Top real estate agents in Santa Barbara, CA

Everything you need to choose well in Santa Barbara: what the market is doing, where your home fits, and which of its 56 ranked agents actually deliver — ranked by verified results, never by who paid.

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The Santa Barbara market right now

Last 12 months, compared with the 12 before · verified closed sales
$1.6M
Median sale price
flat vs prior year
53
Homes sold, last 12 mo
-7.0% vs prior year
33
Median days to sell
+37.5% vs prior year
97.1%
Homes sell for this much of asking
33%
Listings that cut their price

How the Santa Barbara market is moving

Median sale price by quarter

$2.8M2023 2024 2025 2026 $1.3M

Homes sold by quarter

72023 2024 2025 19 2026 9

The long view: Santa Barbara home values since 2012

Median sale price by year

$679K2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 $2.0M $2.0M2026

Long-term data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. Current year partial.

Where does your home fit in Santa Barbara?

The middle half of Santa Barbara homes sold between $1.2M and $2.5M over the last 24 months — and one in ten topped $3.6M. Agents who win in one price range are often invisible in another, so compare agents against your price point, not just the citywide average.

Under $500K · 3%$500–750K · 2%$750K–1M · 11%$1–1.5M · 30%$1.5–2M · 19%Over $2M · 35%

Most agents here barely transact — that's why the ranking matters

Agents who closed a sale, 24 mo
104
Sales by the typical agent
1
median, 24 mo
Share of sales by top 10 agents
44.3%

Half of the 104 agents who closed a deal in Santa Barbara in the last two years closed just one. Experience in your market and price range is rare — the list below shows who actually has it.

The Santa Barbara leaderboard

#AgentBrokerage Score Sales (24 mo) in Santa Barbara Median priceAvg DOMSale÷list

Score (0–100) summarizes each agent's recent verified results in Santa Barbara — sales closed, speed, and pricing outcomes. Agents cannot pay to change it. Showing the top 0 of 56 ranked agents (5+ closed sales here, last 24 months) — browse all 115 agents active in Santa Barbara.

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Who actually sells Santa Barbara

Brokerage share of agent transaction sides, last 24 months.

By ZIP code

Frequently asked questions

Who are the top real estate agents in Santa Barbara, CA?

Rankings are computed from verified closed-sale records over the last 24 months.

How are Santa Barbara agents ranked?

By verified sale results in Santa Barbara: how much an agent actually closes, how fast their listings sell versus the local norm, and how their pricing holds up. No agent can pay to change their position.

Which brokerages sell the most homes in Santa Barbara?

By share of agent transaction sides over the last 24 months: Compass (26.1%), BHHS California Properties (7.9%), Berkshire Hathaway HomeService (5.8%).

What is the Santa Barbara housing market like in 2026?

Over the last 12 months Santa Barbara recorded 53 home sales at a median $1,600,000. Homes typically sell in 33 days at 97.1% of asking price, and 33% of listings took a price cut before selling.

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