Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CAmetro area · California
🔥 #422 of 591 ranked US markets
Public-record counts · 12 months ending 2026-06-03 · compiled 2026-07-05
Investor purchases (12 mo)
295
purchases by LLCs & corporations
Per 100 homes
0.3
median ranked market: 0.4
Change vs prior 12 mo
+43%
207 → 295 investor purchases
Share of sales to investors
11%
295 of 2,596 recorded sales
Turnover
2.7%
share of all homes that sold
Single-family homes
96,332
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Santa Barbara County295 investor purchases · 0.3 per 100 homes · 11% of sales · 96,332 homes9 ranked ZIPs ↓
| # | ZIP | County | Investor purchaseslast 12 mo | Per 100 homesinvestor purchases | Share of salesbought by investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 93108 | Santa Barbara County | 69 | 1.6 | 39% |
| 55 | 93103 | Santa Barbara County | 21 | 0.6 | 21% |
| 65 | 93109 | Santa Barbara County | 18 | 0.5 | 18% |
| 76 | 93013 | Santa Barbara County | 21 | 0.5 | 22% |
| 125 | 93105 | Santa Barbara County | 24 | 0.4 | 12% |
| 160 | 93458 | Santa Barbara County | 28 | 0.3 | 17% |
| 162 | 93454 | Santa Barbara County | 27 | 0.3 | 12% |
| 384 | 93436 | Santa Barbara County | 16 | 0.1 | 5% |
| 408 | 93455 | Santa Barbara County | 16 | 0.1 | 4% |
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