary Montecito estate situated on one of the most desirable Montecito estate parcels, with a prime location close to Upper and Lower Montecito Villages. Contact us for a private showing and more information.

350 Woodley Road, Montecito, CA 93108

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Santa Barbara ocean front for sale offers spectacular Hope Ranch ocean front estate rarely available

Stephen Downarowicz — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:40:17 +0000

Here is a current list of Santa Barbara ocean front properties for sale in the Santa Barbara real estate market. The Santa Barbara ocean front areas range from Rincon Beach( great surfing) to Sandyland and Sandy Cove in the Carpinteria area up to Padaro Lane and Finney Lane in Summerland with sandy beaches to enjoy a stroll or ocean swim. Once into Montecito real estate one finds Fernald Pointe, Miramar, Edgecliff, and Hammonds – all wonderful Santa Barbara beaches and just minutes to Four Seasons Biltmore on the Montecito ocean front (fantastic setting and food), the Coral Casino (private Santa Barbara ocean front club) and Butterfly Beach (dog friendly). Once into Santa Barbara there are very few Santa Barbara oceanfront homes and currently none for sale, save for one on the Hope Ranch ocean front beach bluff that is not in MLS. You may contact us here for exclusive information on this incredible Santa Barbara oceanfront estate, offered at $21 million.

Here is a current list of Santa Barbara ocean front properties currently offered publicly.

Santa Barbara properties, privately offered Santa Barbara estates, Santa Barbara ocean front for sale, Montecito estates, and the signature Santa Barbara properties market, is one which requires well informed local expertise and knowledge, crucial to successful acquisition and sale of these rare estates. Custom searches of Santa Barbara properties on the beach, Santa Barbara estates, Montecito properties for sale, Hope Ranch real estate, Carpinteria beach estates information and anaylsis of Santa Barbara CA homes for sale, is available at this site and http://www.RareEstates.com, a fine home sale transaction network, with specialized resources and knowledge of unadvertised Santa Barbara properties and qualified Santa Barbara estates property investors. For exclusive comprehensive analysis and information about Santa Barbara ocean front for sale, privately offered Montecito estates, Santa Barbara estates, or the Hope Ranch properties, inquire here.

Hope Ranch ocean front bluff top estate for sale for $21 million

Stephen Downarowicz — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:56:12 +0000

In Santa Barbara ocean front for sale, and Santa Barbara luxury real estate, there are few more desirable locations than the ocean front homes in Hope Ranch along the spectacular ocean front bluff top. A never before offered Hope Ranch ocean front estate, a spanish Colonial masterpiece, is now quietly available for purchase in prestegeous Hope Ranch in one of the most spectacular Hope Ranch ocean front bluff top locations, with breath taking ocean and island views and a rare private Hope Ranch beach access just steps away. Hear the waves crash just below this fabulous Hope Ranch estate, which is being privately offered for $21,000,000. This is certainly one of the best Hope Ranch ocean front property locations in the entire ranch, situated on nearly 2 acres of lushly landscaped serenity, with beautiful swimming pool and over 5000 s.f of living space including a guest suite. Contact us for exclusive details and additional photos of this irreplacable and incredible rare estate property in Hope Ranch. Properties like this are rarely available for sale in Hope Ranch, Santa Barbara, and when they do become available on the bluff in Hope Ranch, it is truely a spectacular find.

In the Santa Barbara real estate market, is it better to rent or buy?

Stephen Downarowicz — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:41:34 +0000

We have been asked this question a fair amount lately. "In the Santa Barbara real estate market, is renting right now a better option than buying a home or a condo, and waiting it out until the market settles?"

The Answer: Well it really depends on your situation, but there has never been a clearer time in our 24 years in the business where it has been such a great time to purchase. In the late 1980’s we saw a similar market downturn. The difference now is that although this one is vastly more sensationalized as it’s now the spotlight of a presidential campaign, whereas in the 80’s it was virtually ignored by government until the Resolution Trust was formed to perform selloffs and create market liquidity. Renting now in Santa Barbara would certainly be a more conservative approach and if you are highly uncertain, then it might be a wise choice. Of course you then run the risk of re-entering the Santa Barbara real estate purchase market with less choice, the likelyhood of higher prices, and higher interest rates. Although it’s a calculated move, Warren Buffet and other highly savvy investor types would say the best time to purchase is when there is the highest amount of supply competing with each other to sell and when the market jitters are at their highest as more sellers will just bail to calm their overly emotional reaction to what is really mostly sensationalism, and the timid buyers won’t compete with you. You’ll find someone that needs to sell and has the perception that things will get worse and will concede to a great deal for you. You really need to identify what you want and need on a longer term basis. Real estate, particularly Santa Barbara real estate, has never been a “day traders” game. Its inherent low liquidity doesn’t allow for it and speculation in that regard has never really been a very successful strategy anywhere. Additionally, in the 80’s a government bailout was unthinkable. Why should taxpayers bear the brunt of the cost of foolish business decisions in a game of high risk Monopoly. Well, 20 years later it seems our society feels we’re entitled to be “rescued” for being foolish, and we shouldn’t have to take responsibility for decisions known to be high risk and speculative. Bit I digress. The good news is that the risk of getting back in the real estate “game” is now supported by tax payer “life jackets” so the risk moving forward is significantly reduced and yet the shock of what has been sensationalized in the press is keeping most folks out of the market…for now. But look at Buffet and the larger more solvent banks and their recent actions. They’re buying. They are simply buying low and will later, sell high. How bad can it really be? The percentage of overall homes in distressed situations compared to all properties, not just all properties for sale, is miniscule. And Santa Barbara has been even less relatively effected. Look at the Montecito real estate market this past year. It’s up 30%. Not much press about the stellar performance of Montecito real estate. We need to ingore 90% of what the media is feeding us. We simply need to define the parameters of what we need and want, and what we are comfortably willing to pay and look at the trends. If you see a Santa Barbara property you like, and would be happy owning, then move forward on your own terms."

