Luxury Santa Barbara Homes for Sale and Investment Real Estate in Montecito, Hope Ranch, Santa Ynez Wine Country and Santa Barbara Oceanfront Communities

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We are Santa Barbara Real Estate Specialists with a commitment to excellence.

Distinctive Real Estate is a first class full service Luxury Santa Barbara real estate firm serving buyers and sellers of real estate in Santa Barbara, Montecito, Hope Ranch and surrounding areas. We offer a full list of all Santa Barbara homes for sale from this website with photos, pricing, financing options and more.

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Distinctive Real Estate is the only luxury boutique real estate firm with a focus on serving the affluent clientele with the very best service and representation in Santa Barbara. In addition to traditional buying and selling, Distinctive Real Estate provides individualized real estate concierge service that provides a wide array of services ranging from Real Estate Management, Santa Barbara Vacation Rentals and Interior Design to restaurant reservations and tee times at golf courses. We even take care of the unique details like filling the refrigerator with all our clients favorites upon their arrival. Only Distinctive Real Estate focuses on the luxury Santa Barbara real estate market in this way.

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Oceanfront Santa Barbara Real Estate

Truly one of the best places in the world to live, Santa Barbara Oceanfront Property enjoys an average of 300 days of sunshine in tropical conditions with miles of palm lined beaches. Santa Barbara is blessed with some of the world's most beautiful, clean and uncrowded beaches. Most of the beaches in Santa Barbara face south as opposed to west, as most of the Pacific Coast does.  This south facing orientation allows for Santa Barbara to enjoy great weather all year long. The average temperature in Santa Barbara is in the 70 degree range year round. The beaches are pristine with long stretches of sand as far as the eye can see along the coastline.  As you look out into the ocean you will find the Channel Islands located a few miles out to sea which shelters Santa Barbara with natural beauty. There are a  very limited number of oceanfront homes available for sale at any given time, which has had a strong impact on the prices of oceanfront homes in Santa Barbara.  Oceanfront homes start around $4 million.  > Search Santa Barbara Oceanfront Real Estate

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Santa Barbara Riviera Real Estate

The Riviera area of Santa Barbara was named because of its resemblance to slopes along the Mediterranean coast of France and Italy, bridges the two mile span that separates Montecito from Santa Barbara's Old Mission. The Riviera has been trademarked as the American Riviera and affords spectacular views of the city of Santa Barbara, the Harbor, the crystal blue ocean and the Channel Islands in the distance. The charm of the Riviera is its winding narrow streets that take the journey up the hillside. Santa Barbara real estate on the Riviera is all about the view. Real estate on the Riviera ranges from small cottages starting around $1.2 million to larger, newer, view homes starting around $2 million. > Search Santa Barbara Riviera Real Estate

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Santa Barbara Upper East Area Real Estate

Santa Barbara real estate on the Upper East is dotted with some of the most historic real estate in Santa Barbara. From small cottages starting around $1.5 million to grand estates starting around $3 million. Homeowners enjoy walking to the Santa Barbara Mission and its magnificent rose gardens. Real estate located on the Upper East is also within a short walk to many beautiful Santa Barbara parks and is also close to Santa Barbaras downtown. It is generally believed that Montecito, Hope Ranch and the Upper East are Santa Barbara's most prestigious neighborhoods. > Search Santa Barbara Upper East Area Real Estate

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Santa Barbara Mission Canyon Area Real Estate

Mission Canyon is located just above Santa Barbaras Foothill Road. Mission Canyon, which with the Old Mission complex and the area bounded on the south by Mission Street, makes up Santa Barbara's "Mission District,". Due to its location on a hillside the lure is its views. Mission Canyon real estate ranges from small cottages at the base of the hillside without views with prices ranging around $1,000,000 range to larger, newer, view homes further up the hillside with price ranges beginning at $1.5 million. > Search Santa Barbara Mission Canyon Area Real Estate

San Roque & Samarkand Real Estate

San Roque & Samarkand Santa Barbara Real Estate

San Roque is admired for its sweeping curved streets, luxuriant landscaping, and its harmonious blend of many architectural themes. San Roque features older, custom homes with charm including Spanish Colonial, English Tudor, French Normandy, California Redwood, Italian and American Colonial, mostly built since 1925. Samarkland is a hilly, elevated neighborhood that got it's name from the land of heart's desire" in the archaic Persian tongue. Typically real estate in San Roque and Samarkand range around 1500 to 2000 square feet with 3 bedroom and 2 bath homes on one quarter acre lots. Santa Barbara real estate in San Roque and Samarkand start around $1.2 million. > Search Santa Barbara San Roque & Samarkand Real Estate


Luxury Santa Barbara Real Estate - Your Personalized Search

Are you currently looking for real estate in the Santa Barbara area or surrounding areas of Montecito, Hope Ranch and the Santa Barbara Oceanfront? Be the first to know what comes on the market with our personalized Santa Barbara home search notify service. The computer will automatically do the searching for you, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. This is part of our commitment to service at Distinctive Real Estate in Santa Barbara.

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