Jayne Clement's (realtorjayne) Blog

The EVO strikes me as New York living at it's finest!  The condos are beautiful, and green!  Yep, that's right, EVO is one of the few sustainable, smart and eco-friendly buildings in the city.  Moreover, it's the "only" LEED-Certified Silver high rise building in Los Angeles.  The homes at Evo ra...

A new listing in trendy Echo Park just hit the market this week.  This one is up in the hills of Echo Park...and far away from all the freeway noise (which is hard to find under $600k in Los Angeles!), and yet still just blocks away from the cafes and shops.  The beauty of this one is that it's t...

I took my first Zumba class today at my local health club...LOVED IT!  I had a blast!  It didn't feel like a "work out" at all, it felt like dancing! I've been hearing about this class from several different people in the last couple weeks, so I finally decided to take a stab at it.  But, if I'm ...

I met with a new Seller this week who wants to sell his beautiful 2BR condo in the Westwood area of Los Angeles.  This particular area, north of Wilshire is very affluent, just adjacent to UCLA (but too expensive for student housing...but they do have a couple professors in their building).  With...

Ugh...this one breaks my heart.  This great 4+3.5 home on Talmadge St., which is the hills of Los Feliz, with almost 10,000 sq. ft. of park-like grounds for a back yard, went on the market in early December.  I sent it to my buyer...someone who's been searching in this area for roughly 6 months. ...

I was out doing some "shopping" for a client this weekend and decided to take a look at some of the Westwood condos, south of Wilshire Blvd.  I saw about seven different units today...all ranging from your basic "college kid rental" to "cozy townhome'ish," to "sleek mid-century."  My two favorite...

Sometimes a new buyer working with me will think that I'm encouraging them to avoid short sales.  No, not the case.  BUT, I am leery of them in that they can end up being very frustrating and disappointing to a buyer.  I like to make my Buyers happy...I hate disappointing them!  The likelihood th...

So, this charming, (and I mean absolutely charming!) 2BR+1bath home has been a short sale in the Echo Park area near Silver Lake for about three months.  The home is situated on a "stair street," meaning that the only access to the home is to park your car at the base of the hill (competing for s...

It happened again!  The issue of closing costs blindsided the poor boy, and it seems that it may have knocked him right out of the home buying game. This Buyer is a first time home owner, aiming to own a condo in the sky looking out over LA.  Not so fast.  Most of the deals that we've been lookin...

I've been working with a young married couple looking to buy in Los Angeles, who are targeting the Los Feliz hills area, as well as the Hollywood Hills East.  We've been searching for them for about three months without any luck.  They are very discerning buyers and their deal breaker list can so...