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August 12, 2025

Eucalyptus Hill Brutalist Sells for $3.9 Million

Last week's sales also include a contemporary two-bedroom on the Hedgerow's northern edge; Butterfly Beach compound; hot potato west of Hot Springs; Mediterranean floops on Foothill Lane; 1898 Lower Riviera house with barn; three-bedroom across from Hendry’s Beach; and more.

August 4, 2025

A Busy Week for Hope Ranch Real Estate

Last week's sales include six in Hope Ranch, including a cleaned-up 1992 villa, a couple of mega-Mediterraneans, and an old-school fixer on Mariposa Drive; the 1931 George Washington Smith house on Plaza Rubio; two in central Montecito; the 1935 Spanish Colonial fixer near the Cold Spring trailhead; and more.

July 28, 2025

1883 Farmhouse on East Valley Road Sells for $5.05 Million

Last week's sales also include Park Highlands for over ask; renovation below Westmont College; Ashley Road vacant lot; fixer above Hendry's Beach for $2.6 million off initial price; Hollister Ranch cabin; and more. 1

July 21, 2025

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi Have Sold Pompeiian Court for a Second Time

Last week's sales also include a Riven Rock spread; fixer/teardown above the Upper Village; Hope Ranch starter home; Montecito Shores two-bedroom for a million off the initial ask; Coyote Road compound for a loss; and an old-school cottage across from Shoreline Park. 6

July 15, 2025

Gobernador Canyon Avocado Farm Sells for $5.375 Million

Last week's sales also include a stylish Mesa house for $4.15 million; Hot Springs vacant lot; 1922 three-bedroom on the Lower Riviera; and a 1919 Structure of Merit across from Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden.

July 7, 2025

Fashion Designer Sells Montecito Villa for $13 Million

Last week's sales also include Monterey Colonial off-market; 1961 house near the rear entrance to San Ysidro Ranch; Glen Oaks with remnant of the 1895 Stanford White estate; half of a Sea Meadow duplex; Riviera with curb appeal; 1860 Hedgerow house; West Mesa bluff-front for $5.57 million; 1904 Upper East grande dame; and more.

July 1, 2025

1932 Reginald Johnson in the Golden Quadrangle Sells for $10.25 Million

Last week's sales also include a Birnam Wood contemporary; 1925 Riviera Tudor by Winsor Soule; Cape Cod five-bedroom next to the Hope Ranch tennis courts; one of Lutah Maria Riggs's lesser works; 1928 floops in Hope Ranch; 1940 Mediterranean on the Lower Riviera; Upper East off-market; and more. 2

June 23, 2025

Park Highlands Spec Reno Sells for $5.575 Million

Last week's sales also include 1990 five-bedroom on 13.28 acres above San Roque; Carpinteria beachfront, more or less; Las Canoas contemporary; Buellton compound with a miniature Old West town; 1936 two-bedroom on 2.7 acres in Carpinteria; West Beach duplex; and more.

June 16, 2025

Beachfront Provençal Sells for $10.74 Million Off the Initial Asking Price

Last week's sales also include midcentury moments in Hope Ranch; likely spec reno near the Upper Village; Faria Beach oceanfront; off-market fixer on Eucalyptus Hill; a loss above San Roque; Samarkand mini-compound; and more.

June 9, 2025

Meg Ryan Sells Picacho Lane House for $5.7 Million Off the Initial Asking Price

Last week's sales also include a romantic stone house by George Washington Smith; resort-style grounds in Park Highlands; Solvang spread; Montecito Shores condo off-market; Upper East fixer on a corner lot; and more.