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Duke’s Malibu, CA a Pacific Landmark Beachside Destination Restaurant!
Duke’s Malibu, CA a Pacific Landmark Beachside Destination Restaurant! Duke’s is an unpretentious Restaurant that serves well-prepared good food and it is a good value. Looking at the Surfing Memorabilia gives you the urge of wanting to surf even if you never surfed in your life. If you happened to drop in on Friday between 5-7pm you will discover at the Barefoot Bar Hawaiian Dancers, in the usual outfit, coconut bikini tops with a great smile and pleasant demeanor. IF you are more interested in the crashing waves with 320 degree Sweeping Ocean view the Barefoot Bar is your place. Open Monday thru Thursday from 2:00pm-9:30pm. Friday 3:00pm-10:00pm and Saturday from 11:30-10:30pm and Sunday from 11:30am-9:30pm you can be sipping exotic cocktails and eat sandwiches, burgers, fish tacos, whatever you are in the mood for. Duke’s of Malibu is connected to the Duke’s of Waikiki Hawaii, or Jake’s Del Mar, CA and Duke’s of Huntington Beach, CA. If you have never been you must put this casual restaurant on your must visit destination. If you want a Mahi-Mahi Burger or Shrimp and Crab Louie this is the place to go. IF you happen to go on Sunday their Brunch is a total winner. They are located at 21150 Pacific Coast Hwy Malibu, CA 90265 310.317.0777 www.dukesmalibu.com If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 (USA) or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of My commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations. ...
read moreDid you know there is a Gender difference of about $1200 on buying a Car? How does Home purchasing differ?
Did you know there is a Gender difference of about $1200 on buying a Car? How does Home purchasing differ? I was in the process of contemplating on buying a car for Diane. She started having car issues. Hence I started on my beginning stages of research. In the mean time she came to me without research that she wanted a particular type and model of a vehicle. I was surprised and it made me wonder. I always start my research beforehand about the car I want I am focusing on making sure that it is a good value. At the same time I have an alternative car in mind and am doing the research on both vehicles. She on the other hand came to me this is the model and type of car I want. So this made me think that men and women approach shopping for a car differently. So now, I was side tracked and started to research Gender bias in car shopping. Interestingly enough I ran across an article by USAA that addressed this very subject. USAA commissioned a survey in 2010 and found that women who said they did not like negotiating gave two reason why not. One was they felt intimidated and second they did not feel confident about the process. It also stated that women pay an average of $1200 more than men for an identical make and model of a vehicle, because of this. I had a difficult time accepting this result in the year 2011. I did not think there was a difference of this magnitude. This made me wonder why? The answer was relatively surprising, men do their research and know what a good value should be based on their research, hence the only emotional part is choosing the first and second choice for vehicles then the rest becomes research, knowledge and then based on that negotiation. Now this made me wonder how house searching, selecting, negotiating and purchasing differs from car purchasing. Is this process also Gender based? Who knows home values better, men or women? Same home in a more desirable area or in a more modest neighborhood? Which one would a man vs. a woman choose? Who is the stronger negotiator when it comes to buying a home? What features are more important to a woman vs. a man? Does the proverbial theory that men look at garages vs. women look kitchen mentality still existing in Real Estate purchase between men and women? I do not believe it, but I am open to your observations. If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 (USA) or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations...
read moreCheap wines under $10, my third post of the series
Cheap wines under $10, my third post of the series First of all, my point is, if you are a wine connoisseur than you will appreciate this post about cheap, but good red wines. If you are just a wine snob and base wine on price only than I suggest you might want to reconsider. Price is not the only determiner of good wines. Now with that said. A favorite winery of mine is Murphy Goode. (www.Murhpygoode.com) they make an outstanding Sauvignon Blank, so armed with this knowledge I ventured into trying their Pinot Noir. Let me tell you, what a pleasant but unexpected surprise when I tasted it. As you can see there is not one drop left in the bottle. Their 2009 vintage is really worth buying. Of course as the title of my blog post states it was under $10 a bottle. Take my word try it, you will not regret it! Now if you prefer a more robust full bodied red wine over the Pinot Noir. I have the ultimate Red Zinfandel under $7.00 a bottle. Hard to believe, but if you can get your hand on it buy at least five or six bottles you will not regret it, instead you will thank me. Renwood Winery Produces ( www.renwood.com) this outstanding wine. I have had quite a few Zin in the price point north of $20 a bottle and I would match this in a blind taste testing any day! So after you had a tough day of negotiating Real Estate I recommend any one of these great wines. So with that said Enjoy! In case you missed my previous two posts: One I wrote on May 15th 2011, here it is for your convenience http://actvra.in/9PR (my second in the series of Cheap but good wines) And of course the first that started this series being frugal is fashionable 12/30/2009 http://actvra.in/f4Q If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 (USA) or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations. ...
