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LIFESTYLE BLOG FOR SANTA BARBARA & MONTECITO
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Conan O’Brien's New property on the Sand & Larry David Spends Millions on Montecito Estate
Turns out Conan O’Brien isn’t ready to call it quits in Carpinteria just yet! A little over a month after his longtime beach house popped...
Princeton North
Oct 10, 20223 min read
Ellen's $36 million dollar flip
Montecito’s most notorious house flipper is at it again! Barely six months after Ellen DeGeneres dropped $21 million smackers on a...
Princeton North
Sep 7, 20222 min read
Riviera park sold
Riviera Park, which housed the original buildings of what would later become UC Santa Barbara, was sold on July 22 for an estimated...
Princeton North
Aug 16, 20221 min read
Moves that homebuyers can still make to find a lower mortgage rate
After dropping to record lows in 2020 and 2021, mortgage rates are back up. Way up. While the past few weeks saw a reversal in the surge,...
Princeton North
Aug 5, 20224 min read
‘Jurassic Park’ Screenwriter Flips Montecito home and some
It’s officially a wrap! After barely a year of ownership, Hollywood screenwriter/director David Koepp — best-known for blockbuster films...
Princeton North
Aug 2, 20223 min read
Travel + Leisure's Top Resorts in CA, 2 are in Santa Barbara!
Travelers have been eager to spend time outdoors, and the Golden State delivers mightily on this front. The best resorts in California,...
Princeton North
Jul 19, 20222 min read
Step inside Lynda Weinman’s & Ariana Grande Montecito Estates...
Lynda Susan Weinman (born January 24, 1955) is an American business owner, computer instructor, and author, who founded an online...
Princeton North
Jul 11, 20221 min read
Cameron Diaz & Benji Madden Purchase in Montecito
Like a lot of prodigiously financed Angelenos with 12 or 13 million bucks to spend on a high-maintenance part-time vacation residence...
Princeton North
Jun 6, 20224 min read
EUCALYPTUS HILL Neighborhood HISTORY
The Eucalyptus Hill area of Santa Barbara occupies the eastern flank of the foothills known as the “American Riviera.” It is one of the...
Princeton North
May 23, 20224 min read
Santa Barbara Real Estate Market Trends & Analysis 2022
The Santa Barbara real estate market has enjoyed a historic run in home values over the course of a decade. As a result, real estate in...
Princeton North
May 11, 20226 min read
Michael Keaton’s Son Sells in Montecito, Buys Hancock Park Mansion
That’s a wrap in Montecito for Sean Douglas and his longtime wife Rachel. After only a single year of ownership, the couple has sold...
Princeton North
May 9, 20222 min read
Say hello to the not-so-little ‘Scarface' mansion, seeking $40M
The historic estate in Montecito, California, is back on the market after seven years, asking more than three times its last sales price....
Princeton North
Mar 29, 20222 min read
February celebrity notable sales
Natalie Portman Quietly Sells 10-Acre Montecito Estate While the transaction actually went down last year, word has just now slowly begun...
Princeton North
Mar 3, 20224 min read
Visiting Nojoqui Falls Park
Located at 3250 Alisal Road, about 6 miles southwest of Solvang and about 2 miles from Highway 101 at Old Coast Highway. Santa Barbara...
Princeton North
Mar 3, 20221 min read
Montecito's Tea Garden, offered at $78 Million
In the foothills above Montecito, Calif., a roughly 330-acre property with the remains of an amphitheater and stone aqueducts is hitting...
Princeton North
Jan 19, 20222 min read
Casa del Herrero(house of the blacksmith)
This off-the-beaten-path experience is truly a hidden gem and one of Montecito's best kept secrets. Casa del Herrero is a historic estate...
Princeton North
Jan 6, 20221 min read
Santa Barbara Holiday Events
The Christmas Revels @ THE LOBERO THEATER An Early California Celebration of the Winter Solstice Saturday, December 18, 2021 at 7:30 PM...
Princeton North
Dec 14, 20211 min read
Gwendolyn’s Playground: A Project That Will Put Santa Barbara in Rare Company
On November 12, on an enchanting property in Montecito’s Hedgerow kindly donated by the Winn and Twining families, nearly 300 people came...
Princeton North
Dec 13, 20215 min read
Passive Investment Benefits of Delaware Statutory Trusts
Many baby boomers who hold highly appreciated real estate assets may be at a stage of their lives when they are seeking more passive...
Princeton North
Dec 1, 20213 min read
After Zillow's Home-Flipping Fiasco, Think Twice About Trusting 'Zestimate' Home Values
Americans love the Zestimate, but Zillow's latest business problems suggest you should think twice before using the popular home value...
Princeton North
Nov 24, 20213 min read
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