In its July 13, 1953 issue Life magazine ran one of many photo essays on the city of Los Angeles. This one focused on the immense population and development growth the city and surrounding area encountered in the late ’40s and early ’50s. Here then is a gallery of the...
Interesting Houses
Mission Beach
Want to enjoy the beach this weekend, but don't want to hassle with the crowds? Take a video tour of this home that sold for $6,150,000 in October:
Upscale Real Estate Porn
Using sex appeal to sell homes - I'm surprised we haven't seen more like this! OPUS Beverly Hills’ most expensive property. Interior features of this state of the art dream home include: • Roberto Cavalli flooring • 15-seat curved screen theater with JBL Synthesis...
FLW Hollyhock House
Del Sur New
This builder is finishing up their 55-and-over tract, and moved over to this new tract of modern contemporary design in an affordable range - how innovative! The HOA will be around $243 per month, and the Mello-Roos is $415 to $463 per month. Yet these are flying off...
La Costa Golf Course
An old tour of a modern contemporary house on the La Costa Golf Course - this sold for $1,628,000 in September, 2015:
Painted Lady
Remember when we sold this in December, 2011 for $499,000?
Del Mar Castle
The Del Mar Castle which sits on the top of a hill overlooking the ocean and the community of Del Mar was built in 1925 by Ruth and Marston Harding who relocated from Massachusetts. The Castle contains approximately 10,000 sq. ft. including a detached guest house. It...
Nice Chevy Truck
Not bad for a guy who went to Cal State Fullerton! From wsj.com: Scuttling plans to build an elaborate new home, actor Kevin Costner is putting a Santa Barbara County beachfront property on the market for $60 million, according to co-listing agent Tim Hoctor. The...
John Lloyd Wright
I taped this in 2014 and somehow remembered that if I went through the old archives I might find it! This sold for $3,175,000 on September 2, 2015 after a 12-month escrow.