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Regardless of the daily political headlines, we as a country are going to be ok. There will be some reckoning, but then again I'm a pessimist.

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Holiday Message of Grace and Gratitude Email from Village Properties View Listings A Holiday Message of Grace and Gratitude... It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, yet at the time of this writing it's 76 degrees and sunny in Santa

Halloween Greetings, Hauntings and Fellicitations ~ a brief history of the origins of Halloween, some real estate thoughts and a cool guitar of the month.
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Halloween Greetings and Felicitations Email from Village Properties View Listings Halloween Greetings and Felicitations! Whether it's talking heads in the media pointing to domestic political fights, pockets of war in the world, or any nu

Spring has sprung in Santa Barbara. A quick read local history lesson, the most probable true origins of baseball, real estate and a very cool Guitar of the Month!
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A Welcome Springtime Email from Village Properties View Listings A Welcome Springtime in Santa Barbara! Spring has sprung - the exact timing of 'Spring' varies according to local climate, cultures and customs, but the ver

Halloween Greatings and Felicitations ~ a brief history of the origins of Halloween, real estate notes, and a very cool Guitar of the month.
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Halloween Greetings and Felicitations Email from Village Properties View Listings Halloween Greetings and Felicitations! Whether it's talking heads in the media pointing to domestic political fights, pockets of war in the world, or any nu

So enjoy this Halloween; hand out relatively unhealthy treats to the costumed youth, and may I suggest a very captivating 1978 made-for-TV movie, Devil Dog: Hound of Hell. Oh yes, it's a good one. Please read on for an extremely abbreviated origin of Halloween, featured property listings, and another great Guitar of the Month.
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Halloween Greetings View Listings Halloween Greetings! Whether it's talking heads in the media pointing to domestic political fights, pockets of war in the world, or any number of news-making events taking place, this Ha

My wife and I bought our home (we still live there) in May of '97. My daughter Cari had just started dancing flamenco and was going to take part in performances for Fiesta. We were so excited to be qualified for a 30-year fixed mortgage at... 7.25%! Hmmm, that is where we are with lending institutions today. Two or three years later we refinanced for another 30-year fixed and a friend excitedly asked, "Dude, you got 6%?!"
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Santa Barbara's Fiesta View Listings Viva La Fiesta! At the time of this writing my family is happy to be attending Fiesta Pequena at the Old Mission Santa Barbara this evening for the kickoff to a most celebrated local eve

A brief history of drought as the mother of invention: how empty swimming pools gave rise to future sport and symbolic meaning to post-drought boom. Over 700" snowfall for season at Mammoth, and it not done yet. Also, a very cool Guitar of the Month!
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Spring has arrived, sort of... View Listings Spring has arrived, sort of... I'll say it, we had a storm in early January with a forecasted 4-6" rainfall in the greater Santa Barbara area. We received an almost impossible to believe

Have Yourself a Happy Little Ho-Ho ~ Holiday greetings and felicitations, a message of grace and gratitude, everyone's new favorite Christmas song, and a very cool guitar.
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Have Yourself a Happy Little Ho-Ho View Listings Have Yourself a Happy Little Ho-Ho... At the time of this writing, with a beautiful sky and a light onshore breeze, we can all count our blessings this holiday season. While there are po

Happy Halloween from Real Montecito ~ real estate, an abbreviated origin of Halloween, and a very cool Guitar of the month!
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Happy Halloween View Listings Happy Halloween! Whether it's talking heads on the news pointing to inflation, war in Ukraine, or that the U.K. now has its third prime minister within 45 days, this Halloween might appe

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Viva la Fiesta! A brief history lesson about one of Santa Barbara's favorite pastimes, a young Cari in full flamenco regalia, real estate thoughts, and a very cool Guitar of the Month ~ about a three-minute read, so have a look!

Happy Springtime Everybody ~ a quick read on real estate, a very cool Guitar of the Month, and reasons to be optimistic ~ https://conta.cc/3tzGfo3

Happy Springtime Everybody ~ a quick read on real estate, a very cool Guitar of the Month, and reasons to be optimistic.

Springtime in Santa Barbara View Listings Happy Springtime Everybody! At the time of this writing, with vernal equinox upon us, we shall all count our blessings for making it through (nearly there) the pandemic. Just when things