Santa Barbara & Montecito Real Estate, Fine Homes & Estates
Mortgage Rates Tick Down for Second Straight Week Mortgage rates on average ticked down for the second straight week, according to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), with the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage posting 4.15 percent with a 0.5 point. The trend, says Freddie Mac Chief Economist Sean Becketti, is off-track… more
Arroyo Hondo Fish Populations & Passage With grants from the Coastal Conservancy and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Land Trust embarked upon a project to retrofit the 300-foot culvert beneath highway 101 at Arroyo Hondo Creek to enhance the downstream lagoon and improve fish passage for the native southern steelhead. Now that… more
Mesa Beach Sunrise & Nearby Listing Enjoy this beautiful sunrise on the beach right down the street from our new listing at 226 Santa Cruz Blvd. The convenience of this location is unparalleled, with quick downtown/freeway access, restaurants, shops, the harbor and many public parks nearby. 226 Santa Cruz Blvd. Offered at $1,649,000 Feel the… more
Santa Barbara South County Market Report Data Jan 2017 Given the 27-yr average and median price trends , we are approximately at the same average and median price levels as 2016. Currently the total number of transactions has been declining over the past few months, and the total number of cash transactions has been on… more
PUBLIC HIKES AT THE UCSB SEDGWICK RESERVE SATURDAY AFTERNOON FEBRUARY 11, 2017 The beautiful and rugged Santa Ynez Valley is the setting for a series of monthly interpretive hikes and nature activities open to the public each fall and spring on the 6,000-acre UCSB Sedgwick Reserve. The next hikes in the series will be… more
Maurie McGuire