Last week’s sales….
316 VISTA DE LA CUMBRE
1950 San Roque three-bedroom in good shape, with a permitted ADU hideaway in back.
Listed: $2.695 million in November 2025.
Closed: $2.85 million.
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3131 LUCINDA LANE
Apparent spec reno—the seller paid $1.275 million in May 2024—of a 1962 four-bedroom above Foothill Road in San Roque.
Listed: $2.795 million in December 2025.
Closed: $2.795 million.
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5533 CALLEJON AVENUE
1962 fixer on .5 acre—with a pool that resembles a squished bottle—in Carpinteria’s Concha Loma neighborhood. The street is also called Calle Jon, depending on where you look.
Listed: $3.195 million in March 2025, cut twice to $2.95 million.
Closed: $2.75 million.
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1322 SAN MIGUEL AVENUE
1953 Mesa two-bedroom with den and, in back, a welcoming covered terrace.
Listed: $2.575 million in December 2025.
Closed: $2.525 million.
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975 TORNOE ROAD
1954 two-bedroom on .6 acre in Mission Canyon; immediately offered for rent at $12,000 per month.
Listed: $2.2 million in November 2025.
Closed: $2.2 million.
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1243 BEL AIR DRIVE
1969 spiffer-upper (i.e., a house that needs updating but not so much that it warrants being called a fixer—thanks, Lee!) in Bel Air Knolls. It’s a floops; the seller paid $1.85 million in April 2025.
Listed: $2.395 million in June 2025.
Closed: $2.195 million.
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497 CAMINO LAGUNA VISTA
1968 five-bedroom, three-bath in the Lake Los Carneros Swim Club tract off Cathedral Oaks Road.
Listed: $1.85 million in November 2025.
Closed: $1.9 million.
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3706 LINCOLNWOOD DRIVE
1983 spiffer-upper (you’re going to be hearing that phrase a lot) abutting a mobile-home community in San Roque.
Listed: $1.795 million in December 2025.
Closed: $1.886 million.
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Erik, you are most welcome….. I’ve been know to do a few of my own”spiffer-uppers”.
Lee has my vote for the most amazing ‘spiffer-uppers’ ever done in Montectio. We can all learn from her design genius!!!
Erik: In your last post, you mentioned thoughts of ‘how to proceed’ or ‘add to’ your business. With your extensive knowledge of viewing properties and your good sense of what sells and why a property commands an upper or lower price; I would think you could easily add a great service at a very good price as a ‘finish design coordinator’ working with sellers and agents to perfectly prepare a home for sale. I did this as an independent Designer/Broker for my own listings which I am proud to say always sold quickly and at great prices!!! I had other agents ask me for assistance and input so I know there could be a market for you. Yes, there are stagers but this is having more knowledge of the market to know preparation for the right pricing. Happy to discuss further and might be fun to include Lee.