All Things Santa Barbara and Montecito

Create your own piece of paradise on this beautiful ocean and island view one-acre lot! Utilities to site, fully irrigated orchard with 25 avocado, and dozens of citrus & stone fruit trees, plus bonus veggie garden plots. Why remodel when you can build your dream home?    The lovely brick drivewa...

The housing recovery in California is expected to continue through to 2013, but the market won't be "corrected" until as far off as 2017, said the lead economist of a statewide Realtors group on Tuesday. Homes sales and prices are expected to keep rising, but lower-than-normal inventory levels an...

Here is the REALTORS® Confidence Index survey report. The survey provides extremely useful information about the housing markets from those who are on top of the market every day—the nation’s REALTORS®. Contact me if you have any questions about this.

Fixed Mortgage Rates Ease Going Into The Labor Day Weekend http://allthingssantabarbara.com/2012/08/31/freddie-mac-fixed-mortgage-rates-ease/

Santa Barbara Real Estate through the end of July ‘12 for Montecito, Hope Ranch, Santa Barbara, Goleta,Carpinteria and Summerland. This is an analysis of the Santa Barbara Real Estate market including Carpinteria/Summerland, Montecito, HopeRanch, downtown Santa Barbara and Goleta through the mont...

Wall Street Journal: Housing Passes a Milestone The housing market has turned—at last. The U.S. finally has moved beyond attention-grabbing predictions from housing “experts” that housing is bottoming. The numbers are now convincing. Nearly seven years after the housing bubble burst, most indexes...

Most real estate “experts” commenting on where the market is currently will state that, due to the significant declines since the peak in 2007 and a number of other factors, home prices are either bottoming or have already bottomed, depending on which local market they are discussing. Unfortunate...

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Here are some basic information you may find helpful to improve your credit profile. Understanding your credit history and how your scores are determined is essential financial knowledge. Additional information may be found on www.annualcreditreport.com A person’s payment history is the most infl...