Daniel and his team are one of our favorite referral partners in the Santa Barbara area. Anytime we h ave San Diego clients relocating to that area, he's at the top of our list to refer them to. His team is very tech savvy while still delivering the personal touch needed when our clients are buying multi-million dollar properties. If you're looking for a solid agent in the area, you need to speak to Daniel! read more

Daniel and his team are amazing marketers, and care deeply about doing what is right for their clients. I highly recommend.

Working with Zia Group to sell our Santa Barbara home before relocating out of state was an exceptional experience. Owner Daniel Zia has built a solid team of real estate agents whose reputation shines throughout Central California. Their ENTIRE team's expertise, professionalism and commitment to excellence were evident every step of the way. They took the time to understand our needs, provided invaluable insight and developed a strategic plan that led to a quick, successful and profitable sale. Most important to us was their stellar communication. Zia Group was always timely, making the entire process smooth and as stress-free as possible. They went above and beyond in marketing our property, ensuring it reached the right buyers and stood out in the competitive Santa Barbara market. Their use of a 3D home tour, drone aerial photoshoot and videos to walk us through the process was next level. We're thrilled with the outcome and grateful for the dedication and hard work of everyone at Zia Group--from our realtor Todd Shea, listing manager Brittain Alexander, marketing manager Moriah Aasted and photographer Ray Hathon. If you're looking to buy, sell or have real estate questions, my partner and I highly recommend Zia Group for their outstanding service and results! read more

We had the pleasure of working with Daniel Zia to sell our home in Santa Barbara. He was our agent when we bought the house 9 years ago, so we were happy to call on him when it came time to relocate and sell. From start to finish, Daniel, Brittain, and the entire Zia Group team made the process as smooth as could be. What really stood out was how they listened to our needs and wants, and worked to make them all a reality. Daniel paid close attention to every detail we mentioned about the house and incorporated them into an amazing YouTube video that perfectly showcased our home. His team's attention to detail and constant communication made us feel supported at every step, ensuring everything stayed on track. We couldn't have asked for a smoother experience or a better outcome, and highly recommend Daniel and his team! read more

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Juliet with the Zia Group was an outstanding help. It is very rare to find a person that provides details quickly and honestly and goes the extra mile out of the goodness of their heart as a first act. I'm grateful! I strongly recommend reaching out to Zia Group (Juliet in particular) if you need a dependable and kind agent. read more

Zia Group and founder Daniel Zia has been my realtor of choice for the past 23 years. They are not only extraordinarily knowledgeable about the real estate market in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas but operate with the utmost integrity. Their customer care and attention to detail is unsurpassed. I have referred many friends and family over the years and never been disappointed. Daniel helped me just recently with a sensitive real estate issue at no charge and this just speaks to his commitment to his clients and their needs being fully and generously taken care of. read more

Highly recommend Zia Group for real estate in Santa Barbara and central coast. Very knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with..

Professional, hardworking, and experienced. Jon Gilkenson and the Zia Group helped us find and swiftly secure our dream home during a one of the most challenging and exclusive SB real-estate markets currently seeing record breaking low sales inventories complicated by higher than ever demand levels. My wife and I were first time home buyers desperate to find a new home before the arrival of our first child expected sometime in May 2021. We thank our lucky stars that we connected with Jon and the Zia Group since our baby boy (Manu) arrived weeks earlier than expected! Their fast and efficient hard work truly and permanently transformed our growing family's lives for the better, and allowed us to find our dream home just in time. Words cannot express our gratitude to Jon and the Zia Group team for what they did. Thank you for your uncompromising integrity. Your willingness to work with and prioritize us "small timers" when we know you had much bigger deals to close. We will forever be grateful to you. -Sam and Kira Wong read more

Zia Group is a top real estate team serving Santa Barbara and Montecito, with over 700 homes sold in the area. Led by Daniel Zia, Founder and Lead Broker-Associate, they are known for their honesty, ethics, and exceptional negotiation skills. They're my go-to team for all my clients' needs in Santa Barbara and Montecito read more

I highly recommend Lynda at the Zia Group for your homebuying needs. As first-time homebuyers, we had a steep learning curve to overcome. Lynda helped ease us into things by discussing different neighborhoods and setting up showings. She is very keen to learn what home will work for you; beyond finding out our required/preferred property features, she works hard to understand the intangible aspects we were looking for (even when we hadn't figured them out yet ourselves!). We work full-time, which could have made scheduling showings difficult - fortunately, Lynda was very accommodating and met with us when it worked for our schedule. I will also add that we were doing this mid-pandemic. Lynda (and the listing agents in town) made sure things were done very safely. During showings, Lynda made excellent observations about the properties and asked great questions to the listing agent. In doing so, she gleaned important pieces of information others might have missed - we certainly would have. I felt confident that she was checking for pitfalls and keeping our best interest at heart. Lynda was also always available and happy to obtain discuss properties and details such as inspection reports. She is a great communicator and always made sure we were well informed at all times. Lynda is very clear in communicating the realtor-client relationship to you. She will look out for your best interest every step of the way. We never once felt pressured into making a purchase; Lynda cares deeply that your home is right for you and will guide you to make your own decisions based the facts she finds. We are fortunate to give her our full trust. Beyond her professional skills, Lynda is just a pleasure to work with. She is very enthusiastic and truly passionate about connecting people with the right home. I recommend her without reservation! read more

