Santa Barbara Oceanfront

Watched spectacular fireworks from this gorgeous Santa Barbara bluff top property.
Plans in hand to build a luxury home in Santa Barbara. This ocean front property for sale in Santa Barbara is a rare offering!

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 [...]

Estate in Hope Ranch

Santa Barbara, Montecito, and Hope Ranch have some of the finest examples of George Washington Smith architecture as he spent many years living in the Montecito area. Born Feb 22, 1876  George Washington Smith was raised in Philadelphia & studied painting at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.  Later Smith attended Harvard University to study architecture. [...]

Santa Barbara real estate market forecast stable and poised for strong surge in 2009

On September 18, 2008, Dr. Mark Schneipp, Economist of the California Economic Forecast made his annual presentation on the Santa Barbara County Real Estate & Economic Update. Here are the salient points in Dr. Schneipps forecast:
 
In Santa Barbara Real estate for sale, prices will stabilize in 1st Quarter 2009 with substantial accelerating growth in 2009 
 
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Santa Barbara ocean front for sale offers 27 irreplacable gems as previewed and compared by www.RareEstates.com

Below is a linked list of 27 Santa Barbara ocean front properties for sale and currently available in the vibrant Santa Barbara real estate market place. These Santa Barbara beach front and ocean side homes from Carpinteria beaches to Montecito ocean front to the More Mesa bluffs to Goleta ocean bluff top properties, are all rare [...]

Montecito properties for sale in the Montecito Union School District offer the greatest diversity of homes within Montecito school areas

Below is a brief list of all Montecito homes for sale in the Montecito Union School District. The graphic is linked to a page with photos and details of all 103 single family homes available in the Montecito Union School area. The Montecito Union School District homes for sale currently offer greater diversity and more [...]

Montecito real estate for sale in Cold Springs School District offers just 22 single family homes from $2 million.

Montecito properties for sale in the Cold Springs School District from $2 million, offer only 22 great properties. Cold Springs School District continues to challenge buyers looking for turn key homes with good square footage in this prized Montecito properties area. Below is a list of Single Family homes currently for sale in Montecito Cold [...]

Santa Barbara real estate market has bottomed. Over built and inland areas need a little more time.

Is the Real Estate market bottom already in? Many real estate experts as well Wall Street analysts seem to think so. As we know, real estate markets are a local event. Many experts now think Southern California’s coastal areas may be at their bottom. Inland areas, generally more over built in the last few years, may take a [...]

Santa Barbara real estate market should benefit from B of A, Countrywide merger

The following is a email we received from Don Dishion, senior loan consultant, and long time mortgage advisor which we wanted to post as it provides insight into the current home mortgage market here in the Santa Barbara real estate market place.  To search current Santa Barbara properties available, use this customizable search to fit you needs.
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Montecito real estate records another large celebrity property sale in the Santa Barbara real estate market

Another celebrity Santa Barbara real estate sale in Montecito CA has closed. From Monty Python fame, actor John Cleese’s horse ranch and home has finally sold after around a year on the market listed at $28 million. Reported to have sold for $16.5 million on June 12, 2008. The 15+ acre equestrian ranch in Montecito CA [...]