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3750 PACIFIC COAST HWY, VENTURA 3BD/2BA • $3,850,000 Kathleen Winter, 805.451.4663 LIC# 01022891

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2125 REFUGIO RD, GAVIOTA 3BD/2BA • $2,450,000 Kerry Mormann, 805.682.3242 LIC# 00598625

39 SEAVIEW DR, SANTA BARBARA 2BD/2BA • $2,250,000 Calcagno & Hamilton, 805.565.4000 LIC# 01499736 / 01129919

3038 PASEO DEL REFUGIO, SAN ROQUE 3BD/2BA • $1,425,000 Kevin M Schmidtchen, 805.689.6877 LIC# 01316975

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792 HOT SPRINGS RD, MONTECITO UPPER 6BD/5BA • $2,995,000 Team Scarborough, 805.331.1465 LIC# 01182792 / 01050902

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LA PANZA RANCH, SANTA MARGARITA 14,750± acs • $43,000,000 Kerry Mormann, 805.682.3242 LIC# 00598625

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5452 CAMEO RD, CARPINTERIA 3BD/2BA • $1,180,000 Johnson & Damiani Concierge RE Team, 805.729.1364 LIC# 01241456 / 01890600

2732 VERDE VISTA DR, SAN ROQUE 2BD/1½BA • $1,095,000 Kevin M Schmidtchen, 805.689.6877 LIC# 01316975

1480 DOVE MEADOW RD, SOLVANG 3.99±acs • $949,000 Laura Drammer, 805.448.7500 LIC# 01209580

591 POPPYFIELD PL, GOLETA 3BD/3BA • $799,000 David & Marlene Macbeth, 805.689.2738 LIC# 01132872 / 00689627

3315 SAGUNTO ST, SANTA YNEZ 3BD/2½BA • $775,000 Laura Drammer, 805.448.7500 LIC# 01209580

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2550 GRAND AVE, LOS OLIVOS 3BD+Office/3BA+Pool/Spa • $1,185,000 Laura Drammer, 805.448.7500 LIC# 01209580

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810 BUENA VISTA DR, MONTECITO 6BD+apt/9BA • $9,950,000 MK Group, 805.565.4014 LIC# 01426886