read moreOrange Groves in Los Angeles, CA are a fading tourist attraction.
Orange Groves in Los Angeles, CA are a fading tourist attraction. If you have seen the movie China Town, I am sure you would remember the Orange Groves, you would have noticed, that Los Angeles was full of Orange Groves. Now fast forward about 70-80 years from the period that China Town portrayed in the movie, you will be sadly disappointed if you come to Los Angeles for the first time, that there are hardly any Orange Groves in Los Angeles and vicinity. If you are looking for them they are far and few in between. Even local Angelinos have few recollections of where you can find one. Here and there you will find an Orange Grove. For example in Canoga Park, Woodland Hills and Sierra Madre you will find them. Now if you want to drive 30 -50 miles you will find them, but that is not the Los Angeles Orange Groves of the Hollywood’s fame. So you can imagine my excitement as I was previewing for a client some homes and look what I found. Orange Groves in the middle of an affluent pocket of all places Tarzana. This Orange Grove was surrounded by Luxury Homes. I immediately stopped and took some pictures. I could hardly wait and share with everyone. So please enjoy and let me know what you think. If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 (USA) or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations...
read moreThe End is near! Armageddon! Carmageddon! Now have fun and Relax!
The End is near! Armageddon! Carmageddon! Now have fun and Relax! The End is near! Armageddon! Carmageddon! Ok, let’s be real, everyone is on the hype that Carmageddon in Los Angeles, CA will create havoc and destruction. We are a society of let’s be herded i.e.: the herd mentality. We like to be lead. I beg you, Please do not buy into the doomsday scenario. The definition of Armageddon is the world’s end scenario, the place of the final battle to end the world. More generically we have been using the term for the end of the world scenario. Now we cobbled out the newly coined phrase Carmageddon. OK for most of us Angelinos not being able to drive would translate this to “the end of the world”. OK I grant you the group of geniuses who came up with this plan in the middle of summer vs. during the off months of the winter might not have been the brightest planners in the world. The mid July Tourist will feel like the end will not be near, if they are sitting in traffic for hours. OK, traffic expert, news media talking heads, politicians and bloggers are telling us that it will be a real mess out there. The 101 Freeway, the 10 Freeway, the 405 Interstate and all the surface roads heading near to or from it, so OK I get it. My answer is very simple: stay at home, Period! Let me re-assure you, the World will Not, I say will not end; you just will get a well deserved Relaxation Time that you have been dreaming about for the past two years. How about spending time relaxing at home? How about relaxing by the pool, after all it is summer and it will be in the 80’s Saturday & Sunday? How about that” summer read” you meant to read? How about spending time with your family? Well if you do not take my advice than, go ahead, be depressed, go ahead and stress and enjoy the Traffic Mayhem from July 16th to July 18th, that is Midnight Friday to Monday Morning. I will not be showing properties, nor holding open houses instead will I be by the pool? You guessed it, yes I will be at the pool. Have a terrific weekend everyone! If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 (USA) or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations. ...
read moreThere are many luxurious waterfront homes in Marina Del Rey!
