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 [...]
Santa Barbara estates properties now has a single resource with full line of services
With the launch of a new website focusing on the Santa Barbara estates properties market, Montecito estates, Santa Barbara ocean front for sale, Santa Barbara view homes and customized Santa Barbara real estate searches for Santa Barbara estate buyers and sellers, a specialized market in the Santa Barbara area, www.RareEstates.com now provides a single resource for the Santa Barbara [...]
Santa Barbara properties for sale, Montecito estates, Santa Barbara real estate search, are all here with just a click
The customized Santa Barbara properties search in the left column on this page offer one click searches of virtually all Santa Barbara real estate for sale, pre-sorted by category updated daily. This is the most comprehensive, single source of Santa Barbara properties for sale on the internet, including Montecito properties, Santa Barbara properties, Hope Ranch real [...]