Category Archives: Real Estate

Anthony Marguleas Gives an Update on Palisades Real Estate Market

Anthony Marguleas, Founder of Amalfi Estates, has done a deep dive into the last five months of land sales in Pacific Palisades. click here. Inventory vs Sales “New land listings continue to outpace sold lots even as buyer interest picks up,” … Continue reading

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One Can Rebuild a Home Designed by a Top Architect at Reduced Cost

What would you say if you could live in a community that existed of homes designed by national and international top architects? Think of the beauty . . .think of the resale value. But, most likely you would say it … Continue reading

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Viewpoint: California Legislators Double Down on Assault to Neighborhoods.

Senate Bill 79 Is a Trojan Horse for Overdevelopment By NICO RUDERMAN (Editor’s note: Nico Ruderman is a board member of the Westside Regional Alliance of Councils and the Venice Neighborhood Council. He was one of the two lead organizers … Continue reading

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Expedited Rebuilding – Fact or Fiction

After the January 7, 8 and 9 Palisades Fire destroyed nearly 7,000 structures in Pacific Palisades, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass issued new executive orders meant to expedite rebuilding. Among the orders were those intended to make permitting faster and allowing … Continue reading

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PLUM Agrees with Residents about Proposed Castellammare Project

At a hearing downtown yesterday, May 27, the City’s Planning Land Use Management Committee (PLUM), sent the plans for homes that a developer wanted to build on the Tramonto Landslide back to West L.A. Planning commission for further examination. The … Continue reading

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Fire Victims Hit with Bad News from State Assembly

The California State Assembly refused to move legislation forward that would not penalize fire victims if they decided to build 110% replacement of their original structure. Today, County Assessor Jeff Prang wrote in a press release: “I am profoundly disappointed … Continue reading

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No Fire Truck Access, No Evacuation Route, No Problem

There would be NO fire truck access and NO evacuation route for residents if the project were built. NO problem according to the City. Why would the City even consider this proposed project of four new 10,000 to 17,000 square … Continue reading

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Rodeo Realty First Commercial Building Going Up

“I own the building and I’m rebuilding it how it was before the fire,” said Rodeo Realty owner Syd Leibovitch. “I hope to open in December.” The building at 839 Via de la Paz, which housed the Palisadian-Post, was built … Continue reading

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County Assessor Needs Palisades Residents’ New Addresses

“We mailed about 17,000 notices of assessment change to property owners in the fire area. We have now started to receive many back as undeliverable – well over a thousand in Palisades alone. That means that the property tax refund checks that … Continue reading

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Farmer Schwartz Looking for a “Pasture”

Palisades resident Bruce Schwartz, who annually gives pumpkin plants to residents who are willing to grow them in their yard, has a problem. Many of those people had their homes destroyed in the Palisades Fire. He has 30 mature seedlings … Continue reading

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