
Nick Peterson & Ben Larson of Engel & Völkers Realty
With over 40 years of combined real estate experience, Nick Peters and Ben Larson decided to take their South Bay market knowledge and expertise and join Engel & Völkers Realty.
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With over 40 years of combined real estate experience, Nick Peters and Ben Larson decided to take their South Bay market knowledge and expertise and join Engel & Völkers Realty.

South Bay native Shawn Dugan aka Man on the Strand, certainly knows a thing or two about making a successful sale, having been raised in a family of real estate investors.

Los Angeles is known for its galaxy of stars, but since bursting on the scene in 1935, Griffith Observatory has been no less a luminary, occupying an orbit all its own.

Loraine Silver of Pence Hathorn Silver (PHS) fell in love with both the Westside and real estate after moving to the United States from her native South Africa. With a background in the social sciences, Silver has built her success in the industry upon her exceptional people skills and ability to realize, and full, the specific needs of her clients.

President & CEO of The Hobin Company, Molly Hobin-Williams helms a thriving office in Manhattan Beach, where she dedicates her time to providing the best possible client service.

Branded after their children’s middle names, marlowe+jay the growing art and design business uses all-natural, non-toxic and recycled materials, expanding beyond teepees to make block-printed tea towels and tablecloths, indigo-dyed throws, hanging driftwood mobiles, succulent planters and hand-screen printed wall art.

With an industrial real estate broker as a father and a natural talent for closing a sale, Sean Dinneen seemed destined to work in the industry. Here, Sean Dinneen shares with DIGS his residential real estate expertise and passion for the place he calls home—the South Bay.


Real estate duo Peter and Ty Bergman of the family-run firm, Bergman Beach Properties, helps facilitate transactions for Westside buyers and sellers with the hope of giving their clients the best of the beach lifestyle that they not only relish, but also actively help through mutual investment and involvement in the community.


From commercial to residential real estate, Los Angeles native Dustin Cumming plies his insider market savvy to service the discerning Westside.

After receiving her Master’s degree from British Columbia University and working as a city planner in Vancouver, Canada, Fiora Aston decided to make the move to L.A., finding true fulfillment with a career in real estate.