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636 E GUTIERREZ ST, DOWNTOWN 2BD/1BA • $699,000 Mitch Stark, 805.689.2429 LIC# 01196532

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560 MEADOW WOOD LN, MONTECITO 4BD/4½BA • $4,300,000 Daniel Encell, 805.565.4896 LIC# 00976141

284 SANTA ROSA LN, MONTECITO 4BD/3BA • $4,250,000 Daniel Encell, 805.565.4896 LIC# 00976141

1060 CIENEGUITAS RD, SANTA BARBARA 4BD/4BA • $3,995,000 Bartron Real Estate Group, 805.563.4054 LIC# 01005021

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

108 LOMA MEDIA RD, SANTA BARBARA 4BD/4½BA • $3,050,000 Bartron Real Estate Group, 805.563.4054 LIC# 01005021

685 STONEHOUSE LN, MONTECITO 2 ± acs • $2,995,000 Team Scarborough, 805.331.1465 LIC# 01182792 / 01050902

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

3169 MONTECIELO DR, SANTA YNEZ 4BD/3½BA • $2,995,000 Brett Ellingsberg, 805.729.4334 LIC# 01029715

2275 FEATHERHILL RD, MONTECITO 4BD/4BA • $2,950,000 Rachael Douglas, 805.318.0900 LIC# 02024147

4120 FOOTHILL RD, CARPINTERIA 8.54±acs • $2,850,000 Nancy Kogevinas, 805.450.6233 LIC# 01209514

428 CORONA DEL MAR, EAST BEACH 5BD/2½BA • $2,595,000 Vanessa Shotwell, 805.448.5307 LIC# 02071607

1478 TWINRIDGE RD, SANTA BARBARA 4BD/3BA • $2,250,000 Barbara Neary, 805.698.8980 LIC# 01491532

22-24 W ISLAY ST, DOWNTOWN 2 Detached Homes • $1,450,000 K. Spieler / K. Hughes, 805.895.6326 LIC# 00851281 / 00521702

743 E ANAPAMU ST, DOWNTOWN 2BD/2½BA • $1,435,000 Anderson / Hurst / Comin, 805.618.8747 LIC# 01903215 / 00826530 / 00662357

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465 BELL ST, LOS ALAMOS Commercial • $995,000 Brett Ellingsberg, 805.729.4334 LIC# 01029715

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strolled through two open houses last week — one in Goleta and the other in Montecito — and was finished in under half an hour. I had a glass of wine in my hand, and I wasn’t wearing pants. Okay, okay, I was wearing shorts, and I don’t even drink wine. But I did get to visit both houses inside and out, within 30 minutes, without leaving my living room. Under the current circumstances, MAKE MYSELF AT HOME real estate has been deemed an essential business. In addition to masks, gloves, and the usual precautions, additional guidelines have been established for Realtors and their clients. Showing properties in person is possible, but showing properties from afar is preferred whenever possible. In order to keep taking care of business, local real estate agents have by Sarah Sinclair become super savvy with digital open houses. They’re using this expertise to show off condos, cottages, and multimillion-dollar mansions via Zoom meetings, Facebook live, Instagram, and more. Prospective buyers can be right next door or visiting virtually from around the globe. Rachael Douglas of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties has become so proficient at conducting live virtual open houses that she’s leading classes for other Realtors. Even so, she admits that it can be challenging to juggle the technology while presenting a live broadcast. She relates that on her first LVOH (live virtual open house), “I had people commenting from Russia, Argentina, Brazil, New York, Florida, Colorado,” as well as local visitors. “Once I realized how many people were there, I’ll confess — I got a little nervous.” The house Rachael showed me is a beautiful home in a quiet setting at 2275 Featherhill Road in Montecito. With more than 3,400 square feet of living space, there was plenty to see. Rachael toured us through the two living rooms, two dining areas, three bedrooms plus office, four bathrooms, a new bonus room, and more. I admired