Daniel always goes above and beyond when we need his help! Love working with the Zia Group. read more

Lynda was thoughtful and resourceful throughout our entire experience with her. As first-time homebuyers, we needed a lot of education throughout the process. Lynda took the time to walk us through every step of the process. She worked endlessly to make sure we felt prepared and secured to make the biggest transaction of our lives thus far. We would recommend her to anyone in the SB area looking to purchase their home. We couldn't have asked for anything more from her! read more

Can't praise Jorden Angel enough. This guy was with us every step of the way in our few months looking for our dream first home and not only worked day in and day out for us, but helped guide us through the process of buying a home and answered the many questions that came his way. Jorden met us weekends, mornings, and really anytime of the day and didn't stop until we found our dream home. He recommended lenders, contractors and insurance specialists and it was clear he has great connections in town and a wide bandwidth in his network. Happy to walk away knowing we had a great realtor on our side who's now become a good friend. Thanks for everything and for making it happen Jorden. Highly recommend to anyone looking for their first, second or third home to partner up with this guy. read more

Jon Gilkeson really hustles to get your listing sold ASAP! He is a gem! He gave our daughter excellent advice that resulted in them buying a home after searching unsuccessfully for 18 months. read more

Buying my first home was all new for me. Jon Gilkeson and the Zia Group guided me through the whole process and answered all my dumb questions! I appreciated their expertise and patience being completely new to the process. I would def recommend to any first-time home buyers like myself! Thank you Jon! read more

Jon Gilkeson has a great reputation in Santa Barbara! He has worked with 3 dear friends of mine in their home buying process the last year, and each speaks so highly of their experience with him. read more

Zia Group and Jon have been great to discuss options and have helped look at properties around town. Their website is top notch in terms of UI and the presentation of properties. read more

I have interacted with the Zia Group a few times over the last seven years when looking to buy or sell my home and they have always been so helpful and friendly. Through their community service work I have found them to also be very family oriented which I appreciate in addition to their professionalism. I look forward to working with Zia Group when I'm ready to make my next move! Biggest thanks to Alex, Daniel and team! read more

Rafael was super responsive and helpful when I inquired about homes in the Santa Maria/Santa Barabara area. He sent over a lot of information based on my interests and needs. Thank you Rafael and Zia Group! read more

Daniel and his team were absolutely amazing! They helped us every step of the way in selling our house. We actually were able to sell our house off market saving us so much time. They coached along the way and knew the answer to every question we had. Bowen helped us find a new house also off market and he was so easy to communicate with and get ahold of whenever we had questions or wanted to go see houses. He had good suggestions of houses and quickly understood what we were looking for. We opened escrow on the new place the same time as the old house. You can't plan that well ever. It's so great working with the Zia Group because they really understand the market and what we would be able to find. They also work so well as a team that it made the buying and selling seamless! I recommend them 100% read more

Loved working with the Zia Group - from their professionalism and can do attitude, they are on top of it! The team was such a pleasure to work with. Very responsive and friendly. Can't recommend then enough! read more

We couldn't have done it without the expert and strategic guidance of Daniel and Brittain in buying our house in Santa Barbara. We had moved to the city from the DC area three months ago and thought we could take our time looking for the right house since we have a town house which we bought several years ago as a vacation home also with the help of Daniel. We were living in Australia at the time and despite the long distance but with the regular and effective communication between Daniels and us, the first transaction was a success. When it's proven quality, it's best not to mess with it. So, without hesitation, we knew it was him we wanted to work with. This time, he and Brittain held our hands throughout the whole process. We discussed every property, both of them intent on finding us the place we can call home. Even though we have just moved in, I know that it's the right house for us. One of our conditions was to find not just a house but a community. At our first viewing of the property, the listing agent told us that there is a small but strong community spirit in this little enclave of Santa Barbara. It was true. The day the movers came to bring our stuff and us trailing behind, a neighbor walked in and introduced herself and said she is hosting a party the following night and many of the neighbors will be around. Imagine that, we went to our first neighborhood party the second night in our new home. The neighbors are lovely people and because of Dan and Brittain, we accomplished what we set out to find. I haven't the slightest hesitation in recommending Daniel Zia and his team. They are professional but also fine and kind people. My husband and I believe that we have gained not only their expertise but also their friendships. Bravo, Daniel and Brittain! read more

Alex reached out to give me some information on my property. He was very knowledgeable and professional in his assessment and thoughts on the current markets in the area, would love to work with him in the future if we decide to sell. read more