So, when you’re wondering whether it’s the best time to buy or sell, know that the Santa Barbara real estate market is always dynamic. It’s either favorable for buyers or sellers, and it’s always changing. Do you really think it will stay one sided forever? The Santa Barbara real estate market favors buyers for the first time in quite a while. Remember, that Santa Barbara real estate, as in most markets, is a long-term investment. Rest assured we will see a sellers market again. And in the clever perspective of Robert Kiosaki, real estate investment guru, “The best time to make money in real estate is when you buy”. In other words, buy low when the market is soft and watch you appreciation increase as the market returns to normal.

And don’t buy a house primarily because it’s the best or worst time. You buy a house you’re going to live in because it’s a roof over your head, it’s a place to call your own and make your own, the tax benefits are unbeatable and yes it will appreciate over time. It has to. It’s the inherent structure of our economic system with a reliable rate of inflation. There have been few times in history where that trend is more obvious. If you’re lucky enough to be in the Santa Barbara real estate purchase market today, your timimg could not be better. We see this current Santa Barbara real estate market as one of the best ever in which to purchase highly sought Santa Barbara real estate because the demand for Santa Barbara real estate is temporarily down…for now.

Please let us know if you have any questions regarding Santa Barbara real estate or if we can help you find a place to call your own!

Hope Ranch real estate Santa Barbara estates properties, an exquisite George Washington Smith masterpiece.

Stephen Downarowicz — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:51:09 +0000

Value Priced at a comparable bargain, this irrepalcable masterpiece is truely priceless, yet offers a tremedous value at $29.8 million An impeccable restoration of an historic George Washinton Smith jewel. This extremely rare Hope Ranch estate for sale is the most spectacular property currently offered on the market. Nothing available in the Santa Barbara area has this stellar combination of desired attributes. A Santa Barbara estate in the most desirable location within Hope Ranch. A superb eight acre Santa Barbara estate property. One of George Washington Smith’s finest creations, may be purchased for $28.9M. There is an additional pristene 8 acre parcel adjacent, available for $10 million. See a detailed website about this magnificent property.

An exquisite estate home in Hope Ranch, Santa Barbara CA. A classic Santa Barbara estate property. Built in 1928 by George Washington Smith, the renowned architect, of several Santa Barbara estate properties including many Montecito estates. This is a thoroughly detailed 5+ bedroom, and 7 bath home, set on a perfect 8 acre ocean and mountain view vista. From all angles it invokes a masterpiece image of the oak studded country of Old California. With inspiring views in every direction, as a sentinel of the Hope Ranch beach bluff, Santa Barbara’s premier estates community with miles of bridal trails, this quintessential Santa Barbara estates property is a George Washington Smith tour de force. Steeped in history, it is one of 3 original Hope Ranch estates built in the 1920’s by Hope Ranch founding partners. Of these 3 grand estates, this magnificent 8 acre Hope Ranch estate retains the panoramic ocean, island and mountain views.

The estate is embraced with oak sheltered grounds, a detached guest cottage, with 2 attached guest-apartments, a 5 car garage and staff quarters with two extra multi-use rooms.

This exquisite George Washington Smith design in Hope Ranch properties is an extremely rare Santa Barbara estate. It’s at once, beautiful, serene, private and secure, far from the freeway and railway, yet is minutes to downtown Santa Barbara. This is truly an irreplaceable Santa Barbara estates home. Rarely does one find a Santa Barbara estates property for sale of this magnitude in unique George Washington Smith architecture inside exclusive Hope Ranch. This home is very close to the ocean and the private Hope Ranch beach, set on a unique vista of impeccable views and has instant access to Hope Ranch’s elaborate equestrian trails that allow you to ride to the beach in minutes. Ride a beach trail along a year round stream never crossing a road. This site was chosen in 1920 as the premier vista on which to erect this impeccable Santa Barbara estate property.