"honest and trustworthy"
"local market experts"
"innovative marketers"
The Leaders in Santa Barbara and Montecito Real Estate
Zia Group is the #1 large real estate team in Santa Barbara and Montecito, based on the 2021 RealTrends annual rankings published in The Wall Street Journal. We sell real estate 2 times faster and for 5% more money on average.
750+ homes sold in Santa Barbara & Montecito
Awarded for outstanding service & results
#1 most reviewed real estate team in Santa Barbara & Montecito, with over 500 five star client reviews
#1 large team by volume in Santa Barbara & Montecito by RealTrends & Wall Street Journal
#1 ranked real estate team in Santa Barbara & Montecito by U.S. News & World Report
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
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
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
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
Thanks for your outstanding work in obtaining an early sale of the above property and at a price that far exceeded my client’s expectations. From the beginning of your representation, I was impressed with your knowledge of handling Trust Estate real property sales and your professionalism in turning around what had been a frustrating experience…
Gary Jeffries
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
Thank you for all your hard work, patience and diligence it helping us both buy and sell. This was obviously a big deal for us and you handled everything (including our quirky ways) with real grace. We so appreciate you and would not hesitate to recommend you to others.
Dana Alexander
Daniel, Veronica, and team did a great job marketing our home and getting in buyers. We had a bit of a complicated sale, with the city of Santa Barbara creating all sorts of unnecessary complications, but the Zia Group stuck with us and we completed the sale.
Aaron B.
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….
Larry Mills
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,…