Creating a beautiful outdoor space is becoming more popular than ever, with many designers working with homeowners to convert a home’s backyard into a livable focal point. This year, the curators of Dwell on Design, happening from June 21 – June 23, are also bringing outdoor space front-and-center by setting up Dwell Outdoor in the … Read more

With June came great news for the housing market. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced that “builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes hit a significant milestone” this month. This breakthrough is the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) reading of 52, which indicates that more builders see housing … Read more

As a neighborhood resource for parents and soon-to-be parents in and around Los Angeles, The Agency’s Michelle Schwartz is interviewing dynamic moms and dads and asking for their valuable insights on the neighborhoods they live in. Today, Michelle talks with Adam Fleischman, CEO of the Umami Restaurant Group. Originally from Maryland, Adam lives in the Brookside neighborhood with his wife … Read more

A new docu-series called Eat, Drink, Love is premiering on Bravo that explores the always evolving landscape of the LA restaurant industry. The show, which airs on Sunday, August 11, chronicles the lives of five influential and single women who are trying to navigate the male-dominated Los Angeles food scene or, as Bravo phrases it, … Read more

Every year, the editors of Dwell magazine curate Dwell on Design, an annual modern design event that brings together the best products, ideas, and individuals in the industry. This year, the event will take place June 21-23, 2013 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. One of the event’s most intriguing elements will be the East … Read more

The Agency’s Brigham Yen appeared on FOX-LA yesterday to discuss the ever-evolving Downtown LA landscape. A respected urbanist and expert in downtown residential and commercial real estate, Yen has been a positive force in the redevelopment of Downtown LA, and his popular blog, DTLARising.com, has become a go-to authority for business and development news in … Read more

The Agency’s CEO and co-founder Mauricio Umansky appeared on Fox Business “Markets Now” with Dagen McDowel and Connell McShane this past Tuesday to discuss the current state of the housing market. Topics covered during Umansky’s appearance included the impact of institutional investors buying single-family homes on the housing market and The Agency’s new listing in … Read more

Santa Monica will be flexing its tech muscles next week when it kicks off Silicon Beach Fest, Los Angeles’s original and largest startup tech entertainment festival, celebrating the city’s presence as a fast emerging hub for start-up companies. Once just a made-up nickname, “Silicon Beach” now carries the same weight as our “Silicon Valley” neighbor … Read more

Once considered the realm of small time investors, the single-family home market has quickly gained the attention of large Wall Street firms, with many of the world’s leading real estate investment groups pouring billions of dollars into these properties. According to a report from Arixa Capital, private-equity firm Blackstone is investing in single-family homes in the U.S. at a rate … Read more