It’s been an impressive run of growth for Cindy Ambuehl’s group, which the Los Angeles super-agent launched two years ago after over a decade of building her A-list real estate name as a sole agent.
No doubt you’ve heard the saying “opposites attract.” The “opposites attract” concept was introduced by Robert Francis Winch in a journal article published in 1955 in the American Sociological Review titled, “The Theory of Complementary Needs in Mate-Selection: A Test of On Kind of Complementariness.”
Less than a 5-minute drive from the manicured shops and eateries of Palisades Village is a little-known road named Marinette. Here, the wide and peaceful streets are adorned with old-growth California greenery and large, pretty homes.
Located on the southern Kohala Coast of Hawaii’s Big Island, the Hawaii House, a 10,361-square-foot coastal residence designed by Mark de Reus of de Reus Architects, whose largest challenge for this project consisted of constructing in a reasonable period of time with a highly active construction market on the island.
For some, home can be an elusive concept, referring to a time or place, perhaps more than one, where we’ve felt most connected, at ease, or ourselves. For Igor Nastaskin, home is specific: It’s the Hollywood Riviera in the South Bay, where he’s lived since the 1990s, raising a family and building a flourishing real estate business along the way.
Six bedrooms and 11 bathrooms spread over 12,456 square feet: These are the numbers that define 514 Chalette Drive, a property listed for $32,500,000.
Situated two floors below Matthew Perry’s former apartment, Penthouse 38A has what it takes to amaze anyone. Offered fully furnished for $21,000,000, the half-floor penthouse is the first Cavalli-designed residence in the United States.
I read an interesting marketing case study article recently (yes, that’s how I spend a lot of my spare time) and was enlightened by the results. It summarized a digital ad campaign using Google AdWords and broke the results data into two separate categories—branded keywords versus unbranded keywords.
Head up the hillside in Rolling Hills along Lower Blackwater Canyon Road, conveniently just a half-mile from one of three entrance gates, all manned 24 hours a day. Along the crest of a hill is 5 Lower Blackwater, Rolling Hills a ranch spanning more than five acres, that deftly presents an atmosphere that’s both manicured and charmingly rustic.
1638 Casale Road, Pacific Palisades by Woods + Dangaran is perched above the Pacific Ocean and built on a 15,600-square-foot lot, the property comprises a 10,300-square-foot, three-story house plus a 700-square-foot, single-story detached studio, totaling 8 bedrooms and 11 bathrooms.
Very few properties have such a rich history as “Far Afield,” an approximately 20,000-square-foot residence with seven bedrooms and 14 bathrooms, offering views of the ocean and the Santa Ynez Mountains.
I still remember the day – the day that I decided that I wanted to learn how to play the guitar, it was back in the mid-seventies, and I was approaching my early teens.
