Wordless Wednesday - - 03/31/10 10:35 PM
Is it my imagination, or does this remind you of something?

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Echo Park an Up-and-Coming Neighborhood of Los Angeles - 03/31/10 03:47 PM
Located near Downtown Los Angeles Echo Park is one of the oldest neighborhoods, dating back to the end of the 19th Century, and still maintaining its historic roots which sets it apart from the Los Angeles sprawl.

Named one of 10 great neighborhoods in America in 2008 by the American Planning Association, Echo Park  was built around what was then known as Reservoir No. 4 and is now Echo Park Lake, one of the loveliest parks in Los Angeles.  It is home to the art-deco style Lady of the Lake statue; the lotus flowers that bloom every summer; Spanish colonial-style … (5 comments)

Ocean Park, Santa Monica - A Permanent Vacation - 03/29/10 01:03 PM
Ocean Park in Santa Monica,  basically lies between Pico Blvd. to the North, Marine St. to the South, Lincoln to the East and the ocean to the West.
The area has a mix of homes, from the electic to the modern, interspersed with the smaller income properties, condos and apartments.  Ocean Park borders the funky Venice area and has its own attractions with Main St.'s trendy shopping and dining.
Santa Monica's Ocean Park homes,  are among the more expensive in the City, the walk streets of Hollister, Wadsworth, Hart and Fraser being among the most sought after. 


 
 
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Speechless Sunday - Just Checking Out a House - 03/27/10 11:33 PM
Even we Angelenos still get excited when we see the Hollywood Sign. But we rarely get this close!
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Santa Monica California Housing Report - 03/27/10 10:55 PM
The Santa Monica housing market, has remained fairly steady over the last year.  It is a city of distinct and diverse areas:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Santa Monica Canyon:  with a Santa Monica zip code this is in fact part of the City of Los Angeles. It is a hilly and rustic park-like area with some lovely ocean views.
Canyon Charter Elementary School is one of the most prestigious schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District
Ocean Park:   this is a destination area for locals with its trendy restaurants and boutiques on Main St. … (7 comments)

Westwood, Los Angeles Real Estate Market Report - 03/26/10 12:15 AM
Westwood,  the home of UCLA, is a diverse community consisting of the upscale area of single family homes in Holmby Hills, home of the Playboy Mansion and Candy Spelling's $150 million dollar home;  the multi-million condo district known as The Wilshire Corridor, the Golden Mile, or Millionaire's Mile, and, south of Wilshire Blvd. a mix of more affordable single family homes, condos and apartments, although Westwood is one of the higher rent districts in Los Angeles.
 

Built in 1929, Westwood Village's retail area has suffered recently because of the competition from nearby Century City mall and the revitalization of … (8 comments)

Before Someone Else Brings It Up, I am Getting There First - 03/24/10 10:48 PM
O.K. Before you all start with all the California jokes, you know: The fastest part of your commute is down your driveway. You need a new T.V. and can run down the local riot and pick one up. You drive to your local neighborhood party. You don't exterminate your roaches, you smoke them. Your family tree contains "significant others". Your cat has its own psychiatrist ......etc. etc.
I will save you the trouble: There is an initiative on the November ballot to legalize marijuana. Polls show that a majority of voters in California want it legalized, but whether the margin will … (32 comments)

Westside Village Area of Palms Los Angeles - Homes For Sale - 03/24/10 12:24 AM
Westside Village is an upscale area of Palms,  in the City of Los Angeles.  The boundaries are Sepulveda Blvd. to the East, Overland Ave. to the West, National Blvd. to the North and Charnock Road to the South. It was originally part of Rancho Ballona from which Palms was formed, and was created by developer Fritz R. Burns in 1940 and 1941 who developed around 1,100 single-family houses surrounded by schools, parks, stores and places of worship. It has a population of around 12,000 of which 70% are renters and the balance homeowners. Burns is responsible for the vast number of … (2 comments)

