{"id":45449,"date":"2016-02-26T05:00:39","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redfindevelop.wpengine.com\/blog\/?p=45449"},"modified":"2020-10-05T13:11:59","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T20:11:59","slug":"redfin-agents-have-arrived-in-santa-barbara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/redfin-agents-have-arrived-in-santa-barbara\/","title":{"rendered":"Redfin Agents Have Arrived in Santa Barbara"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Santa Barbara<\/span><\/a> is often referred to as \u201cThe American Riviera\u201d thanks to its breathtaking coastline, world-class resorts and proximity to some of California\u2019s finest wine country. But Santa Barbara is not just for the rich and famous. It\u2019s also a college town (Go Gauchos!), home to the historical Santa Barbara Mission and boasts a range of affordable living options in its surrounding burghs of <\/span>Ventura<\/span><\/a> to the south and <\/span>Santa Maria<\/span><\/a> to the north. <\/span><\/p>\n

Now Santa Barbara is also home to Redfin real estate agents! People in Santa Barbara and its surrounding communities can now work with Redfin agents to buy and sell homes from the super-lux mansions of <\/span>Montecito<\/span><\/a> to the charming Spanish bungalows in <\/span>Midtown Ventura<\/span><\/a>. They can also use Redfin.com and its mobile tools to search for every home for sale in the <\/span>Santa Barbara metro area<\/span>, in both Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.<\/span><\/p>\n

Redfin agents spend all of their time working with clients and zero time looking for new business, since most Redfin customers discover us through our website. As a result, Redfin operates very efficiently, and we can pass along savings to our clients.<\/p>\n

Redfin charges sellers a 1.5 percent listing fee, instead of the typical 2.5 percent, while still providing a beginning-to-end home selling service that includes everything from pricing and staging advice to professional photography. Someone selling an $850,000 home with a Redfin agent would save $8,500. <\/span>For buyers, Redfin refunds part of the buyer\u2019s agent commission. For example, someone buying an $850,000 home with a Redfin agent in Santa Barbara would receive a refund of more than\u00a0$5,500 at closing.<\/span><\/p>\n

Like other Redfin agents, our real estate agents in Santa Barbara earn salaries and receive health care benefits, along with other great perks. We ask every customer to review their agent and every review — the good, the bad and the ugly — is published on Redfin.com. Redfin agents are then paid bonuses based on their customer\u2019s satisfaction, not commission.<\/p>\n

To grow the brokerage locally, Redfin brought seasoned real estate agent <\/span>John Venti<\/span><\/a> to Santa Barbara. John joined Redfin in 2010 as a real estate agent, where he became one of the top-performing agents in the company and in the community. Los Angeles Magazine recognized John\u2019s accomplishments by naming him among the top 1 percent of all Los Angeles real estate agents five years in a row. In 2014, John was promoted to Area Manager, overseeing the brokerage\u2019s operations and growth in the local market. John brings 25 years of experience as a real estate agent and <\/span>positive reviews<\/span><\/a> from the more than 150 customers he has helped buy and sell homes in Southern California.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>John and his wife Mirella, also a licensed real estate agent with Redfin, will work together as a team to help people buy and sell homes in Santa Barbara. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs a SoCal native, the shops on State Street, Refugio State Beach and all of Santa Barbara\u2019s wonderful amenities have always been right in my family\u2019s backyard,\u201d said John.<\/p>\n

\u201cMirella and I have always admired the Spanish revival architecture and California bungalows, and it\u2019s been a long-time dream of ours to live in and work with Santa Barbara\u2019s amazing homes. <\/span>We feel so fortunate for this opportunity to bring Redfin to a town we love and to use our personal service and technology to make a difference in this competitive real estate market.<\/span>\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

John and Mirella are already touring homes with buyers and guiding them through the offer, negotiation and closing processes, as well as helping people sell their homes. If you\u2019re thinking about buying or selling, feel free to connect with <\/span>John<\/span><\/a> or <\/span>instantly book a home tour<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Redfin.com and the Redfin<\/span> mobile apps<\/span><\/a> also offer several ways to find out about homes for sale and about the local market, even if you\u2019re just dipping your toe in the water, including:<\/span><\/p>\n