695 VIA HIERBA, HOPE RANCH 6BD/6½BA • $8,495,000 Team Scarborough, 805.331.1465 LIC# 01182792 / 01050902

1465 E MOUNTAIN DR, MONTECITO 3BD/6½BA • $5,800,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247

719 LILAC DR, MONTECITO 5BD/5½BA • $5,595,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247

40 HAMMOND DR, MONTECITO LOWER 4BD/4BA • $5,195,000 Nancy Kogevinas, 805.450.6233 LIC# 01209514

660 LADERA LN, MONTECITO UPPER 2BD/3BA 4±acs • $4,950,000 MK Group, 805.565.4014 LIC# 01426886

2749 SYCAMORE CYN RD, MONTECITO 4BD/3½BA • $4,250,000 MK Group, 805.565.4014 LIC# 01426886

405 VIA HIERBA, SANTA BARBARA 4BD/4½BA • $4,199,000 Team Scarborough, 805.331.1465 LIC# 01182792 / 01050902

1401 E PEPPER LN, MONTECITO LOWER 3BD/2BA • $3,375,000 Daniel Encell, 805.565.4896 LIC# 00976141

1201 CIMA LINDA LN, MONTECITO 3BD/3½BA • $3,295,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247

340 E LOS OLIVOS ST, SANTA BARBARA 6BD/4½BA • $2,995,000 Daniel Encell, 805.565.4896 LIC# 00976141

1284 COAST VILLAGE RD, MONTECITO 2BD/2½BA • $2,850,000 Daniel Encell, 805.565.4896 LIC# 00976141

15 RUBIO RD, MONTECITO UPPER 4BD/3BA • $2,495,000 MK Group, 805.565.4014 LIC# 01426886

2710 CANADA ESTE RD, SANTA YNEZ 5BD/4BA, 20±acs + Barn • $2,450,000 Laura Drammer, 805.448.7500 LIC# 01209580

760 HOT SPRINGS RD, MONTECITO 4BD/3BA • $2,275,000 Daniel Encell, 805.565.4896 LIC# 00976141

2991 KENMORE PL, MISSION CANYON 3BD/2BA • $1,629,000 Bill Urbany / Alisa Pepper, 805.570.5680 LIC# 00717028 / 01347807

75 CONEJO RD, RIVIERA 3BD/2½BA • $1,500,000 Karen Musser, 805.895.3958 LIC# 01266118

439 ARROYO RD, HOPE RANCH ANNEX 4BD/2BA • $1,295,000 Sharol Mulder, 805.259.7988 LIC# 01324695

102 CORONADA CIR, MONTECITO 2BD/2BA • $1,295,000 Daniel Encell, 805.565.4896 LIC# 00976141

1255 KENWOOD RD, MESA 3BD/2BA • $1,013,000 Scott Williams, 805.451.9300 LIC# 00628741

5221 SAN SIMEON DR, GOLETA SOUTH 3BD/2BA • $925,000 Hitchcock + Associates, 805.351.2101 LIC# 01932289

2909 VENTURA DR, SAN ROQUE 2BD/1BA • $925,000 Scott Williams, 805.451.9300 LIC# 00628741

4766 AMAROSA ST, GOLETA SOUTH 2BD/2BA 0.16±acs • $899,000 Madhu Khemani, 805.252.0265 LIC# 01387945

2225 ALAMO PINTADO AVE, LOS OLIVOS 3BD/2BA • $875,000 Laura Drammer, 805.448.7500 LIC# 01209580

221 SETON HALL AVE, VENTURA 3BD/2BA • $865,000 Hitchcock + Associates, 805.351.2101 LIC# 01932289

4700 SANDYLAND RD #2, CARPINTERIA 2BD/1BA • $799,000 Nancy Hussey, 805.452.3052 LIC# 01383773

4312 BOARDWALK LN, SANTA MARIA 3BD/3BA • $559,000 Ealand & Sideris Group, 805.698.9902 LIC# 01766178 / 00603730

2214 LILY LN, SANTA MARIA 3BD/2½BA • $389,000 Ealand & Sideris Group, 805.698.9902 LIC# 01766178 / 00603730

1676 MAPLE AVE # 27, SOLVANG 2BD/1BA • $319,000 David & Marlene Macbeth, 805.689.2738 LIC# 01132872 / 00689627

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945 LILAC DR, MONTECITO UPPER 5BD/7½BA • $16,995,000 Cristal Clarke, 805.886.9378 LIC# 00968247

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BILL COKER 805.689.7415 BillCoker@bhhscal.com LIC# 00825468 Goleta

CHERIE DELISLE 805.636.5373 CherieDeLisle@bhhscal.com LIC# 01233668 Santa Barbara INDEPENDENT REAL ESTATE APRIL 2, 2020

THOMAS HUSSEY 805.452.0528 ThomasHussey@bhhscal.com LIC# 01791405 Los Olivos

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CHEYLIN MACKAHAN 541.292.7197 CheyMackahan@bhhscal.com LIC# 02104724 Santa Barbara

LYNN ROBINSON 805.570.4164 LynnRobinson@bhhscal.com LIC# 02009845 Santa Barbara

GENIE STOVER 312.375.0467 GenieStovar@bhhscal.com LIC# 02105446 Santa Barbara

MARK SCHNEIDMAN 805.452.2428 MarkSchneidman@bhhscal.com LIC# 00976849 Santa Barbara

CYNDI WILSON 805.705.7620 CyndiWilson@bhhscal.com LIC# 01190329 Santa Barbara

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BETSY J. GREEN

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A Glimpse of France Under the Oaks THE GREAT HOUSE DETECTIVE

t was 1934 — the middle of the Great Depression — and the world’s economy was on its knees. Jobs were scarce, money was tight, and the building industry was cut to the bone. Santa Barbara architect Lutah Maria Riggs must have been very happy to land the assignment to design a French Regency villa in Montecito. Located at 818 Hot Springs Road, a short distance down the hill from Mountain Drive, the home was her only major project of that year.