My mother had passed away in Goleta in late 2016 and she had a close family friend who was friends with Bowen. My brothers and I all lived remotely and it was a very stressful situation. My mother's house had not been updated since the 1980's and needed work. We contacted Bowen who connected us with Dan. We talked about 2 possibilities. 1) Sell the house as-is for a fair price. 2) Update the house for up to the latest (We estimated at least 50K to do this and then sell it. The Zia group offered to manage any updates while we were remote in exchange for the listing which we appreciated. We realized the house would show better after being updated and would be in a more move-in ready condition for a buyer who might be cash-strapped after buying a Santa Barbara house. However, we hated the idea that the buyer might tear out our new updates because that was not what they wanted. Not very environmentally responsible. We offered the listing to Dan who worked hard to find a buyer for as-is at a fair price. They came through and found the perfect buyer at a fair price who had the money to do their own updates. This saved us the further stress of trying to update the house remotely. As the review says, The Zia Group was as good as it gets. read more

The Zia group rocks. They helped us buy and sell our first home. And made the whole process amazing. They have great contacts that helped made our experiences wonderful. The group makes the Santa Barbara community a better place. read more

I would give this review 6-stars if I could. Working with Daniela and his team is an absolute pleasure. He was patient, thorough, had great instincts and was a true guide for my real estate needs. I was throughly impressed and would highly recommend him and his team to anyone looking to buy or sell in Santa Barbara. read more

The first thing that stood out to me with Zia Group was their focus on giving back a quarter of their commission to the SB community. I also really like how they are a team of specialists, not just a 1 man band, like most real estate agents. Buying/selling a home is a pretty complicated process, so having a team in your corner makes all the difference. I highly recommend them. read more

As Santa Barbara Realtors go Daniel Zia is in a class by himself. As the winner in the Independant's poll for best Realtor, he's got what it takes. A Westmont Graduate and saavy marketing expert, he's brought his new ideas and vitality to the Santa Barbara Real Estate Market. Just see his blog and list of sold properties and reviews from his happy clients and you'll know Daniel Zia and the Zia Group are the best in town. Daniel should be your go-to guy to find you that cool property or to match-make the best next owner for your home. read more

We worked with Daniel to buy our house in Santa Barbara. We were new to the area and also pregnant with our first child. Daniel and his staff made the process of buying a home simple. They guided us every step of the way. We never had to worry that anything would fall through the cracks-we could trust and rely on them 100%. We are so happy in our new home. The Zia Group also referred us to excellent contractors that renovated it for us. We will work with Daniel on any future residential purchases and highly recommend his group. read more

I cannot say enough about Daniel Zia and his team. They helped me purchase and later sell my first home and made the entire process incredibly easy. They were patient with my "first time homebuyer" questions and they were there to assist every step of the way. I can't imagine working with anyone else and absolutely recommend them to anyone looking to buy or sell your home! read more

Alex is the best! Consistent and helpful and kind! I am not currently looking to buy but he keeps me in the loop and knows the market so well! read more

Alex Stoeber at the Zia Group has been an absolute pleasure to work with as we go through the process of finding our next home. He is positive, professional, and is always excited to find and showcase homes for us he knows would fit our family needs. read more

We have three homes currently on the market in our neighborhood. After attending all three open houses I was most impressed with the presentation, marketing and knowledge of specific benefits and challenges of our neighborhood that the Zia group, Jacob Biever articulated very well. I have since passed the link of the house on to three of my Bay Area friends. (Hope springs eternal). read more

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. read more

The Zia Group does a great job in helping people with their real estate needs. I personally know a lot of agents here in Santa Barbara. Daniel has always stood apart from the others because of his true interest in the consumer. How can you go wrong when your Realtor puts your best interests ahead of his commission! Daniel is a great guy! Ken Doss read more

We met Dan and his team several years ago when we bought our first house, after many of our friends had recommended him. We had used another realtor prior to the Zia Group when helping my in laws buy a condo here. Truth be told no one had ever given me a recommendation at that point in my life and so I just started calling through the yellow pages. The difference between our first realtor and the Zia Group was night and day. Everything felt tailored to exactly what we wanted within what we could afford. His team always responded quickly and helpfully and surprisingly, to me, even on weekends. We had the opportunity to sell our condo and buy a different house in the last year. It could not have been easier. And since our first purchase years ago Dan is always the first person I recommend to friends. read more

We met Daniel Zia Brittain and Daniel were the dream team on our search for the perfect first home. From start to finish Brittain and Daniel were by our side with their expertise, patience, and persistence that we would find the home we were looking for. We cannot recommend (and thank them) enough for all of their hard work. We highly recommend the Zia Group and are so grateful that our paths crossed on our house hunt! read more

The group does great job finding new place. They are knowledgeable and use informative system. Always give great explanations.

Incredibly knowledgeable and patient for those exploring their first home purchase. Would highly recommend! Jon is fantastic!

Daniel and his team are the best of the best. You can trust that they have you best interest in mind!