What's Happening This Week: August 30, 2021

Los Angeles Greater Area Apple picking: feels like fall The temps may not be crisp yet, but the fruit sure is—and there’s nothing like a ripe and ready orchard to give you that autumn feeling. (Surprised? We’ll have you know California is the second largest apple exporter in the country.) Your adventure is as close as Oak Glen, home to several apple farms that welcome...

The Luxury Report: August 2021

  Compass Top National Sales: July 2021 Congratulations to these Compass SoCal & Hawaii agents for their inclusion on the June National Top 10 Sale List, representing top sales in the country for Compass! Linda Chang1550 Oak Grove Ave, San Marino | $25M#7 Top Sale Luxury Brand Partnerships Spotlight Rolls Royce + Sally Forster Jones Group Compass is proud to be Rolls Royce North America’s...

Lakefront estate brings ‘Great Spirit’ to Incline Village

Coming home to Nagi Tanka, a Lakota translation of Great Spiri, means taking in a world of perspectives. Drawing inspiration from Yosemite National Park’s legendary Ahwanee Hotel, the 12,679 square foot property has 313 feet of lakefront for awe-inspiring views. The home is situated on an expansive two-parcel, 5.3 acre lot. Entry through exquisite custom double doors, you’ll encounter splendid southward vistas over Lake Tahoe...

Grit, change, and authenticity: Five influential California execs

In honor of National Black Business Month and in accordance with our CEO Robert Reffkin’s 15% Pledge, our Compass California Blog’s editorial staff is pleased to recognize five female executives whose careers started in or brought them to California. Less than 10 percent of all venture capital deals go to women, people of color, and LGBT founders.” Backstage Capital This statistic from Backstage Capital identifies...

Spanish Revival Estate nestled in San Diego’s La Playa

This one-of-a-kind, 1928 Spanish Revival estate is nestled in a secluded part of La Playa, perched atop the hills overlooking the San Diego Bay, Downtown, the channel, the harbor, Mexico and beyond. The panoramic view this home affords are ever-changing with the tides, providing an active, mesmerizing view of ships, sailboats, and more, all with the security of never being obstructed. With just three owners...

What's Happening This Week: August 24, 2021

Los Angeles Greater Area Dinner and a show—right at your table Live jousting and a four-course meal? Dining while pirates swashbuckle in a 250,000-gallon lagoon? Tearing into a tasty Edward Burger Hands at Beetle House? A side of magic with your entrée? These are just some of the delicious experiences waiting to wow you at So Cal’s many theme show restaurants. Margaritaville, anyone? Courtest of...

Compass named San Diego’s Best Brokerage

San Diego Union Tribune 2021 Reader’s Poll names Compass Best Brokerage in San Diego Today we’re honored to announce that Compass has been named Best Brokerage by San Diego Union Tribune’s 2021 San Diego’s Best Readers poll.  Now in its 25th year, the San Diego’s Best Union-Tribune readers poll features the local businesses and services that make San Diego shine. For 25 years, readers have...

Mid-Century Modern jewel in the hills of Encino

Designed in 1957 by James W. Larson, AIA, this classic Mid-Century Modern architectural retreat in the hills of Encino features flat planes, sweeping windows, and elegant integration with nature. Surrounded by more than half an acre of nature and privacy, a verdant front courtyard provides a picturesque entry. Double doors open to a refined living environment with hand-polished cement floors, hardwood finishes, a stonework fireplace,...

Carlos Santana’s slice-of-heaven Tiburon retreat

Nestled on a hillside overlooking astonishing views across the Bay, the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco skyline, 21 Tara Hill Road is as breathtaking and evocative as the music of its owner, multiple Grammy-winning guitarist Carlos Santana. Sweepingly open and contemporary, with pale hardwood floors and walls of windows everywhere, it seems to soar above the peninsula and the ocean. Wide curved double...