Skip to content 
I’ve Returned to Keller Williams
I’ve returned to Keller Williams, now with the Studio City office. Same phone numbers, same neighborhoods, same person you’ve always worked with — and a homecoming of sorts, since Keller Williams is where I spent a good stretch of my career before. I wanted to explain the move, because I made it for reasons that […]
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 […]
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 consistency […]
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 […]
Beverly Hills vs. West Hollywood: Which Los Angeles Lifestyle Fits You?
Beverly Hills and West Hollywood sit right next to each other on a map, but they attract genuinely different residents, and the daily experience of living in each is quite distinct. I’ve watched clients agonize over this pair more than almost any other in the city. The border between them is a line on a […]
Why Executives Love Century City
A significant number of the executives I work with end up choosing Century City, and once you understand their daily routine, it makes complete sense. Neighborhood Snapshot: Century City Century City is a compact, high-rise neighborhood built around a cluster of major office towers, anchored by Westfield Century City. Housing is almost entirely condos and […]
