Amazed! Over and over again, we (real estate agents) are amazed by this current market. As we run into each other, stories are constantly swapped. Our conversations revolve around two themes. First, is the sheer number of buyers who are competing over our extremely light inventory. Second is the prices that properties are fetching,…

First, we simply need to say THANK YOU for supporting our business, we are always grateful! We like the numbers and enjoy analyzing them and digging into the data. As 2021 came to a close, we hope you don’t mind as we geek out a little on the stats. Our hope…

There is not much on the shelves! As we enter the fall of 2021, our market has made one noticeable change, less homes have sold. The surge in our sales volume that we had been experiencing has reduced back to near our typical or average sales volume. But like so many…

How’s the Real Estate Market?  The news in our real estate market continues to revolve around the supply of homes.  As you read the local and national news the topic of a housing shortage continues to be a recurring theme. With our low inventory levels, we are still seeing a surprisingly…

How’s the Market?  Our greater Santa Barbara real estate market remains very active with one notable change, our sales volume has seemed to peak and is trending to more historic numbers. So it begs the question, is our market changing because our sales volume is trending down a little? Currently, it…

How’s the Market?  Our real estate market is dynamic; many buyers and sellers are making changes right now as they consider their needs, desires, and dreams. We continue to have a high demand for properties in Santa Barbara as seen by our sales volume exceeding our historic averages.  For the last 12…

Real estate in Santa Barbara remains highly sought after. We have remarkably few homes and condos on the market.  On May 28th, only 150 homes & condos were listed for sale from Carpinteria to Goleta.  In April, 219 properties sold even amidst limited inventory.  In theory, if no new homes came on the market for 30…

Home means a tremendous amount to us all. Over this last season, most of us have spent more time thinking about our homes, considering likes or dislike.  People dreamed, desired change, and realized that time is short. A lot of people are on the move and this is being seen across…

Lack of homes! We all have a general understanding that our “free market” runs on a number of principles, one major one being that of supply and demand. This has never been so highlighted to us in our real estate market as it has been these last nine months. Our…

First, we simply need to thank you for supporting our business, we are always grateful! And now the wrap-up of 2020. The Unexpected Year! As we all can attest, 2020 was a year like no other. From a real estate perspective, the first two months started off strong.  Sales activity…