Santa Barbara International Film Festival - Kicked Off Yesterday

Join hundreds of filmmakers and thousands of film enthusiasts as Santa Barbara welcomes the best of new and unique cinema. Hundreds of films including World Premieres, U.S. Premieres and titles representing various countries are on tap for the silver edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.


This year's Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) marks the 27th year of the festival in town, and has a motto of “11 Amazing Days, 10 Starry Nights." It kicked off yesterday, Thursday January 26th at 8pm, and comes to an end Sunday February 5th. Opening and closing night festivities take place at Santa Barbara's historic Arlington Theater in downtown Santa Barbara. Film screenings, and tributes take place all throughout the day at various locations. For more information and the full schedule, visit sbiff.org.


Established in 1985, the Santa Barbara Film Festival (SBIFF) is an 11-day festival that showcases a broad array of independent American and international films, along with documentary cinema. The International Film Festival is held within the beautiful setting of downtown Santa Barbara. The SBIFF is dedicated to the art of filmmaking, and strives to raise the consciousness of film as an art form. The SBIFF attracts more than 70,000 visitors each year, and endeavors to enrich the community both culturally and economically.

Get glamorous and enjoy some films!

Just Sold - Polo Fields - 200 Lambert Road

Just Sold:

This parcel of land at 200 Lambert Road is one of the most outstanding parcels in the Santa Barbara area, with 51.87 acres of gorgeous land across from Padaro Beach, and over 35 of the 51.87 acres dedicated to polo fields & paddocks. In addition, the parcel offers an ocean view estate site, numerous oak groves, and a seasonal creek. Lambert Road has become the superior equestrian area for Santa Barbara.

Last offered at $15,000,000.

Positive Numbers for Santa Barbara's Real Estate Market

Santa Barbara South County's CORT (Computer Oriented Real Estate Technology) Report is showing some positive numbers. December of 2011 showed the highest number of closed sales we have seen in any month since May of 2007. 

May of 2007 reflected 180 closings, and December of 2011 showed 170 closings. 

*Click on the image below to view the graph if it does not fit entirely in your screen. 

2011 Santa Barbara Real Estate :: Year-End Market Statistics

Home/Estate Market - Last Year vs. This Year

Total Active Listings
2010: 2,419
2011: 2,406
DOWN -0.5%

New Listings
2010: 1,756
2011: 1,762
UP +0.3%

Median List Price (of New Listings)
2010: $999,000
2011: $967,000
DOWN -3.2%

Number of Properties That Went Into Escrow
2010: 894
2011: 1,051
UP +17.6%

Number of Sold Properties
2010: 904
2011: 950
UP +5.1%

Median Sales Price
2010: $850,000
2011: $790,000
DOWN -7.1%

Median Sales Price (Without Montecito & Hope Ranch)
2010: $775,000
2011; $701,500
DOWN -9.5%

Average Sold Price
2010: $1,459,457
2011: $1,185,013
DOWN -18.8%

Average Sold Price (Without Hope Ranch/Montecito)
2010: $1,104,995
2011: $860,127
DOWN -22.2%

Sold Volume
2010: $1,319,349,511
2011: $1,125,762,394
DOWN -14.7%

Weekly Snapshot Statistics - Santa Barbara Real Estate Market

For the week of 1/2/2012-1/8/2012:

58 new listings
33 price changes
24 sales pended (16 under $1M, six $1-2M, one $2-4M, and one $4-8M)
29 closed (17 under $1M, two $2-4M, and one $10M+)

The new listings typically pick back up around this time of year. 


Happy New Year 2012 to everyone!