Fractional home ownership. One-eighth ownership. Basically a timeshare. What could go wrong?
Disrupter Pacaso, is a Bay Area-based company that buys homes and then sells fractional interests in them to second-home buyers. After the sale – in which the company makes a profit – the company then manages the home, and the co-owners use Pacaso’s technology to schedule time in the home.
In May 2020, eight blocks of State Street — from Sola Street to Gutierrez Street in the area known as Lower State — were closed off to car traffic to enable restaurants and merchants to spill out into the street and meet the ever-changing state and national guidelines due to the pandemic.
Our local government and the Santa Barbara Police appear unable to address the variety of issues recently brought forth by the Natural Cafe owner which has chosen to close its doors after 30 years on State Street.
Ever since the closure of State Street the once iconic “Main Street” of Santa Barbara no longer seems the same.
Should State Street be reopened?
For more on the closure of the Natural Cafe and the myriad of problems that plague State Street click “Read More” below.
A grand 150th-anniversary bash will take place on October 8th from 11 am to 7:15 pm! At 7 pm there will be a five-minute Fireworks show! Stearns Wharf’s merchants, with some added help from the Santa Barbara yacht club, will host this exciting event on and near the wharf.
For the first time in three years, Santa Barbara is celebrating Old Spanish Days again! Old Spanish Days – Fiesta is Santa Barbara’s largest celebration and one of the top regional festivals in the United States.
On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of declaring independence from Great Britain. The Declaration of Independence was officially...
The I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival returns and will be taking place from 10 am to 6 pm (free admission) on May 28th, May 29th, and May 30th in front of the steps of the Old Santa Barbara Mission!
CBS’s Sunday Morning program with Jane Pauley hosting their annual “Design Issue” from Santa Barbara where the show explores various ways design affects our lives.
In southern Santa Barbara County, residential properties have been selling very quickly for more than the asking price in a way that many local Realtors have not seen before.
Over the past 35 years the Santa Barbara International Film Festival has become one of the leading film festivals in the United States – attracting 100,000+ attendees and offering 11 days of 200+ films, tributes, and panels, fulfilling their mission to engage, enrich, and inspire people through the power of film.
2021 was a strong seller’s market in southern Santa Barbara. Sales were strong in all areas for single family homes and condominiums.