Solvang, Santa Ynez, Lake Cachuma and Wine Tours: 

Solvang is the biggest “city” in the Santa Ynez Valley and is the “Danish Capital” of America.  Many of the local residents have roots in Denmark and the town is filled with Danish shops, bakeries, eating establishments and gift shops.  Santa Ynez, Los Olivos and Ballard are all very charming towns and world renowned for their vineyards, art galleries and equestrian culture.

Old Mission Santa Ines – The Santa Ynez Mission is one of the 21 missions built in California from 1769 to 1836.  It also marks the first European settlement in The Santa Ynez Valley.

Lake Cachuma- The Lake Cachuma area is a picturesque recreationarea set gently in the Santa Ynez Mountain range.  With numerous campsites and only 35 minutes from Santa Barbara, Lake Cachuma is a terrific day or overnight trip to go boating, fishing or simply relax.  From the Lake Cachuma area you can also organize guided nature trips throughout the region.

Wine Tours – The Santa Ynez Valley offers a variety of wonderful vineyard tours and events.  Here are a few sites of interest for both tours and the wineries themselves.  Santa Barbara County Vintners’ Association, Sustainable Vine, Wine Adventures of Santa Barbara, Wine Tours Santa Ynez

Further Reading: Lifestyle/Things to Do Articles in Santa Barbara, California, Things to Do in Santa Barbara, California – The Downtown Area, Things to Do in Santa Barbara – The Mission District, Things to Do in Santa Barbara – The Waterfront, Golf Courses in the Santa Barbara Area

For information on Santa Barbara Real Estate, Montecito Real Estate and/or our surrounding areas, as well as any other aspects of life in our area, please don’t hesitate to contact Kevin Schmidtchen at Sotheby’s Int’l Realty.

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Santa Ynez Real Estate for January 1, 2007 – December 31st, 2007

I have summarized below an easy to look at brief outline of the overall statistics for the Santa Barbara Real Estate market for the Santa Ynez area:

• The total number of single family homes sold was 108.  Overall the average sales price in 2007 was at $1,205,703.  The average days on the market were 125 in 2007.
• The total number of condos / townhomes sold was 15.  Overall the average sales price in 2007 was at $491,467.  The average days on the market were 116 in 2007.
• The total number of PUDs sold was 0.

The highest reported sale in the Santa Barbara Real Estate area for the Santa Ynez area was on Alisos for $11.2 Million.  The lowest reported sale in the Santa Barbara Real Estate area for the Santa Ynez area was $270,000.

These numbers were broken down into sales for single family homes, condos / townhomes and PUDs (Planned Unit Developments).  Please feel free to contact me with any questions that you may have about these statistics, the specific Santa Barbara areas or the market in general for the Santa Barbara Real Estate area.

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For information on Real Estate here in Santa Barbara, Montecito and/or our surrounding areas, as well as any other aspects of life in our area, please don’t hesitate to contact Kevin Schmidtchen at Sotheby’s Int’l Realty.

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