The original address of the residence was 1028 Hot Springs Road, but it was changed to 818 Hot Springs in the 1950s. The practice of changing a house number or name is not uncommon and is a factor that house historians keep in mind when doing research.

At just over two acres, the property that the home occupies was carved out of a larger estate. At the time, the home was known as Les Chênes, meaning “The Oaks” in French.

The name does not seem to be in use currently.

According to an article about the home in Architectural Forum in July 1937, the oak trees on the property were instrumental in the positioning of the house: “The character of this house was set by the owner’s requirements and its layout by the character of the site. The owner wanted

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ADDRESS: 818 Hot Springs Road

a modernized French design… A natural alley of live oaks determined the placement of the living room, and the strung-out plan was dictated by the contours and the view of the sea below.”

A writer for the Los Angeles Times described her visit to the home on June 21, 1939: “This is an enchanting French pavilion, a part of the French Riviera hidden away on Hot Springs Road in Montecito… There is so much that is wonderful. A two-mile view to the ocean — fireplaces in every room — marble floors throughout the house… Quite as lovely as the house are the many gardens of the estate. A formal French garden is laid out at clipped right-angles, while an adjoining camellia garden overflows informally into the patio where breakfast is served on summer mornings.”

The home’s gardens are said to have been designed by Lockwood de Forest Jr. of Santa Barbara.

Dr. Volker M. Welter at the Department of History of Art & Architecture at UCSB is working on a book about Riggs. Welter visited the home and called it “one of the best houses Riggs designed in the early 1930s.” He added, “The floorplan of the originally one-story-tall … home strings together a masterly sequence of a central, rectangular living room with an oval-shaped, most beautifully proportioned dining room and service spaces to one side, and an octagonal, wood-paneled library to the other side from where also to access three bedrooms.”

Welter also discovered a secret room in the home. He

commented, “Riggs calls that ‘secret’ room a ‘radio room’ but from my study of the surviving drawings, I was not able to establish how one could access that room, other than squeezing an impossible thin person through a storage space inside the walls.”

The home’s first owners — Allen Breed Walker and his wife, Katherine Frisbee Walker — had connections in show business. Walker was in the hotel industry, and the couple lived in La Quinta, near Palm Springs. The Walkers became close friends with actress Marie Dressler, a famous stage comedian who also worked in silent movies and sound films. She costarred with Charlie Chaplin in the 1914 film Tillie’s Punctured Romance.

In 1934, Dressler fell ill and spent the last months of her life in a cottage on a Montecito estate owned by CKG Billings. The Walkers stayed and took care of her there until she passed away. The following year, they built their home under the oaks.

The house at 818 Hot Springs Road was sold at auction on February 24, 2020. The escrow is still pending.

The sales price will be disclosed within 30 days of close of escrow. For more information, visit conciergeauctions. com. Please do not disturb the current residents.

Betsy J. Green is a Santa Barbara historian and author of Discovering the History of Your House and Your Neighborhood, Santa Monica Press, 2002. Her website is betsyjgreen.com.

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2521 Whitney Ave | Summerland | 4BD/3BA John Henderson 805.689.1066 DRE 00780607 Offered at $1,730,000

52 Seaview Dr | Santa Barbara | 2BD/2BA Andy Katsev 805.896.2010 DRE 01348655 Offered at $1,585,000

5134 Cathedral Oaks Rd | Santa Barbara | 4BD/2BA Lynette Naour 805.705.6539 DRE 01035763 Offered at $1,495,000

4033 Via Zorro | Santa Barbara | 3BD/2BA Farideh Farinpour 805.708.3617 DRE 01384768 Offered at $735,000

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5930 Birch St 4 | Carpinteria | 2BD/1BA Grubb Campbell Group 805.895.6226 DRE 01236143 Offered at $459,000

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REAL ESTATE SCOOP - wherein its simply a matter of a mortgage credit report and a few pertinent pieces from your current loan - a borrower must comply with a lender’s need to document the “Ability to Repay” as demanded by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010.** There are no forward mortgages with negative amortization - or those that defer interest, ticking up the amount one owes over time. Outside of a Line of Credit, which is usually adjusted along with the Federal Reserve’s Federal Funds Rate,*** very few loans exist that adjust frequently.

