Buying

Santa Barbara County will not permit a new well until any abandoned well on the property is destroyed or declared inactive. Chapter 34A sets the rule, a year of non-use is the trigger, and the cost and liability pass to whoever owns the land.

Insurance has become one of the first things to solve in a Central Coast escrow, not one of the last. What lenders require, what the wildfire moratorium does and does not do, and where the FAIR Plan fits.

Two cities on the same stretch of sand, with different price points and very different rental rules. Here is how buyers decide between them.

More Than a Zip Code On any given evening in San Luis Obispo County, you might find yourself choosing between two very different experiences: strolling through Arroyo Grande’s Village, where locals gather in Heritage Square Park for farmers markets and summer concerts, or unwinding on a Paso Robles vineyard patio as the golden light fades […]