ADDRESS: 333 Pacific Oaks Road & 2275 Featherhill Road STATUS: On the market PRICE: $735,000 & $2,950,000

the hardwood floors, plentiful windows, walk-in closet, and absolutely huge shower in the master bathroom. The kitchen is dazzling. It was recently updated and has so many gourmet bells and whistles that I might have missed details like the wine fridge and microwave drawer if Rachael hadn’t pointed them out. With her knowledgeable commentary, I’m sure I learned and saw more than I would have on my own. One of my favorite spots in the house is the built-in window seat in the living room. Through Rachael’s camera angle, we got to gaze out the picture window onto the garden, just as I would have wanted to do if I were there in person. The house sits on almost an acre with lovely grounds and avocado trees. When we moved outside, we were able to see all of that and more, including ocean and mountain views. Minutes later, with a click of my mouse, I joined a Zoom meeting with Amy Abbott and Amy Abbott and Kristin Hall Kristin Hall of Village Properties to tour their two-bedroom two-and-a-half bath townhouse at 333 tile backsplash, an attached laundry room, and garage Pacific Oaks Road in Goleta. access. My kitchen envy piqued when we peered into the As a duo, Amy and Kristin were able to take a tag-team spacious pantry with quarantine-quantity supply space. approach. Kristin walked us through the home while New vinyl plank flooring shines throughout the house, Amy handled the technical side of the meeting. Anyone including up the curving staircase to the second floor, who has hosted a Zoom meeting knows that admitting where a foyer window offers a view over the patio below. new guests, managing the audio, and overseeing the chat The master bedroom suite impresses with two sinks, two closets, “two of everything that matters,” Kristin points requires attention. Having googled the address earlier, I knew this home out with a smile. Before I said goodbye, Amy told me was near Girsh Park in Goleta, but I didn’t realize what a about Pacific Palms’ amenities: a pool, spa, and BBQ area, peaceful, green neighborhood it was until I experienced with beach access only a block away. it live with Amy and Kristin. High ceilings in a large, It was fun to visit both of these houses while I stayed elegant living and dining room open to an enclosed patio safe and cozy at home. When I followed up afterward with Saltillo tile flooring. As we walked through, I imag- to find out whether there was any behind-the-scenes ined the indoor-outdoor flow of the living area would information I might have missed, Rachael pointed out be appealing for kids or pets, yet also perfect for quiet that I wasn’t the only one enjoying comfort at the LVOH. grown-up entertaining. “I was able to wear my sneakers because no one could The kitchen showed off granite countertops, subway- see my feet!”

333 Pacific Oaks Road is for sale in Goleta, listed by Kristin Hall and Amy Abbott of Village Properties Realtors. Reach Kristin at (805) 345-8279 or kristinjoy.realtor805@gmail.com, and Amy at (805) 708-3221 or amy.abbott@villagesite.com. 2275 Featherhill Road is for sale in Montecito, listed by Rachael Douglas at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties. Reach Rachael at (805) 318-0900 or rdouglas@bhhscal.com.

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t’s hard to be optimistic these days. It’s hard enough simply staying safe and sane. There is immense uncertainty about our economy and how soon we will be able to get back to normal. If we can resuscitate our economy from this coma we are in, things may not collapse into a depression. If we are able to do the things we must do to achieve this resuscitation, like adequate testing and ultimately a vaccine, there is reason for hope. With essentially every other industry in lockdown, the construction industry is actually building right now, which is good. It is one reason for hope. However, it’s been said that architects are “the canary in the coal mine” relative to the future health of the construction industry. If we are not designing and drawing projects now, then a year from now the construction industry is not building. And that’s not good. For architects to design and draw projects, we need clients with the courage to believe in our community’s future. To believe and invest in the future, develop-

ers need certainty. Yet we are in the jaws of immense uncertainty! Not a reason for hope.... What we need right now, amid this uncertainty, is to press forward with a master vision for our community, especially our downtown, that incentivizes the creation of housing, ensuring our future economic and social vitality. We know that housing will remain a crisis well after this COVID19 crisis subsides. We know, from many studies, that housing is fundamental to our downtown’s health and survival. In November 2017, the American Institute of Architects, Santa Barbara (AIASB), conducted a charrette focused on creating visions for our downtown. Housing was identified as a critically missing piece. The council, in December 2019, based on a long process of community engagement, directed staff to amend, via a list of recommendations, the Average Unit-size Density (AUD) program. Some of these recommendations should happen immediately! For example, increasing the allowable density

