The new owner of 23-acre Seamair Farm is media tycoon Oprah Winfrey. Although news of the farm’s new owner only recently emerged, the sale went through toward the end of 2015 for a reported $29 million. The property, located close to Santa Barbara in the foothills of Southern California’s Santa Ynez Mountains, was put up for sale following the death of the […]
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Broker Spotlight: California Outdoor Properties’ Todd Renfrew
Todd Renfrew, broker and owner of California Outdoor Properties, has his dream job—and he’s not interested in changing it.
On the Vineyard: The Challenges of Managing a Famous California Coastal Vineyard
In the heart of the Santa Maria Valley Wine Country and on the northernmost edge of Santa Barbara County, California, lies the famous Bien Nacido Vineyards.
The “New” Value of Ranch Properties
While Webster’s New World Dictionary defines a ranch as “a large farm, especially in the Western U.S., for raising cattle, horses, or sheep,” the fact is that this traditional definition of a ranch only scratches the surface of what transpires on many of today’s larger western properties.