Los Angeles Museum Exhibits - 2010 - 03/22/10 11:41 AM
Los Angeles Museum Exhibits - 2010 - 2011
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Building the Medieval World:  Architecture in Illuminated Manuscripts: these manuscripts depict long lost Middle Ages and Renaissance architecture.
A Record of Emotion: The Photographs of Frederick H. Evans:  a British photographer best known for his photographs of medieval cathedrals.
Migrations of the Mind: Manuscripts from the Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection - ends April 18th:  an extraordinary collection of illuminated manuscripts from around the world.
Foundry to Finish:  The Making of a Bronze Sculpture - ends July 11th:  an exhibition with accompanying photographs highlightin sculptor Adriaen De Vries' bronze casting.
Urban … (19 comments)

Speechless Sunday - Which I Would Have Been Had I Been Participating - 03/21/10 02:14 PM


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Open Houses in Palms/Mar Vista Area of Los Angeles - Sunday March 21st 2-5 p.m. - 03/19/10 11:47 PM
3465 Tilden Avenue

Come visit me at the open house on Sunday, March 21st - 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
This house is waiting for its new owner.  You can move right in and upgrade in your own time.  The backyard is wonderful and ready for those summer barbecues to come.
Other open houses in the area are below:
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2010 Los Angeles Marathon - Sunday, March 21st - Check the Route Map - 03/17/10 11:54 PM
The Los Angeles Marathon takes place on Sunday July 21st and you can expect the usual major congestion. The wheelchair races starts at 7:00 a.m. and the main event at 7:24 a.m.  It starts at Dodger Stadium and ends up at Santa Monica pier. There will be plenty of entertainment along the 26.2 mile route. The video below shows the route for those of you who want to watch and those of you who would like to avoid the traffic jams.
 
 
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Wordless Wednesday - Oldie But Goodie For You Golfers - 03/17/10 10:06 PM
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My Teeth are Still Chattering - 03/16/10 10:46 AM
We
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temblors in a while but we had a 4.4 earthquake this morning. All that smugnes
                  s about our wonderful weather - in the 80s today - kind of gets mitigated by the ground shaking under you. 
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Westwood Calendar of Events - March 2010 - 03/16/10 01:04 AM

Westwood Branch Library - 1246 Glendon Avenue
March 16th
Internet 1A-Google - 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Learn about the Internet, search engines, URLs, browsers, the World Wide Web and more. Examine Google in detail. Familiarity with the keyboard and mouse and/or 'Computer Comfort' class is recommended before taking this class. Call branch for special parking instructions.
Passover Storytime - 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Join special guest Chaya Grossbaum from Chabad of Central Westwood for Passover themed stories and crafts.
Resume Workshop - 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Looking for work and need to update your resume? Get free expert … (7 comments)

Speechless Sunday - A Beautiful Day in Guess Where! - 03/14/10 11:34 PM

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Westwood - Century City, California Market Report - February 2010 - 03/14/10 09:49 PM

The statistics below cover Westwood and West Los Angeles.  They are taken directly from the MLS and are for single family homes.  They do not include condos, income property or private sales.
There were 7 homes sold in February, 3 more than in January and 1 less than February '09
The highest price sold was $1,720,000 and the lowest was $530,000.
The median sold price was $830,000, down from $1,182,000 in January and $1,024,200 in February '09.
The average sold price vs list price was 97.55%, almost the same as January at 98% and up from 94.16% in February '09.
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A Great Way to Keep the Floors and Carpets Clean at your Open House - 03/13/10 11:58 PM
I went to the Home Buyers Fair at the Los Angeles Convention Center today.  I found it disappointing overall.  Very few exhibitors, many of whom were out-of-town agents offering to find me a home. However, I did come across a great idea for keeping the carpets and flooring clean at open houses.  No more booties.  No more asking people to take their shoes off so that they can't go out into the backyard.
Step and Clean Sticky Mat.  Great for pets also.
 
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Santa Monica Real Estate - Housing Market Report for February 2010 - 03/12/10 09:16 PM

The statistics below cover single family home sales for February 2010 in Santa Monica, California.  They are taken direclty from the MLS and do not include condos, income property and private sales.
There were 11 homes sold in February, down from 14 in January and up from 5 in February '09.
The highest priced home was $2,298,000 and the lowest $665,000.
The average selling price was $1,139,681, down from $1,713,221 in January, and $2,107,00 in February '09.
The percentage sales price vs. list price was 94.3%, up from 93.4% in January and down from 96.4% in February '09.
Average days … (10 comments)

