May 2025 Real Estate Report

Homes For Sale
43 Total
Homes For Sale
Homes added
28 Homes
Added to the Market
Homes For Sale
13 Homes
Sold
Compared to Previous Month
-9%
Fewer Homes For Sale
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-23%
Fewer Homes Sold
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Last month in May, housing in Santa Barbara, CA ended with 28 homes being added to the market for sale, for a cumulative monthly total of 43 homes for sale - down -9% compared to April. Santa Barbara, CA had a total of 13 homes sold for the month - down -23% from the month prior.

Detached led the way in homes sold with a total of 12 - down -25%, while attached totaled 1 in closed sales - even from the month of April. The number of detached properties sold under 1500 square feet totaled 4 for the month of May, while homes from 1500 to 2000 square feet recorded 4 sales and homes sized from 2000 to 2500 square feet had 1 sales. Homes from 3000 to 3500 square feet had 1 sales and homes from 4500 to 5000 square feet had 1 sales. The following ranges for detached homes all had no sales: 2500 to 3000, 3500 to 4000, 4000 to 4500, over 5500.

The number of attached homes sold attached properties from 2000 to 2500 square feet had a total of 1 homes sold. The following ranges for attached homes all had no sales: under 1500, 1500 to 2000, 2500 to 3000, 3000 to 3500, 3500 to 4000, 4000 to 4500, 4500 to 5000, over 5500.


When are the most homes sold in Santa Barbara, CA?
April:
16 Homes Sold
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The last 12 month period for the city of Santa Barbara, CA shows that the greatest number of homes were sold during the months of December 2024, February 2025 and April 2025. The months of December 2024, February 2025 and April 2025 had 15 - 14 and 16 homes sold, respectively, as compared to an average of 9 for the other months of the year.

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When do homes sell the fastest in Santa Barbara, CA?
November:
23 Days On Market
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The last 12 month period for the city of Santa Barbara, CA shows that homes sold the fastest during the months of July 2024, October 2024 and November 2024. The months of July 2024, October 2024 and November 2024 had 38 - 35 and 23 days on market, respectively, as compared to an average of 72 for the other months of the year.


Average Price Of Homes Sold In Santa Barbara, CA
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Average Price Of Homes Sold In Santa Barbara, CA
By Year

Average Sold Price
Average Price Per Square Foot
Number of homes sold in Santa Barbara, CA
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
2025101471613 - - - - - - - 60
2024111391161488108615119
20236510101110610118510102
202210911512751371587109
20211310918168111914211011160
202042662898815141115126
201938841112141165128102
20184966541010455775
Average Days On Market (DOM) In Santa Barbara, CA
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
202597601166543 - - - - - - - 76
2024112384868173838955935237754
202372634739761555265056253046
202227104946145593187126504854
20212856144461013122233823795954
2020261131032358478964212084777694
20196777701025257369114146786173
20188766848611123850781778857888
Average Days From List To Close Of Escrow In Santa Barbara, CA
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Average
2025130952069467 - - - - - - - 118
20241438316610243996012583645510694
202389108716511132776379110515776
2022681871438340811284810257807991
202194891638414059555364551219990
202011421814325511510313159166165135103142
201919219698121831137212717610315592127
20181111771621821523069512745112120135144
Number of homes added to the market in Santa Barbara, CA
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
20252218252528 - - - - - - - 118
2024111116141720292518131111196
2023813119221417181314149162
202265121010161712141595131
2021128121812152118151376157
20207401281113111611121210163
2019841111173174121455111
201853104117139347480