Happy Saturday everyone! It's beautiful outside...I hope you are enjoying everything Southern California and the Westside has to offer.  Here is a snip from my latest post on www.WestsideHomeFinder.com http://www.westsidehomefinder.com/blog/opening-and-closing-your-vacation-home.htm A big reason for owning a vacation home is rest and relaxation, but it’s not all fun and games. Opening and closing a vacation home takes time and money. Plan to spend a day before the season starts to open your vacation home, and another day at season’s end to close it down. Specific tasks, such as...read more http://www.westsidehomefinder.com/blog/opening-and-closing-your-vacation-home.htm Westside Properties is a full-service real estate boutique brokerage based in Pacific Palisades serving the entire Wes... 05/21/2011

Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! I hope you are enjoying your day and gearing up for some exciting fesitivities tonight! Here are the newest Pacific Palisades real estate listings: 1352 Goucher Street, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 (MLS # 11524827) 1649 Michael Lane, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 (MLS # 11524741) 1643 Michael Lane, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 (MLS # 11524645) 18241 Wakecrest Drive, Malibu, CA 90265 (MLS # 11524225) 31 Aloha Drive, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 (MLS # 11524049)   Westside Properties is a full-service real estate boutique brokerage based in Pacific Palisades serving the entire Westside of Los Angeles. We proudly represent the finest properties throughout the Westside. We work as a team and combine our extensive real estate experience, powerful resources and connec... 05/05/2011

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you had a great weekend. The weather was amazing in Southern California! BREAKING NEWS: Osama Bin Laden killed!! here is a snip from the Los Angeles Times... President Obama personally gave the order Friday that sent a small U.S. team by helicopter to the compound near Islamabad where American operatives killed Osama bin Laden, his adult son and three others, including a woman used as a human shield during the firefight, U.S. officials said this morning.Pakistani officials were not told beforehand about the operation, which took less than 40 minutes Sunday, officials said. An American helicopter that malfunctioned had to be destroyed, but no Americans were harmed in the high-risk raid, officials said. To read the full article, please visit the Los Angeles T... 05/02/2011

Happy Sunday and happy May everyone! It's beautiful in Southern California and the weather feels like summertime! Westside Properties is a full-service real estate boutique brokerage based in Pacific Palisades serving the entire Westside of Los Angeles.  We proudly represent the finest properties throughout the Westside. We work as a team and combine our extensive real estate experience, powerful resources and connections to benefit you whether you are looking you buy or sell a home in today’s exciting and lucrative real estate market. Call us now to get started on the road to buying or selling your next home. 310.459.8191 or email info@wsprops.com     To preview the finest real estate and the best deals on the Westside of Los Angeles including Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, Malibu, B... 05/01/2011

Happy Royal Friday everyone! Today, Prince William and Katherine got married and the world was watching! It was an amazing event with Royal style and luxury.     Westside Properties is a full-service real estate boutique brokerage based in Pacific Palisades serving the entire Westside of Los Angeles.  We proudly represent the finest properties throughout the Westside. We work as a team and combine our extensive real estate experience, powerful resources and connections to benefit you whether you are looking you buy or sell a home in today’s exciting and lucrative real estate market. Call us now to get started on the road to buying or selling your next home. 310.459.8191 or email info@wsprops.com     To preview the finest real estate and the best deals on the Westside of Los Angeles incl... 04/29/2011

Happy Thursday everyone! It's almost the end of the week and the weather is gorgeous outside!! The Lakers play the Hornets tonight, it's the NBA Playoffs. I am now back at the Westside Properties office and enjoying the peace and quiet...maybe all of my agents are out showing properties? They are probably at the beach enjoying this beautiful day. We had a second photoshoot at our listing in the Palisades, 812 Jacon Way:     04/28/2011

Happy hump day everyone! I hope you are enjoying the week and looking forward to getting over the hump and rolling downhill towards Friday. My business partner Josh and I were out in the field most of the day showing properties. We had a blast as it's now a treat for us to leave the office. Things, thankfully, are very busy so we're usually buried under stacks of escrow files or juggling meeting after meeting...BUT NOT A COMPLAINT, we are thankful for the business!! I'm looking for a lease pocket listing in the Malibu or Pacific Palisades are for approximately $20,000 a month. It must have a pool and a serence setting. Please call or email me if you can help with information: 800.645.3345 toll free or local 310.459.8191 email dom@wsprops.com 04/20/2011