Palms and Mar Vista Los Angeles Market Report - 03/12/10 12:28 AM

 
The statistics below cover Palms and Mar Vista home sales and are taken directly from the MLS.  They are for single family homes and do not take into consideration condos, income property or private sales. There were 11 homes sold in February, 1 more than in January and 1 less than in February '09.
The highest price was $1,765,000 and the lowest was $550,000.
The median sold price was $739,000, against $787,988 in January and $665,500 in February '09.
The average sales price vs. list price was 96.3%, against 96.8% in January, and 93.8% in February '09.
Average days … (3 comments)

The Dreaded Proxy Error - 03/11/10 08:43 PM
The Proxy Error has been rearing its ugly head a lot lately, which is frustrating when you are trying to get to so many blog posts at once and have limited time. Here are a couple of tricks to prevent you from throwing your computer out the window in frustration: When you get the proxy error just hit the back button and clear your cache and go right back to where you wanted to go.  Often it will take you there. Sometimes you have to do that a couple of times.  Don't clear the cache before you hit the back button … (66 comments)

Wordless Wednesday - Courtesy of Vegas Bob - 03/11/10 12:26 AM

For more Las Vegas photos search MGM City Center by Robert Swetz.  And John Novak takes fabulous pictures of Vegas also.
 
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Echo Park California Market Report -February '10 - 03/10/10 11:20 PM

The statistics below cover home sales in the major Echo Park area of Los Angeles (90026) and are taken directly from the MLS.  They are for single family only and do not include condos, income property, and private sales.
There were 5 sales in the month of February, down from 13 in January and 12 in February '09.
The highest priced was $710,000 and the lowest $250,000.
The median sold price was $325,000, no change from January, but down from $460,000 in February '09.
The average percentage  of sold price vs listing prices was 106.98%, up from 96.12% in January … (0 comments)

Brentwood Area of Los Angeles Home Sales Report - February 2010 - 03/09/10 11:22 PM



Brentwood homes sales statistics are taken directly from the MLS and are for single family homes.  They do not take into consideration condos, income property, or private sales. There were 15 homes sold in February, one more than in January, and 7 more than in February '09.
The highest priced home sold was $2,905,000 and the least expensive $900,000.
The median sales price was $1,650,000, down from $1,826,250 in January and $3,550,000 in February '09.
The average sales price received vs the average list price was 95.1%, up from 90.1% in January and 93.1% in February '09.
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Beverly Hills Housing Market Report - February 2010 - 03/08/10 09:27 PM

The Beverly Hills home sales statistics below are taken directly from the MLS and are for single family homes.  They don't take into consideration condos, income property and private sales. 8 properties sold in February, the same as in January '10 but 4 more than in February '09.  The most expensive was $16,500,000 and the least expensive was a mere $3,162,000.
The median price of $9,400,000 is way up from $1,687,500 in January, and $3,200,000 in February '09.
Days on the market for sold listings was 115, up from 98 in January, and 141 in February '09.
There has been … (7 comments)

How is a Paradigm Formed? - 03/07/10 03:34 PM
This moves a little too quickly, so you may have to keep pausing to read it.
 
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2010 Academy Awards - What's Your Guess? - 03/05/10 09:41 PM
it's that time of the year again, the Academy Awards.  And this IS Los Angeles.
I certainly wasn't going to ignore one of the most watched events in the world, even though I wasn't invited.  Or at least my invitation didn't arrive.
I have seen many movies stars in the street, in restaurants, in the car next to me over the years, but I still get excited and all silly when one pops up.  And I am still a fan of the Oscars. It is pure escapism.
So, below is a ballot covering the main categories.  Want to join … (50 comments)

I Need to Get Out More, or Move to Vegas - 03/03/10 10:46 PM
Little by little I am seeing the power of social media, and blogging in particular.  I have been found by two small buyers - I don't mean small in stature, I mean small in buying power - and numerous people trying to sell me something.  I think I must be pretty high on whatever Google juice is filling that trough.
Then today Schmap contacted me via email.  Yep, Schmap.  You have got to love the name.  They are big in digital travel guides apparently. In any event, photographer I ain't.  Point and click, that's me.  I think my camera just … (48 comments)

Lovely Westside Village Palms Home - Back on the Market - Open Sunday 1-4 p.m. - 03/02/10 11:07 PM
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