Goleta
Goleta, CA · Real Estate
Santa Barbara Independent
Santa Barbara’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance Moves Slowly Forward
It was another late night at City Hall as the Santa Barbara City Council worked out the specifics of the proposed rent stabilization ordinance, as the city moves closer to its goal of having the finalized ordinance ready to be put in place in 2027. Tuesday night’s meeting moved forward...
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Harrison Street Divests Oxnard Independent Living Property
Harrison Street Asset Management has sold Clearwater at Riverpark, a 136-unit Class A independent living community in Oxnard. Although JLL, which arranged the sale, did not disclose the sale price or specify the buyer, published reports said healthcare REIT Ventas paid $55.7 million. Built in 2018 within the master-planned Riverpark...
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A Hint About UCSB’s Plan for State Street
••• A few items of note from Radius Commercial Real Estate’s Q2 report…. 1) Force Performance (“we empower athletes across all levels—from amateurs to professionals—through personalized training, injury rehabilitation, and performance optimization”) has taken Motion Training Collective’s former space at 918 Chapala Street. 2) “Friendship Manor, a nonprofit provider of affordable senior housing in Isla Vista, recently acquired the previously entitled site [701 N. Milpas Street, approved for an 82-unit mixed-use residential development that includes 16 moderate-income affordable units] and is expected to relocate its Isla Vista senior housing community there, although future development plans have not been publicly announced.” It’s at the corner of Ortega Street. 3) There are two mentions of UCSB turning 410 State Street (above, between Haley and Gutierrez) into an “Innovation Center,” but the school demurs, saying that “The University is currently exploring multiple uses for the property through a process that includes community and campus stakeholders. No decisions have been made.” Nonetheless, I’d wager that it’s a hint of what’s to come.
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Santa Barbara moves rental stabilization proposal closer to adoption
The Santa Barbara City Council has moved its proposed rent stabilization ordinance another step closer to adoption. After a month of public feedback, council members directed staff to revise the measure by narrowing potential exemptions, expanding tenant protections and laying the groundwork for a citywide rental registry. The council spent...
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Stylish New Construction in Montecito Sells for $16.5 Million
Newly built single-level five-bedroom on a cul-de-sac off Picacho Lane. Listed: $19.995 million in February 2026, cut to $17.95 million in May 2026. Off-market sale—for an insane price—of a 2006 Spanish Colonial five-bedroom on 1.5 acres in the area between the Lower Village and the Hedgerow. Listed: N/A.
Santa Barbara Independent
City of Santa Barbara Extends Deadline for Transient Occupancy Tax Remittance
SANTA BARBARA, CA – July 27, 2026. The City of Santa Barbara is pleased to announce an update to its Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) monthly remittance and payment deadline, reflecting our commitment to supporting local hotels and short‑term rental operators. Based on community feedback and a recent review of the TOT process, the monthly due date has been officially changed from the 10th to the 15th of each month.
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Rent stabilization draft proposal heads back to Santa Barbara City Council
The Santa Barbara City Council is expected to decide Tuesday what changes to make to the city's proposed rent stabilization ordinance. The discussion follows hundreds of public comments from renters, landlords and housing advocates. Councilmembers will not vote on the ordinance itself. Instead, they will review feedback collected during a...
Santa Barbara Independent
Santa Barbara Unified, Housing Authority Break Ground on Affordable Housing Project for District Staff
On Wednesday afternoon, the searing summer sun beat down over a large stretch of cleared land at the northeast corner of San Marcos Road and San Simeon Drive in the Eastern Goleta Valley. Tractors dotted the site, golden ceremonial shovels stood in mounds of dirt, and community leaders gathered beneath a canopy to mark the beginning of a long-awaited project.
Santa Barbara Independent
Mulligan on Muni: Taking Another Swing at Housing on the Green
Sign Up to get Nick Welsh’s award-winning column, The Angry Poodle delivered straight to your inbox on Saturday mornings. FORE! “That’s the dumbest idea you ever had,” I was told. And more than once: “And that’s saying a lot.”. At issue was a Molotov...
Santa Barbara Independent
Real Estate Market Mid-Year Review 2026
How Can Prices Be “Down” in a Sellers’ Market?. The last five years have seen a stabilization or plateauing of local real estate values, evening the playing field somewhat for buyers. The 2026 year-to-date median saw a notable drop from a year ago; however, the surge in the median for 2025 now appears to have been somewhat of an anomaly and market pricing for 2026 has adjusted down to an established active and more balanced market.
Santa Barbara Independent
Empty Office Buildings on Carpinteria Bluffs to Be Converted into Housing?
While a 191-unit housing development on the Carpinteria Bluffs faces blunt opposition from community members, a separate proposal on the bluffs to remodel vacant office space into 31 units was met with soft support last week. The differences lie in size and logistics. Unlike the larger proposal, dubbed “The Farm,”...
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1919 Villa Sells for $600,000 Less Than in 2022
Sprawling 1919 villa on a shared lane. The seller took a hit, having paid $6.187 million in November 2022. Listed: $6.1 million in May 2026. 1979 five-bedroom with signature Barry Berkus quirk—including a roofline that looks like a hat pulled down low—and views in every direction. Listed: $15.75...
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Innovative Housing Solutions Transforming Ventura, CA
Ventura, CA, is embracing innovative housing solutions to support its community. Recent developments focus on providing permanent supportive housing for vulnerable populations. Collaborative efforts between local organizations and government agencies are driving these initiatives. Table of Contents. Introduction. Valentine Road Apartments: A New Beginning. Lewis Road Project: Expanding Supportive Housing.
Santa Barbara Independent
UC Santa Barbara’s Missing Housing: The Mystery Continues
One reason that housing prices are so high in our region is that UCSB has not fulfilled its plans to develop more than 1,800 units of faculty and staff housing, while delaying for a decade the promised dorms to house 5,000 additional students on campus. The delay was due to the mistaken hope that billionaire Charley Munger’s dream of building the biggest student dormitory in world history would do that job.
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Santa Barbara Ranks as America’s 3rd Worst City for First-Time Home Buyers, Study Finds
Buying a home in California has become increasingly difficult, with a new study showing that first-time buyers in Santa Barbara face some of the steepest challenges in the state. Santa Barbara was ranked 298th out of 300 cities in the U.S. by WalletHub in its latest survey, which assessed the...