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Now’s the Time for a New Community Vision in our Downtown Central Business District, which is a critical incentive mechanism to encourage developers to build housing. However, there are some recommendations that will require more effort. These include revised development standards that would eliminate density (units/acre) as the measure of development and replace it with a form-based measure, such as a ratio of total square feet to lot area. Called Floor Area Ratio (FAR), this approach would not dictate number of units, but instead volume of building. In fact, there could be additional incentive mechanisms to encourage more, smaller units inside the same volume, which would result in more affordability. The AIASB and Community Development staff are embarking on a collaboration

to work together in creating revised development standards, such as FAR (floor area ratio) zoning, that is appropriate yet incentivizes the creation of housing. As visionaries, architects are uniquely suited to aid in the visualization necessary to communicate to our community what these new standards mean. Planners are uniquely suited to vet the various options and to create a safe and productive venue for community dialogue and consensus. This is an amazing opportunity, amid the looming drudgery of survival, to paint a vision for a better future and to create a plan for our community and our downtown that ensures vitality and beauty. We simply cannot delay. Now is a good time for some optimism.

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Welcome to this updated single level, four bedroom, two bath home well located on a beloved cul de sac on the beach side of the 101 in Santa Barbara. This flexible floor plan is open while the rooms keep a unique identity and easy access to the varied out door spaces. In addition to the friendly front deck, the backyard offers an entertaining area as well as a large flat lawn backing up to an oak studded hill. Tasteful updates make this home move in ready. Centrally located convenient to Eling’s Park, The Douglas Family Preserve, Hendry’s Beach, Mesa Village as well as Upper State shopping and restaurants.

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California Adopts New Light Bulb Efficiency Standard

n January 1 this year, California banned the sale of inefficient light bulbs. This action was needed because the Federal Department of Energy (DOE) was attempting to overturn the complete

alternatives. Per the law, the completion of this changeover was to take place on January 1, 2020. This past fall, the DOE attacked the new standards by (1) deciding to keep the 2012 standards unchanged, and (2) withdrawing the updated efficiency definitions. These standards impact the bulbs that go into by Dennis Allen 2.7 billion lighting sockets in the U.S. Since these changes are illegal under the provision of EISA, the California Energy Commission (CEC) voted to adopt the higher efficiency federal draft regulations — the ones that the DOE is trying to eliminate. Thus, as of January 1, 2020, it is illegal to sell light bulbs in California that fail to meet the minimum efficiency standard of 45 lumens per watt. Lumens measure the amount of light phase-out of inefficient light bulbs. The delivered per watt of power consumed Energy Independence and Security Act by a bulb. There is a wide range of LED light (EISA), passed in 2007, laid out a 12-year plan to end the sale of energy-wasting bulbs that meet the new high-efficiency incandescent and halogen bulbs and standard. Replacing an old-fashioned transition to dramatically more efficient 60-watt incandescent bulb with an LED

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of equivalent light output will use 10 watts of power or less. Moreover, the LED bulb will last at least 10 times longer, saving the cost and inconvenience of annual bulb replacement. According to the CEC, the California standards will save 4,000-13,600 gigawatt-hours of electricity once the transition is completed. This amounts to between $736 million and $2.4 billion in annual savings for California businesses and households. These figures are on top of the savings already being realized by California’s upgrades, standards that were implemented in 2018 for some types of light bulbs. Most importantly, perhaps, these savings will prevent the emission of millions of tons of carbon from utilities having to generate the extra electricity to power inefficient bulbs. Once again California is demonstrating its environmental leadership. There is a strong likelihood of future lawsuits from lighting companies and maybe even the federal government, but California has the law on its side. Furthermore, as is frequently the case, other states are likely to follow California’s example. 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.

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

JUST SO WE’RE CLEAR

ave you ever seen a for sale sign on a property, called your local REALTOR® and had them tell you that they cannot find information about that property in the MLS? Well, even if you haven’t, many other buyers have had that experience. To help make sure that all REALTORS®, and all buyers, know about the properties that are for sale, the Board of Directors of the National Association of REALTORS® modified their existing MLS Model Rules. As of May 1st, members of the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) are required to submit their listings to the service within one day of marketing the property to the public.

practice that results in less complete and less accurate property information should be a concern for REALTORS®.”

