The Agency’s Mauricio Umansky was in San Diego last week to host an invite-only open house at 1492 Cottontail Lane, La Jolla, a rare “figure 8″ architectural home located in the exclusive neighborhood of Muirlands and designed by custom home designer Cherie Noble of Cherie Noble Designs. While there Mauricio had a chance to talk with Fox5 … Read more

Hollywood power couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie will soon release their very first wine label, a rose called Miraval. Teaming up with Marc Perrin, whose family owns Chateau de Beaucastel in the southern Rhone Valley and pioneered organic viticulture in 1950, the star duo was armed with the region’s top expertise as they were … Read more

It took two years and some of the best engineers in the field to create the Vertigo Fireplace for Safretti, a Western European manufacturer that is redefining “setting the mood.” Designed by the Porsche Design Studio out of Austria, this innovative fireplace not only uses new safe burning technology but does so within a contemporary … Read more

The landmark Santa Monica estate known as the House of Rock is the “House of Golf” this week as the world’s best golfers, including Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson, Graeme McDowell and Ernie Els, can be seen playing the 13th hole of the Riviera Country Club from the home’s huge grassy yard and stunning flush-edge infinity pool. … Read more

The real estate market here in the San Fernando Valley and LA’s Westside is undergoing a robust rebound from the multi-year lows of the past recession. Buyers are once again encountering the all too familiar scenario of frenzied bidding, often competing with multiple investors whom are offering all cash.… Read more

The Agency’s CEO Mauricio Umansky was a guest on Fox Business last Friday, talking with Robert Gray about the booming luxury real estate market in California, which is at its strongest in years. The interview took place on another beautiful L.A. winter day at the stunning Nightingale Residence, located in the coveted “Bird Streets” of the Hollywood Hills.… Read more

With the official start of the Chinese New Year just a few days behind us, it seems that luxury brands have already committed themselves to ushering in the Year of the Snake. From Bvlgari to Bentley, many of the top names in luxury have launched limited-edition items using snake-themed designs and patterns to commemorate the … Read more

Delivering on my “Yoga and Yogurt” promise, I recently had the pleasure of presenting an oversized check for one year of free yoga at Yoga Vista Studio and yogurt at Pinkberry to the buyers of my Playa Vista listing at 6405 Dawn Creek. Playa Vista is one of the newest communities on the West Side of Los Angeles, and it is a neighborhood that has all the charm of a small town woven into the heart of Los Angeles; where you can truly work, live and play. … Read more

Yes, you can walk onto the Fairway of the 15th hole of the Bel-Air Country Club. That’s how close this beautiful, gated estate is to the prestigious golf course, a true rarity among the surrounding neighborhood, and a distinction that makes this home a golfer’s dream, or a haven for anyone seeking the serene landscape and privacy a golf course property affords.… Read more