  Happy Monday everyone! I hope you had a great weekend and survived the day. Here's a snip of my latest post on www.WestsideHomeFinder.com Here’s the latest: HOMEOWNERS BEWARE: Foreclosure Rescue Scams With the recent rise in foreclosures, foreclosure-related scams have exploded onto the real estate scene.  These so-called “foreclosure rescue companies” claim they will help save your home, but in reality are out to make a profit — at your expense. Red Flags for Foreclosure Rescue Scams If you are at risk of or in foreclosure,… Read More       Westside Properties is a full-service real estate boutique brokerage based in Pacific Palisades serving the entire Westside of Los Angeles.  We proudly represent the finest properties throughout the Westside. We work as a team and combine our exte... 04/18/2011

happy saturday everyone I just wanted to check-in. it's another beautiful day in southern california gorgeous in warm in sunny already ..now that I have had my cup of coffee I'm ready to head to the office and begin the day. I hope everyone gets to enjoy their weekend!! my partner josh barre surprised me with laker tickets to game 1 of the playoffs tomorrow so I'm really excited for the weekend!!    Westside Properties is a full-service real estate boutique brokerage based in Pacific Palisades serving the entire Westside of Los Angeles.  We proudly represent the finest properties throughout the Westside. We work as a team and combine our extensive real estate experience, powerful resources and connections to benefit you whether you are looking you buy or sell a home in today’s exciting ... 04/16/2011

If you have lived in your home for a long time, your property taxes are probably very low.  When you sell your home, if you are relocating to one of the cooperating counties of California including Los Angeles, you can keep your existing property taxes, and actually move them with you! One of you must be over 55, and you must be buying a home of lesser value.    This is a dream for property owners.  You can find out more by searching for information on Propositions 60 and 90.  If you have been trying to figure out whether or nor it is a good time to sell, it definitely is a good time to call me.   Let's figure it out together.     04/15/2011

There's no prettier time to look at houses than right now.  It's sunny, warm, and the roses everywhere are in their first glorious bloom.  There seems to be no shortage of  "lookers" streaming through Sundays Open Houses.  Several of the homes open this weekend already have accepted offers, but they are being shown for back-ups.  Stand in line.  Take a number.  A five million dollar house in the Riviera sold in less than three weeks, a three million dollar house sold in four weeks.  Read the papers and you don't get the picture.  Get out in the market, it's a whole different story. It's actually pretty rosy.   04/04/2011

The first scent of summer sends us to the beach.  We dine tonight at the Bel Air Bay Club, on a patio twenty feet from the ocean.  The sun sets over the Pacific and behind the Santa Monica Mountains, and the lights come on bright and beautiful on the Santa Monica pier. We open our cabana to see if it withstood the winter rains, and pull out the wicker chairs to sit on while we share a glass of wine. We see friends we haven't seen in a while, and visit.  It doesn't get much better than this. 04/04/2011

  Westside Properties is a full-service real estate boutique brokerage based in Pacific Palisades serving the entire Westside of Los Angeles.  We proudly represent the finest properties throughout the Westside. We work as a team and combine our extensive real estate experience, powerful resources and connections to benefit you whether you are looking you buy or sell a home in today’s exciting and lucrative real estate market. Call us now to get started on the road to buying or selling your next home. 310.459.8191 or email info@wsprops.com   To preview the finest real estate and the best deals on the Westside of Los Angeles including Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, Malibu, Brentwood, Bel Air, Beverly Hills, Westwood, Century City, Marina Del Rey & Mar Vista please visit our website: ht... 04/04/2011

If you want to see what's happening in the real estate market, Tuesday from 11 am to 2 pm presents a great opportunity.  Properties for sale are held open for brokers, but buyers and sellers are always welcome.  If you see a real estate flag, it means, "go in," don't feel funny, it's ok. Tell the broker on duty that I sent you! This week, the Riviera had two properties on "caravan."  They were absolutely fabulous, one in the fives (million, that is), and one at fourteen million.  If you buy the fourteen million dollar one, you will live across the street from me.  Can't wait to meet you.  For information about properties in the Riviera, please contact me at 310-801-9805. 03/30/2011