Today’s loans are not those of the Wild West of days past.

This is not to say that economic hardships do not impact the housing industry, but simply that this time, it’s different. This time, we are ALL being impacted. Concern over one’s ability to afford their housing is more related to the impact of the current pandemic on one’s income source.

The COVID-19 coronavirus has stopped or reduced employment for many. Thus, while your payment may not change, the income you have been relying on may be changing.

The good news is that there are more options today than existed then. In 2013, California put into law the California Homeowner Bill of Rights.**** This means more transparency in the foreclosure process, should it even come to that point. Currently, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are assisting homeowners who are facing

THOUGH IT MAY FEEL LIKE IT, IT’S NOT 2008

BY Austin Lampson, Licensed Mortgage Professional We are in unprecedented times. Hindsight is 2020 (pun intended), and while we do not have a crystal ball, we can look to the past to better understand the present, and thus what should be in the future. My goal in writing this article is to explain what drives market forces, and how these forces may impact homeownership in the community I am grateful to call home.

I have been in the lending industry for over two decades. I have seen rates at over double what they are today, greed drive people to unstable situations, tumultuous changes in guidelines, funding abilities, terms and choices. I ran an Operations Team during the Great Recession of the early 2000’s and have been in the Top 1% of Mortgage Originators since the second year I started originating loans*. Yet while the situation before us is certainly very different than anything we have seen before; it also bears a resemblance to the uncertainly of the not-so-distant past.

The main difference between now and then is that this instability is being created by external, versus internal, events in the housing market. Let us break that down.

Back in 2008, the majority of loans that were written - or “originated” - did not verify income or assets, and barely verified credit and identification. Sure, documents had to be notarized to confirm the identity of the borrower at closing, however there was less scrutiny as to the verification of social security numbers, residency, and sources of funds for closing. Nowadays most loans that are originated are fixed rates. Income is documented, assets are tracked from being seasoned in one’s account through to the closing table.

Simply put, the mortgages that exist today are more stable. It is a process. No more do the “Fast & Easy” loan types exist. Any sort of reduced documentation is based on the sharing of data between credit reporting agencies, your employer or banking institution, and your lender. Except for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Interest Rate Reduction Loan (IRRL)

Austin Lampson difficulties directly due to COVID-19.***** You must still qualify for this assistance, and I urge you to review in detail such requirements and options.

But what about the rumors of companies going out of business? That loans are no longer available?

It is true that economic instability can reduce the availability of funds in the secondary market. If there is less demand for loans, then there is less money being used to supply loan options. Forbearance doesn’t

mean that the debt is forgiven, it means it is delayed.

Companies that rely on you to pay your mortgage to employ their staff still need you to do so to keep their economies going. Companies that were giving loans based on bank statements versus tax returns, or at higher ratios of loan to home value, or lower credit scores, are seeing less demand for their products.

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They may have loans that they have originated, but that are no longer desirable due to concern of the economy’s general stability - aka that the ability for these borrowers to repay the debt they’ve incurred is reduced. Would you want to invest in something that may not pay you back? Probably not.

The housing industry is one of the greatest examples of supply and demand that the everyday person understands. Prices are higher when demand is high.

When supply of money is less expensive, someone can afford more. We are very simply seeing a reduction in demand for alternative lending products. We have not seen reduction in the supply of most conforming loans. We have not seen a reduction in demand for a well-priced, well-maintained home. I remember, back in 2009, when guidelines were changing so fast that, as an Underwriter, I had to literally print a guideline that matched the origination date and time of the loan. I remember people walking into our office, saying their Loan Officer promised them a fixed rate if they just signed the papers in front of them and gave them $500 in cash. We are not there now.

