Montecito real estate is one of the crown jewels of Santa Barbara real estate. Small, quaint and charming cottages on smaller lots of Montecito begin around $2 million. A guard gated oceanfront condominium complex, Bonnymede and Montecito Shores offers 1 bedroom condominiums for sale around $1,000,000. and 2 bedroom condominiums for sale beginning around $1.7 million. Montecito real estate also offers some of the most magnificent estates in the world with prices beginning at $5 million.

The area is attractive to both families and empty-nesters. Outstanding schools, safe and clean beaches, unique shops, great restaurants, golf and tennis draw weekenders and full-time residents from all over. A true sense of community spirit is visible everywhere, from the elegant landscapes of the great Mediterranean estates to the well-tended gardens of California cottage and ranch-style homes. It is no wonder people call it paradise .         

At the turn of the century, the most influential families in the United States including the Rockefellers, Carnegies, Fleishmanns, DuPonts,and McCormicks were among the first to build grand estates in Montecito. Montecito is known today for its exceptionally magnificent estates.