Wind Driven Fires in Montecito

The first fires began on Thursday evening in the hills near Montecito, California a neighbor community to Santa Barbara. More than 2,000 acres have been burned and the reports indicate that approximately 100 homes have been destroyed.

Forced evacuations have been ordered and more than 1,000 firefighters are attempting to bring the wind-driven blaze under control. Montecito is a small extension community to Santa Barabar and has about 10,000 homeowners, many of them well known Hollywood celebraties.

It is estimated that about 2,500 Residents have fled their homes. …

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Flying in Santa Barbara

Last year, my wife and I spent a month in Santa Barbara about two blocks from the beach and the pier. We love it, to say the least.

One of the highlights was renting a Cessna 172 and flying the coast, jumping over to Santa Ynez and back to Santa Barbara. As a pilot, I have to say…”WOW!”

Most importantly, we love the climate, the ocean and the still small town charm of Santa Barbara and we hope to someday be back again.

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Real Estate Values in Santa Barbara

Has Santa Barbara been impacted by the national foreclosure trends and the sub prime mortgage mess? What’s the real estate value trend line for Santa Barbara? Up, down or steady?

Also, can people get mortgages in Santa Barbara?

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Blog Probes Real Estate Models

www.REALonomics.net is a blog that is asking serious questions about where the real estate industry is going. More specifically, REALonomics poses challenges to the broker/owners to adopt models that will allow their organizations to become more transparent.REALonomics.net advocates that the industry open up the property information portals to consumers and upgrade its approach to how it is interacting with the consumer by implementing more social networking such as www.CityBlogUSA.com, a community blogging network for every city in the USA.Visit www.REALonomics.net.

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The Santa Barbara Lifestyle

It’s great to be in Santa Barbara, California for a June vacation. Although the mornings are a bit overcast the afternoon weather is incredible! Yesterday we were boating in the bay…a truly fantastic experience, complete with Dolphins jumping and teasing us just off the bow.

Santa Barbara, is about lifestyles. Its temperate climate, oceanside setting and fantastic real estate, shopping and dining make a wonderful place to live, work and yes, visit.

In addition, as a part of our visit to the area, my family and I traveled via highway …

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Hospitals and Physicians

When someone relocates they often seek information about physicians, specialists, hospitals and other types of health care, such as extended care. Is there a resource in Santa Barbara for health care information?

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Community Sports

Living in Santa Barbara, California is a lot like living in any home town, with local sports being a big part of the lifestyle. Families look for T-Ball, Little League, soccer and of course, junior high and high school sports. What is sport organizations are in Santa Barbara, California? Are their sport opportunities for adults? Is there a parks and recreation department in Santa Barbara?

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City Lifestyles

What are the lifestyle opportunities in and around Santa Barbara, California. Are there hiking clubs, biking trails, civic clubs, golf clubs, local arts and theater, lakes, streams, fishing, boating, camping or other types of lifestyle opportunities?

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Condos in Town?

Are there any condo projects in Santa Barbara, California and are there any that are on golf courses? What is the condo price range? Are there any age restricted condo communities?

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