Is San Roque a Better Place to Live than The Mesa Neighborhood?

What area would you choose in Santa Barbara...San Roque or the Mesa? I pose this question simply because I seem to be asked this a few times a month.  I think the obvious reason of this is that both areas are considered by most wonderful "neighborhood areas".  Additionally, much of the real estate values also seem to align with each other...so obviously buyers are looking in both areas.  The average single family home in both areas tends to fall somewhere in the $750,000 to $1.3 million price point. For many, the decision... Continue Reading >

Charming Clean San Roque Cottage in Peabody School District – New Listing

Charming Clean San Roque Cottage in Peabody School District. 2936 Ventura Drive, Santa Barbara, CA., 93105. 2 bed 1 bath plus a den/tv room and a LEGAL studio/office off the back of the finished 2-car garage.  Amenities include charming living room with bay window and fireplace, breakfast nook in kitchen, indoor laundry room, French doors opening to a great sitting deck under a trellis filled with grape vines, mountain views from fenced in back yard, professionally landscaped. Studio has high ceilings, track lighting, insulated and dry walled and roughly 10X19 feet with... Continue Reading >

What Does $1 Million Buy You in Santa Barbara Real Estate These Days? – April 2009

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... Continue Reading >

Santa Barbara Neighborhoods – San Roque

San Roque - Santa Barbara Few residential neighborhoods of Santa Barbara can boast the rich historical background of the San Roque and Rutherford Park areas. Ten thousand years ago the area, bounded by Ontare Road, Foothill Road, Alamar Avenue and State Street, was an open expanse of treeless grassland, sloping up to the knees of the foothills and bisected by the jungled course of San Roque Canyon. Now a built-up, economically stabilized suburb, it is admired for its sweeping curved streets, its luxuriant landscaping, and its harmonious blend of many architectural... Continue Reading >