Sellers can still list their home and then take the necessary time to “fix things up” to get ready for marketing without being required to submit their listing to the MLS. However, once marketing to the public begins, submission to the MLS is now required to be a part of that marketing plan.

Who cares if properties are submitted to an MLS or not? “REALTORS® care, and consumers care,” said NAR General Counsel Katie Johnson. “Any trend or business

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If the seller wants to submit their listing before the paint has dried, the Santa Barbara MLS has created a “Coming Soon” listing status to let other members know that the home will soon be marketed. What about a celebrity or other high-profile seller who does not want the public to know that it is their house for sale? The SBMLS has just initiated a new “Privacy” property type to address these concerns. Privacy listings will

not require a full address and will not be displayed on third party sites like Realtor.com and Zillow. The new policy that begins May 1st, known as “Clear Cooperation”, restores the initial intent of the Multiple Listing Service: that brokers coopercooper ate with each other to benefit their clients, even though they are competitors. It equally protects sellers’ and buyers’ best interests. It is flexible to meet the many different circumstances that sellsell ers may have. It adds transparency to the home buying process by ensuring that sellers are fully informed about market exposure and buyers have equal, fair opportunity to buy. For the vast majority of the members of the Santa Barbara Multiple Listing Service, there is no change. They already knew that it was in their client’s best interest to submit all listings to the MLS. After all, doesn’t it make sense that sellers should have 1700 members working together to get their home sold? Call your REALTOR® today to find out how cooperation with other REALTOR® members benben efits sellers and buyers. Contact the Santa BarBar bara Association of REALTORS® at sbaor.com for access to properties in the Multiple Listing Service.

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 successsuccess ful 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.

Linda Lorenzen www.LorenzenPartners.com Linda@LorenzenPartners.com (805) 886-1842 CalRE# 00583737

