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BEVERLY HILLS – BANK OWNED FORECLOSURE — ONLY TWO DAYS ON THE MARKET

THREE BEDROOMS, THREE ½ BATHS
2736 SQ FT , 23520 SQ FT LOT WITH POOL
LIST PRICE $1,700,000

Bank owned beauty! Set up from the street with peaceful canyon views. Great entertainers home with wonderful great room with beamed ceilings; large downstairs family room includes bath, sauna & steam shower and opens to a beautiful brick patio; all bedrooms flow out to the backyard which includes a pool and outdoor kitchen. Master bath recently remodeled. Excellent opportunity to move right in or create a true dream home!

 REO’S (BANK OWNED PROERTIES) GO FAST

 Contact me to get the full listing or to set up an appointment. Call 310.505.5571 or email bob_schmalz@wlaregroup.com

 Active 8.31.10                                                                               10-389474



BEL AIR – BRENTWOOD – BANK OWNED FORECLOSURE — NEW ON MARKET – LESS EXPENSIVE THAN MOST CONDOS IN BRENTWOOD & SANTA MONICA

THREE BEDROOMS, THREE BATHS
2128 SQ FT , 39000 SQ FT LOT WITH POOL
LIST PRICE $874, 00.

Located in Lower Bel Air and sitting among multi million dollar properties this  2-story 3-bedroom 3-bath pool home offers affordablity and size. Living room with wood burning fireplace, large dining area, family room and a 2-car attached garage with direct access.

REO’S (BANK OWNED PROERTIES) GO FAST

 Contact me to get the full listing or to set up an appointment. Call 310.505.5571 or email bob_schmalz@wlaregroup.com

Active 8.31.10                                                   10- 519664

  



Brentwood Happenings

The Art of Ancient Greek Theater

Getty Center

This major international loan exhibition is the first exploration in nearly sixty years of how Greek plays and stagecraft inspired classical artists. These classical works are often the only surviving evidence of the performing arts in antiquity.

  • September 2, 2010 10:00 a.m.
  • September 3, 2010 10:00 a.m.

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In Focus: Still Life 

Getty Center

Drawn exclusively from the Getty’s collection, this pictorial survey of the innovative ways photographers gave explored and refreshed this traditional genre through the ages.

  • September 14, 2010 10:00 a.m.
  • September 15, 2010 10:00 a.m.

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Jews on Vinyl

Skirball Cultural Center

To create this multisensory exhibition, guest curators Roger Bennett and Josh Kun embarked on a far-reaching journey, scouring the country to collect thousands of vinyl LPs from attics, garage sales, and dusty archives.

  • August 31, 2010 12:00 p.m.
  • September 1, 2010 12:00 p.m.

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George Segal’s The Expulsion: With Photographs of the Artist at Work by Donald Lokuta

Skirball Cultural Center

Experience George Segal’s life-sized sculptural work The Expulsion, the generous gift of the George and Helen Segal Foundation, showcased in its inaugural presentation as a Skirball acquisition.

  • August 31, 2010 12:00 p.m.
  • September 1, 2010 12:00 p.m.

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Dig it! Archaeology Adventures

Skirball Cultural Center
Los Angeles, CA

Experience the history of the ancient Near East hands-on at the Skirball’s outdoor archaeological dig and field laboratory. Uncover artifacts from the ancient world, a simulated tomb and many other activities.

  • September 2, 2010 12:00 p.m.
  • September 3, 2010 12:00 p.m.

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Santa Monica Outdoor Antique & Collectible Market

Santa Monica Outdoor Antique & Collectible Market
Bundy Dr., Santa Monica, CA

Impressive furniture and antique collections at in an upscale flea market atmosphere

  • September 26, 2010 6:00 a.m.

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Art Adventures for Families

Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Drive, L.A., CA

Families flock to the Getty for one-hour gallery tours for children and adults to enjoy together.

  • September 4, 2010 2:00 p.m.
  • September 11, 2010 2:00 p.m.

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Brentwood Farmers’ Market

Gretna Green Way & San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles, CA

Come to your local farmers’ market to purchase the freshest produce available, support local farmers and artisans making everything from jewelry to cheese, and partake of some of the food stalls. Farmers’ market regulars include tamale, roast chicken, and crepe vendors, and that’s just to…

  • September 4, 2010 9:00 a.m.
  • September 11, 2010 9:00 a.m.

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Chinese Lion Dance

Skirball Cultural Center

The Skirball presents a traditional Chinese lion dance as part of its Family Amphitheater Performances series. The lively parade features vibrant costumes, music and choreography.

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Engaged Observers: Documentary Photography Since the Sixties

Getty Center

This exhibit explores documentary photography, a genre that came into its own in the decades after World War II, blurring the lines between art and journalism. The exhibit includes work by such artists as Leonard Freed, Lauren Greenfield, Philip Jones Griffiths, Mary Ellen Mark, Susan Meiselas,…

  • August 31, 2010
  • September 1, 2010

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 In Focus: Still Life

Getty Center

The term ‘still life’ was coined during the 1600s, when painted examples were popular throughout Europe. Drawn exclusively from the Getty Museum’s photographs collection, this one-gallery exhibition explores new twists on an old genre.

  • September 14, 2010 10:00 a.m.
  • September 15, 2010 10:00 a.m.

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Taiko Center of Los Angeles

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Skirball Cultural Center

The Japanese tradition of taiko drumming goes back many centuries. The Taiko Center of Los Angeles will share the sound and spectacle of taiko as part of the Skirball’s Family Amphitheater Performances.

  • September 4, 2010 12:00 p.m.
  • September 4, 2010 2:00 p.m.


SANTA MONICA 3 BEDROOM CONDO SHORT SALE $499,000

SHORT SALE – SHORT SALE – SHORT SALE

Three Bedrooms / 1.75 Ba / 1200 Sq Ft
List Price $499,000

SHORT SALE – SHORT SALE – SHORT SALE

Private staircase leading up to very light and bright top floor 3 bedroom unit with large windows revealing great treetop views. Nice open floor-plan has some updating but needs some cosmetic work. Balcony perfectly located off of the kitchen for BBQ’s. Gas Fireplace. Extra Storage.Small complex with very low dues! Excellent location is just a few minutes to Santa Monica Promenade shops and restaurants and just a few more minutes to the Santa Monica Pier and Beach.

You need to move on this call me at 310.505.5571 or email bob_schmalz@wlaregroup.com

ACTIVE 8.28.10                                                                                          10-942844                         



SANTA MONICA: GREAT HAPPENINGS

Main Street Last Fridays

Date(s): 01/29/2010 – 12/31/2010

  • Recurring monthly on the last Friday
  • Times: Beginning January. 29, 2010
  • Location: Main Street
  • Santa Monica Playhouse

Main Street Santa Monica presents Last Fridays! The Friday before First Fridays is here at last. Mark your calendar, make your New Years’ Resolution – 12 reasons to look forward to 2010! Beginning January 29, 2010, participating Main Street businesses will stay open late with special events the last Friday of each month.

A Fairytale Sing-a-Long Afternoon

  • