San Francisco’s famous Victorians

Mansion Global spotlights San Francisco’s Victorian architecture, recognizable around the world. San Francisco’s famous Victorian residences emerged in the 1870s to the 1890s. With the psychedelic 1960s came bright color schemes that earned them the nickname “painted ladies.” Today, the coveted homes are rare. Row of “Painted Ladies” in San Francisco. | iStock Patrick Carlisle, Compass’s chief market analyst for the San Francisco Bay area,...

Black Professionals Spotlight: Lynell Bevels

Lynell Bevels is a Branch Manager at Mason-McDuffie Mortgage Corporation, one of the Top 100 Mortgage Companies in America. A Bay Area native, she grew up in San Francisco during the heyday of the beloved 49ER Franchise, and is now based in Oakland. Tell us about your business, how you got started, and why you are passionate about it. I am committed to financial literacy...

What's Happening This Week: January 25, 2021

Los Angeles Greater Area LA’s best carhops and drive-ins Not old enough to remember clip-on car window trays? Well, you’re about to wonder why they ever went away. Carhops have made a big comeback in LA, and many local drive-ins come with a side order of entertainment too. OK, who had the chocolate shake? iStock LACMA: out-the-door creativity Intimate conversations with artists. Hands-on art workshops...

Kitchen design trends to watch in 2021

Like never before over the last year, Californians have been compelled to stay—and cook—at home. So it should come as no surprise that homeowners’ hunger to replace that worn-out linoleum floor, ditch the dated granite countertop, and finally organize their kitchen storage once and for all has reached fever pitch. If you are looking to plunge into a kitchen renovation—notorious for being both expensive and...

What's Happening This Week: January 20, 2021

Los Angeles Greater Area SoCal theaters kick off a brilliant 2021 Far from hampering creativity, pandemic restrictions have sparked unbounded imagination for Southland theaters. From the Center Theater Group and LA Opera to Hollywood Fringe and Boston Court Pasadena, a galaxy of stars and innovations are coming together for the most exciting season in years. Pasadena Playhouse | iStock LA’s best new cookbooks There’s nothing...

MAD Architects complete Gardenhouse, redefining luxury in Beverly Hills

A modern-day hillside village, Gardenhouse is MAD Architect’s first US project and features the country’s largest living wall. Internationally acclaimed Ma Yansong of MAD Architects has reached a significant new milestone: the completion of the five-level, 48,000-square-foot architectural masterpiece in Beverly Hills. Comprising 16 residences — five Sky Villas, three Row Houses and eight Garden Flats — Gardenhouse is reinventing Beverly Hills in a modern,...

Where We Are Now: January 19, 2021

Peaceful Power 6:09AM PST Team –  I am hopeful you enjoyed some time outdoors over the Martin Luther King holiday. I enjoyed a day of skiing with my daughter Whitney, and Monique completed day one of an all Women Ski Camp in Jackson Hole, WY. We definitely enjoyed the outdoors. It sure seems to me more like the fifth quarter of 2020 than a fresh...

Victorian Farmhouse undergoes dramatic transformation in Napa

Originally built in 1890, the classic Victorian farmhouse at 152 Foothill Boulevard has been reimagined by its latest owners as the ultimate Wine Country residence for today’s lifestyle. The original farmhouse was part of a working sugar date farm that covered many acres of what is now the Southside neighborhood of Napa. “The Palm House was a labor of love from start to finish,” said...

Los Angeles Quarterly Market Insights Report (Micro): Q4 2020

It is our pleasure to bring you the Compass 2020 Q4 Real Estate Market Report. As 2020 ended Los Angeles experienced strong home sales with prices trending upwards. Despite another regional stay-at-home order in early December, buyers remained active making above-asking price offers for move-in ready properties. Inventory constraints continued as sellers reluctant to list their homes due to COVID remained on the sidelines. Home...