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SELLER

BUYER

PRICE

DATE

ADDRESS

BUELLTON/SOLVANG

LAMBERETON KAREN EA

MILLER JUSTIN EU

$695,000

4/14/20

111 MANZANITA DR

WYGOD REALTY LLC

NOVATT GARY EA

$1,900,000

4/16/20

750 E HWY 246

GREGORY FRED

ROSSI NATALIA EU

$845,000

4/13/20

6153 PEDERNAL AVE

NYBAKKEN ERIC EA

FOSTER JAMES EU

$1,175,000

4/14/20

467 KINGS WAY

KNOLL DRIVE PARTNRES LLC

5290 OVERPASS ROAD LLC

$575,000

4/16/20

5290 OVERPASS RD

YOUNGER ROBERT EA

MACGILLIVRAY CATHERINE

$940,000

4/16/20

6278 ABERDEEN AVE

MCGLINCHEY GENO EU

PANDIAN VISWANATHAN EU

$773,000

4/17/20

7030 MADERA DR

URIBE CORNELIO EU

ROBLES ESTEBAN

$417,500

4/14/20

404 N SECOND ST

MARSHALL DAVID EA

GRABOFSKY JOSHUA

$437,000

4/17/20

505 E BIRCH AVE

SHARP JOAN EA

TEAZIS WANDA EA

$2,825,000

4/14/20

843 KNAPP DR

TRENHOLME RUSSELL EA

SANTA BARTH LLC

$4,250,000

4/14/20

2303 BELLA VISTA DR

MALOY ROBERT EA

KINSLER PAUL EA

$2,761,000

4/15/20

723 LILAC DR

SIEGEL BARRY

LEE TRAVIS EU

$2,050,000

4/15/20

636 OAK GROVE DR

LAWLER MICHAEL EU

LUM ROBERT EU

$3,375,000

4/15/20

720 LADERA LN

PUGLIESE PAUL

BENENATE BECKY

$1,200,000

4/16/20

1511 EAST VALLEY RD A

MILESTONES NETWORK LLC

T-BARON CALIFORNIA LLC

$6,650,000

4/17/20

1930 JELINDA DR

GILLIGAN WILLIAM EU

GREEN ERWIN EU

$900,000

4/17/20

1703 EAST VALLEY RD

WUDL FRED EA

CRAIG PAUL EA

$1,000,000

4/17/20

131 HERMOSILLO DR

LOS OLIVOS

DRAMMER LAURA EA

KIANI JOE EA

$2,200,000

4/17/20

2900 NOJOQUI AVE

SANTA BARBARA

PEDERSEN LISA

CONTRERAS MARIO EU

$1,200,000

4/14/20

427 E SOLA ST

CASCADE FUNDING ALTERNATIVE

COLEMAN POLLY

$977,500

4/14/20

515 ORENA ST

CARTER HOLDINGS

WARD DIANE

$1,750,000

4/14/20

1002 ROBLE LN

CASSIA FINANCE INVESTMENT

MORGAN CHARLOTTE EA

$4,169,000

4/14/20

4050 MARIPOSA DR

SNYDER JON EA

BISCHOFF JEFFERY EU EA

$1,287,000

4/14/20

610 FOXEN DR

FOSTER JAMES EU

BENCKER SCOT EU EA

$980,000

4/14/20

1463 LAS POSITAS PL

KINSLER PAUL EA

SSST HOLDINGS

$3,300,000

4/15/20

4691 VIA ROBLADA

PTOLEMAIC PROPERTIES EA

DUBBERLEY MATTHEW EA

$500,000

4/15/20

1536 SAN MIGUEL AVE

KASRAVI BARSAM EA

MIZES STEVE EA

$1,281,000

4/15/20

1822 GARDEN ST

FEOKTISTOV ALEXANDRE EU

MASHHOON MEHRDAD EU

$1,484,500

4/17/20

3779 LINCOLNWOOD DR

HIXENBAUGH KURT EU

LAWRENCE ROBERT EU

$662,000

4/13/20

427 WELLINGTON DR

SEDA WAYNE EU

PEINADO RUBEN EU

$510,000

4/15/20

4312 MEADOW DR

HAMEL DAVID EA

HANSEN FRANKLIN EA

$460,000

4/15/20

484 HIGHLAND DR

FISCHER GEORGE EU

MALDONADO OMAR EU

$445,000

4/17/20

718 W RIMES CT

MORA JUSTIN EU

REYNOSO MICHAEL

$445,000

4/17/20

3950 LOCH LOMOND DR

CANBY JASON

HORR DEANA EA

$490,000

4/13/20

2719 S NIVERTH PL

BRECKENRIDGE PROPERTY FUND

AVALOS GUSTAVO EU

$725,000

4/14/20

2199 LAKE MARIE DR

GRIMM ASHLEY

MORTON-TACAL KELLI

$418,500

4/14/20

2541 S BRUNSWICK DR

IZZO LYNN EA

FOURNIER PETER EU

$900,000

4/14/20

777 BOBCAT SPRINGS RD

ORLICK LAURENCE

ALFARO ISIDRO

$265,000

4/15/20

1603 POINT LOBOS LN

CASTRO JAVIER EA

THOMAS JESSE EU

$750,000

4/15/20

3335 NUMANCIA ST

MCCOY SEAN EA

PULIDO ARTURO

$320,000

4/15/20

561 CARINA DR

SILVA AUBREY EU

HYKES JESSICA

$332,500

4/16/20

3857 VIA LATO

REED CYNTHIA ANN REVOCABLE TR

PACHECO NANCY

$279,000

4/17/20

310 E MCCOY LN 3E

BESSEL ELIZABETH EA

MARAVILLA JUAN

$470,500

4/17/20

815 E PATRICK WY

GOLETA

LOMPOC

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UNINCORPORATED

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.

REAL ESTATE SCOOP

FRONT PORCH FRIDAY FUN WITH THE JOHNSONS the families. They practiced social distancing protocol throughout the day, wearing masks and staying at least six feet apart. Keeping the distance turned out to be the hardest part of the day. As Dianne shared, “It was such a challenge not to run up and give them all hugs!” The Johnsons encouraged the families to include their pets, and to get creative with props that would help the photographs provide a fitting memento of this unique time period for years to come. When asked about the highlight of their experience, Brianna shared, “Everyone was in good spirits and enjoyed a reason to get out of sweatpants and take a trip to the front porch. The best part was getting to see our clients and connect from afar.” If you’d like to join the Front Porch Friday fun, take a photo of yourself on your front porch and post it using the hashtag #frontporchfriday and tag Dianne and Brianna at @welcomehomesb on Instagram to see how far the fun can go. Reach Brianna at 805.450.6078 or Dianne 805.455.6570 or email johnson@villagesite.com or visit their website: WelcomeHomeSB. com. Visit Mallory’s website at MalloryCarlsonPhoto.com.

