Ellwood Real Estate Update March 2020 Thinking about selling your home this spring or summer? Here are 10 tips to get started! Hide Clutter – Have a garage sale or donate things you won’t need in your next home. Take Down Personal Photos – Buyers want to envision...
Ellwood Newsletter – November 2019 Neighbors Can Impact Your Happiness, Study Suggests Summarized from a Chicago Tribune News Service Story – Neighbors can impact one’s happiness according to a 2018 AARP Foundation study that explored the relationship...
Many homes in Goleta are being transformed to accommodate new household members Whether it’s kids who move back home after college, or aging parents moving back in with their adult children, or just relatives combining households, there are many extended living...
This question was recently posed to me by a client and after some careful considerations and observations I have the following response: Homes are generally on the market a little longer, but my last sale (in Goleta over by Stow Park) was on the market for 6 days and...
Many property owners look at their home’s value on websites like Zillow, Trulia or Realtor.com, but can those valuations be relied on? These sites use Automated Valuation Models (AVMs), which have become more common but often don’t reflect the true value...
For the greater Santa Barbara area (Carpinteria to Goleta) the number of single-family home sales rose in 2017 with about 5.7% more sales this year than last. The median price through November was $1,250,000, up 8.7% from 2016. Notably, twelve years ago (2005) saw the...
Have you seen some front porch seating areas pop up in the neighborhood? They are a creative solution to drought tolerant landscaping and the blazing, late afternoon backyard sun. There are several other less obvious benefits to the front yard patio trend including...
State Law now allows homeowners of single family homes to add onto or incorporate into their homes a secondary dwelling unit that they can rent out. They are called accessory dwelling units, or ADUs for short. The state passed this law in an attempt to alleviate the...
With the beginning of a new year there is often a renewed optimism in all things, not just real estate, and 2017 is proving to be no different. Year-to-date listing and sales activity is up over last year and sale prices are creeping up again slightly. Of course,...
The term ‘surban,’ was coined at the 2016 REALTORS Conference and Expo in Orlando, Florida by a panel of Millenials and Generation Z constituents. It refers to a new age of mixed-use, suburban developments increasingly preferable to not only the up and coming...
Matt, we’d like to thank you for your help and advice all along. It has been a relief to leave matters into your knowing and caring hands.
Javier and Renee
Invaluable Expertise
Matt has been a Broker to whom I have referred numerous clients, all of whom have found his assistance and expertise invaluable in either purchasing or selling real property throughout Santa Barbara. The feedback I receive from clients has been universally positive.
Highly Recommended
I was able to personally observe his work ethic, and his thorough and detail-oriented approach to negotiations and escrow. His years of experience have really showed in every aspect of his work, and I highly recommend him.
Charles Oxton, Attorney
Excellent Attitude
Matt, thank you for your excellent attitude and expertise navigating us through our recent house sale. We appreciate your patience, keeping us informed and focused. We couldn’t have done it without you.
L & S Stoddard
Above and Beyond
Matt was personable, reliable, professional, and understood the complexities of the transaction. Matt always went above and beyond to make the sale successful. I had complete confidence.
Peter Shennum, Retired Assistant Principal
Beyond the Call of Duty
Matt, for service, kindness, patience, diligence, professionalism, advice… way, way beyond the call of duty.