There are many luxurious waterfront homes in Marina Del Rey! There are many luxurious waterfront homes in Marina Del Rey, CA. Not all of them have ocean views some are located on the Grand Canal. Most have three levels of luxury, but the real luxury comes from their gardens. I was strolling the other day, trying to relax and took this picture. Tell me if you agree that this is a luxurious garden. If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 (USA) or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations. ...
read moreThe Century City Condominium Market Report for the month of June 2011
The Century City Condominium Market Report for the month of June 2011 The month of June was very active for me, many listing appointments, and a lot of viewing of my listings. Hence I am a bit late with my Market Report. As most of you who read my Market Reports consistently will notice that my focus is always on the Trends. I have been reading a great deal about higher interest rates being on the horizon. This is based on the premise that, the Federal Reserve’s second round of quantitative easing (QE2 that it is referred to) has ended with the close of the month of June. The withdrawal of this support will leave the economy to stand on its own without any stimulus. Hence this could drive up Treasury rates. Hence this will potentially drive up interest rates. Based on this major indicator I looking forward to find out, if this event pushed many fence sitting buyers off the proverbial fence. The fear of rate increase for getting a home loan should have pushed the fence sitters off. Now with that said, let us look at how the Condominium Activity in Playa Del Rey, CA fared for the month of June. The Active listings have had a slight decrease over the previous month. There were 284 Active Condominium Listings on the Market. There were 37 properties accepting Backup Offers. This was a huge increase over the previous month. The Pending properties had an equally large increase there were 32 properties pending as well. There was an increase in the number of properties on hold as well. There were 6 properties on hold status. The most important indicator was almost identical to the previous month. The sold properties had an increase over the previous month as well. There were 32 properties that were sold in Century City, CA for the month of June. Now day’s lenders are taking more time before they are prepared to fund. I have noticed an increase in last minute double checking of the borrower’s work and credit worthiness. Hence I suspect there would have been more sales had it not been for the more stringent reviews by lenders. So if you would like to check out the previous months sales statistics please click on the enclosed links. http://actvra.in/K6 (Published in January 2011) http://actvra.in/52T (Published in February 2011) http://actvra.in/6gq (Published in March 2011) http://actvra.in/82D (Published in April 2011) http://actvra.in/9kc (Published in May 2011) http://actvra.in/c4G (Published in June 2011) If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 (USA) or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations. ...
read moreMarina Del Rey Condominium Market Report for June 2011
Marina Del Rey Condominium Market Report for June 2011 The month of June was very active for me, many listing appointments, and a lot of viewing of my listings. Hence I am a bit late with my Market Report. As most of you who read my Market Reports consistently will notice that my focus is always on the Trends. I have been reading a great deal about higher interest rates being on the horizon. This is based on the premise that, the Federal Reserve’s second round of quantitative easing (QE2 that it is referred to) has ended with the close of the month of June. The withdrawal of this support will leave the economy to stand on its own without any stimulus. Hence this could drive up Treasury rates. Hence this will potentially drive up interest rates. Based on this major indicator I looking forward to find out, if this event pushed many fence sitting buyers off the proverbial fence. The fear of rate increase for getting a home loan should have pushed the fence sitters off. The Active listings are virtually identical to the previous month. There were 164 Active Condominium Listings on the Market. There were 23 properties accepting Backup Offers. This was a huge increase over the previous month. The Pending properties had a moderate increase, there were 18 properties pending as well. There was no change in the number of properties on hold. There were no properties on hold status. The most important indicator was almost identical to the previous month. The sold properties had a moderate increase over the previous month. There were 25 properties that were sold in Marina Del Rey, CA for the month of June. I have noticed an increase in last minute double checking of the borrower’s work and credit worthiness by Lenders so I suspect there would have been even more sales to report. So if you would like to check out the previous months sales statistics please click on the enclosed links http://actvra.in/JT (Published January 2011) http://actvra.in/4T8 (Published February 2011) http://actvra.in/6gy (Published March 2011) http://actvra.in/7YN (Published April 2011) http://actvra.in/9xL (Published May 2011) http://actvra.in/c7H (Published June 2011) If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 (USA) or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue...
