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Why Some of LA’s Wealthiest Residents Still Choose to Rent
Some of the wealthiest people I work with still choose to rent, and I think that genuinely surprises people who assume renting is only for those who can’t yet afford to buy. Renting as a Deliberate Choice For many of these clients, renting has nothing to do with affordability. It’s about flexibility. They might be […]
What $10,000 a Month Actually Gets You in Los Angeles Rentals
Ten thousand dollars a month sounds like an enormous rental budget, and in many parts of the country, it would buy a mansion outright. In Los Angeles, and specifically in Century City, the reality looks quite a bit different, and I find most people are surprised, one way or the other, once they see it […]
Luxury in Los Angeles Doesn’t Mean What It Used To
Thirty years ago, luxury in real estate had a fairly consistent definition: marble finishes, dramatic square footage, and a grand entrance. That’s no longer what my clients are asking about — and it hasn’t been for some time. How Luxury Has Changed Increasingly, the clients I work with, from executives to relocation buyers to those […]
Why People Are Renting in Century City Before Units Even Hit the Market
If you’ve tried to rent in Century City recently, you may have noticed something: by the time a unit shows up on a listing site, it’s often already gone. This isn’t a fluke, and it isn’t isolated to one building or one price point. After nearly thirty years working in Los Angeles real estate, I’ve […]
The Best Luxury Hotel Lobbies in Los Angeles
You can learn a surprising amount about a Los Angeles neighborhood just by walking into its nearest luxury hotel. Why Hotel Lobbies Reflect Their Neighborhoods The lobby at the Beverly Hills Hotel feels entirely different from the one at the Peninsula Beverly Hills, and both feel nothing like a lobby in Century City. Each space […]
Why People Fall in Love with Los Angeles for Different Reasons
No two people fall in love with Los Angeles for the same reason, and after thirty years working in this city’s real estate market, I think that’s what makes it such an interesting place to help people settle into. The Many Reasons People Fall for This City Some people fall for the weather — the […]
Five Things Nobody Tells You Before Moving to Los Angeles
There are a few things about moving to Los Angeles that nobody really tells you until you’re already living here. After thirty years helping people relocate, I’ve heard the same surprises come up again and again. 1. Distance Means Something Different Here Five miles in Los Angeles can be a twenty-minute drive or an hour-long […]
Luxury Isn’t About Impressing People Anymore
I don’t think luxury is really about impressing people the way it used to be, and I’ve watched that shift happen gradually over three decades of selling real estate in Los Angeles. How the Definition Has Changed Years ago, a meaningful number of my clients wanted a home that made a statement to guests, a […]
Century City vs. Studio City: Which Los Angeles Lifestyle Fits You?
One of the questions I hear most often from relocation clients and move-up buyers is some version of: “Century City or Studio City — which one’s better?” The honest answer, after decades of helping people settle into both, is that it depends entirely on the life you’re trying to build. These are two of the […]
Why People Stay in Studio City
People move to a lot of Los Angeles neighborhoods. Studio City is one of the few I consistently see people actually stay in, buying, then moving up within the same few square miles rather than leaving altogether. Neighborhood Snapshot: Studio City Studio City sits in the San Fernando Valley, with a walkable commercial corridor along […]
