Tips and Guides for Montecito Buyers

The following guides are offered as a courtesy to all potential Montecito home buyers and sellers.

Tips & Guides

• Improve Your Chances of Getting the Home You Want
• Understanding Different Types of Home Loans
• How to Price Your Home
• The Seven Mistakes to Avoid When Selling Your House

Articles

• About Montecito
• Santa Barbara Facts
• Celebs Savor Montecito's Exorbitant Vistas
• Casa Del Herrero, House of the Blacksmith
• The Landscaping Artistry of Lockwood de Forest
• Lotusland: The Garden, the Gift
• The Men Who Made Montecito Bloom
• Montecito
• Once This Was HOLLYWOOD
• Grafton Takes Us On A Destination
• From Presidio to Paradise
• Keeping that 'Village' Feel
• An Overview of Montecito
• Montecito Real Estate View
• The Miramar Moves On
• Preserving & Renewing La Casa de Maria Retreat Center
• Fiesta Finale’s “Una Noche de Gala”
• Greasecars in Montecito
• Kremser elected President of Montecito Rotary
• Jeff Bridges: From Slacker To Surf Legend
• THE STATE OF MONTECITO: A Comparative Look at the Montecito of Today Versus the One of Five Years Ago
• Ladies and Gentlemen... The Beatles

The History of Montecito

Articles by Hattie Beresford of the Montecito Journal

• The Way It Was: My Santa Barbara Scrapbook: 1886-1910
• The Way It Was: A Sesquicentennial Celebration
• The Way It Was: Mountain Drive and Mr. Ferl
• The Way It Was: The Many Faces of Ogilvy Ranch

E-Mail Newsletters

• September 2010 Sales Report
• August 2010 Sales Report
• July 2010 Sales Report
• June 2010 Sales Report
• March 2010 Sales Report
• January & February 2010 Sales Report
• December 2009 Sales Report
• November 2009 Sales Report
• October 2009 Sales Report
• September 2009 Sales Report
• August 2009 Sales Report
• July 2009 Sales Report
• June 2009 Sales Report
• May 2009 Sales Report
• April 2009 Sales Report
• March 2009 Sales Report
• February 2009 Sales Report
• October 2008 Sales Report
• July 2008 Sales Report
• June 2008 Sales Report
• May 2008 Sales Report
• April 2008 Sales Report
• March 2008 Sales Report
• February 2008 Sales Report
• December 2007 Sales Report
• October 2007 Sales Report
• September 2007 Sales Report
• August 2007 Sales Report
• July 2007 Sales Report
• June 2007 Sales Report
• May 2007 Sales Report
• April 2007 Sales Report
• March 2007 Sales Report
• January 2007 Sales Report
• December 2006 Sales Report
• November 2006 Sales Report
• September 2006 Sales Report
• August 2006 Sales Report
• July 2006 Sales Report

E-Mail Newsletters

In our monthly newsletter, you will find some very useful information as to the sales prices of homes selling in your particular area. This can give Buyers a competitive edge when negotiating a price for their next real estate purchase in the Santa Barbara/ Montecito area. It can also help potential Sellers to see what other Sellers are actually being paid for their property. By downloading and saving this newsletter, you will be able to track the history of the Santa Barbara real estate market. If you would like to receive our newsletter by email each month, please enter your e-mail address in the box at the top of this page.