Montecito Real Estate – Luxury Market Update First 10 weeks in 2012

After a relatively slower luxury high end real estate market here in 2011 in the Santa Barbara area, 2012 has started out with a fair amount of activity in our luxury high end market.  For purposes of this post, I will be referring to the luxury high end real estate market as home values of $7,500,000 and above. In the Santa Barbara area, the areas in which we find these higher values tend to be pretty much centralized in Montecito, Hope Ranch, along the... Continue Reading >

Hope Ranch CA. Luxury Real Estate Sales – Statistics Through Sept 15th, 2009

Here and there I am asked from clients and non clients various questions about the luxury market here in Hope Ranch CA., such as do you know where famous homes are located at and who lives there and/or what is the most expensive home to sell this year or any year for that matter.  Most of  the time though it is as "simple" as what is the true definition of luxury real estate here in the Hope Ranch area of... Continue Reading >