Beachfront / Blufftop Real Estate Sales Santa Barbara CA – 1st Quarter 2010

With limited resources, there are naturally only a few beach / bluff top real estate sales here in the Montecito and Santa Barbara area every few months.  After quite a fall in prices this last year as much of our beachfront real estate remained sitting on the market, sales have started to pick up.  Here in the first quarter of 2010 we have had the following sales / pending sales of oceanfront property.  2010 - 1st quarter Beach Front Sales 1801 Fernald Point Lane, Montecito CA 93108 - This wonderful beachfront... Continue Reading >

Will Santa Barbara’s Beloved Rincon Point Real Estate Switch to Sewer in the Near Future?

Nearing 10 years of at times rather heated controversy, the debate to switch from Septic to Sewer at Rincon Point has taken a large step to becoming a reality.  Rincon Point is home to one of the best waves in all of California and definitely stirs up emotions for many when talking about the health of the ocean.  Ethan Stewart, from The Independent, has written a very informative article about the latest up to date developments. For many, Rincon is the pride and joy when it comes to the ocean for... Continue Reading >

Santa Barbara CA Beach Property in High Demand

The demand for beach property, beach homes and beach estates along the Santa Barbara CA coastline in the last several years has been extremely strong.  We have seen some amazing price points established in the very high end market, with the highest reported sale in the last year being $15 Million for a 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath newly built home on the bluff on Bajada Lane.  Conversely, the lowest reported sale was $605,000 for a 1 bedroom condo in the desirable El Escorial complex near the Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort. I have summarized below an easy to look at brief outline of... Continue Reading >