Why we recommend Avi Becker for Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara's market changes block by block. Redfin's median sale price for the city was $1,880,105 in the three months to September 2026, but single-family medians ran from $1,474,628 in 93110 to $2,508,367 in 93109. An agent who sells in these ZIPs every month knows which comparable sales actually apply to a given house.
Avi Becker works from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties' office at 3868 State Street, in the 93105 ZIP on upper State Street. His website lists the neighborhoods he covers inside the city, from Downtown, the Eastside, the Westside and the Mesa to San Roque, Samarkand and the Riviera. He also publishes home and neighborhood tour videos on his own YouTube channel, which several of his reviewers mention. That local, city-wide coverage is why he is our recommendation for this page. It is our recommendation, not a ranking of every agent in Santa Barbara: interview more than one agent before you sign.
About Avi Becker
Avi Becker's California DRE license and broker
The California Department of Real Estate (DRE) public lookup, checked on October 30, 2026, lists Avi Jadon Becker as a licensed salesperson, license 02076584, first issued on November 14, 2018 and valid until November 13, 2030. The record shows no disciplinary action. His responsible broker on the DRE record is Pickford Real Estate Inc (broker license 01317331). His website shows the same license number and the Berkshire Hathaway name.
Avi Becker's team and brokerage in Santa Barbara
He is a member of The Santa Barbara Group, a small team at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties. He describes his specialties as luxury homes, first-time buyers and data-driven property marketing, and his website header calls him a "Luxury & First-Time Home Expert". English is his working language.
Areas Avi Becker covers around Santa Barbara
His website lists Carpinteria, Downtown, the Eastside, Goleta, Hope Ranch, the Lower Riviera, Montecito, Noleta, Samarkand, San Roque, Santa Barbara, Summerland, the Mesa, the Upper Riviera and the Westside. That covers the whole South Coast from Goleta to Carpinteria, which helps if you are weighing the city against its neighbors.
Avi Becker's record: sales, rankings and reviews
RealTrends, which verifies production data from brokerages, lists The Santa Barbara Group at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties with 32 transaction sides and $52.77 million in volume in 2025, an average price of $1.65 million. That ranked the team seventh in Santa Barbara by volume and fourth by sides. These are team figures, not his alone.
He reports 85 career transactions and about $102 million in career sales, and says the team closed 34 transactions worth over $67 million in the 12 months before he supplied those figures. A July 2026 press release gives the same 85 transactions and $102 million. His bio also names him a Berkshire Hathaway Diamond Circle honoree and an RIS Insider Media Award recipient. We could not confirm the career totals or awards on an independent page, so treat them as the agent's own figures.
One Google review from Ginger L. reads in part: "Avi does an amazing job of giving an honest, detailed, engaging experience of santa barbara housing market with his live " open house" video tours." Another, from Pamela F., says: "Avi goes above and beyond with lifestyle content to help distinguish each area of Santa Barbara. This is impactful for those who are moving to the area from other parts of the country."
How Avi Becker works with Santa Barbara buyers and sellers
Buying in Santa Barbara with Avi Becker
Buyers here often trade location against age and size of house. Ask him which ZIPs fit your budget, how the 93101 condo market compares with single-family homes (Redfin's condo median there was $1,239,963 over the three months to September 2026), and which streets fall in the city's high fire hazard areas. If you are relocating, his neighborhood videos are a quick way to see an area before you fly in.
Selling in Santa Barbara with Avi Becker
Santa Barbara homes sold at 97.4% of list price on average over the three months to September 2026, and only 17.8% sold above list (Redfin). Pricing close to the market matters. Ask him for comparable sales from your own ZIP, a sample marketing plan including video, and his team's median days on market. Our California real estate commission guide explains what listing fees cover.
Local knowledge: Santa Barbara prices by ZIP
Zillow's typical home value for Santa Barbara was $1,805,649 in September 2026, up 4.9% in a year. Redfin's single-family figures for the three months to September 2026 show how far apart the ZIPs are. See our Santa Barbara homes guide for the full picture.
| ZIP | Redfin single-family median sale price | Median days on market |
|---|---|---|
| 93101 | $1,604,595 | 35 |
| 93103 | $2,159,455 | 82 |
| 93105 | $2,099,470 | 37 |
| 93109 | $2,508,367 | 28 |
| 93110 | $1,474,628 | 56 |
| 93111 | $1,594,598 | 38 |
ZIPs 93110 and 93111 include unincorporated areas outside city limits. Small samples make single ZIPs swing month to month.
How we chose Avi Becker
We confirmed his license and broker on the DRE lookup, checked his team's 2025 production on RealTrends, read his website and public reviews, and looked for an agent whose daily work is inside Santa Barbara rather than one who only lists it as a service area. Every featured agent passes the same checks. Read the full method on how we choose agents.
How to contact Avi Becker
Call Avi Becker at (805) 944-2653, or visit Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties at 3868 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105. His website is avibecker.com. Before the first call, have a budget or sale timeline and the neighborhoods you are considering.