Our History:

As Managing Principals of Lee & Associates Central Coast, Steve Leider and Clarice Clarke are highly accomplished commercial brokers, deeply rooted in the Santa Barbara Community. They have spent their professional careers focusing on and developing expertise in the real estate markets across the Central Coast involving investment properties, retail, office, industrial and land sales. Due to their ability to problem solve and handle the complexities required in commercial real estate, they have participated in most of the very large transactions closed in the Central Coast.

Steps to Success:

In 2008, Steve and Clarice joined with Bill Lee to bring the San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria offices together with the newly created Santa Barbara Office.

Initially, in 2004 Lee & Associates San Luis Obispo came to be as a result of two successful commercial brokers, including Bill Lee, joining together to create Lee & Associates San Luis Obispo. Bill had moved to the Los Osos area after being instrumental in establishing a network of over 35 Lee & Associates offices nationwide.

In 2006, Bill and his partner met with Allen Segal, an industrial broker from Newport Beach who had recently moved to the Santa Ynez Valley, and shortly thereafter opened the Santa Maria Office. Al brings 40 years of commercial brokerage experience to the Valley from a highly sophisticated and complex area.

Today Lee & Associates Central Coast has 3 offices with 20 agents, plus a marketing and administration staff operating in the Central Coast. This makes us the largest commercial brokerage in the Tri-Counties, along with our neighboring Lee & Associates - L.A. North/Ventura office. We also have the support of being under the corporate umbrella of Lee & Associates®, which increased our reach and enables our agents and staff to create relationships nationwide.

Community Involvement :

Our principals, agents and staff are involved in their local communities such as:

Coastal Housing Partnership – Board Member

Direct Relief International
Family Service Agency
Lobero Theatre Sponsors
C.A.L.M. – Board Member
Santa Barbara Zoo
Santa Barbara Middle School – Board Member
Economic Vitality Corporation – Board Member
Chamber of Commerce – Goleta, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo
Planning Commission – San Luis Obispo
Museum of Art
Rollins College Board Member
American Heart Association