Apr 7th	What Does $1 Million Buy You in Santa Barbara Real Estate These Days? – April 2009
2009	Categories: Buyer's Resources & Advice, Santa Barbara

As the Santa Barbara Real Estate market has softened here in the last 18 months, the big advantage for new home buyers is that they are able to get a little more property for their $$.  Most statistics are showing that the average home here in Santa Barbara is down about 15-25% (depending on exact area) from its peak in late 2006 / early 2007. In the last several weeks, much of our market up to the $2 Million price point has been very stable with a good amount of pending sales and numerous buyers out looking.  Here are a few... Read more

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Mar 3rd	Santa Barbara CA Neighborhoods – Samarkand
2008	Categories: Samarkand Neighborhood

Samarkand- Santa Barbara Samarkand meant "the land of heart's desire" in the archaic Persian tongue. It identified the fabulous Asian city where a mythical Queen Scheherazade spent her 1001 Arabian nights. In Santa Barbara, the melodic oriental name was first applied in 1920 to a deluxe Persian style hotel, formerly a boy's school. As the dominating landmark of a hilly, elevated neighborhood, the Samarkand gave its name to an area bounded on the east by Oak Park, on the north by Hollister Avenue (now De La Vina Street), on the west by a ranch boundary fence centered on modern Las Positas... Read more

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