Things to Do in Santa Barbara, California - Carpinteria, Hikes, Beaches, Golf - 02/24/09 07:10 AM

Whether you are a local, in town visiting family and/or friends, or here on vacation in Santa Barbara, California, there is never a lack of activities and things to do in our wonderful seaside resort community.  Here below is the fifth installment in a series of articles that point out some of Santa Barbara's most prominent local attractions.  Some of these will be cultural, some dining, some active pursuits and some I am still deciding on.  This fifth installment will be focusing on...
Carpinteria, Day Hikes, Beaches and Golf:
Carpinteria is a small beach town...
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Santa Barbara CA Real Estate - Montecito CA Area Sales Statistics Year End 2008 - 02/16/09 07:29 AM

Montecito CA Real Estate - Year End Sales Statistics for 2008 I have summarized below an easy to look at brief outline of the overall Santa Barbara MLS statistics for both single family homes and condos in the Montecito CA. area for the year 2008.  The comparisons are drawn against the previous year's statistics (2007) for Montecito CA Real Estate.
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View: Current Active Listings in Montecito up to $ 3 Million
View: Current Active Listings in Montecito $ 3-7.5 Million
View: Current Active Listings in Montecito $ 7.5 Million and above
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Top 20 Most Popular Real Estate Related Websites - 02/11/09 07:31 AM

Hitwise.com, a hugely reputable company that monitors traffic on the web for each website out there just came out with their list of the most visited real estate related websites.  The Hitwise rankings system is based on the market share of visits to real estate related websites among the company's own personal sample of 10 million U.S. Internet users.
Realtor.com has remained at the top spot with roughly a 6.7% share of the market, although Realtor.com itself is not widely know outside of the US market.  Yahoo Real Estate remained in second place with roughly a 3.3%
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What is the Status of the Current Tax Credit Provisions for Home Buyers being Debated Between The House and Senate? - 02/10/09 03:11 AM
Here is good visual of the latest version of the tax credit proposal being debated on Capital Hill for home buyers.

source: Wall Street Journal
Any thoughts on what you think would be the best scenario?
For information in general on Santa Barbara Real Estate, Montecito Real Estate and/or our surrounding areas, as well as any other aspects of life in our area, please don’t hesitate to contact Kevin Schmidtchen at Sotheby’s International Realty.   
Further Reading: First Time Home Buyers Get Upbeat News from Stimulus Package, Is My Realtor a Santa Barbara Neighborhood Specialist?, Santa Barbara Real Estate Market Statistics, Santa … (0 comments)

Santa Barbara CA Real Estate - Hope Ranch Area Sales Statistics Year End 2008 - 02/09/09 03:12 AM
Hope Ranch CA Real Estate - Year End Sales Statistics for 2008
I have summarized below an easy to look at brief outline of the overall Santa Barbara MLS statistics for both single family homes and condos in the Hope Ranch CA. area for the year 2008.  The comparisons are drawn against the previous year's statistics (2007) for Santa Barbara Real Estate.
SINGLE FAMILY HOMES:
Single family home listings were up 8% from 46 listings to 50 listings compared to 2007 Single family homes sold were down 45% from 37 to 20 single family homes sold The average sales price … (0 comments)

Santa Barbara CA Real Estate - East of State Area Sales Statistics Year End 2008 - 02/04/09 06:34 AM

Santa Barbara Real Estate for the East of State Area - Year End Sales Statistics for 2008 I have summarized below an easy to look at brief outline of the overall Santa Barbara MLS statistics for both single family homes and condos in the East of State area for the year 2008.  The comparisons are drawn against the previous year's statistics (2007) for Santa Barbara Real Estate.
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Single family homes listings were down 14% from 507 listings to 436 listings compared to 2007 Single family homes sold were down 20% from 246 to 196 single family homes … (0 comments)

Santa Barbara Real Estate - The San Roque Neighborhood Sales Statistics Year End 2008 - 02/03/09 03:34 AM

Here is a brief visual view of the overall 2008 sales in The San Roque Neighborhood of Santa Barbara CA.
The highest sale in the Santa Barbara MLS for 2008 in The San Roque Neighborhood was a single family home for $ 2.075 Million on North Hope Avenue.  The lowest sale in The San Roque Neighborhood was a 2 bedroom condo for $402,000 on San Remo Drive.
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Santa Barbara CA Real Estate - The Downtown Area Sales Statistics Year End 2008 - 02/02/09 05:59 AM

Here is a brief visual view of the overall 2008 sales in The Downtown Neighborhood of Santa Barbara CA. The highest sale in the Santa Barbara MLS for 2008 in The Downtown Neighborhood was a single family home for $ 2.2 Million on East Figueroa Street.  The lowest sale in The Downtown Neighborhood was a condo for $ 389,000 on West Gutierrez.
Further Reading: Santa Barbara Market Statistics, The Downtown Neighborhood, The Montecito Area, The Samarkand Area, The Mesa Area, The Upper East Neighborhood - Information and Statistics, The San Roque Neighborhood, The Hope Ranch Area, Is My Santa Barbara … (0 comments)

 

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