read moreThe Playa Vista Condominium Market Report for the month of June 2011
The Playa Vista Condominium Market Report for the month of June 2011 The month of June was very active for me, many listing appointments, and a lot of viewing of my listings. Hence I am a bit late with my Market Report. As most of you who read my Market Reports consistently will notice that my focus is always on the Trends. I have been reading a great deal about higher interest rates being on the horizon. This is based on the premise that, the Federal Reserve’s second round of quantitative easing (QE2 that it is referred to) has ended with the close of the month of June. The withdrawal of this support will leave the economy to stand on its own without any stimulus. Hence this could drive up Treasury rates. Hence this will potentially drive up interest rates. Based on this major indicator I looking forward to find out, if this event pushed many fence sitting buyers off the proverbial fence. The fear of rate increase for getting a home loan should have pushed the fence sitters off. Now with that said, let us look at how the Condominium Activity in Playa Vista, CA fared for the month of June. The Active listings have had a slight increase over the previous month. There were 29 Active Condominium Listings on the Market. There were 12 properties accepting Backup Offers. This was a huge increase over the previous month. The Pending properties had an equally large increase there were 13 properties pending as well. There was no change in the number of properties on hold. There was only one property on hold status. The most important indicator was almost identical to the previous month. The sold properties had a slight decrease over the previous month. There were 5 properties that were sold in Playa Vista, CA for the month of June. I suspect the reason that was the case is, because now day’s lenders are taking more time before they are prepared to fund. I have noticed an increase in last minute double checking of the borrower’s work and credit worthiness. Interestingly I did the report for Playa Del Rey, CA yesterday and it is almost a carbon copy of what transpired in the month of June in both areas. So if you would like to check out the previous months sales statistics please click on the enclosed links http://actvra.in/4T5 (published February 2011) http://actvra.in/6dx (published March 2011) http://actvra.in7Vj (published April 2011) http://actvra.in/9mD (published May 2011) http://actvra.in/bYt (published June 2011) If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 (USA) or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations. ...
read morePlaya Del Rey, CA Condominium Market Report for June 2011
Playa Del Rey, CA Condominium Market Report for June 2011 The month of June was very active for me, many listing appointments, and a lot of viewing of my listings. Hence I am a bit late with my Market Report. As most of you who read my Market Reports consistently will notice that my focus is always on the Trends. I have been reading a great deal about higher interest rates being on the horizon. This is based on the premise that, the Federal Reserve’s second round of quantitative easing (QE2 that it is referred to) has ended with the close of the month of June. The withdrawal of this support will leave the economy to stand on its own without any stimulus. Hence this could drive up Treasury rates. Hence this will potentially drive up interest rates. Based on this major indicator I am looking forward to find out, if this event pushed many fence sitting buyers off the proverbial fence. The fear of rate increase for getting a home loan should have pushed the fence sitters off. Now with that said, let us look at how the Condominium Activity in Playa Del Rey, CA fared for the month of June. The Active listings have had a slight increase over the previous month. There were 46 Active Condominium Listings on the Market. There were 13 properties accepting Backup Offers. This was a huge increase over the previous month. The Pending properties had an equally large increase there were 13 properties pending as well. There was no change in the number of properties on hold. There was only one property on hold status. The most important indicator was almost identical to the previous month. The sold properties had a slight decrease over the previous month. There were 8 properties that were sold in Playa Del Rey, CA for the month of June. I suspect the reason that was the case is, because now day’s lenders are taking more time before they are prepared to fund. I have noticed an increase in last minute double checking of the borrower’s work and credit worthiness. So if you would like to check out the previous months sales statistics please click on the enclosed links. http://actvra.in/4T8 (published February 2011) http://actvra.in/6dY (published March 2011) http://actvra.in/7Vj (published May 2011) http://actvra.in/cdJ (published June 2011) If you are a consumer who is considering buying or selling a home, investment real estate, vacation homes, or beach properties in Southern California, Los Angeles, Century City, Westwood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Marina Del Rey, Venice or Malibu. Feel Free to give me a call at 310.486.1002 (USA) or email me at homes@endrebarath.com or visit one of my websites at https://www.endrebarath.com Your Pet Friendly Realtor. I contribute a portion of my commission to Local Animal Rescue Organizations. ...
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