Hot Property

September 7, 2021

Summerland Oceanfront Sells for $2.5 Million Over Ask

Last week's closings also include a 9,400-square-foot Hope Ranch estate; an Ennisbrook ski lodge; an $8.6 million Hope Ranch flip; zippy midcentury in Carpinteria; and a Montecito house that traded for $4.5 million and immediately came back on the market for $800,000 more.

August 31, 2021

$28 Million for Four Acres, Mountain Views, and an Outdoor Amphitheater

What else sold last week: Off-market flip of novelist Sue Grafton's Picacho Lane house; French Regency awash in pink on Eucalyptus Hill; the Mission Canyon midcentury with a stone bathroom; a sexy one-bedroom in San Marcos Pass; and many more.

August 24, 2021

Jeff Shelton’s Industrial Aerie Went for $5 Million

Other properties changing hands last week: Two big Lilac Drive houses that want updating; a Hedgerow fixer; 1970s architecture in Hope Ranch; and many more.

August 17, 2021

Moroccan Hogwarts Sells for $22 Million

The market is still burning hot: last week's notable sales also include a swanky Hope Ranch house for $19.9 million; a former hotel on a prominent corner in Carpinteria; a ton of off-market transactions, including several flips; and many more. See what sold and for how much....

August 10, 2021

This $28 Million Mansion Is One Hot Potato

Other notable sales: The biggest price Birnam Wood has seen in years; a prime parcel on funky Coyote Road; a 1923 house in Carpinteria; and more.

August 3, 2021

From $4.75 Million Two Years Ago to $12.2 Million Now

Notable sales also include beachfront Padaro Lane for well over asking price; ocean views in Campanil; house on 15 acres in Goleta; Hedgerow house in need of updating; midcentury on the Riviera; Mesa spec renovation; and more.

July 27, 2021

Golden Quadrangle Mansion Sells for $15.8 Million

Other notable sales: Architectural exotica in Hope Ranch; Hedgerow development site for a big price; 1928 Carleton Winslow on Eucalyptus Hill; penthouse in Jeff Shelton’s El Andaluz Building; and more.

July 19, 2021

Meg Ryan Just Made a Killing in Montecito

Other notable sales include the coffee orchard in Toro Canyon; Fernald Point beachfront; a mixed-use building on E. Canon Perdido; a big architectural whatsit; and a flip next to Rocky Nook Park. 2

July 13, 2021

Big House Sells for a Very Big Price

Other notable sales: Eight-figure off-market in Ennisbrook; Eucalyptus Hill midcentury itching for a makeover; house on seven acres northeast of the botanical garden; Upper East bungalow; and more.

July 6, 2021

Multimillion-Dollar Flip in the Golden Quadrangle

Other notable sales include two more Hope Ranch teardowns, a vacant lot on Riven Rock Road, a Yankee Farm property that needs updating, a cool little Mesa house, a West Beach townhouse for $2.7 million, and more. 1