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How will you celebrate St Patrick’s Day in 2015?
How will you celebrate St Patrick’s Day in 2015? Did you know that St. Patrick’s Day 2015 falls on a Tuesday that is March 17th, 2015? When I lived and worked in Boston, MA it was for all practical purposes a National or at least at the minimum a State Holiday. We showed up for work and did the bare minimum to get things done by lunch time and then off we went to the Bars. Clearly it was a ‘…eat and drink…’ all day event. Of course it helped that the population had a strong Irish background. The Bars, Pubs and Restaurants were jam packed and everyone had fun. So fast forward to my relocation to Los Angeles and one could barely find two Irish Pubs or Restaurants not alone celebrate St. Patrick’s Day the “right way”. Keep in mind Boston, MA is a walking or should I say stumbling town with an Irish pub just about every other block vs. Los Angeles is a sprawling city that driving is virtually a must. Hence that immediately shrinks the Revelry. (Now thanks to Ueber this might be changing) So that brings me to my original question: How will you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in 2015? My parents thought me at a young age that if a holiday falls on a day that you have to work or have scheduling conflicts, then celebrate it at a different time. After all celebrate the event for you and your family and friends… the actual calendar day is not that important. The gathering of family and friends is where the value is. So with that said the Saturday before on March 15th, 2015 the Le Cordon Bleu one of three well respected Cooking Schools in the US will be holding an Open House at their Campus. Start your St. Patrick’s Day celebration early by joining our chefs as they cook up some of their favorite dishes. Pick up some tips to try at home where you can impress your family and friends on a day that ‘everyone’s Irish’. Just imagine the quick tidbits one could learn. Unfortunately I am booked on March 15th, 2015, but I truly would love to go to this great event. So if you are in the area take advantage of this event. Call them or email them because an RSVP is required. The Dome Entertainment Center Los Angeles Campus of Le Cordon Bleu, 6370 Sunset Blvd, LA, CA 90028 The Pasadena Campus of Le Cordon Bleu,521. E Green St, Pasadena, CA 91101 Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Minneapolis/St. Paul – 1315 Mendota Heights Road, Mendota Heights, MN 55120 If you are considering buying or selling a home, a luxury home, luxury investment real estate, luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu, feel free to contact me at 310.486.1002(m) or homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com. I am a pet friendly realtor and I contribute a portion of my commission to local animal rescue...
read moreDowntown Los Angeles: Sold Properties by Month Market Report is down by 6%!
The Downtown Los Angeles : Sold Properties by Month Market Report is down by 6% ! On closer analysis we discover that this is so insignificant in the big picture because in February 3014 there were 34 sales and in February 2015 there were 32 sales which is a small change of -2 which translates to the 6% decrease of the numbers. It is important to look at the numbers not just the per cent headlines or as some people would call the sound bites. Every time I go downtown to show properties I see the positive and vibrant changes. There is life not just in the day time but at night as well. People are walking to restaurants and others are walking their dogs, clearly a sign of a community that did not exist fifteen years ago. If you are considering buying or selling a home, a luxury home, luxury investment real estate, luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu, feel free to contact me at 310.486.1002(m) or homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com. I am a pet friendly realtor and I contribute a portion of my commission to local animal rescue...
read moreDowntown Los Angeles: New Properties by Month are up by 32%!
The Downtown Los Angeles; New Properties by Month are up by 32%! This is quite incredible. The Demand is there and the inventory is increasing. Clearly there is still a lack of inventory in all price points, but the good news is that it is better than it was in February 2014 because there has been a 32 per cent increase in the inventory. As most of you have seen I have been writing Posts how Vibrant the Downtown Landscape has become. Fantastic Restaurants walking distance from your condominiums are truly valuable. One can walk to the Staples Center where you could watch two local Basket Ball Teams when they are in town and the list is endless. If you are considering buying or selling a home, a luxury home, luxury investment real estate, luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu, feel free to contact me at 310.486.1002(m) or homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com. I am a pet friendly realtor and I contribute a portion of my commission to local animal rescue organizations....
read moreDowntown Los Angeles Views
When we represent buyers in Downtown Los Angeles, the focus is basically on three things. One what are the amenities that they get for the Home Owner Dues i.e.: is there a roof top pool or an indoor pool or a pool on the grounds? The second focus is on the question is there a Gym to work out i.e.: how state of the art is the workout room? Then lastly and most importantly what are the views like? The best part is since it is Downtown, there are virtually no bad views. Clearly everyone knows that the “walk score” is perfect. After all you can walk to the Restaurants and Staples Center from virtually all Condominium Buildings. Parking could be an issue because some of these Condominiums were converted commercial buildings. So what are your questions that you would like to know and want in your Downtown Condominium? Let me know and I will try to find our for you. If you are considering buying or selling a home, a luxury home, luxury investment real estate, luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu, feel free to contact me at 310.486.1002(m) or homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com. I am a pet friendly realtor and I contribute a portion of my commission to local animal rescue organizations....
read moreCheck out the Vibrant Colors of Downtown Los Angeles.
