Hot Property

June 5, 2021

Houses Are Still Selling Quickly and Above Ask

While there weren't any huge sales this week—a few are in the pipeline—most were fast and above ask. Beside the spectacular Riviera flip, notable closings include two oceanfront fixer/teardowns; a sleek and sexy midcentury with killer views; a triplex near Crushcakes; a State Street charmer; Mesa three-bedroom with hot terrace action; and more. 1

May 29, 2021

The Price People Are Paying to Live Here Continues to Rise

The week's notable sales include a Golden Quadrangle property that surfed the market like a pro; Riven Rock turnkey; a former DeGeneres house that went for $3 million more than it did three years ago; new-build on Shoreline Drive for $8.85 million; two-bedroom house near Butterfly Beach for $7.3 million; and many more.

May 22, 2021

Oceanfront in Hope Ranch Sells for $17 Million

The week's notable sales also include two Romero Canyon megamansions, a charming Montecito farmhouse compound, an oceanfront teardown near Thousand Steps Beach, a San Roque contemporary, an El Caserio two-bedroom, and more.

May 15, 2021

Did Ellen DeGeneres Just Buy This Historic Hacienda Again?

Other notable sales this week include a half-built hilltop estate, an impressive flip on Sycamore Canyon Road, a pretty eight-bedroom Hedgerow house built in 1900, a funky midcentury in Montecito, a 6.6-acre vacant lot in Hope Ranch, and many, many more.

May 8, 2021

The Local Real Estate Boom Has One of Its Biggest Weeks Yet

Everything is selling, including a Butterfly Beach party palace for $23 million, a $16 million teardown, the belle of Coast Village, the one with the crenellated tower, Hope Ranch's Grayscale Manor, a French Normandy in the Hedgerow by George Washington Smith.

May 1, 2021

Megavilla Ripe for Makeover Sells for $16.25 Million

The week's other noteworthy sales included a highly Instagrammable Hedgerow compound; a stack of boxes on Buena Vista Drive; a Frenchie on Birnam Wood's third fairway; 76 acres of land near Gaviota; a sweet 1910 Craftsman on the Lower Riviera; and a bunch in the twos that went over ask.

April 24, 2021

Nearly 17,000-Square-Foot House Sells for $19.1 Million

Other notable closings include Miramar Beach two-bedroom; 1926 Riviera villa; Lutah Maria Riggs in the Golden Quadrangle; Jeff Shelton in low-key mode; a pair of $3 million houses right near the freeway; and more.

April 17, 2021

Double-Wide Miramar Beach House Sells for $16 Million

The week's other notable sales include a 1902 compound on Riven Rock Road; Hope Ranch house that closed in three days; Hedgerow four-bedroom that went for $300,000 over ask; French Provincial in Birnam Wood; and more.

April 10, 2021

Santa Barbara Real Estate Continues to Sell Like Hotcakes

It was another $80 million week in closings (and that's just the properties over $3 million). See what sold and for how much, including two Picacho Lane estates, a Hope Ranch architectural statement, a midcentury with potential, and a Lower Riviera charmer.

April 3, 2021

21-Acre Compound in Toro Canyon Sells for $9.25 Million

The week's other notable sales include a 9,000-square-foot Mediterranean in Ennisbrook; vacant lot flipped for $1.5 million more after just nine months; a cute 1941 Moody Sisters house; big villa on prestigious Park Lane; elegance on Emerson Avenue; and more.