An exhibition opening this summer at the Los Angeles’s Architecture and Design Museum will feature spectacular architectural projects—like the “Causeway,” a water-based freeway stretching from Santa Monica to Malibu, or Frank Lloyd Wright’s domes and high-spired sports club in the hills of Runyon Canyon—that were dreamed up but never built due to municipal roadblocks or community … Read more

Few places are as treasured as Su Casa at Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico. The Spanish Hacienda, pristinely located on the waters edge of one of the most beautiful beaches in all of the Caribbean, was once the beloved seaside home of Clara Livingston, a pioneering pilot and friend of Amelia Earhart. One of her conditions was … Read more

The newest automobile to join the Bentley fleet is the 2014 Flying Spur, set to make its official debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show next month. The four-door, high performance luxury sedan features a more aggressive design than previous Flying Spur models and is Bentley’s most powerful 4-door yet, with a twin-turbocharged 6.0L W12 engine pumping out 616hp … Read more

On the heels of one of the biggest nights in Hollywood comes much anticipated news from the James Beard Foundation. The 2013 first-round nominations for the Beard Awards, the highest honor bestowed upon the culinary industry, have just been announced and Los Angeles has plenty reasons to toast. Competing in the National category we have … Read more

We want to sincerely thank you for being a part of The Agency’s first year of business. To say it was full of phenomenal blessings and success, as well as great lessons from which to grow, would be an understatement, and all of us at The Agency are deeply grateful for your tremendous support. What … Read more

The Agency’s Mauricio Umansky was on the TODAY show this morning with Kathie Lee and Hoda discussing Los Angeles real estate, and specifically, what it will cost you to buy a home in popular L.A. neighborhoods if you want to live near celebrities like George Clooney, Ryan Gosling and Jennifer Aniston. Neighborhoods covered include Studio … Read more

Limited inventory, low mortgage rates and an increase in demand from buyers continues to drive the pace of home sales. The National Association of Realtors reports this week that purchases of existing homes rose to an annual pace of 4.92 million homes, 9% higher than January 2012. The median home value was also up, with … Read more

Have your eye on the latest Amazon Kindle or Xbox 360s? The day has come where a hashtag is all it takes to make a purchase. That’s the latest news from the e-commerce world thanks to a new partnership between American Express and Twitter. The two announced that cardholders will soon be able to sync … Read more

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