Got a couple nuggets of Richard Neutra news this afternoon. Leading off, an update on Silver Lake’s Koblick duplex. Listed for $849,000 in November with a “pending” status its first day on the market, the 1,620 square foot building closed January 20 with a final sale price of $750,000. But just as one Neutra goes off the market, whaddyaknow, here comes another one to maintain equilibrium. Known as the Linn House, the new kid on the selling block was designed by the Viennese architect in 1961. Located in the Hollywood Hills on Mulholland Drive just north of Torreyson, the 1,787

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Selling LA Lee Ziff Episode Watch our episode that aired last week on HGTV network’s “Selling LA”

Wow.!! After a record “16 Counteroffers” we have closed escrow on our pocket listing at 1178 Coldwater Canyon in Beverly Hills. We managed to get our Seller the price that she wanted. After having it listed last year for $1,995,000.00 and not having a offer close to their asking price, we were able to sell it this year for over $2,000,000.00.!!! It took us 16 counters back and forth and some master negotiating but we did it.!!

  President Obama is set to visit the West Hollywood Area on Monday, September 26, 2011. Expect street closures and major traffic delays from 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm. As a result, San Vicente Boulevard from Melrose Avenue to Santa Monica Boulevard will be closed all day on Monday. President Obama will be in the Los Angeles area on Monday, September 26, 2011, attending two separate events. One event will be held at the House of Blues in the City of West Hollywood and the second event will be held nearby in the City of Los Angeles . Expect street

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  By Alejandro Lazo, Los Angeles TimesJuly 27, 2011 Home prices in major U.S. cities increased in May for the second consecutive month, according to a closely watched index, although experts dismissed the uptick as seasonal while separate reports provided fresh evidence of a weak housing market. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller index of home prices in 20 metropolitan areas rose 1% from April to May when left unadjusted for seasonal variations. Prices often rise in spring because of changes in the types of homes selling: Foreclosures make up a higher proportion of sales during the winter as families take a

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   Frank Lloyd Wright‘s Ennis House, the 1924 hilltop mansion that is one of the master’s most celebrated residential designs and one of Los Angeles’ most revered architectural landmarks, has sold to billionaire Ron Burkle for about $4.5 million, 70% less than its original asking price. Ennis House Foundation chairwoman Marla Felber confirmed on Saturday the exact price: $4,458,084.58, which represents the organization’s balance on a construction loan taken out to repair L.A.’s most prestigious fixer. At more than 6,000 square feet, Ennis House is the largest of Wright’s four “textile-block” houses in Southern California, so named because their patterned

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The biggest home in Los Angeles County is ready for a new nickname: The 56,500-square-foot Manor, dubbed Candyland after owner Candy Spelling, has been sold to another wealthy socialite, British heiress Petra Ecclestone, in an all-cash deal for $85 million. As steep as that price is, it’s not a record or even close to what Spelling was asking. The priciest Southland home transaction was the 2000 sale of an 8-acre estate in Bel-Air to financial executive Gary Winnick in a deal that included the trade of other land, for a total value of about $94 million. A $100-million sale in

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URBAN STYLE LIVING IN TRENDY WEST HOLLYWOOD AREA. ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS CONDO/HOME IN NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BUILDING. THIS HOME BOASTS OVER 1500SF AND HAS A 3BED 2.5BATH LAYOUT. SPACIOUS LIVING ROOM AND DINING ROOM WITH DARK WOOD FLOORS THROUGH OUT, GOURMET KITCHEN WITH GRANITE COUNTERTOPS, STAINLESS APPLIANCES AND CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN CABINETS. MASTER SUITE W ITH WALK-IN CLOSETS AND BUILT-INS. MASTER BATHROOM HAS LARGE SHOWER AND SEPARATE TUB, WITH DUAL SINKS. 3 ROOF TOP DECKS WITH VIEWS OF HILLS AND CITY. PLENTY OF OUTSIDE SPACE, EVERY ROOM HAS A SLIDER THAT LEADS OUTSIDE. CLOSE TO EVERYTHING THAT WEHO HAS TO OFFER.

Beverly Hills Realtor, Unveils new website. The new site will allow users to search and find their New Home or Sell the beautiful home they already own.