September 2007

–Carolyn Burnham, American Beauty While the movie didn’t exactly portray realtors in a positive light, Annette Bening’s stripped-down cleaning frenzy in American Beauty is perhaps one of the most memorable moments in real estate fiction. Most listing agents won’t go to the lengths Carolyn did to sell a house, but I’ve heard of agents cleaning, […]

  Anytime you see a place for less than seven figures in this pricey part of the world, it’s worth a look. All are open Sunday, 9/30, from 2 p.m.-5 p.m. 2300 San Marco Drive, Los Angeles $549,000 1BR/1B 2158 Ivar Ave., Los Angeles $639,000 2BR/1B 8738 Wonderland Ave., Los Angeles $799,000 2BR/1.75B 8175 Gould

Hey, it’s a Kirkland edition of Extreme Makeover!   From more than one thousand requests per day, ABC selected Connie Chapin and her four children as the recipients of an extreme home makeover. Connie, who runs a home business called Angelfish Swimming, and reportedly has been “unable to maintain the interior of her home for many years and it now has

The other day I drove by a gorgeous new home at 3881 Jefferson Avenue up in Emerald Hills. This French Country inspired home looked graceful,  elegant, and inviting. I imagined a cocktail party being held there, with soft lighting in the yard, lots of people mingling about discussing current events. I looked up the listing