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#1 most reviewed real estate team in Santa Barbara & Montecito, with over 500 five star client reviews

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Having spent 35 years in marketing with Procter & Gamble, I was really impressed with Zia Group's marketing. Zia Group had everything set up for us, and made it very easy. They sold our house for our target price in 4 days.
Linda & Peter
Trusted by over 500 Santa Barbara locals & industry leaders
Jon Gilkenson and the entire Zia Group team take buying and selling a home to a new level. Their knowledge, expertise and professionalism are above and beyond what we have experienced in our past real estate experiences (and we’ve had quite a few). We selected Daniel and Jon to be our agents after interviewing many…
Bill Chiplis
Daniel Zia provided exceptional service to my family and I when we chose his service to represent the sale of our family home in Goleta. In addition to Daniel’s great service he also exercised impeccable integrity and conscience in his duties. He was extremely knowledgeable regarding the Santa Barbara real estate market and provided a…
Mark Weber
Thank you for making the selling of my home easier to bear by being kind, courteous, upbeat, and very professional.
Vi Miller
The sale of our condo in Santa Barbara was a total success. It was on the market less than a week and there were two strong buyers. We sold it for more than the asking price. Every aspect of the sale went smoothly which is especially unusual because I live in the Bay Area and…
Andy Kim
We had a positive experience with the Zia team when we listed our home. They were thoughtful, thorough, and represented us well. Everything went smoothly!
Josh & Rhonda Yager
From our initial conversation right through the closing of escrow on our home in Santa Barbara, Daniel was amazing to work with. His professionalism, communication skills, and pleasant demeanor contributed to this real estate purchase being the smoothest experience we have ever undertaken. I would highly recommend Daniel and his staff without reservation.
Lois Pigg
We were very impressed with the professionalism of the Zia team. They provided candid and very accurate advice about the local market and our very eclectic neighborhood. They were also very quick in responding to unexpected issues along the way. They created a marketing strategy that brought buys to our listing right away. Over all,…
Denise Stephens
Zia Group was invaluable to us when we were selling our house and trying to buy at the same time. Their sage advice and professionalism made our experience terrific. We negotiated (with his help) a great sales price and a great buy price. Zia Group are keepers!!!
Jason & Kirsten Bennett
I have bought and sold many homes over the years and I must say that this sale (Daniel represented me as the seller) was the best so far. Daniel was on top of things from the beginning to the end. It seemed like he was always one step ahead of what needed to be done….