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The Kogevinas Group Kogevinas Real Estate and Montecito Properties is part of the Berkshire Hathaway Luxury Collection representing the unique luxury estates of Montecito & SB

Top Real Estate Team in Montecito | Over $2.6 Billion in Career Sales | 599+ Homes Sold | #1 Real Estate Resource

Sotheby's International Realty | DRE: 00899496

NEW LISTING • THE BRIGHT SIDE ☀️Sunny, stylish & wonderfully turn-key, this San Roque gem is simply a great place to be....
09/28/2026

NEW LISTING • THE BRIGHT SIDE ☀️

Sunny, stylish & wonderfully turn-key, this San Roque gem is simply a great place to be.

Tucked at the end of a quiet lane, the single-level 3-bedroom, 1 bathroom California cottage sits on a spacious 0.29-acre lot with sun-filled interiors, beautiful gardens & an easy indoor-outdoor flow.

Morning coffee on the patio, a stroll to Upper State Street, a round at Santa Barbara Golf Club or the beach just minutes away. Here, the best of Santa Barbara feels close to home.

📍 3525 San Jose Lane | Santa Barbara | $1,795,000

MONDAY MORNING BLOG • Let's Set the Stage!What happens when a house gets staged? It comes to life.And first impressions ...
09/28/2026

MONDAY MORNING BLOG • Let's Set the Stage!

What happens when a house gets staged?

It comes to life.

And first impressions matter. Staging highlights a home's best features and diminishes the flaws — kind of like putting on your makeup!

If we go out without our lipstick (sorry, guys), we’re still well dressed and ready to go. But the impact isn’t quite the same.

Staging is the lipstick.

It gives the bricks and mortar personality and shows where you are going to live and hang out — where everyone gathers, where you have dinner, and where you curl up with a book.

It also does something else I think is really important: it slows you down.

Instead of simply walking through rooms, you start picturing your life in them. That’s why we stage. Because when a home is shown at its best, its value comes to life.

Which can mean selling faster — and for more.

WHEN HOME HAS THE BEST VIEW ✨ OPEN SATURDAY & SUNDAY • 2–4 PMSix private acres. A John Kelsey original. And views that s...
09/26/2026

WHEN HOME HAS THE BEST VIEW ✨ OPEN SATURDAY & SUNDAY • 2–4 PM

Six private acres. A John Kelsey original. And views that stretch from the Santa Ynez Mountains to the Pacific & Channel Islands.

Fill the infinity pool with friends, wander the grounds & let dinner run late on the terrace. There’s really no reason to take the party anywhere else.

1130 E Mountain Drive | Montecito | $12,950,000

Summer, Like You Remember It. ✨Bare feet, salt air, long days on the sand, and the Pacific setting the pace from morning...
09/25/2026

Summer, Like You Remember It. ✨

Bare feet, salt air, long days on the sand, and the Pacific setting the pace from morning to sunset.

Set along approximately 50 feet of shoreline, this quintessential California beach house is all about the kind of summers you never really outgrow. Family piled in, friends stopping by, days spent outside, and nowhere you’d rather be.

A relaxed coastal compound made for family, friends, and generations by the sea.

3523 Padaro Lane | Carpinteria

OPEN TODAY • A Classic Turns the Page ✨Privately set in one of Lower Montecito’s most beloved neighborhoods, this 1925 C...
09/23/2026

OPEN TODAY • A Classic Turns the Page ✨

Privately set in one of Lower Montecito’s most beloved neighborhoods, this 1925 California cottage pairs nearly a century of character with a fresh point of view.

Some stories only get better with time.

Newly Priced | $8,275,000 | 275 Butterfly Lane | Montecito

09/21/2026

MONDAY MORNING BLOG • You Know It When You See It

There are 78 homes for sale in Montecito right now, with more available off-market. That sounds like a lot of choices.

But is it?

The properties getting attention look very different:
• A California cottage on half an acre in the Lower Village.
• A private retreat with panoramic ocean and mountain views.
• A romantic village of its own in the Golden Quadrangle. Some of the same buyers are looking at all three — properties with almost nothing in common except being in Montecito.

