Los Angeles

          Last month Metro’s Board of Directors approved revising a joint development agreement with a developer and MacArthur Park Metro, LLC, to complete Phase B of their two part project in Westlake. Phase A of the project has already put 89 affordable units on a plot just across from the new phase’s location. Phase B will build 81 affordable apartments and up...

  Pasadena Foothills Association of Realtors Charitable Foundation is a foundation that supports charities actively involved in the Pasadena community through financial donations. They have a special emphasis on charities with low administrative overhead and disadvantaged and needy populations. The REALTORS® of the foundation work to help provide scholarships to graduating high school students and...

  Every year Five Star Professional gives out their Five Star award to wealth managers, real estate agents, mortgage professionals, home/auto insurance professionals and Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics dentists across the United States and Canada. Traders insurance policy dictates that professionals cannot pay a fee to be considered for this award they must be recommended by their peers and...

  Even if you don’t think of yourself as a balletomane, Los Angeles Ballet might just convince you to make The Nutcracker one of your own holiday-season traditions. To say it’s one of the most “accessible” ballets in the repertoire would be true as far as it goes: Tchaikovsky’s score manages to be both comfortingly familiar and consistently exciting, and LAB’s production is exuberantly...

You've probably heard of the LA River Walk, a revitalization of the Los Angeles River, that begins in Canoga Park, goes through the San Fernando Valley, Griffith Park and Elysian Valley, and down as far as Downtown LA and  Long Beach. The long-term goal for the Los Angeles River is to offer 102 miles of connectivity on both sides of the river for people to enjoy walking, biking, fishing and other fun...

Photo by Michael Jacobs All cash purchases for homes in Los Angeles are at their highest level since 2011, according to an article by KPCC. One out of three homes sold in California were paid for in cash, during Q1 of 2014.  Some of the higher percentages of these cash sales are in wealthy communities such as Beverly Hills, Arcadia and San Marino.  In Arcadia alone, nearly 60% of sales last...

As a local who was born and raised in LA, it's quite easy to take this beautiful city for granted. Just like anyone who lives here, you quickly find out how pricey it can be to explore Los Angeles.  But with a little creativity and open-mindedness, there are a ton of gems out there that can lead to fun-filled activities! The cost of living here in LA can be vastly different than what most folks are...

This past weekend I was fortunate to be able to attend the downtown housing tour offered on www.downtownla.com. As a Downtown Los Angeles Real Estate Agent I feel it is important to stay up to date on different buildings and the HOA rates and the amenities offered. The Downtown Los Angeles Real Estate market can move very quickly. The Downtown Los Angeles housing tour was very valuable. The head tour guide...