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19633 Wells Drive in Tarzana

If you like clean, beautiful, modern-meets-traditional homes, you’ve just found your dream home.  Not only is this house impeccably designed from it’s dormer picture window down to the brushed white oak floors, it’s got the size, the features and a remote-controlled salt water pool you’ve always wanted.

19633 Wells Drive Tarzana, CA 913565 Bedrooms, 5 Bathrooms 4,518 square feet (according to…

Interest Rates at 16 Month Lows

By MMI Marketing Recently, Warren Buffet said: “You would think that people would be lining up now to get mortgages to buy a home. Household formation falls off dramatically in a recession, at least initially, but that doesn’t last long. Hormones kick in and in-laws get tiresome, too.” In other words, he expects new home sales, and therefore mortgage applications to rise.

Since he is probably the…

Studio City, CA 91604

3 Bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms

1,867 square feet

$995,000

This Studio City hillside home at 11553 Sunshine Terrace has stunning views and several outdoor areas.

An entertainer’s dream. An updated kitchen with vaulted ceilings overlooks a family room on a split level.

A short walk down the hall opens up into an enormous living room with incredible views of the valley.

  Two private and peaceful bedrooms are downstairs, and one bedroom is on the main level. The hardwood floors in most rooms are gleaming with style. Spanish tile floors in the kitchen add to the canyon-like charm. Located in a quiet neighborhood just a few blocks South of Ventura. Just a few minutes from the heart of Studio City and from Tujunga Village. Located within the coveted Carpenter Elementary School zone (‘Greatschools’ score of 10!) and close to the Bridges Academy and Oakwood private schools. Don’t miss your chance to own a house in the best location in the valley!  View the rest of the photos in the slideshow below.  Contact me for a private showing at (818) 261-5253.

5 reasons millennials should enter housing market now

Millennials should think again before nixing that white picket fence. (Photo: File / Getty Images )

With the economy and housing market still recovering, some potential first-time home buyers may be hesitant to invest in a new home. Yet there are several reasons why now is a great time for millennials and other first-time home buyers to start building their American dream.  Contact me now for…

New Homes in Playa Vista are GORGEOUS! – Part 3

Yes, I know, I’m a valley girl and this is a valley blog, but I just had to show off these new homes in Playa Vista.  I lived in the area right after my son was born and really fell in love with the community.  Not only are all the people really nice, but they’re out and about, walking around the nicely planned area.  If you’ve never heard of Playa Vista, picture The Grove, but less mall and more…

New Homes in Playa Vista are GORGEOUS! – Part 2

Yes, I know, I’m a valley girl and this is a valley blog, but I just had to show off these new homes in Playa Vista.  I lived in the area right after my son was born and really fell in love with the community.  Not only are all the people really nice, but they’re out and about, walking around the nicely planned area.  If you’ve never heard of Playa Vista, picture The Grove, but less mall and more…

New Homes in Playa Vista are GORGEOUS!

Yes, I know, I’m a valley girl and this is a valley blog, but I just had to show off these new homes in Playa Vista.  I lived in the area right after my son was born and really fell in love with the community.  Not only are all the people really nice, but they’re out and about, walking around the nicely planned area.  If you’ve never heard of Playa Vista, picture The Grove, but less mall and more…

1927 Spanish Colonial Revival: 14535 Killion St.

14535 Killion St. Sherman Oaks, CA 91411 4 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms 3,061 square feet $979,000  

This Spanish colonial revival home is classic Hollywood elegance in the flesh.  Try to avoid the paparazzi as you gaze out the arched picture window in the living room.  Make your grand entrance down the front staircase, your hands gliding along the iron balustrade as you descend.  Soak it up, it doesn’t…

17641 Rhoda St in Encino

This unassuming home in Encino will make your jaw drop when you walk inside.  Standing out in front, you might think this is just another one of those lame 1950s bungalows with one bathroom and teeny bedrooms.  Well check this out!!

17641 Rhoda St. Encino, CA 91316 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms 2200 square feet, 5503 square foot lot $650,000  

This fully renovated kitchen has just about everything on…

Don't let the drought get you down. Clever ways to save water.

California is experiencing an extreme drought right now.  Just as an example, in what is typically…

Why Selling a House Rocks in Retirement

“Longevity planning” is not something most youthful or middle-aged Encino residents spend a lot of…

Buyer Beware: Strategies That Get You Nowhere

Anyone who is buying a house in Tarzana — or even just checking up on the market — is likely to…

Victorian Estate in North Valley at a Stellar Price

9525 Oakridge Place, Chatsworth

9525 Oakridge Pl – Chatsworth

Located near the Chatsworth Reservoir…

New 311 App: City Services at your Fingertips!

Are you tired of driving by potholes, old mattresses, graffiti, or busted trees?  Wish there was an…

For those of you that think you can’t get a sweeping estate in L.A., you’re dead wrong.  (It’s almost Halloween, I couldn’t help myself.)  Check out this gated Cape-cod style home, freshly built in the gorgeous Rancho Estates neighborhood of Encino.  The…

Best Pumpkin Patch in the Valley

It’s that time of year again!  The stores are stocked with giant bags of candy, inflatable ghosts…