January 30, 2021
Everything continues to sell—high, low, turnkey, and not. Among the interesting properties to change hands: a Hedgerow charmer, the weirdest house on the Riviera, a split personality in Birnam Wood, a Hope Ranch fixer in its first time on the market in 70 years, and a cute 1936 house on a secret downtown street.
September 10, 2020
Perhaps because the market is insane, only a handful of properties have felt the need to reduce their prices this week.
April 10, 2020
The week's other top price reductions: Mesa oceanfront compound drops by another million; new-build in northwest Montecito with location concerns; Hope Ranch ranch house; Samarkand contemporary.
January 22, 2020
Highlights of this weekend's open-house lineup: Midcentury Hope Ranch house on the market for the first time in 50 years; killer Alta Mesa views; a fourth house for sale on Torito Road; cute San Roque cottage done right.
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Just to be clear, the former Via Vai space will be a new restaurant from Luca Crestanelli of S.Y. Kitchen. So while it won't be… — Erik Torkells
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