Santa Barbara County

Land Report July 2015 Newsletter

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Land Report Editors

Plenty of bold-faced headlines in our July newsletter, including the designation of three new national monuments and a key lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service. Other items include: The Nature Conservancy’s acquisition of Colorado’s JE Canyon for $21 million; The $29.5…

Tagged with: Antiquities Act, Barack Obama, Greenwood Plantation, JE Canyon Ranch, Mirr Ranch Group, Red Hills, Red McCombs, Richard Fuld, Santa Barbara County, Sotheby's International Realty of Santa Barbara, Suzanne Perkins, The Nature Conservancy, Theodore Roosevelt, USFS, Wolf Creek, Wolf Creek Pass
Posted in News Desk, Newsletter, Timberland

Land Report Top 10: Ranch Dos Pueblos

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Land Report Editors

Located in Santa Barbara, California, Ranch Dos Pueblos is one of the largest remaining ranches along the Gaviota Coast — stretching from the Santa Ynez Mountains down to a sandy beach on the Pacific Ocean. At 2,175 acres, the ranch…

Tagged with: California, Kerry Mormann, Land Report Top Ten, Rancho Dos Pueblos, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County
Posted in Farmland, News Desk

By the Numbers: Rancho Sisquoc

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Eric OKeefe

Only The Land Report can offer an exclusive look at this historic, 38,000-acre California landmark in the high mountains of Santa Barbara County as Land Report Editor Eric O’Keefe interviews Jim Flood.

Tagged with: Jim Flood, Mexican land grant, Rancho Sisquoc, Santa Barbara County, Spanish land grant
Posted in Farmland, News Desk

Tom Barrack Takes Control of Neverland

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Eric OKeefe

Earlier this month, AP reported a development that every real estate professional in Santa Barbara County fully anticipated: Neverland no longer belongs to Michael Jackson. The new owner of the 2,500-acre trophy property? That was even less of a surprise: Sycamore Valley…

Tagged with: California, Colony Capital, Eric O'Keefe, Santa Barbara County, Santa Ynez, Sycamore Valley Ranch, Tom Barrack
Posted in Farmland, News Desk, Sporting Properties

Field Report: The 2008 Presidential Campaign

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Land Report Editors

With Sen. Barack Obama talking about raising long-term capital gains tax from the current rate of 15 percent, it should come as no surprise that some sellers might be a bit more motivated to unload property in the near future.…