Matt Sweeney's (mbs2004) Blog

  Hancock Park (east of Highland Ave) features stately homes, duplexes, and condos. This is a great option for the rich kid who works at Paramount Studios or in the center of Hollywood. Larchmont Village, at the heart of Hancock Park, offers wonderful cafes, salons, and shopping. Back in the days...

Yesterday I was on a mission to find a well priced house that is move in ready for under $875,000. Let me tell you, it was slim pickings out there. Without exaggeration, it seemed like every house I stopped by looked like an old lady had died in it and literally smelled just as appealing. My frie...

When I created the Rich Kids Real Estate Group, the one main thing I wanted to differentiate between myself and other agents is that I truly put my client's best interests first. Obviously I don't deserve any special accolades for doing my job the way it is supposed to be done.  I will never tell...

If you are able to drag yourself out of bed this morning and are in the mood to look at condos in West Hollywood, come check out my open house at The Habitat. I blogged about this building back in February as a Hot Prop of the Day. The Habitat is just steps from the Sunset Strip, but feels miles...

Obviously my blog is focused on real estate, but I also like to feature items that are quintessential LA or will be of interest to my rich kids who read daily. Any good, young Angeleno (or newbie Angeleno) is familiar with nihilistic LA author Brett East Ellis who wrote such classis as Less Than ...

I have been focusing a lot lately on sleek architectural condo developments, which have become a huge passion of mine and one in which I believe many of my readers share. When I was out previewing property this Tuesday, I had absolutely no intention on going up into the hills to see any houses. ...

For those of you who work, live, or hang out on Santa Monica Blvd in the center of West Hollywood, you have probably noticed the slow progressing construction of condos on the corner of Hancock and Santa Monica Blvd (adjacent to Coffee Bean and Rent-A-Boy for the night hot spot, "Numbers"). The ...

I've been posting updates on Coachella for the last few months and now it is finally here! For those of you rich kids who are going for the first time, here are some tips: Take a small backpack with sunscreen, a sweatshirt (sometimes it gets cool at night), a hat, chapstick, and any other things...

When I mention Carthay to my friends, their first response is, "Where?". Carthay is a beautiful neighborhood consisting of architecturally historic duplexes and homes, just outside of Beverly Hills between La Cienega and Fairfax lying south of Olympic but north of Pico. Through the "Mills Act", o...

If you are an avid reader of the Rich Kids Blog, you know that I am very much into architecturally significant condo developments. As more and more of these types of buildings pop up throughout town, I becomes clear that this type of architecture is the wave of the future for Los Angeles. Today's...