Data updated October 12, 2026 · Santa Barbara County, California
Santa Barbara County Pre-Foreclosure Homes & Listings
Santa Barbara County has 101 properties in active pre-foreclosure: owners who have received a recorded foreclosure filing but haven't lost the home. That ranks #30 of 58 counties, 0.6% of California's pre-foreclosure pipeline. Both stages are tracked from the recorded documents themselves — notices of default in their reinstatement window and notices of trustee sale with an auction date set — with cured and cancelled filings removed.
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9 Real Pre-Foreclosure Properties In Santa Barbara County
9 records pulled from the database, picked from the highest AI distress scores in the county. Click a pin or a row to light it up on the map, double-click to open the same property profile subscribers see. Owner names, mailing addresses, parcel numbers, and contacts are shown in the free trial (no credit card required).
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| Property | Type | Value | Equity | Stage | Lien Position | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1645 EL BOSQUE RD SANTA BARBARA · 3 bd / 4.5 ba · 4,920 sf | Single Family | $15.00M | $7.86M52% | Jul 28, 2026 Default Recorded | 1st | 85 |
21436 VILLAGE MEADOWS DR LOMPOC · 3 bd / 2 ba · 1,328 sf | Single Family | $609K | $69K11% | Sep 23, 2026 Auction · Bid $540K | 1st | 84 |
31809 SAN ANDRES ST SANTA BARBARA · 3 bd / 2 ba · 620 sf | Single Family | $941K | $403K43% | Sep 11, 2026 Auction · Bid $538K | 1st | 77 |
44166 MODOC RD SANTA BARBARA · 2 bd / 2 ba · 1,344 sf | Single Family | $1.85M | $1.35M73% | Jun 25, 2026 Default Recorded | 1st | 73 |
53435 GREENACRE DR SANTA MARIA · 3 bd / 2 ba · 1,440 sf | Single Family | $561K | $144K26% | Sep 30, 2026 Auction · Bid $417K | 1st | 71 |
6524 N POPPY ST LOMPOC · 3 bd / 2 ba · 1,320 sf | Single Family | $564K | $186K33% | Sep 23, 2026 Auction · Bid $378K | 1st | 71 |
74937 NIPOMO DR CARPINTERIA · 3 bd / 2 ba · 1,530 sf | Single Family | $1.42M | $1.05M74% | Aug 5, 2026 Default Recorded | 1st | 58 |
81411 CLEARVIEW RD SANTA BARBARA · 3 bd / 1 ba · 1,749 sf | Single Family | $2.16M | $1.80M83% | Jul 17, 2026 Default Recorded | 1st | 54 |
91723 ADLER CT SANTA MARIA · 3 bd / 2.5 ba · 2,216 sf | Single Family | $777K | $502K65% | Jun 16, 2026 Default Recorded | 1st | 53 |
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Santa Barbara County Foreclosure Filings By Month
Notices of default and trustee-sale notices recorded in Santa Barbara County over the last 12 months, counted from the recorded documents. Over that period the county recorded 204 notices of default and 107 sale notices; December 2025 was the busiest month with 38 filings. Default filings over the last three months are down 13% against the three before, and sale notices are up 14%.
| Month | Notices Of Default | Sale Notices |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 5 | 9 |
| August 2026 | 21 | 10 |
| July 2026 | 19 | 5 |
| June 2026 | 18 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 14 | 6 |
| April 2026 | 20 | 8 |
| March 2026 | 19 | 7 |
| February 2026 | 14 | 10 |
| January 2026 | 18 | 11 |
| December 2025 | 19 | 19 |
| November 2025 | 15 | 8 |
| October 2025 | 22 | 7 |
Recorded filings by recording month; the month in progress is shown in the text above, not the table. A filing is counted when it records, whether or not it is later cured or cancelled.
Santa Barbara County At A Glance
Santa Barbara County is home to about 443,975 people and is tracked parcel by parcel across every city and unincorporated community inside it. Across Santa Barbara County the platform is tracking 101 in pre-foreclosure, 88 under a notice of default and 13 with an auction date set.
The pressure is not spread evenly. Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, Lompoc, Goleta and Santa Ynez carry 86% of it between them, out of 17 communities in the county.
By ZIP, 93455, 93436, 93458 and 93454 run heaviest. Santa Maria Joint Union High School District and Santa Barbara Unified School District (7-12) contain the largest shares.
What's on Every Property Record
Every property links to its owner and mailing address, every open loan with recorded amounts, the past-due figure from the default filing, scheduled auction details where a sale is set, other liens, and true equity — then the AI distress score ranks the county's deepest distress first.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many active pre-foreclosures are there in Santa Barbara County?
Properant tracks 101 active pre-foreclosures in Santa Barbara County as of October 12, 2026 — ranked #30 of California's 58 counties — counted from recorded county documents with releases and cancellations removed.
Is a Santa Barbara County pre-foreclosure list better than an auction list?
They serve different strategies. Pre-foreclosure owners — especially at the NOD stage — still control the property and can sell, which is where direct outreach works. The auction subset matters when you plan to bid. This list holds both stages, separately filterable.
Can I download the Santa Barbara County list?
Yes. Inside Properant you can filter Santa Barbara County by city, equity, owner type, and every other signal, save the list, and export it — or upload your own list for matching and enrichment. The trial is free and requires no credit card.
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