Santa Barbara Fresh Market closing shop, company exiting California
By Staff Report / Friday, March 6th, 2015 / Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Santa Barbara Fresh Market closing shop, company exiting California
The presence of grocery chain The Fresh Market in Santa Barbara and all of California is stale. The company announced in an earnings release March 6, it’s retreating out of the state completely, nixing the short-lived Milpas Street location along with stores in Palo Alto and Laguna Hills. The Milpas locations was up and running Read More →
Westmont launches Center for Social Entrepreneurship downtown SB
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, March 6th, 2015 / Features, Latest news, Real Estate, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Westmont launches Center for Social Entrepreneurship downtown SB
Santa Barbara’s Christian liberal arts college is tapping into the downtown business community with a new program that focuses on entrepreneurship and social change.
SLO luxury brokerage expands into Southern California
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, March 6th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on SLO luxury brokerage expands into Southern California
Richardson Properties recently opened two new offices in the seaside cities of Manhattan Beach and Rancho Palos Verdes under the Strand Hill-Christie’s International Real Estate label.
Morro Bay gets down to business
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, February 27th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Morro Bay gets down to business

With about 10,000 residents, the small commercial fishing and tourism-driven community is charting a new path for growth and more diversified revenue streams.
Alma del Pueblo development earns top sustainability honors
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, February 27th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Alma del Pueblo development earns top sustainability honors
The project joins the ranks of other LEED Platinum buildings in Santa Barbara including the Victoria Garden Mews home built by Allen Construction and UC Santa Barbara’s Bren Hall.
New $8M arts building planned for CLU
By Staff Report / Thursday, February 26th, 2015 / East Ventura County, Features, Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on New $8M arts building planned for CLU
Real estate developer and art collector William Rolland is pledging up to $4 million to California Lutheran University for a new art department building. According to the university, CLU will cover the remaining $4 million needed to fund the development of a 25,000- to 30,000-square-foot art center on the Thousand Oaks campus to be named Read More →
Ventura rents rise to record as Millennials delay buying
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, February 20th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Ventura rents rise to record as Millennials delay buying
With the economy building momentum, job growth and household formation are creating stronger demand for rental housing, driving up apartment rental rates to new highs in Ventura County.