July 4, 2025
Just Listed
June 28, 2025
Supercool Midcentury in the Heart of Montecito
Noteworthy new listings also include the 1931 George Washington Smith house at the end of Plaza Rubio; Montecito one-bedroom for $5.7 million; bluff-front hexadecagon next to the Thousand Steps; Hope Ranch renovation; 1898 Lower Riviera compound; beautiful floors in Mission Canyon; high-design ADU on the Mesa; and more. 3
June 20, 2025
1930 Toro Canyon Villa by the Architect of the Hoover Dam
Noteworthy new listings also include an ode to gray plaster; seven-level house across from Shoreline Park; 1924 Cape Cod on Mission Canyon Road; likely Montecito spec reno; Las Alturas aerie; Prairie-style Structure of Merit downtown; and more. 2
June 13, 2025
June 6, 2025
Mission-Inspired Home on Mount Calvary Road
Noteworthy new listings also include big and turnkey way above E. Mountain Drive; another one in Summerland's Montecito Ranch community; renovated French Regency in Birnam Wood; spec renos near the Upper Village, in Alta Mesa, and in Mission Canyon; Lower Riviera mystery; and more. 1
May 29, 2025
The Debut of the Housing Development Near the Polo Club
Noteworthy new listings also include a mini compound in El Caserio; a 1960s Mediterranean near the San Ysidro Ranch; lovely spec reno in a less fancy part of Montecito; half of a Sea Meadow duplex; Pepper Hill in need of updating; another big-ass Park Highland house; and more. 1
May 23, 2025
May 16, 2025
May 9, 2025
May 2, 2025
A Classic Spread in the Hedgerow
Noteworthy new listings also include a 1950 Chester Carjola in Oak Creek Canyon; fresh renovation a block off Butterfly Beach; timeless Cape Cod; stylish makeover of an 1883 farmhouse near the Upper Village; Alta Mesa for $5.495 million; resort-like property in Park Highlands; east Ojai hacienda; and more. 1
Burning Questions
- Is Cabrillo Boulevard Going to Be Widened Under Highway 101?
- Was There a Fisherman Inn in Downtown Santa Barbara?
- What Are Those Old Buildings at the Corner of Castillo and Montecito Streets?
- When Will the Coast Village Road Medians Be Completed?
- What’s This Scaffold Structure on Las Positas Road?
- Why Does Street Striping Take So Long to Happen?
- Why Do Rocket Launches Look the Way They Do?
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