Dana Green awarded 2021 Torch Award for Ethics

We’re honored to congratulate Compass agent Dana Green, one of East Bay’s top real estate professionals, for winning the 2021 Torch Award for Ethics. Presented by San Francisco Bay Area’s Better Business Bureau, the Torch Awards for Ethics competition was created to honor businesses that demonstrate their commitment to trust and marketplace ethics. The award embodies BBBR...

What's Happening This Week: October 25, 2021

Los Angeles Greater Area Halloween concerts, movies, haunts If your idea of a great All Hallows Eve is more festive than frightening, you’ve got options. The LA Opera Orchestra performing the score of Get Out, conducted by the composer. A decadent four-course disco fête by a star chef. A tour of LA storybook castles and cottages. A dazzling forest of illuminated pumpkins. Clearly, it&...

Breathtaking Tuscan-inspired estate set in scenic Carpinteria

Considered to be one of the finest properties in picturesque Carpinteria, Prancing Horse Estate is an exceptionally crafted example of classic, Tuscan-inspired architecture infused with contemporary amenities and exquisite custom details. A legacy property set on more than 12 sublime acres, the estate lies in the picturesque foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountains and boasts horizon views a...

What's Happening This Week: October 18, 2021

Los Angeles Greater Area Diabolical dozen Halloween haunts Forget those amateur scare fests of childhood. (Peeled grape “eyeballs” in the dark? Please.) You’re in Hollywood now, where the top Halloween productions are vast and terrifying works of art. From Knott’s Scary Farm to Zombie Joe’s, the undead here aren’t playing around. Courtesy of NIGHTS OF...

Compass Commercial brokers record-breaking sale in Sunnyvale

Compass Commercial recently brokered an off-market record breaking sale of an apartment complex in Sunnyvale. Ray Rodriguez and Tony Zizzo of The R&Z Group, one of Compass’ top multi-family sales teams in the Bay Area, have broken Sunnyvale records with the sale of Charter Palms, a $49 million apartment complex. The 93-unit property at 676-680 Bellflower Avenue and ...

Scared of selling? Why you have nothing to fear

Fact: selling your home is one of life’s stressful experiences. Fact: not only will you survive it, but current market conditions are very favorable for sellers. If you’re thinking of selling your home in the near future, don’t be intimidated by the process. Here are some reasons why you should: Your home will likely sell quickly. According to NAR’s Realtors Confidence Index, homes are selling...

Los Angeles Quarterly Market Insights Report (Micro): Q3 2021

It is our pleasure to bring you the Compass 2021 Q3 Real Estate Market Report. As we approach the end of 2021, a historic year for Los Angeles real estate sales activity remains strong in many Los Angeles communities. The Westside’s home sales activity increased 26 percent over last year’s third quarter. Metro Los Angeles, where sales slowed during the pandemic, rebounded with an 18 p...

Andrew Spitz and Fran Chavez form Aaron Kirman Group’s Valley Division

Mega-selling San Fernando Valley-based luxury real estate professionals Andrew Spitz and Fran Chavez, announced today they have teamed up together as Andrew Spitz | Fran Chavez Group (SCG) and have joined forces with the Aaron Kirman Group at Compass to launch the team’s Valley division. Spitz and Chavez, whose clients include A-list celebrities, iconic musicians and top athletes, speci...

Impeccable new equestrian estate in Rancho Santa Fe Covenant

Set on over seven acres on the coastal side of the ultra-elite Covenant, this single-level compound at 4537 La Orilla is a master study in design and quality. Solar power and an excellent well with filtration system make the estate as efficient as it is beautiful. The star of the estate is its high-end equestrian appointments, including a competition-sized, irrigated arena with sand and eu...