Montecito, CA

For golf fans here in the Montecito and Santa Barbara CA. area, a treat is on the horizon. Local billionaire developer, Ty Warner is adding to his portfolio of revamping major luxury properties here in Santa Barbara and Montecito.

Having in the last few years already "done up" The San Ysidro Ranch, The Biltmore and The Coral Casino, Mr. Warner has now set his sites on golf in the form of Montecito Country Club. Mr Warner has already received approval of the project and to everyone's delight is working with Jack Nicklaus on the new course design.

Estimated dates of completion are still not known for sure, but I would not expect anything until late 2010 at least.

View: (provided by The Santa Barbara Independent) A more visual detailed look at what is in store

Further Reading:

1. The Premier Gated Golfing Community of Birnam Wood, Montecito CA.
2. Golf Courses in Montecito and Santa Barbara
3. Lifestyle/Things to Do Articles in Santa Barbara, California
4. Things to Do in Santa Barbara, California - The Downtown Area
5. Things to Do in Santa Barbara - The Waterfront
6. The Oceanfront Areas, Summer Arts, Festivals and Culture in Santa Barbara CA

For information on Real Estate here in Santa Barbara, Montecito 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 Int’l Realty.

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A few times a month for the last year or so I have been asked by someone about the state of foreclosures in Montecito and our other luxury areas here in Santa Barbara CA. Being that there is so much doom and gloom across the U.S. with the housing market and lately a lot of this effecting the high end neighborhoods, this is a very normal question.

So what is the state of foreclosures in Montecito and our luxury areas?...

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View: Current Montecito Luxury Real Estate Listings $5 Million and Above

Further Reading:

1. Hope Ranch Luxury Real Estate Sales - Statistics 2009
2. Montecito Luxury Real Estate Sales - Statistics 2009
3. Carpinteria Luxury Real Estate Sales - Statistics 2009
4. Santa Barbara Luxury Real Estate Sales - Statistics 2009
5. Montecito Luxury Real Estate
6. The Oceanfront Area - General Description and Information
   
7. Santa Barbara Photo Tour

For information on Real Estate here in Santa Barbara, Montecito 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 Int’l Realty.

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Here and there I am proposed various questions from clients about the luxury market here in Montecito CA., such as where are the most famous homes located and/or what is the most expensive home to sell this year or any year for that matter. Many times though it is as "simple" as what is the true definition of luxury real estate here in the Montecito area. The answer is that there is no exact definition of luxury real estate and this varies greatly depending on the circumstances, whom you talk to, location in our town etc. But in order to provide some statistics, I am going to break it down with price being the simple parameter. When speaking about Montecito, the luxury market is generally referred to as anything above $5 Million.

-- Thus for our purposes here, I am going to refer to the luxury market here in Montecito as any sale over the $5 million mark.

During the first 8 months of 2009, there were ...

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If you would like a more complete update on any of these properties or any part of our Luxury Market and/or any other areas within Santa Barbara, Montecito, Carpinteria, Goleta, Hope Ranch, Summerland, and/or The Santa Ynez Valley, please feel free to contact me.

View: Current Montecito Luxury Real Estate Listings $5 Million and Above

Further Reading:

1. Hope Ranch Luxury Real Estate Sales - Statistics 2009
2. Carpinteria Luxury Real Estate Sales - Statistics 2009
3. Santa Barbara Luxury Real Estate Sales - Statistics 2009
4. Montecito Luxury Real Estate
5. The Oceanfront Area - General Description and Information
   
6. Santa Barbara Photo Tour

For information on Real Estate here in Santa Barbara, Montecito 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 Int’l Realty.

Thank you for reading. I hope you find Santa Barbara Real Estate Voice informative. Please feel free to contact me or comment below with any thoughts.

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--For our purposes here, I am going to refer to the luxury market here in our area as anything over $5 million.

For the first 6 months of 2009, there were a total of 14 closed sales of luxury single family homes and condos here in Carpinteria, Montecito, Santa Barbara and Goleta CA. As of July 1st, 2009, there were 3 properties in this luxury market that were pending sale (under contract).

The highest sale within this luxury market was...

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View: Current Luxury Real Estate Listings $5 Million and Above

Further Reading:

1. Santa Barbara Luxury Real Estate
2. The Oceanfront Area - General Description and Information
   
3. Santa Barbara Photo Tour

For information on Real Estate here in Santa Barbara, Montecito 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 Int’l Realty.

Thank you for reading. I hope you find Santa Barbara Real Estate Voice informative. Please feel free to contact me or comment below with any thoughts.

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