February 23rd, 2016 at 12:00 pm
One of the largest properties in Montecito has been sold to Oprah Winfrey for $28,850,000 by Dan Encell, a REALTOR®-Broker Associate in our Montecito office, in partnership with Sage Auctions.
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February 23rd, 2016 at 10:00 am
A real estate purchase, especially for first-time buyers, is a significant moment in the owner’s life and the occasion deserves a celebration. It shows friends and family that hard work has paid off and the buyer is now pursuing their own American dream. It’s an achievement many work toward during their adult life. The idea of a housewarming party is not a new one, but it has become a social norm.
If you’ve never attended a housewarming party, you might find yourself at a bit of a loss when the invitation arrives in the mail. After all, housewarming parties follow a slightly different format than other gatherings. For example, when attending a baby shower, it is considered bad etiquette if an attendee shows up without a gift. The host for these types of parties also varies. With a baby shower, the host or party planner is typically an immediate family member, but with a housewarming party, the new homeowners are the ones doing the planning and hosting.
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February 22nd, 2016 at 12:00 pm
Two-time Emmy Award-winner Anna Gunn of “Breaking Bad” has sold the Hollywood Hills house she bought over 10 years ago for $1.775 million for $2 million. Agents Terry Canfield Schmidt and Rose Ware of our Beverly Hills office represented Gunn and the buyer. (more…)
February 19th, 2016 at 10:00 am
Residents of Southern California all have one thing in common: They live in one of the most beautiful areas in the nation, maybe even the world. Knowing that, it’s easy to assume that all of your friends and relatives are going to want to come visit and stay with you, sometimes for extended periods of time.
Hosting guests should be a fun and relaxing experience for everyone, and although you can’t control how your guests will behave, you can control how memorable their experience will be. Below we’ve created a list of 11 essentials that every guest room should have. (more…)
February 17th, 2016 at 10:00 am
You love that tall, graceful eucalyptus tree in your backyard. But your next-door neighbors don’t. How come?
Its branches hang over your property line, so fallen leaves and limbs sometimes clutter their yard. Its roots have crawled into their backyard as well, posing a potential tripping hazard and breaking up their nice, manicured lawn. High winds and soil saturated by El Niño rains threaten to send the tree crashing through their fence. And speaking of their fence, it looks like it’s about to fall over anyway.
What are you supposed to do when it comes to neighbor etiquette? You don’t want to sue or get sued by a longtime community resident, but you don’t want to spend a fortune on tree repairs, either. And you can’t force your neighbors to prop up the fence. Or can you? (more…)
