Apartment building revival, home starts put Santa Maria on the map
By Staff Report / Friday, April 17th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Apartment building revival, home starts put Santa Maria on the map

The UCSB Economic Forecast Project will focus on housing and residential construction when it holds its annual forecast summit on May 8 at the Radisson Santa Maria on Skyway Drive.
Read More →Housing conference spotlights worsening market for buyers
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, April 17th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Housing conference spotlights worsening market for buyers
There are plenty of reasons why the South Coast housing market continues to have such high barriers to entry, and probably always will.
Read More →Ventura County tackles farm housing shortage
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, November 28th, 2014 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Ventura County tackles farm housing shortage
Supporting the future of Ventura County’s roughly $2 billion agricultural economy isn’t just a water issue, it’s a housing issue. Imagine a family of six sharing a one-bedroom apartment in one of the rundown apartment complexes that dot the county. That’s the living situation of many families who work in the fields of Ventura County. Read More →
Read More →PB Cos. sets sights on building out SLO’s Marsh Street corridor
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, September 26th, 2014 / Central Coast, Real Estate, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on PB Cos. sets sights on building out SLO’s Marsh Street corridor
PB Companies is not slowing down in its quest to bring new residential and commercial development to San Luis Obispo.
Read More →Influx of young professionals could drive Ventura County housing market
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Influx of young professionals could drive Ventura County housing market
Despite a record drought, short-sighted policy making and a slow-to-start generation of self-established young workers, the outlook for Ventura County is bright. “It should be another year of expansion — you pretty much count on that — and no recession in sight, at least not yet,” said Mark Schniepp, director of the California Economic Forecast. Read More →
Read More →San Luis Obispo groups tackle workforce housing shortage
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, June 27th, 2014 / Central Coast, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on San Luis Obispo groups tackle workforce housing shortage

San Luis Obispo County has a problem with workforce housing. It doesn’t exist, and nobody wants to build it.
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South Coast housing demand drives demolition of State Street hotel
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, June 13th, 2014 / Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on South Coast housing demand drives demolition of State Street hotel

Plans to bulldoze a profitable hotel on Upper State Street in Santa Barbara are moving forward as pent-up demand for housing means South Coast developers can price middle-market condos in the $1 million range.
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