Downtown Los Angeles has turned into a very Vibrant Downtown. I still remember 17+ years ago when at night it turned into a Ghost town… in some respects it reminded me of Providence Rhode Island. At night the city would become a ghost town…anyway that was twenty plus years ago. Now when I drive around Downtown Los Angeles all I see is vibrant colors. These photos are of a building let me know what you think? Interestingly two to three blocks from here it is still a very sad area to see. Today you can not find a one bedroom Condominium under $375,000.00 what a change in ten plus years. Funny I told Diane fifteen years ago we should buy a Condominium Downtown, she looked at me like I had two heads. Just on a side note in those days you could buy a large luxury Condominium under Four Hundred Thousand Dollars that is now going for around $850,000. go figure what do I know I am just a Realtor who sees the trends. Now if you are looking for good advice and are open to take it, please reach out to me directly. Either way please enjoy the pictures! If you are considering buying or selling a home, a luxury home, luxury investment real estate, luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu, feel free to contact me at 310.486.1002(m) or homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com. I am a pet friendly realtor and I contribute a portion of my commission to local animal rescue...
read moreHave you heard of : Shelter to Soldier? If you have not do not feel bad, neither have I, until today!
Have you heard of: Shelter to Soldier? If you have not do not feel bad, neither have I, until today! We had our Berkshire Hathaway Beverly Hills office meeting and there were surprise guests: Graham Bloem, Vic Martin & Kira! Evidently our Charity Foundation has been supporting this fantastic organization and we had no idea. Shelter to Soldier: is a California 501c3 nonprofit that rescues and trains shelter dogs to become service dogs for Veterans. The brain child of this great cause i.e.: the Founder and Head Trainer for Shelter to Soldier is Graham Bloem. I was so impressed with this concept not only will I be a contributor, but I had to share with everyone. As most of you realize millions of dogs are euthanized in our country every year and every day and virtually every minute. I cannot tell you how sad this is and the sad part is people still “buy” dogs as pets. This of course is a huge problem. Now let me switch gears, twenty three veterans committing suicide every day! The Soldiers who volunteered to protect our freedom and fought on many fronts, Afghanistan and Iraq to name a few in the recent past. We as a society, government and citizens do not take care of our Veterans, our Animals and our Elderly. This is truly a National Tragedy. Not trying to be on my Soap Box Preaching, just stating facts. Now here comes Graham Bloem. He is a professional Dog Trainer and he and his wife decide they need to do something about this travesty. He decided to pull from the shelter, dogs that otherwise would be put down! Then he trains them to become service dogs BTW this is an 18 month process. To help giving Psychiatric Support for combat veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Something our government and politicians should do. Needless to say he does not wait for Government Grants or Support just goes out and does it on his own. Now there is an organization with highly qualified volunteer dog trainers and financial support is starting to come in as the word is getting out. I was honored to listen to Vic Martin a Veteran tell his story how Kira and Graham saved him from a potential Suicide and how his wife was happy to have her husband back….. http://specialtydogtraining.com http://specialtydogtraining.com/testimonials/ Please click on these links and support this great Cause!!! What a brilliant concept, saving dogs lives and at the same time saving Veterans’ lives as well As a Veteran, Airborne Ranger, Infantry Captain and a Pet friendly Realtor my eyes were barely staying dry listening to their story. If you are considering buying or selling a home, a luxury home, luxury investment real estate, luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu, feel free to contact me at 310.486.1002(m) or homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com. I am a pet friendly realtor and I contribute a portion of my commission to local animal rescue organizations. ...
read moreMobile Friendly Website WWW.ENDREBARATH.COM
There has been a lot of discussion for the past couple of years about the importance of going Mobile Friendly with Real Estate and any other websites. Needless to say, I have researched it and ultimately made the pricey change over. There were some benefits immediately a new website look, but there were quite a few draw backs as well. Clients noticing that my Website does not have all the information like the old one did with all my listings etc. Needless to say it was frustrating trying to explain that this change was needed and now I am having growing pains. Well the good news is I feel vindicated. I just heard that Google has officially announced that those websites that are not Mobile Friendly will be affected in their Google Rankings. This I find important, needless to say Google put a deadline on this for around the end of April, 2015. So if I may suggest please read the enclosed link what criteria Google is using to be considered Mobile Friendly or not http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2014/11/helping-users-find-mobile-friendly-pages.html If you would like to test your website here is the link: https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/mobile-friendly/ I tested my website, if I may proudly brag this was the result. See Below: Awesome! This page is mobile-friendly. How Googlebot sees this page Needless to say I was thrilled that my website will not be adversely affected by this change. So if you have not done so time is of the essence. Now if you are a buyer or a seller who wants an Internet Savvy Realtor who will make sure your property gets all the proper exposure on the World Wide Web Please reach out to me directly! If you are considering buying or selling a home, a luxury home, luxury investment real estate, luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu, feel free to contact me at 310.486.1002(m) or homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com. I am a pet friendly realtor and I contribute a portion of my commission to local animal rescue organizations ...
read moreBreaking News: New Properties by Month in Beverly Hills, PO that is are up by 77%!
