These were the highest-priced home sales reported in the Santa Barbara–Santa Maria Area, California for the week ending November 1, 2026, and together they came to $24.025 million. Four of the five homes are in Santa Barbara and one is in Carpinteria, and each sold for $4 million or more. Between them they cover about a century of building, from a hillside Spanish home on the Riviera to a modern one completed this year.
No. 1 — $5,325,000 · 4450 Via Esperanza, Santa Barbara, California
The top sale of the week was 4450 Via Esperanza in Santa Barbara, which sold for $5,325,000. The home sits on 2.30 acres in the Hope Ranch community, reached by a private country lane and then a long private drive. Avocado orchards and canyon views surround the property.
Built in 1977, the two-story farmhouse-style home has wood siding, four bedrooms, three bathrooms and 3,155 square feet. Its living room has coffered ceilings and a brick fireplace, with French doors that open to the outdoor living areas. The kitchen is generously sized, with a breakfast nook, a walk-in pantry and a center island. On the ground level, the primary suite has its own bathroom and two walk-in closets. Outside, a terrace overlooks the pool and the lawn.
Hope Ranch residents have more than 22 miles of bridle trails and tennis courts at their disposal. The community also has a private beach and a security patrol around the clock. The property last sold in 2024 for $4.75 million.
Jessica McLernon of Coldwell Banker Realty was the listing agent on the week’s highest-priced sale, and Robert Heckes of Sotheby’s International Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $5,300,000 · 135 Pomar Ln, Santa Barbara, California
At $5,300,000, 135 Pomar Lane in Santa Barbara was the second-highest sale of the week. The listing places the home on a quiet lane in the Hedgerow neighborhood of Montecito, within the Montecito Union School District and a short distance from Rosewood Miramar Beach and the shops and restaurants of Coast Village Road.
The split-level contemporary ranch dates to 1973 and has been updated. It has three bedrooms, two full baths and a half bath in 2,360 square feet, on a level lot of 0.47 acres. The home has wide-plank French oak floors. The open kitchen has quartzite counters and appliances by Sub-Zero, Wolf and Bosch, and the living room has a built-in bar and a custom fireplace. The primary suite opens to a patio and has a spa-style bath. Outside, mature gardens surround a koi pond, specimen trees and a fire pit.
Marsha Kotlyar Estate Group of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties was the listing agent, and Josiah Hamilton of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $5,000,000 · 7401 Shepard Mesa Rd, Carpinteria, California
On the southern rim of Shepard Mesa in Carpinteria, 7401 Shepard Mesa Road looks out over the ocean, the coastline and the mountains. The home began as an adobe built in 1945 and was expanded in the 1960s by the architect Richard Bliss Nelson. Today it is a stucco farmhouse set on three levels on 1.89 acres, with five bedrooms, four bathrooms and 3,578 square feet.
The main level brings together the kitchen, the living room and a dining room with a fireplace, and picture windows and sunlit patios frame the views. The primary suite and two guest bedrooms share that level. A second primary suite takes up the upper level. Below, a media room opens to the orchards, with a spa, a fire pit and space for dining outdoors.
The property last sold in 2011 for $1.525 million. This time it sold for $5,000,000, which was $250,000 above its asking price of $4.75 million. Nancy Kogevinas of Sotheby’s International Realty was the listing agent, and Leah Dabney of Gilded Properties represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $4,400,000 · 11 Pueblo Vista Rd, Santa Barbara, California
Set high on the Riviera in Santa Barbara, 11 Pueblo Vista Road has views across the city to the Pacific Ocean and the Channel Islands, with the mountains in view as well. The Spanish-style home was built in 1924 and stands on 0.46 acres.
The original living room still has its beamed ceilings, its fireplace and its period architectural detail. A media room also takes in the views. Each of the four bedrooms has its own bathroom, for four baths in all. Outside, a large red tile terrace serves as an outdoor living room, and there is a fire pit, a lawn and fruit trees.
The property last sold in 2010 for $2.375 million. The home went under contract three days after it was listed and sold for $4,400,000, above its asking price of $4.375 million. The Morehart Group of Compass and Susan J Pate of Compass were the listing agents, and Kevin M Schmidtchen of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $4,000,000 · 3880 Oak Ter, Santa Barbara, California
The newest home in the group, 3880 Oak Terrace in Santa Barbara was completed in 2026 and was the final one available among six newly built homes on a private cul-de-sac in San Roque. It sold for $4,000,000.
The mid-century modern home is arranged around a private courtyard, with four bedrooms, three bathrooms and 2,591 square feet on a lot of 9,724 square feet. Multi-slide doors open the living and dining areas, the kitchen and the primary suite to the courtyard, and the home also has an outdoor kitchen and a spa. A white oak pivot door marks the entry, and vaulted ceilings and a wood-beam ceiling add warmth inside. The kitchen has Noblessa cabinetry, Wolf and Bosch appliances, quartz counters and an island with seating. The primary suite has two walk-in closets and a spa-style bath. The exterior combines stone, brick and stucco, and there is charging for electric vehicles.
The home went under contract three days after it was listed and sold just above its asking price of $3.995 million. Zia Group of eXp Realty of California, Inc. was on both sides of the sale, as the listing agent and as the buyer’s agent.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, November 1, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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