Santa Barbara Considers Measure ULA-Like Transfer Tax

Santa Barbara Considers Measure ULA-Like Transfer Tax

Measure ULA is causing headaches for high-end developers and home sellers in Los Angeles, but that pushback isn’t stopping officials in Santa Barbara from pursuing the same options to raise revenue.  The... Read more »
Third-Generation Hotelier Acquires Santa Barbara Boutique Property

Third-Generation Hotelier Acquires Santa Barbara Boutique Property

Colliers arranged the sale of the Franciscan Inn & Suites, a 53-room boutique hotel located in Santa Barbara’s West Beach district. The seller and local developer Ed St. George, who purchased the... Read more »
IPA-Brokered Sale Sets Record for Santa Barbara County

IPA-Brokered Sale Sets Record for Santa Barbara County

Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, closed the sale of La Vista Apartments, a 460-unit multifamily asset in Santa Maria, for $116 million or $252,174 per unit. According to... Read more »
Barbara Corcoran On The 8M NAR Settlement: It’s ‘Not A Big Deal’

Barbara Corcoran On The $418M NAR Settlement: It’s ‘Not A Big Deal’

Corcoran told Yahoo! Finance she doesn’t believe the effects of the settlement will be as earth-shattering as many make them out to be, but that “the confusion it’s causing is amazing.” Join... Read more »

'Shark Tank' star Barbara Corcoran reveals when housing prices 'will go through the roof' – Kristen Altus

“I can’t explain the rates going up or down – that’s not my bailiwick. But what I can explain is if rates go down, just another percentage point, that’s what I’m hoping... Read more »
Santa Barbara Housing Market Trends and Forecast 2024

Santa Barbara Housing Market Trends and Forecast 2024

The Santa Barbara housing market, nestled in the picturesque landscape of California, is both a destination and a dynamic economic hub. The current data suggests a seller’s market, given the surge in... Read more »