Breaking News: New Properties by Month in Beverly Hills, PO are up by 77%! That is incredible. February 2014 there were 22 Single Family Residential homes on the market in all Price points. Then in February of 2015 there were 39 Single Family Homes on the Market. That is a change of Plus 17 properties. In other words 77%. Now if you are wondering so how was the Median List Price in February 2014 vs. the Median List Price in February 2015? Those numbers are equally amazing. The Median Price was $3,035,000 in 2014 vs. the Median Price in 2015 was $3,998,000. Clearly you can see that is an equally impressive increase as well. If you would like additional details or are considering Listing your Home, feel free to reach out to me. If you are considering buying or selling a home, a luxury home, luxury investment real estate, luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu, feel free to contact me at 310.486.1002 or homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com. I am a pet friendly realtor and I contribute a portion of my commission to local animal rescue...
read moreThe James Beard Nominations have been announced!
The James Beard Nominations have been announced! I have been crazy busy so I have not have had the opportunity to write about this. On February 19th 2015 the James Beard Foundation’s Semi Finalist Nominees have been announced. The grumbling has begun shortly after the list came out and the grumbling have continued here in Los Angeles (at least here I am aware of it). They went from the polite to the downright nasty on the World Wide Web. Just to give you a couple examples: Los Angeles has so many fantastic Restaurants so why was only …..Nominated?? Then there was ….well it is clear, because there is only one person is on the Chefs Award Committee from Los Angeles… If you are interested in seeing see if your favorite Chef made the list check out this link ( http://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/2015-restaurant-and-chef-award-semifinalists ) Anyway you get the idea. So this made me wonder what the real reason was. In case you do not know who and what the James Beard Award represents, well let me tell you: It is the Oscars of the Food Service Industry. The Mission of the James Beard Foundation is: To celebrate, nurture, and honor America’s diverse culinary heritage through programs that educate and inspire. There are many categories of Awards, such as cookbooks, scholarships etc. I am focusing on the James Beard award for Chefs and the Restaurants they represent. If you would like to learn more about the James Beard Foundation and the Awards please check out this link (http://www.jamesbeard.org/ ) The selection Committee consists of seventeen people. They are mostly members of Food Magazine and Newspaper Food Critics and just to name a few: The San Francisco Chronicle, St Louis Post-Dispatch, Food & Wine… The members are selected for their depth of knowledge in the restaurant industry and are somewhat removed from the chefs via a Journalistic distance. The names are public record so it is not a mysterious hidden committee that picks the Chefs and their Restaurants. Clearly this gives a bit of transparency one does not see in many other award selection processes. The Short List of nominees will be announced around March 19th or so and the Winners will be announced first week of May, 2015 If you are looking for a James Beard Caliber Beverly Hills Realtor, please reach out to me directly! If you are considering buying or selling a home, a luxury home, luxury investment real estate, luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu, feel free to contact me at 310.486.1002 or homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com. I am a pet friendly realtor and I contribute a portion of my commission to local animal rescue...
read moreJust Listed: A spectacular Parcel of land in Prime Beverly Hills, CA, 90210 List Price $22,500,000.00 (USD)
Just listed: A spectacular Parcel of land in Prime Beverly Hills, CA, 90210 ON A PRIME PROMONTORY HILLSIDE IN THE PRESTIGIOUS 90210 BEVERLY HILLS, LIES THIS SPECTACULAR PARCEL OF LAND WITH TWO APN NUMBERS. IT HAS UNOBSTRUCTED 270 DEGREE VIEWS AS FAR AS CATALINA ISLAND IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, JUST MINUTES TO THE HEART OF BEVERLY HILLS. TRULY A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE TWO WORLD CLASS TROPHY HOMES WITH BREATHTAKING VIEWS WITH COMPLETE PRIVACY. PERFECT FOR A DEVELOPER WITH A VISION OR FOR AN OWNER WHO WANTS TO BUILD AN ABSOLUTE DREAM HOME IN THE COVETED 90210 ZIP CODE. THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS, YOU CAN BUILD TWO HOMES WITH A LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT FOLLOWED BY UP TO SEVEN MORE HOMES WITH A SUBDIVISION APPROVAL PROCESS. THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY WITH A EXISTING HOME ON IT (APN 4385-019-001, 2883 KIRKLAND DR) HAS BEEN RECENTLY ADDED TO THE ASSET, PROVIDING A PRIVATE CUL DE SAC ACCESS MAKING IT FEASIBLE TO CREATE AN EXCLUSIVE AND PRIVATE GATED COMMUNITY IN THIS EXCLUSIVE LOCATION. HIGH QUALITY PLANS AND RENDERINGS OF THE FIRST MANSIONS ARE AVAILABLE ASK AGENT. If you are considering buying or selling a home, a luxury home, luxury investment real estate, luxury vacation homes, or luxury beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu, feel free to contact me at 310.486.1002(m)10.486.1002 or homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com. I am a pet friendly realtor and I contribute a portion of my commissio2 teasns to local animal rescue...
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