East of West Hollywood Real Estate Blog

When I was training to become a real estate agent, I worked as the assistant to a highly successful Washington, DC/Maryland/Virginia agent named Polly Driscoll. Polly is a dynamic lady--she is the kind of person that clients and coworkers adore, and when it comes to real estate, she seemed to hav...

We all hope we can make it to a Farmer's Market once a week, but real life, especially with children, can make that impossible sometimes. Thank goodness, then, for companies like Equitable Roots (www.equitableroots.com). This cool company describes its mission as, "a social enterprise that offers...

In California, there are several buyer agency agreements--including some that are "Non-Exclusive" meaning that a buyer could work with several agents. Having come from the Washington, DC metropolitan area's market, where there is only one buyer agency form and it is exclusive, I am convinced that...

I lived in Los Angeles for 9 years before I ever went to the South Pasadena Farmer's Market. Who knew? (Thanks, Carrie!). If you live anywhere near the east side of Hollywood, the South Pasadena Farmer's Market is a must see. It is held every Thursday from 4pm-8pm in the Mission District of South...

This weekend we visited with some old, dear friends of ours who were filling us in on their homebuying experience. At one point, one of them said, "I have an agent friend who is such a good friend that I didn't want to do a business transaction with him." They chose to use a different agent becau...

One of the many things I love about Los Angeles is that you can move into a neighborhood only 2 miles from your former neighborhood and discover a whole new world...new views, great restaurants, and fantastic new restaurants and shops. I lived in West Hollywood for 6 years, which was amazing, esp...

All over the news this morning are reports that consumer spending is down. What, you mean after the news has been promoting a recession for the past year, people are not running out and spending their money on cheap imported plastic doodads? And this is BAD because...? Believe it or not, an unsta...

All over the news this morning are reports that consumer spending is down. What, you mean after the news has been promoting a recession for the past year, people are not running out and spending their money on cheap imported plastic doodads? And this is BAD because...? Believe it or not, an unsta...

Just yesterday I was speaking with a renowned Hollywood headshot photographer, Laura Burke (www.lauraburkephotography.com), about how the Internet has affected her business. We discussed how, while a useful information tool, Internet leads are frequently put off by follow-up phone calls--an area ...

As a Real Estate Sales Professional, I spend a lot of time thinking about my service and what I can do to make my clients understand and absorb the victories of the real estate sales and purchase process. I think about setting expectations, and one of my first questions when interviewing buyers i...