Archive for August, 2009
Carlyle Wilshire Completion Nears
August 10th, 2009 Categories: Real Estate Tools
Construction is nearing completion at the Carlyle Wilshire and move in of residents is anticipated over the next coming months. Check out the lobby…
The Carlyle is the newest, tallest and only luxury high rise condominium available to buy on the market in the area. It’s possibly the last slated on the Wilshire Corridor.
Valerie Fitzgerald is the exclusive agent representing The Carlyle on Wilshire.The 24-story luxury condominium project has unobstructed views of the Wilshire Corridor, Santa Monica Hills and Pacific Ocean. It boasts modern and luxurious amenities such as 24-hour concierge services, doormen, valet services, a private dining room, wine caves, a gym designed by Sports Club LA, and a lounge area designed by Fendi Casa.
Sales have been active and closings have started. There has also been a very high level of interest from local residents and foreign buyers.
Watch more videos to preview the Carlyle Wilshire at YouTube To visit the models call 301-209-0000.
Valerie Fitzgerald specializes in luxury residential real estate in Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood, Santa Monica and Malibu. Valerie has more than 20 years of real estate experience and is known for her solid reputation in the West Los Angeles brokerage community. She’s also the author of Heart and Sold: How to Survive and Build a Recession-Proof Business.
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Heart and Sold offers real estate tool kit for beginners to seasoned agents
August 7th, 2009 Categories: Real Estate Tools
Heart and Sold, written by top selling Los Angeles real estate broker Valerie Fitzgerald, takes you on a journey through the emotional and tangible challenges of regaining one’s personal power while building and maintaining a successful business.
The book recounts Fitzgerald’s personal journey from unemployed single parent to entrepreneur, philanthropist and corporate executive in the competitive L.A. real estate metropolis.
From beginners just getting started to seasoned agents — or anyone in business looking to take their game to the next level — this step-by-step guide teaches readers the art of selling.
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Long Beach home’s immortal link to John Hughes and Ferris Bueller
August 7th, 2009 Categories: Real Estate Tools
The untimely passing of movie director John Hughes had at least one TV news station — KCAL Channel 9 — going to an unusual place to report the story: Long Beach.
What’s the connection to Hughes? On Country Club Drive in the city’s tony Los Cerritos neighborhood stands a house that fans of 1980s teen comedy will instantly recognize: The Ferris Bueller house from “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.”
The white two-story home with a porch and columns in front is something of an attraction in Long Beach, and locals like to show it off.
A few years ago, Times humor columnist Steve Harvey weighed in on the significance of the Ferris Bueller house:
Hughes says the comedy about some wandering high school students was set in Chicago because “it’s my city, and I really wanted to show it at its best.”
But, he admitted, the two-story Ozzie and Harriet-type house depicted as Ferris’ home in the opening scene was actually in Southern California.
It “disappointed me that the first shot in my movie that took place in Chicago was in Long Beach,” Hughes said.
Eighteen years later and the guy’s still grumbling about having to visit Long Beach!
–Shelby Grad of L.A. TImes
Valerie Fitzgerald specializes in luxury residential real estate in Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood, Santa Monica and Malibu. Valerie has more than 20 years of real estate experience and is known for her solid reputation in the West Los Angeles brokerage community. She’s also the author of Heart and Sold: How to Survive and Build a Recession-Proof Business. Find it at Amazon.com
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Hotel Bel Air gets face lift, Santa Monica real estate mixed, clunkers create cash
August 5th, 2009 Categories: Real Estate Tools
Nearly all of its 300 workers at the Hotel Bel Air will lose their jobs next month because of a multimillion-dollar project to modernize all guest rooms, suites, the restaurant and bar and add 12 hillside villas. The last day the hotel will be open is September 30, 2009. (Photo courtesy L.A. Times)
Hotel Bel-Air will be closed nearly 2 years for renovation (LATimes)
Other news . . .
Pending sales up: fifth month in a row (Inman News)
Mixed Signals for Santa Monica Real Estate (SurfSantaMonica.com)
Twenty-eight Los Angeles post offices might face closure (LATimes)
Clunkers provide a bonanza for Southland junkyards (LA Times)
A Renovation in Paris (NY Times)
Valerie Fitzgerald specializes in luxury residential real estate in Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood, Santa Monica and Malibu. Valerie has more than 20 years of real estate experience and is known for her solid reputation in the West Los Angeles brokerage community. She’s also the author of Heart and Sold: How to Survive and Build a Recession-Proof Business. Find it at Amazon.com
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Men and Women React to the Economy in Different Ways
August 4th, 2009 Categories: Tips & Tools
PriceGrabber.com, a part of Experian, explores the impact of the economy on online consumer behavior in its latest Consumer Behavior Report, Economic Trends in Consumer Spending. Results are based on a survey of 3,156 online consumers conducted over the past two months. Survey data revealed that most consumers are cutting back as a result of the economy and that the economy has affected men and women differently.
Consumers are more focused on saving now compared with six months ago.
Even with rumors that the recession could be bottoming out, consumers are cutting back even more than they were six months ago. PriceGrabber.com’s June 2009 survey revealed that 67% of consumers are making a concerted effort to spend less, compared with 57% of consumers who were cutting back in PriceGrabber.com’s January 2009 survey (conducted from Jan. 6-13; 1,545 respondents)- revealing a 10% increase. The June survey also found that of the consumers who have changed their spending habits in the last year, 90% said they still will use their saving strategies after the economy improves by continuing to live with a conservative mentality.
Valerie Fitzgerald specializes in luxury residential real estate in Beverly Hills, Bel Air, Brentwood, Santa Monica and Malibu. Valerie has more than 20 years of real estate experience and is known for her solid reputation in the West Los Angeles brokerage community. She’s also the author of Heart and Sold: How to Survive and Build a Recession-Proof Business. Find it at Amazon.com
Read more at ValerieFitzgerald.com and learn about luxury real estate in Beverly Hills, Bel Air and West L.A. neighborhoods.
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