Montecito real estate for sale under $2 million, offer excellent values in Santa Barbara properties.

With the Montecito real estate market up an incredible 30% for this year with the rest of the state and country’s real estate markets reeling, and with economic experts predicting an end to the national real estate market softness, these current Montecito properties for sale may very well be the best Montecito real estate values for buyers [...]

Montecito properties for sale open Wednesday, Montecito market up dramatically this year.

Below is a partial list of the Montecito Homes for sale on broker caravan Wednesday September 24, 2008. Montecito real estate has show incredible strength through 2008 with all the national termoil, with Montecito properties median sale prices up over 30% for this year over last. Here is a link to all Montecito properties currently [...]

Santa Barbara real estate market poised for strong surge in 2009, Economist, Dr. Mark Schneipp likes recent government actions.

Mark Schniepp, director of the California Economic Forecast, had additional comments today regarding the governments mortgage market intervention, after his Santa Barbara real estate market forecast, where he predicted a strong 2009.   "All in all” he said “I don’t see much downside to all the volatility in the markets of late."   “A lot of [...]

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  [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Montecito Properties for sale in the Cold Spring School District

Montecito real estate for sale in the Cold Spring School District area of the Montecito properties market in Santa Barbara.  The first 15 are listed here and all 30 available Montecito Properties in the Cold Spring School District  can be viewed in this link. The Santa Barbara estates market continues it’s solid performance into 2008 and [...]

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. To [...]

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 [...]