Tag: 4178 Cresta Avenue

March 16, 2026

Hope Ranch Hot Potato Sells for the Third Time in Three Years

Last week's sales also include two others in Hope Ranch; signature Barry Berkus touches on E. Mountain Drive; spiffer-upper near the Hot Springs trailhead; another one on La Vista del Oceano; Mesa flag lot for $200,000 over ask; and more.

March 24, 2025

French Country–Style Compound in Hope Ranch Sells for $9.325 Million

Last week's sales also include a Carpinteria avocado ranch for $10.5 million; Ellen DeGeneres's and Portia de Rossi's little house near Butterfly Beach; Santa Ynez equestrian property; Anacapa Street townhome; Summerland cottage; and more.

March 10, 2025

Mediterranean Compound in Hope Ranch Sells for $18.405 Million

Last week's sales also include Miramar Beach oceanfront off-market; chalet-ish in Montecito; Romero Canyon six-bedroom; Monterey Colonial near the Upper Village; the Hedgerow flip with a treehouse and zipline; and more.

January 24, 2025

40-Acre Avocado Farm in Noleta

Noteworthy new listings also include contemporary swagger times two in Hope Ranch; French country outside, elegance inside; hot potato west of Hot Springs Road; house-turned-retreat above San Roque: downtown commercial that could go residential; and more. 7

October 17, 2023

1999 Mediterranean Sells for $4.5 Million Off Initial Ask

Last week's sales also include a French compound in Hope Ranch; 1925 Cold Spring house redone in 2014; Torito Road three-bedroom; 2019 Mesa house after just nine days; and more.

May 27, 2023

From Carriage House to Belle of the Ball

Noteworthy new listings also include a stone cold fox in Ojai; French country and family-friendly in Hope Ranch; turnkey beachfront between Carpinteria and Ventura; a prime spot to build on Eucalyptus Hill; and more.

October 20, 2019

Why Do French-Inspired Houses Have a Hard Time Selling?

Also newly reduced: The stylish Cielito house of a "master flipper"; a Hope Ranch estate with dated interiors; and a San Roque spec house with the world's largest dreamcatcher. Plus: This weekend's schedule of open houses.

September 28, 2019

Can You Solve This Midcentury Modern Puzzle?

The full list of this weekend's open houses is here. Among the more intriguing ones: a Japanese-Craftsman hybrid, a 1904 house off Miramar Beach with a kooky floor plan; and a well-made Hope Ranch house that just won't sell.

September 13, 2019

Adorable 1920s House Seeks Someone With Money and Patience

Also newly reduced: Brand-new Montecito house down $300,000 after only five weeks on the market; Riven Rock Road property with a killer view; Hope Ranch chateau now available for less than the owner paid; funky Gaudí-inspired villa.