I anticipate that we will see more changes in the secondary markets in the weeks to come. I believe that companies that ran super skinny on their margins may not be around forever (think: running an expensive household with on dollar in the bank and no savings). The Federal Reserve will continue to buy Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS), but at this point it’s kind of like giving shots to the drunk people at the bar: they don’t want to get sober, they just want to offload what they already built up.

Yet it will turn. We will get back to work. We will see normalcy come again. This too shall pass.

In the meantime, our greatest asset is to follow the health and safety standards being put forth by our healthcare providers, the government, and the Center for Disease Control. We must replace fear with faith.

We must work together to support our local businesses as much as possible. We must stay socially distant, yet together. Make smart decisions, take care of your mental and physical health. Show love. This is OUR community, OUR world, and OUR lives. It is our choice on how we move forward, it always is.

Footnotes *https://www.scotsmanguide.com/rankings/top-originators ** https://www.cftc.gov/LawRegulation/DoddFrankAct/index.htm *** https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/credit_12846.htm **** https://oag.ca.gov/hbor ***** https://www.knowyouroptions.com/covid19assistance

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Carbon-Storing Building Materials

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ince my recent article on constructing carbon-storing buildings, many have asked for specifics on carbonsequestering building materials. Here is a partial list: • Cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels of varying dimensions made up of alternating layers of perpendicular boards. Because small-

diameter trees, pest-damaged trees, and even trees killed by wildfires are used in fabricating these members, forest resources are more fully utilized. In addition to being strong, stiff, stable, and relatively lightweight, CLT panels are highly fire resistant and hinder fire spread.

CLT can often be substituted for steel, even in high-rise construction.

• All bamboo building materials. Bamboo is a fast-growing wild grass that takes carbon out of the air faster than other plants. When laminated into posts, beams, glue-lams, and trusses (trade name Lamboo), it rivals the strength ratio of steel yet is more fire resistant without the use of ecologically unfriendly fire retardants.

• Cal Star bricks and pavers. These are manufactured from fly ash, a waste product, using a small fraction of the energy needed to fabricate other masonry products. Another technology,

Developed by JustBioFiber Structural Solutions,

by Dennis Allen these blocks are highly resistant to fire, mold, and insect damage.

Hemp products are top performers in the negative carbon materials classification.

• Calplant MDF rice straw panels. These panels utilize a carbon-sequestering waste material that normally is disposed of by farmers flooding their fields using large amounts of valuable water.

• Low-carbon insulating materials: cellulose,

fiberboard (Gutex Multitherm), hemp board, recycled denim, and mushroom insulation.

Ecovation is the brand name for mushroom insulation. It can be sprayed into wall cavities or seeded, filling the cavity in three days.

• Ecosmart drywall. This product uses less energy, resources, and water to manufacture and is fire resistant and lighter in weight, thus requiring less energy to transport.

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• Green concrete. Cement accounts for around 6 percent of greenhouse-gas emissions (GHG). Green concrete focuses on three strategies: cutting GHG emissions; reducing inputs of natural resources, mostly by substituting recycled materials; and lessening air, land, and water pollution related to its production. Ceratech, a U.S. company, has created a feed mixture for cement that is 95 percent recycled fly ash and 5 percent renewable liquid additives, yielding an almost zerocarbon footprint. Its concrete mixes reduce virgin resource inputs by 95 percent and water by half. This hydrated cement has superior properties to Portland cement, the industry standard. Another innovation is a cement that cures by absorbing CO2.

Incorporating these and other low- or negative-carbon materials in new and remodeled construction can substitute for many traditional building materials. Traditional materials like steel, concrete, aluminum, and glass account for 11 percent of global CO2 emissions, according to a report from the UN Environmental Program. All materials listed above, except the bacteria grown bricks, are currently available and fit standard construction practices.

