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Yoga Teacher Selling Venice 2BD for $1.295M   by Shania Sampson, published Jan. 21, 2011  Consuelo B. Mira has listed for sale a two-bedroom, 3.5-bath home at 35 20th Ave. in Venice for $1.295 million.Jack Bitton of Prudential California, Santa Monica is the listing agent for the house. The 2,08...

Changes To The Big Wave Sculpture In Santa Monica  Steps from my office is the wave-like sculpture you see below that crosses Wilshire Blvd (at Franklin) in front of our door. THE BIG WAVE sculpture in Santa Monica was created by artist Tony DeLap in 1989. It's been described as "an iconic gatewa...

Where's the UPSIDE in Being Upside Down in Santa Monica? Hey, how 'bout those Bears?! Yes, I am changing the subject because it's not so nice to be underwater on your home and right now the options are slim.   #1 - If you can still make the payments on your house, bite the bullet and continue to ...

Secret Romantic Hotspots In Santa Monica! Guys (and Gals!), you've got the shoes, pulled the dry cleaner plastic off your new duds and had your car recently detailed. Now, where do you go?  You could resort to Zagats but this is a SPECIAL night...you need something different. Here are some SECRET...

Spend The Winter Holiday In Santa Monica! I spent much of my adult life FREEZING in the sub-artic temperatures of the Windy City. I finally made my way West and have not regretted it one bit. Well, maybe just for the lack of good pizza here. Why should you spend winter in Santa Monica? Three good...

HO HO HO!  Holiday Shopping Made Easy! My schedule is so busy I just recently realized it was December. Only kidding.  But doesn't it feel that way?  With our jam packed schedules of work, family and friends,  it's tough to make time for holiday shopping and then when you do, you pay through the ...

Exploding Cell Phones?! Fake iPhones?! Yikes! Exploding Cell Phones I've heard of explosing conversations but this takes the cake! We all have devices with Lithium Ion batteries. Phones, Laptops, cameras, etc.  Did you know that they can become unstable in either too cold or too hot conditions?  ...

Worst House On The Block! What impression is your house giving to prospective buyers? Is it welcoming, clean and well-kept? Or has it been dubbed the "Halloween haunted house" by the neighborhood kids?! Here are some surefire ways to keep buyers walkin' and achieve WORST HOUSE ON THE BLOCK status...

Real Estate and Social Media - Love, Hate Relationship? FaceBook, Twitter, FourSquare, YouTube...the list goes on and on.  As a realtor, I know the importance of being on top of your social media presence and how many folks you can access on the internet super highway.  But i...

Picking An Elementary School In Santa Monica California A close friend has a daughter ready for kindergarten next year and she is frustrated with all of the options, philosophies, forms, applications, deadlines and choices that have to be made. That got me thinking about my own neighborhood of Sa...