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Mar 222016

Easter in Santa Barbara

Easter in Santa Barbara is extra special featuring a variety of celebrations from a special family-friendly egg hunt in wine country, to riding the Easter Bunny Express, or kayaking to North America's largest sea cave. Here is a list of some of my pe...

Mar 172016

How to Store Your Off Season Clothes

Even here in sunny Santa Barbara, we need to store our off season clothes when the season changes. There's an art to storing your clothes. I found an article in Houzz that offers excellent suggestions: 1) Choose a storage space that's clean and st...

Mar 152016

Housing Statistics That Will Make You Smile

I just read the latest housing statistics about home sales on a national basis in Realtor.com. A new report out by the National Association of Realtors® says the number of houses across the nation that have sold but have not closed yet dipped 2.5%,...

Mar 102016

New Trend: Luxury Storage Units  

  Move over traditional industrial park-style storage unit facilities and make way for luxury storage units. According to The Wall Street Journal, basic storage units are being replaced by customized spaces referred to as luxury storage uni...

Mar 72016

NOW is the perfect time to list your Santa Barbara Home

Sellers ask me all the time, "When is the best time to list my Santa Barbara home?" That's no surprise since timing can significantly influence the final sale price of a home, and how quickly a home will sell, according to new data from Zillow®. The...

Feb 252016

University of California Santa Barbara Presents National Geographic Live

On the Trail of Big Cats: Tigers, Cougars, and Snow Leopards with Wildlife Photographer Steve Winter, Part of the National Geographic Live Series Go around the world in search of big cats with award-winning photographer Steve Winter without leavin...

Feb 232016

How to Get Your Santa Barbara Home Ready For Spring

Bring spring indoors with these 5 tips Is your Santa Barbara home ready for spring? It may seem like spring and summer are all year long in Santa Barbara, known for its perfect Mediterranean climate and picturesque coastline, but we still need to ...

Feb 182016

Midcentury Fan? Get Design Ideas From Stylish Film Sets

Midcentury continues to be a hot design style Are you a fan of Midcentury Design? If the answer is yes, Curbed.com just published a list of 13 movies sets featuring midcentury architects and design icons that will give you inspiration and ideas t...

Feb 172016

Buyers Find Their Santa Barbara Dream Homes

I am happy to celebrate with two ecstatic buyers who are moving into their Santa Barbara dream homes. For one client, I found a beautiful estate with amazing views offering resort style living in Montecito's prestigious Pepper Hill neighborhood. Lo...

Feb 112016

Celebration: The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Celebrates 100 Years The warm winter weather we're experiencing right now is the perfect time to appreciate some air conditioning and culture at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. The much-loved in...

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