About Santa Barbara's Hope Ranch

Here and there I am asked from clients and non clients various questions about the luxury market here in Hope Ranch CA., such as do you know where famous homes are located at and who lives there and/or what is the most expensive home to sell this year or any year for that matter. Most of the time though it is as "simple" as what is the true definition of luxury real estate here in the Hope Ranch area of Santa Barbara. 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.

-- Thus for our purposes here, I am going to refer to the luxury market here in Hope Ranch CA. as any sale over the $4 million mark.

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

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View: Current Hope Ranch Luxury Real Estate Listings $4 Million and Above

Further Reading:

1. Montecito Luxury Real Estate Sales - Statistics 2009
2. Santa Barbara Luxury Real Estate Sales - Statistics 2009
3. Carpinteria Luxury Real Estate Sales - Statistics 2009
4. Santa Barbara 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.

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For the first 6 months of 2009, there were 7 closed sales of single family homes in Hope Ranch CA. As of July 1st, 2009, there were 2 properties in Hope Ranch that were pending sale (under contract).

The lowest sale in Hope Ranch was...

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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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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 was down 28% from $4,569,324 to $3,279,479
• The median sales price was down 11% from $3,200,000 to $2,875,000

The lowest sale in the Hope Ranch area was a single level home for $1.4 Million on Lago Drive. The highest sale in the Hope Ranch area was an ocean view home for $6.195 Million on Marina Drive.

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View: Current Active Listings in Hope Ranch up to $ 5 Million

View: Current Active Listings in Hope Ranch $ 5 Million and above

For a complete summary of the Santa Barbara Real Estate Market in 2008, 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: Is My Realtor a Santa Barbara Neighborhood Specialist?, Santa Barbara Real Estate Market Statistics, Santa Barbara Real Estate - General News, Santa Barbara - The Oceanfront Areas, Santa Barbara - Community Events, Santa Barbara Luxury Real Estate, The Hope Ranch Neighborhood - Information and Statistics

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Hope Ranch is an unincorporated suburb of Santa Barbara, California, located in Santa Barbara County. As of the 2000 census, the area had an approximate population of 2,200. The ZIP codes are 93105 and 93110, and the community is in area code 805.