Montecito led the top end
5 of 26 sales were in Montecito, all at $2,725,000 or above. The other 21 were in Santa Barbara, Goleta and Summerland.
Santa Barbara real estate market: week ending October 18, 2026
Carpinteria, Summerland, Montecito, Santa Barbara and Goleta. Every new listing, sale and price reduction from the Santa Barbara MLS, updated every week by Kathy Henry, Sotheby’s International Realty.
37New listings
32Price changes
26Sales
21Under contract
$2,249,000Median sale
362Active listings
This week in Santa Barbara, 37 homes came on the market and 26 sold. The median sale was $2,249,000, at 94% of the original asking price. 42% of the homes that sold had gone under contract within two weeks. 21 homes went under contract, 48% of them after a price reduction. Active listings stood at 362 on October 19, unchanged from the week before.
Under contract after 402 days
939 Arcady Road, Santa Barbara went under contract asking $4,575,000, after 402 days of cumulative market time and an original ask of $5,875,000.
Eight sold at full ask
8 of 26 sales closed at or above their final asking price: 3 above and 5 at.
The week's largest reduction
1833 El Camino De La Luz, Santa Barbara reduced 9.1% after 40 days on market, from an original ask of $3,625,000. 13 of 32 price changes this week were reductions of 5% or more.
Week ending Oct 18, 2026 · 37 new · 26 sold · 362 active
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