Aug 22nd	Naples Development Becoming a Reality Along the Santa Barbara Coastline?
2008	Categories: Luxury Real Estate, The Oceanfront Areas

After years and years of heated talks and debates, Orange County Developer, Matt Osgood, had his vision of the historic Naples Property approved by the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission this week.  The outline of the plan calls for and equestrian center, several other "structures" and the alocated 72 spots for large luxury "mansion type" multi-million dollar homes stretching along the Santa Barbara Coastline from the coastal bluffs up to the local foothills. The project still needs to go through the California Coastal Commission (especially for the bluff top homes) as well as seek approval from the Board of Supervisors, scheduled for October 7th. ... Read more

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Apr 15th	Santa Barbara Luxury Property Sales Continue to Set Records Year After Year
2008	Categories: Luxury Real Estate, Santa Barbara

One market that has not been effected by all the negative national news with regards to the credit crisis and sub-prime fallout is the high-end homes and luxury estates in Montecito and Santa Barbara CA, particularly along the coastline. This high-end real estate market is referred to as property sales in excess of $10 Million. To illustrate the pace and volume of these sales, I have included some statistics below that show the year over year increase in sales. 2002 reported in the MLS approximately $42 Million in sales 2003 reported in the MLS approximately $65 Million in sales 2004... Read more

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Apr 8th	The Luxury of Santa Barbara and Montecito Oceanfront Real Estate
2008	Categories: Luxury Real Estate, The Oceanfront Areas

Santa Barbara - The Oceanfront The oceanfront along the Santa Barbara coastline is referred to as roughly the 20 miles that stretch from Goleta and Santa Barbara to Montecito and Carpinteria.  This entire coastline is blessed with some of the world's most scenic, clean and safe beaches, as well as some of the most spectacular estate sites.  As a surprise to many, most of our coast and beaches in Santa Barbara face south/southwest as opposed to direct west, as most of the California beaches do.  This more south facing orientation along with the Santa Ynez coastal mountain range as a backdrop allows the Santa Barbara... Read more

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