Dennis Allen is chair of Allen Construction, an employee-owned company committed to building and operating sustainably. He also serves as chair of the Dean’s Council at the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at UCSB and as a boardmember of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

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BUYER

PRICE

DATE

ADDRESS

BUELLTON/SOLVANG

WEATHERBY ROBERT EA

CAYLOR MARK EA

$2,225,000

3/12/20

1130 LADAN DR

CARPINTERIA

EUGENIA HOLDINGS LLC

EUGENIA SPACES LLC

$9,000,000

3/12/20

1145 EUGENIA PL

DUNN LOUISE

REYES-OTALORA MANUEL

$800,000

3/11/20

1559 MEADOW CIR

1423 LINDEN AVE LLC

TOSSOUN BASSEM

$735,000

3/12/20

1423 LINDEN AVE

PEREZ JOSE

ANAYA DOUGLAS EU

$840,000

3/12/20

491 VIA EL ENCANTADOR

WELLS RICHARD EA

WHILT JAMES EA

$1,650,000

3/12/20

464 MILLS WAY

SB/ELM LLC

CALE SHEIK EA

$1,550,000

3/11/20

448 MILLS WAY

MOREIRA RENAN EU

BARKER JACOB EU

$785,000

3/11/20

7035 DEL NORTE DR

BARRETT LINDA

SHANK PAUL EA

$1,147,000

3/13/20

6272 PARKHURST DR

LAUTEN RAY EU

KATSAPETSES JASON

$1,125,000

3/11/20

761 BOLSA CHICA

MCCUE JESSE

CONQUEST PROPERTY MGMT

$260,000

3/13/20

7630 HOLLISTER AVE 243

CORBETT RYAN EU

CORNELIUS JACK EA

$360,000

3/11/20

520 E CYPRESS AVE

KEITHLEY RONALD EA

BROSSMAN EVAN

$360,000

3/13/20

1233 N FIRST PL

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SB

PARKSIDE GARDEN APARTMENTS

$8,726,500

3/13/20

240 W PINE AVE

MANCE JASON EU

VILLANUEVA JAMES EU

$378,000

3/13/20

1132 BELLFLOWER LN

WEST GREGORY EA

TARITON PROPERTIES

$2,260,000

3/13/20

61 OLIVE MILL RD

ORLANDO ALBERT EU

VAN DYKE HELEN EA

$6,095,000

3/12/20

667 JUAN CRESPI LN

LONGMIRE MATTHEW EA

MCCAMON LEE EA

$1,700,000

3/13/20

803 CIMA LINDA LN

LOS OLIVOS

KNIGHT MARTIN EA

NEWMAN LAURA EA

$1,475,000

3/13/20

2540 GRAND AVE

SANTA BARBARA

GOLDSCHMIDT A.P. EA

EYRAUD JOHN EU

$1,065,000

3/09/20

218 E YANONALI ST #C

MORGAN JOHN EA

CADE DENISE EA

$3,450,000

3/09/20

1830 MISSION RIDGE RD

MCGINN EDWARD EA

ASHTON DANA EA

$1,759,500

3/13/20

328 E ISLAY ST

KARNO MITCHELL

FREED JENNIFER EA

$1,017,000

3/13/20

1311 N SALSIPUEDES ST

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MARKS JANE EA

HOWARD CYNTHIA EA

$600,000

3/11/20

325 W ANAPAMU ST

HOWARD CYNTHIA EA

ELLIASSEN JOHN EA

$1,200,000

3/11/20

325 W ANAPAMU ST

VAN BUREN NICOLE EA

PARIS ZACHARY EU

$800,000

3/13/20

820 W VICTORIA ST B

HORAK JOHN EA

WILLIAMS WILLIAM EA

$1,150,000

3/10/20

1334 SAN MIGUEL AVE

DUNCAN DANIEL EA

BROOME RONDAL EA

$1,550,000

3/12/20

754 PALERMO DR

WINGFOOT PROPERTIES

BROOME RONDAL EA

$1,550,000

3/12/20

3714 MARIANA WAY

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TRAINOR GREGORY EA

RUTHERFORD MATTHEW EU

$1,185,000

3/10/20

3635 SAN JOSE LN

EDELHEIT AARON EA

BAILEY ROBERT EA

$2,570,000

3/12/20

212 CANON DR

SNOWDEN CHRISTIAN EA

QUINIAN KEVIN EA

$1,385,000

3/13/20

3039 PASEO TRANQUILLO

LO CICERO JOSEPH EA

OVALIE ERIC EU

$630,000

3/13/20

4016 PRIMAVERA RD A

TYRE JEFFREY EU

HESSEL STEPHEN EA

$1,935,000

3/13/20

4531 AUHAY DR

KATSEV DOUG EA

DANCHUK RICHARD EU

$3,800,000

3/13/20

VIA ESPERANZA

KELLY LIBBY EA

DORMANDY RAY EA

$345,000

3/09/20

4595 FOXENWOOD LN

CROWLEY ADISON EA

GUTIERREZ MARTIN

$329,500

3/10/20

4112 EUCALYPTUS LN

RAMIREZ MARGUERITE EA

OCLARAY KENNETH