Some buyers have been looking at all three — even though they have very little in common other than being in Montecito.

That’s the thing about buying a home. You can start with a list of what you want, but Montecito doesn’t come made to order. Every property has its own combination of setting, architecture, land, views, privacy and lifestyle. And sometimes what you fall for isn’t what you thought you were looking for.

We saw that play out this week.

A major estate, on and off the market for years, has gone into escrow with a backup offer. Another, newer listing had received several low offers that didn’t come together. Then the right buyer walked through the door, saw the value the seller saw, and a deal was made.

Different houses. Different buyers. And timing? Completely unpredictable.

After showing thousands of properties over the years, there’s one thing I’ve seen again and again: when the right buyer walks in, you feel it right away — everyone does.

And it’s FUN! The setting. The style. The land. The view. The location. They all matter. But then there’s the feeling.

It’s not only real estate. It’s an emotion.

09/17/2026

DEPART FROM THE NORM

Five acres meet the Pacific at the Ranch House, a 3-bedroom, 3-bath single-level residence set within the iconic Rancho Dos Pueblos.

Sweeping ocean views, open land, and an established income-producing property—all just minutes from Santa Barbara.

Where the coast still feels wild.

275 La Casa Grande | Santa Barbara | $8,975,000

What you give to the land, it gives back. 🌿4488 Foothill Road has been shaped with intention over the years—its soil reh...
09/15/2026

What you give to the land, it gives back. 🌿

4488 Foothill Road has been shaped with intention over the years—its soil rehabilitated, its trees carefully tended, and its 6+ organic acres cultivated as a place of lasting beauty, vitality, and peace.

And the land has returned the favor. Abundant fruit. A sense of grounding. The kind of stillness you feel almost immediately upon arriving.

Guests over the years have described that same unmistakable feeling—a chance to pause, breathe, and reconnect with something beyond the everyday.

Now, a new chapter awaits: a place to put down deep roots, build memories, and become part of the land’s continuing story.

4488 Foothill Road | Carpinteria | $4,600,000

MONDAY MORNING BLOG • Montecito Sales Are Sending Mixed SignalsThe median is down. The average is up. And what’s happeni...
09/14/2026

MONDAY MORNING BLOG • Montecito Sales Are Sending Mixed Signals

The median is down. The average is up. And what’s happening between $5M and $10M may help explain why.

Montecito’s market isn’t moving uniformly higher — a divergence that points to an increasingly active upper end of the market.

At this point in 2025, 63 homes had sold between $5M and $10M across Montecito and Santa Barbara. This year, just 43 have.

Above $10M, the story is very different.

Nearly one in four Montecito homes sold in 2026 has closed above $10M. Of 126 sales so far this year, 30 have topped $10M, including four above $20M.

Including the greater Central Coast from Carpinteria to Hope Ranch, there have been 41 sales above $10M — 21% more than at this point last year. Another nine are currently pending.

So while the median is down, activity at the top is pulling the average higher — even as fewer sales are happening between $5M and $10M.

Why? Many of the properties trading above $10M are difficult to replicate: beachfront estates, historic homes, significant acreage, privacy and exceptional views. Then there’s Montecito itself: a rare combination of location, natural beauty, privacy, community and proximity to Los Angeles.

Montecito isn’t simply moving up or down. The story is where the market is moving — and increasingly, the strongest momentum is at the very top.

09/13/2026

A Story Set in Stone ✨
OPEN TODAY • 1:00 - 4:00pm

Meet me on Butterfly Lane. A 1925 California cottage with nearly a century of character—and a fresh point of view.

Privately set in one of Lower Montecito’s most beloved neighborhoods, a covered front porch welcomes you in, while hand-cut stone and board-and-batten set the tone for a 4-bedroom, 5.5-bath home that feels collected over time and perfectly at home in the present.

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1286 Coast Village Road
Montecito, CA
93108

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