Several of us on the Board of The California Riviera Homeowners Association in Pacific Palisades have an annual project -- mine is the New Residents Party.  Last Friday night, despite the soggy evening, we had a wonderful event, and greeted six new homeowners.  It's always fun to meet them, they are young and excited and they add a vibrancy to our wonderful "hood." One day later, the DWP gifted us with a twelve hour blackout.  For seemingly no reason, on again, off again. (How are your emergency supplies??  Lanterns, batteries, flashlights. . . .)I felt sorry for the birthday parties, dinners, celebrations delayed, postponed,  or cancelled on Saturday.  But on Friday,  welcoming our new neighbors, we wined and dined with perfect illumination.  Please contact me for information about hom... 03/30/2011

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you had a great weekend! Here is a snip of my latest blog post on www.WestsideHomeFinder.com:  Japan Quake Raises Home Owner Insurance Questions in California March 17—The crisis unfolding in northern Japan has prompted many California home owners to review their insurance to make sure they would be covered if a devastating earthquake hit the state. Added to their list of concerns is whether they’d be protected against tsunami-induced flooding or radioactivity released from one of California’s two nuclear power plants or other facilities that store nuclear... To view the full post, please click to my website: http://www.westsidehomefinder.com/?p=1930 Westside Properties is a full-service real estate boutique brokerage based in Pacific Palisades serving the ... 03/28/2011

When the rain stopped, we were able to take our morning walk through the Riviera in Pacific Palisades  just before dawn.  In the quiet pink fresh morning, Pacific Palisades looks and smells so good.  Tomorrow evening, our local Homeowners Association Board  hosts its new residents' party to welcome new families. "Community" is important here. Who says nobody knows their neighbors here in LA??  Not here!! Take a look at  our local website: www.rivierahomeowners.com. 03/28/2011

This is the fist of three posts about the area of my expertise. Santa Monica, Brentwood and this article about Pacific Palisades. I basically am working on Santa Monica Houses, Brentwood Condos and Pacific Palisades Houses and Condos. All three communities are part of West Los Angeles Real Estate where my company is situated Pacific Palisades                                                                                                   Running from Brentwood on the East, to the ocean on the west, it includes the Santa Monica Mountains anruns along the coast between Santa Monica on the south and Malibu in the north. Pacific Coast Highway runs North and South forming the western boundary, while Sunset Boulevard runs east and west directly through the heart of The Palisades. It has thre... 03/12/2011

Happy Sunday everyone. My apologies for being MIA. I have been spending most of my time in the field and I have been working with my business partner, Josh Barre, on our websites: www.WestsideHomeFinder.com and www.WestsidePropertiesLA.com Here are the 25 newest listings in Pacific Palisades 90272: Real estate in the Pacific Palisades community  Show these 25 properties on a map 1000 Glenhaven Drive, Pacific Palisades/a> $995,000 3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths Size: 2,138 sq ft Lot size: 7,870 sq ft Year built: 1958 Parking spots: 2 Walk Score ® : 16780 Livorno Drive, Pacific Palisades $850,000 3 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths Size: 1,608 sq ft Lot size: 5,140 sq ft Year built: 1954 Parking spots: n/a Walk Score ® : 1341 Berea Place, Pacific Palisades $2,950,000 4 beds, 4 full, 1 part baths S... 12/19/2010

  how to stage your home In a buyer’s market, the seller needs every advantage he can get. Home staging is an excellent way to highlight the property’s strengths. You can hire professional home stagers, or you can implement the following home staging tips yourself before your next open house. Make the buyer imagine himself in your home. It is important he feels comfortable and not distracted. You can do that by: depersonalizing the home by removing family photos, kid’s toys, toiletries, etc. painting in neutral colors. Buyers can imagine putting their own color palettes on the walls. remove excess furniture and clutter. So less is more; too much furniture will make the home feel and appear small. Buyers are looking for the most amount of house for the least amount of money. To give the ... 11/30/2010