A big part of the current surge of people moving to Santa Barbara has a lot to do with longing. Many of the newly arrived have actually been here before. Some were born and raised here and then moved away for school or work. Others lived in Santa Barbara temporarily for college. Still more were married here or, growing up, visited on vacation. All of them, it seems, have since been longing to come back.
“For many, there’s always been that Rubik’s Cube,” says Josiah Hamilton, a Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties. “They’re wondering, ‘How do I get back to Santa Barbara?’”
As we all know, Santa Barbara is an appealing place to call home, with interesting history, culture, architectural design, and a vibrant countywide food-and-drink scene. And, of course, we have the mountains and the sea — plus those islands — all of it blessed with great weather pretty much all year long.