$315,000

3/11/20

1153 SUMNER PL A

MOSOOD TAHIR EA

ZIMMERMAN BRIAN EU

$450,000

3/13/20

4442 HARMONY LN

CASTILLO RAYMOND EU

ZIERMAN RICHARD EU EA

$430,000

3/10/20

3773 CORTA BELLA WAY

PHILLIPS MICHAEL EA

WATSON JOHN EA

$360,000

3/11/20

3384 HUMMINGBIRD LN

ALVAREZ GUADALUPE EA

CHAVEZ ISIDRO EU

$222,500

3/10/20

3450 SANTA MARIA 203D

CATAMOUNT PROPERTIES

GRIMM SHAUN EU

$540,000

3/13/20

2892 LA SERENA PL

HANFORD CINDY

CORBETT RYAN EU

$545,000

3/11/20

266 STUBBS LN

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This data is provided to The Santa Barbara Independent by an outside third-party source and represents a partial list of recorded residential sales in Santa Barbara County on the dates listed.

While this information is public record The Santa Barbara Independent cannot guarantee the accuracy nor the completeness of this list.

Message From The President

BY STACI CAPLAN | 2020 PRESIDENT | SANTA BARBARA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®

WHAT IS ESSENTIAL?

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n the world of COVID-19 everything is constantly changing. In the real estate industry, major changes have occurred, which may likely have changed again by the time this article is published. Initially the federal government published a list of essential services which did not include real estate.

Since then real estate has been added to the essential list. Governor Newsom’s stay-at-home order issued March 19, was updated by the “Advisory Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19 Response” from March 28, 2020. This expressly includes residential and commercial real estate, including settlement services, as essential services recognized by the Department of Homeland Security as being necessary for the maintenance of America’s Critical Infrastructure.

The California Association of REALTORS® has issued statewide guidelines for doing real estate business. While some counties have more restrictive Shelter in Place orders, Santa Barbara County is not one of them. So, it is up to REALTORS® and the public to practice dis-

remaining at least six feet apart per the recommendations established by the CDC.

Some highlights of the guidelines include:

Most buyers visit multiple properties before purchasing. Real estate professionals know that the services of specialists such as inspectors, pest control companies, and others are required to complete each typical transaction. This means multiple people entering a property.

Multiply this out by many properties, many buyers, and the ensuing transactions, and you have a web of potential contact which at the very least should give one pause.

• Showings should be done virtually, if possible.

• All activities should be completed electronically, if possible.

• Only a single agent and no more than two other individuals are to be in a dwelling at the same time during a showing. If other persons are necessary for a showing, they should wait outside or in their vehicles to observe the social distance guidelines.

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• Sellers are to be advised that they should not be present within a dwelling at the same time as other individuals. If a seller insists on remaining on the property, that seller is to agree to the terms and sign a declaration required for persons entering the property.

