Hope Ranch

Incorporated in 1924, the Hope Ranch Park Homes Association watches over this elite residential area filled with magnificent estates. This wonderful area has an abundance of lush and gently rolling hills hosting approximately 700 homes, most of them luxurious Hope Ranch estates with gorgeous landscaped grounds.

Many of these estates sit perched on these low hills that provide expansive views of both the Santa Ynez Mountains and The Pacific Ocean.  Membership in the association is automatic upon purchasing a home and brings many privileges: the private beach, a polo field, tennis courts, a soccer field, and the advantages of the Hope Ranch Riding Trails Association.  The riding association has laid out over 20 miles of riding trails traversing throughout the area, including access to the private Hope Ranch beach.

You enter Hope Ranch passing through the arched gate and under the infamous sign suspended across Las Palmas Drive.  Planted in the early 1900s, towering palms line the main boulevard, Las Palmas Road.  Wearing jodhpurs and shiny black boots, young girls on horseback gallop along a tree-lined trail.  An early morning jogger circles serene Laguna Blanca Lake. A golfing foursome takes a private stroll at the La Cumbre Country Club with its wonderful course set around beautiful Laguna Blanca.  The gentle hills provide a great venue to ride bikes with numerous viewing opportunities.  Most homes have either ocean views or mountain views and almost all with great settings.

Santa Barbara and its world-class shopping, dining, cultural and recreational amenities are all within a few minutes drive.

Hope Ranch Real Estate values average around $1.25 to $3.5 million.  Spectacular view homes, estates and ocean front property start at around $3 million and can exceed this amount fivefold, tenfold or more…

If you are interested in real estate here in Hope Ranch, Santa Barbara, Montecito and our surrounding areas, as well as any other aspects of life here, please don’t hesitate to contact Kevin Schmidtchen at Sotheby’s Int’l Realty.

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Nov 11th	Santa Barbara Real Estate – Hope Ranch Real Estate Market Update June – October 2011
2011	Categories: Hope Ranch, Market Statistics / Updates, Seller's Resources & Advice

So where has the market been in Hope Ranch here in Santa Barbara?  Overall, the real estate market in the Hope Ranch area has been a little slower than normal and most sales have been in the lower end price point for this area.  Here is simple to view summary of the real estate market for Hope Ranch for the summer months through until the end of October 2011. Closed Sales in the Hope Ranch Area During these 5 months from June - October, Hope Ranch has had approximately 13 Closed sales of single family homes.  The lowest priced sale  that was... Read more

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Sep 8th	Santa Barbara, Montecito and Hope Ranch CORT Report on Yearly Real Estate Market Price Changes
2011	Categories: Hope Ranch, Market Statistics / Updates, Montecito, Santa Barbara

Here are some of the latest statistics for the CORT reports for real estate here in Santa Barbara, Montecito and Hope Ranch CA.  These statistics give a quick overview of comparative price changes in the real estate market in the month of July for the last 8 years. Further Reading: Cort Report Summerland, Carpinteria, Goleta Sotheby's Int'l Realty - Santa Barbara and Montecito Is My Realtor a Santa Barbara Neighborhood Specialist? Santa Barbara Real Estate Market Statistics How Difficult is it to Get a Loan These Days? What Does $1 Million Buy you in Today's Market? Subscribe: Receive Personal Listings of Santa Barbara Real Estate Search: The Santa Barbara... Read more

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Jul 3rd	What Are Considered the Higher End Neighborhoods in Santa Barbara?
2011	Categories: Hope Ranch, Luxury Real Estate, Montecito, The Riviera Neighborhood, The Upper East Neighborhood

When talking about Santa Barbara proper, the high end real estate market is usually referred to as home prices $2 million and above, although this is obviously pretty subjective.  For example, within Montecito proper, most people would consider the high end there to start at around $ 5 million. So what are the highest priced neighborhoods in Santa Barbara? Number 1 on the list is Montecito with Hope Ranch not being too far behind.  Montecito continuously finds itself within the top 10 zip codes nationally with the "average priced home" selling somewhere in the $2 - $4 million price point.  One of... Read more

Tags: santa barbara high end areas, santa barbara high end neighborhoods, santa barbara luxury areas

Jun 10th	How Much Does an Ocean View Home Cost in Santa Barbara CA?
2011	Categories: Buyer's Resources & Advice, Hope Ranch, Montecito, The Mesa Neighborhood, The Oceanfront Areas, The Riviera Neighborhood

There are many different reasons why we all choose to live here in Santa Barbara.  Each and everyone one of them add up to a great quality of life.  Among  the most obvious are the medium sized town, the culture and arts, the restaurants, the weather, all the outdoor pursuits...you name.  There are many wonderful realities of a life here on The American Riviera. Although the beach and the ocean are never more than a few minutes away for all of us, some of us are blessed with having homes with wonderful ocean and island views.  With all the different null tops around... Read more

Tags: ocean view homes santa barbara, santa barbara ocean view

Mar 8th	Most Significant Luxury Montecito and Santa Barbara Real Estate Sales in 2011…So Far
2011	Categories: Goleta, Hope Ranch, Luxury Real Estate, Montecito

2011 has started off the year once again with the upper end of our market feeling fairly active.  There seem to be a bunch of buyers looking around above the $3 million price point, with several homes going into escrow.  So far in 2011, we have had our share of significant closed sales here in the upper end in Montecito, Santa Barbara, Goleta and Carpinteria. Montecito Sales 770 San Ysidro Lane, Montecito CA 93108.  Listed price $6,300,000.  Sales price $5,650,000. This 6 bedroom / 8 bathrooms gated estate is located near San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito's Golden Quadrangle. This stylish home lends... Read more

