Wow, 2 days blogging in a row?  I must be having the "Blogging Fever" or something?  Attached in this blog are the latest listings that (in my opinion) are the Best Buys going on within the Santa Barbara county area.  (Just click the image below or CLICK HERE.)  So far about 75% of the listings that I've chosen have been sold within 2 weeks or less and neither of them have been a "foreclosure" or "short sale".

If you are wondering how this can benefit then here's a brief description of what it can offer, "The purpose of this service is to provide buyers with Santa Barbara´s most current weekly information on the "best buys" or better yet, "best values" using my experience of evaluating properties, thus saving buyers time and effort. Every week I preview 20-30 properties (homes, condos and residential income) and some of these will have the potential of becoming the weekly pick for "Bob´s Best Buys." These may also include properties that have been on the market for awhile but have either had a recent price and/or condition adjustment."  You can CLICK HERE to find out more.

Sorry for the lack of updates.  Still trying to get accustomed to "blogging" all the time.  Here is the latest Market In A Minute Newsletter that I do on a monthly basis.  Market In A Minute is my comprehensive and detailed e-newsletter that informs people about what's going on with the Real Estate Market around Santa Barbara, Montecito, Hope Ranch, Goleta, & Carpinteria. The information in the newsletter includes Home Sales in Santa Barbara, Prices & Addresses of Last Months Sales, Recent History Sales Comparisons, Weekly Updated Foreclosure Information and more. If you're interested in getting this newsletter emailed to you the minute that we have the information then you can always SIGN-UP HERE. Signing up allows you to view the archives of my past Market In A Minute's as well. Hope that you enjoy and any feedback is greatly appreciated! Thank. - Bob

My new advertising campaign...Bob's Best Buys is working.  Last week I posted 4 listings on my website (which is updated every Friday) and as of today (Tuesday 2-3-09) 3 of those properties three have sold.  Neither property was a foreclosure or shortsale, just a seller willing to listen to the market and their agents.  If you want to see next week's Bob's Best Buys you can view there HERE.

Attached below is a screenshot of how it looks on my website:

Jane is a wonderful new restaurant here in Santa Barbara.  I recently took a two clients to lunch there this week and they were impressed (it made me look good).  It's right next door to the Arlington Theatre which is hosting many of the movies for this year's Santa Barbara Film Festival.  The food, atmosphere and service is excellent!!  I would say this even if my daughter, Monica did not work there.  Check out the review in todays article within SCENE in the Santa Barbara Newspress.  CLICK HERE for the article in PDF format.

I cannot believe how many inquires I get from people that want to move back to Santa Barbara.  Many people left because of a pursuit of their college degree(s) and others left because they just could not afford to stay in Santa Barbara at that time. - Bob

My response to them is:
Contrary to what is being said in the media, properties are selling.  There are just fewer sales and they are for less money primarily due to "short sales" or foreclosures.

You are correct, now is a good time to buy.  I call this time period "BUYER'S REVENGE".  Properties are down by 20 to 30% over the last couple of years.

If you still are considering owning a piece of SB during your lifetime, this is a time to be proactive.