• Agents should read and understand the recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on how to protect themselves.

• Any persons on the property must always agree to adhere strictly to the social distancing guidelines by

I now know someone who has lost a family member to the virus.

I suspect that by the time this is published, many of you will also know someone who has also suffered the effects of the virus. To our local REALTORS® and their clients, before you head out the door, please ask yourself, is this truly essential?

For more guidelines, see this article online at realestate.independent.com.

Call your REALTOR® to find out how they are utilizing safe practices or contact the Santa Barbara Association of REALTORS® at sbaor.org for more information.

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SALES BUYER

PRICE

DATE

ADDRESS

SUMMERLAND

IGNATIUS CHERIE

WILDING BROOKE

$1,380,000

3/10/20

2443 WHITNEY AVE

SANTA YNEZ

WINTHER MAGGIE EA

OLLENBURGER LOREN EU EA

$1,395,000

3/12/20

1489 MEADOWVALE RD

MILLER KEVIN EA

PERONA BRIAN EU

$1,250,000

3/10/20

846 SIENNA WAY

KENNEDY SHARON EA

SPENCE BRIAN EA

$1,625,000

3/10/20

2121 REFUGIO RD

WEST 40

MANG KENNETH EA

$593,500

3/12/20

7425 HWY 1

SOBHANI GLORIA EA

CHIPS LOMPOC 1

$4,500,000

3/10/20

424 COMMERCE CT

WILKINSON RYAN EU

BUTTLER MYRICK

$440,000

3/13/20

1014 HONDA WAY

LA BRISA EQUITIES

LOLI MICHAEL EU

$365,000

3/13/20

479 MILKY WAY

CHAVEZ RUBEN

MONTE VICKI

$333,000

3/11/20

3838 VIA MITAD

JONES DAVID EA

FOWLER CASEY

$312,000

3/12/20

218 PEGASUS AVE

MARISCAL MATTHEW EU EA

TRIBO JHASPER

$247,500

3/13/20

3673 CONSTELLATION RD

YEATMAN CONNIE EU

GALICIA FERDIE

$523,500

3/10/20

620 MERCURY AVE

VIVIAN DAVID EA

LOUTH ROBERT EU

$395,000

3/10/20

613 N TENTH ST

RADTKE JASON

HOWARD DANIEL EU

$639,000

3/13/20

354 SHAW ST

CARTUS FINANCIAL

VALENCIA JESUS

$499,000

3/12/20

1845 SEQUOIA DR

KELLY MATTHEW EU

DIAZ JUSTO EU

$229,000

3/13/20

1920 S MCCLELLAND ST 10B

JOHNSON KELLI EA

MONTEJANO HECTOR EA

$810,000

3/11/20

2391 JANIN WAY

PRICE CLARENCE EA

PEARSON GARY EU

$875,000

3/10/20

349 FREYA DR

WIESTER GEORGIA EA

HELPING HANDS SUPPORT INC

$495,000

3/10/20

3577 PINE ST

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This data is provided to The Santa Barbara Independent by an outside third-party source and represents a partial list of recorded residential sales in Santa Barbara County on the dates listed.

While this information is public record The Santa Barbara Independent cannot guarantee the accuracy nor the completeness of this list.

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Staci Caplan is a California Real Estate Broker and the owner of Pacific Crest Realty. She was born and raised in Santa Barbara and her passion for this special region translates into successful real estate transactions and thrilled clients. At our local Santa Barbara Association of REALTORS ® , Staci has served on the Board of Directors, the Government Relations Committee, the Budget and Finance Committee, the Multiple Listing Committee, and the REALTOR ® Action Fund Committee. She can be reached at (805) 886-3970 or stacicaplan@gmail.com.

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This comes at a time when numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases are rising exponentially. A time during which we have been told it is critical to stay home to “flatten the curve,” when healthcare workers are begging us to stay home as each new infected person puts their own lives, those of their family, and our whole healthcare system at risk. This may seem confusing.

cernment in deciding what is truly essential during these harrowing times.