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“Party houses” may be subjected to escalating fines and penalties after a Los Angeles City Council committee approved an ordinance to crack down on problematic residences.  The Public Safety Committee approved a draft ordinance in February to address the growing problem. […]

  7868 Electra Drive is a contemporary City View Home  built in 1999. It offers 4173 SqFt with tall ceilings throughout. The entire home is flooded with natural light. The Open Space Plan on the main floor has areas for [...]

Celebrity Real Estate – a  common commodity in Los Angeles, often commands above market prices just because of  the famous Sellers or even just  famous previous owners.  Is it worth it?  That’s up to you. But this fabulous Pacific Palisades […]

Daylight Savings ushered in new Sunday Open House hours. Starting today, Nov 6th, please visit your favorite properties from 1:00-4:00pm

As part of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Clean Streets initiative, LA Sanitation drove all of LA’s public streets and alleys (traveling over 22,000 miles!) and gave each block a “cleanliness score”. 1 is clean, 2 is somewhat clean, and 3 is […]

If you ever needed another reason to “behave properly” in your pool, scientists have recently found a doozy. If the simple gross-out factor isn’t enough to keep you from seeking a proper toilet, here’s another: Uric acid, a chemical in your  […]

If your eight-foot-high ceilings bother you – and you cannot raise the roof try without tearing down the whole house,…..try this: Floor-to-Ceiling Glass Walls  are often not too difficult to engineer and you will be amazed at the difference! Of […]

These new proposals will impose further restrictions on the size of new home construction in Los Angeles. There are a set of standards for the flats and a second set that applies to the hills.  On July 14, 2016 the […]

There are numerous opportunities to receive government-supported financing when purchasing a Solar Energy system for your property.  The most common programs are called “PACE”  & “HERO”. And they benefit many homeowners.  However,  if you have plans to Sell in the […]