Market Update

Santa Barbara Region

Q1 2026

Residential Property Snapshot

Single Family Homes & Condos | Q1 2026
Med. Sales Price
$1.89m
18% less than in
Q1 2025
Avg. Days On Market
49
20% more than in
Q1 2025
Closed Sales
266
3% more than in
Q1 2025
Inventory
245
2% fewer than in
Q1 2025
Closed
New
Inventory

Closed Sales by Price

  • Single Family Homes
  • Condos
 |  Q1 2026
Closed Sales by Price — underlying data
Closed Under $1m11.7%
Q1 '2631
Q1 '2522
1YR CHANGE+41%
Closed $1m - $3m59.8%
Q1 '26159
Q1 '25141
1YR CHANGE+13%
Closed $3m - $5m14.7%
Q1 '2639
Q1 '2551
1YR CHANGE-24%
Closed Over $5m13.9%
Q1 '2637
Q1 '2545
1YR CHANGE-18%
By Year
By Price

Market Data by Year

  • Single Family Homes
  • Condos

 |  Q1 2026

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'25 - '26
Inventory
Inventory represents the number of active properties on the market at the end of the quarter
-2%
New Listings
New Listings represents the number of properties listed during the quarter.
13%
Months Supply of Inventory
Months' supply of inventory refers to the number of months it would take for the current inventory of homes on the market to sell given the current sales pace.
-10%
Closed Sales
3%
Average Days On Market
Average Days on Market represents the number of days that a property has been listed until a seller has accepted an offer and signed a contract.
20%

7 Communities

Communities

Carpinteria

Median
$1.47m
DOM
46
Sales
24
Inv
26

Goleta

Median
$1.25m
DOM
38
Sales
43
Inv
20

Hope Ranch

Median
$6.65m
DOM
84
Sales
13
Inv
20

Montecito

Median
$5.2m
DOM
68
Sales
39
Inv
76

Ojai

Median
$1.25m
DOM
59
Sales
16
Inv
26

Santa Barbara

Median
$1.95m
DOM
41
Sales
135
Inv
84

Summerland

Median
$7.5m
DOM
17
Sales
1
Inv
5

Data provided by Santa Barbara Association of Realtors. All information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Data is based on the closed date as of Mar 31, 2026 end of day. This report was last updated Apr 7, 2026.

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