Tags: montecito significant sales, santa barbara real estate sales, santa barbara significant sales

Feb 16th	Santa Barbara Real Estate Cort Reports January 2011
2011	Categories: Carpinteria, Goleta, Hope Ranch, Market Statistics / Updates, Summerland

Here are the latest CORT reports for the Santa Barbara real estate market for the areas of Hope Ranch, Goleta, Carpinteria and Summerland.  Further Reading: Sotheby's Int'l Realty - Santa Barbara and Montecito Is My Realtor a Santa Barbara Neighborhood Specialist? Articles on Luxury Real Estate Articles on The Oceanfront Areas Articles for Foreign Buyers/Sellers Sotheby's Int'l Realty Tops in Sales 2010 Thank you for reading.  I hope you find Santa Barbara Real Estate Voice informative. Please feel free to contact me or comment below with any thoughts. For more information on Real Estate here in Santa Barbara, Montecito and/or our surrounding areas, as well as any... Read more

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Dec 7th	November 2010 Cort Reports Santa Barbara, Montecito and Hope Ranch
2010	Categories: Hope Ranch, Market Statistics / Updates, Montecito, Santa Barbara

Here are the latest Cort reports for sales here in the Santa Barbara area for the month of November 2010 for Santa Barbara proper, Montecito and Hope Ranch. Further Reading: Sotheby's Int'l Realty - Santa Barbara and Montecito Is My Realtor a Santa Barbara Neighborhood Specialist? Articles on Luxury Real Estate Articles on The Oceanfront Areas Articles for Foreign Buyers/Sellers Sotheby's Int'l Realty Tops in Sales 2010 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. Thank you for reading.  I hope... Read more

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Nov 7th	2010 Top 10 Oceanfront Real Estate Sales For Montecito, Santa Barbara, Hope Ranch and Carpinteria
2010	Categories: Carpinteria, Hope Ranch, Luxury Real Estate, Montecito, Santa Barbara, The Oceanfront Areas

The dream of living on the ocean. For most, this is the ultimate...especially if it is here in our wonderful home of Santa Barbara.  Fresh air, pounding waves, sand at your toes... With 2009 being a pretty tough year for oceanfront real estate sales in the Santa Barbara, Carpinteria and Montecito areas, 2010 has seen solid sales for most of the year.  Prices on average have come down anywhere from 35-40% from their peak in 2007, but now seem to hit good stable price benchmarks.  Almost anything above these price benchmarks are simply sitting on the market. Here are the top 10... Read more

Tags: carpinteria ocean front sales and listings, hope ranch ocean front sales and listings, montecito ocean front sales and listings, santa barbara oceanfront sales and listings

Aug 29th	Luxury Real Estate Sales $10 Million and Up – Santa Barbara, Montecito, Hope Ranch and Carpinteria CA
2010	Categories: Carpinteria, Hope Ranch, Luxury Real Estate, Montecito, Santa Barbara

When talking about luxury real estate here in the Montecito and Santa Barbara areas, everyone will have their own opinion of what this means and at what price point luxury real estate starts at.  While many other luxury resort areas have very expensive exclusive homes from $3-10 million, Santa Barbara is one of the few areas that also has numerous inventory and sales in the ultra high-end price point...$10 Million and above. Here is a breakdown of the ultra luxury real estate activity here in 2010 as of August 28th (MLS Statistics): Current Active Listings $10 Million and above - 28 Current Pending... Read more

Tags: carpinteria luxury real estate sales, hope ranch luxury real estate sales, montecito luxury real estate sales, santa barbara luxury real estate sales

Aug 15th	Hope Ranch Real Estate Sales – First 6 Months 2010
2010	Categories: Hope Ranch, Market Statistics / Updates

For the first 6 months of 2010, there were a total of 10 closed real estate sales in the Hope Ranch area.  This is in comparison to only 7 closed sales in the first 6 months of 2009. Below I have broken down these closed sales into price points for comparison of the last 2 years and to see how our upper end real estate market has really started to stabilize and rebound here in the Hope Ranch area in the last several months.  Note: Historically there simply are not as many sales in our high end area of Hope Ranch... Read more

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Feb 8th	CORT Report Sales for Santa Barbara CA. December 2009 & January 2010
2010	Categories: Hope Ranch, Market Statistics / Updates, Montecito, Santa Barbara

View: Detailed list of each home that has sold including price for January 2010 Further Reading: The Mesa Neighborhood 2009 Sale Statistics The Riviera Neighborhood 2009 Sales Statistics Hope Ranch CA Real Estate Home Sales Statistics - 2009 Montecito CA Real Estate Home Sales Statistics - 2009 The Riviera Neighborhood The Upper East Neighborhood Santa Barbara Market Statistics Santa Barbara Photo Tour Buyer's Resources for the Santa Barbara area Seller's Resources for the Santa Barbara area 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... Read more

Jan 8th	Hope Ranch CA Real Estate Home Sales Statistics – Year End 2009
2010	Categories: Hope Ranch, Market Statistics / Updates

Year to date, there were a total of 19 closed sales of single family homes and condos in Hope Ranch CA.  As of December 31st, 2009, there were 3 properties in Hope Ranch that were pending sale (under contract). The lowest sale in Hope Ranch was a fixer on just under 1 acre located at 825 Las Palmas Drive, Santa Barbara CA., 93110.  The sales price was $1,540,000. The highest sale in Hope Ranch was a gorgeous ocean bluff top estate located on 4385 Marina Drive, Santa Barbara CA., 93110.  The sales price was $12,800,000. Overall, the market in Hope Ranch was a... Read more

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