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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SALES BUYER

PRICE

DATE

ADDRESS

SANTA BARBARA

THORPE TREVOR

HARRIS ALEXANDER

$624,500

4/10/20

130 W ALAMAR AVE 4

SILVERBERG IAN EA

BROWN DAVID EA

$2,990,000

4/02/20

1220 VIA BRIGITTE

SCHUBERT DIRK

LE AN EU

$451,000

4/03/20

1162 VIA DEL CARMEL

JOHNSON HARRY EA

BARRAZA MERCEDES EA

$425,500

4/03/20

326 CRESCENT AVE

LEEDOM MICHAEL EU

JOHNSON BENJAMIN EU

$545,000

4/03/20

705 PADRE CT

VANDERLEI RYAN EU

VAN VORT LISA EU

$485,000

4/10/20

752 VIA ESMERALDA

GAMMARIELLO FRANK EA

ETTEDDGUE MICHAEL EU

$548,000

4/03/20

435 TALLYHO RD

MUNGER MARSHALL EA

FERNANDEZ ERIC EU

$550,000

4/03/20

410 TALLYHO RD

AGUILERA ABEL

GARCIA JILLIAN EU

$408,000

4/10/20

3789 CORTA BELLA WAY

OUELLETT DDS TRUST

JAQUEZ CHAD EU EA

$438,500

4/10/20

553 MAJESTIC DR

DASHEN GREGORY EA

PYBAS TARNI

$590,000

4/09/20

989 BRIARCLIFF DR

HIGHT MARTHA EA

RAMEY CLETUS EU

$628,500

4/07/20

4385 WESTMINSTER LN

ROINA CHRISTOPHER EU

SIDHU CHELSEY

$275,000

4/03/20

2401 COUNTRY LN

DOUPE DAVID EU

HANN RYAN

$242,000

4/09/20

2427 COUNTRY LN

ALLIED FARMS

ANDA ELIZABETH EU

$352,000

4/10/20

1647 N MARY DR

HOUSING AUTHORITY

WEST COX COTTAGES

$1,420,000

4/03/20

1141 W COX LN

SHAHIN OLGA

JIMENEZ JUNIOR EU

$386,000

4/03/20

2122 S CALLE MIRASOL

SUMMERLAND

VAN WINGERDEN HARRY EA

CREEK PROPERTY LLC

$4,000,000

4/03/20

3684 VIA REAL

SANTA YNEZ

LEWIS ROBERT EU

VAN SCHMUS EHREN EA

$950,000

4/02/20

1187 MUSTANG DR

SANTA MARIA

SELLER

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Dianne and Brianna Johnson have long used the phrase “Welcome Home” as part of their business mission and slogan. The mother daughter team from Village Properties Realtors is passionate about helping their clients find the perfect sanctuary to call home. During the current covid-19 pandemic, they brainstormed to come up with a special gift that would bring

a smile to the faces of their clients. “We wanted to give our clients something to look back on to remember this time in their lives,” explained Brianna, “Since we worked so closely with them to find their homes, and now they’ve been under the Stay at Home order for over a month, home is feeling pretty important these days.” Dianne and Brianna decided to partner with local photographer Mallory Carlson to help document this unique time period. They were inspired by the Front Porch Project on Instagram, in which photographers are documenting families across the country on their front porches. The Johnsons invited their clients to step out onto their own front porches for a family photo shoot. They arranged appointments last Friday afternoon, and dubbed it “Front Porch Friday.” Dianne, Brianna, and Mallory drove – in separate cars – from the West end of Goleta, to San Antonio Creek in the Foothills, to the top of Mission Canyon, through Samarkand and over to the Mesa to visit all