Sep 13th	Where Do I Search for Santa Barbara CA Real Estate?
2010	Categories: Buyer's Resources & Advice

This is about as obvious of a question as you can get if you are starting to consider looking at real estate here in the Santa Barbara area. Here are your options for looking at Santa Barbara Real Estate Listings: If you are wanting to simply browse the Santa Barbara MLS by yourself or just want to start by looking on your own, then simply click on Search For Homes on my blog and you can easily navigate and search by price, area etc. If you are wanting to simply have every new listing sent to your Email Inbox that fits only your... Read more

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Aug 18th	Cort Report for Santa Barbara, Montecito, Goleta and Carpinteria CA. Areas – July 2008
2008	Categories: Market Statistics / Updates

Here is the Santa Barbara cort report for closed sales for July of 2008.  The cort report lists all closed sales of property regardless of whether they were reported in the Santa Barbara MLS or not.  This includes for sale by owners, transfers of property between family members etc.  Upwards of 95+ % of all sales are reported in the MLS, where as 100% are reported in the cort report. If you would like further info about a certain month or area, please let me know so that I can be of help. Further Reading: Cort Report April 2008, Cort Report May... Read more

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Jul 22nd	Cort Report for Santa Barbara, Montecito, Goleta and Carpinteria CA. Areas – First 6 Months of 2008
2008	Categories: Market Statistics / Updates

Here is the Santa Barbara cort report for closed sales for the first 6 months of 2008.  The cort report lists all closed sales of property regardless of whether they were reported in the Santa Barbara MLS or not.  This includes for sale by owners, transfers of property between family members etc.  Upwards of 95+ % of all sales are reported in the MLS, where as 100% are reported in the cort report. If you would like further info about a certain month or area, please let me know so that I can be of help. Further Reading: Cort Report April 2008,... Read more

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Jul 4th	Are $5 Gas prices effecting Santa Barbara CA Realtors and/or their clients?
2008	Categories: Random Thoughts & Opinions

Everyone has been talking about the continuing rise in gas prices we have experienced here in the first 6 months of 2008.  If you are not one of us, then you are on a wonderful extended vacation somewhere abroad...hope you are having a great time!!! In California, with our higher taxes on gas and higher costs of producing cleaner fuel, we see some of the highest prices in the entire country.  So where does this put Realtors here in the Santa Barbara area who depend on their vehicles every day as part of their job to look at the inventory and to drive clients around. Additionally, what are... Read more

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Jun 28th	Cort Report for Santa Barbara, Montecito, Goleta and Carpinteria CA. Areas – May 2008
2008	Categories: Market Statistics / Updates

Here is the Santa Barbara cort report for closed sales for the month of May 2008.  The cort report lists all closed sales of property regardless of whether they were reported in the Santa Barbara MLS or not.  This includes for sale by owners, transfers of property between family members etc.  Upwards of 95+ % of all sales are reported in the MLS, where as 100% are reported in the cort report. If you would like further info about a certain month or area, please let me know so that I can be of help. Further Reading: Cort Report April 2008, Market... Read more

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May 20th	Cort Report for Santa Barbara, Montecito, Goleta and Carpinteria CA. Areas – April 2008
2008	Categories: Market Statistics / Updates

Here is the Santa Barbara cort report for closed sales for the month of April 2008.  The cort report lists all closed sales of property regardless of whether they were reported in the Santa Barbara MLS or not.  This includes for sale by owners, transfers of property between family members etc.  Upwards of 95+ % of all sales are reported in the MLS, where as 100% are reported in the cort report. If you would like further info about a certain month or area, please let me know so that I can be of help. View: All Market Statistics For information on Real... Read more

Tags: carpinteria cort report, goleta cort report, montecito cort report, santa barbara cort report, santa barbara mls

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Mar 17th	Montecito CA Homes For Sale – Market Update March 2008
2008	Categories: Market Statistics / Updates, Montecito

I have summarized below an easy to look at brief outline of the overall statistics for the Montecito Real Estate market through Mid- March 2008.  These statistics are for the Montecito area only. The total number of single family homes sold was 27.  The number of current pending sales for single family homes is 16.  The number of current active listings for single family homes listed this year is 71. The total number of condos / townhomes sold was 2.  The number of current pending sales for condos / townhomes  is 1.  The number of current active listings for condos / townhomes... Read more

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Mar 17th	Santa Barbara CA Neighborhoods – Campanil Hill and Yankee Farm
2008	Categories: Campanil Hill Neighborhood

Campanil Hill and Yankee Farm Located on the sea-cliff just outside the boundaries of Hope Ranch, Campanil Hill and Yankee Farm is a gorgeous private feeling neighborhood filled with larger homes and estates.  Most of these homes have expansive views of the ocean and Channel Islands and sit on nicely landscaped parcels of .5 acre to 6 acre lots.  The entire area is relatively small and sits on a gently sloped hill just outside the gates of Hope Ranch. The Campanil Hill and Yankee Farm Real Estate values average around $ 1.7 million to $ 6 million. Further Reading: Santa Barbara CA Neighborhoods - The... Read more

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Mar 13th	Santa Barbara Homes for Sale – Market Update March 2008
2008	Categories: Market Statistics / Updates

I have summarized below an easy to look at brief outline of the overall statistics for the Santa Barbara Real Estate market through Mid- March 2008.  These statistics are for Santa Barbara proper only. The total number of single family homes sold was 45.  The number of current pending sales for single family homes is 44.  The number of current active listings for single family homes listed this year is 183. The total number of condos / townhomes sold was 45.  The number of current pending sales for condos / townhomes  is 14.  The number of current active listings for condos... Read more

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Mar 12th	Santa Barbara CA Neighborhoods – The Riviera
2008	Categories: The Riviera Neighborhood

The Riviera Bridging the two mile span which separates Mission and Sycamore Canyons, the sylvan uplift which the padres knew as the "mission ridge" has for the past 65 years been known as "the Riviera" due to its resemblance to slopes along the Mediterranean coasts of France and Italy. Residents lucky enough to live on this ridge attach premium value to their homes because of their unsurpassed views of the city, mountains, sea and islands.  Most of the area has curving streets with mature trees and foliage.  The topography of the Riviera is relatively steep and not easily reached via walking... Read more

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Feb 22nd	Santa Barbara CA Neighborhoods – Mission Canyon
2008	Categories: Mission Canyon Neighborhood

Mission Canyon - Santa Barbara Mission Canyon, which with the Old Mission complex and the area bounded on the south by Mission Street, making up Santa Barbara's "Mission District," is unique. No residential neighborhood in the city boasts a richer historical background, or offers more relics and landmarks of Old Spanish Days Fr. Junipero Serra, when he helped found the Royal Presidio of Santa Barbara in 1782, intended Santa Barbara's Franciscan mission to be built in El Montecito near the present site of Our Lady of Mount Carmel church on East Valley Road. But four years later, when his successor, Fr. Fermin... Read more

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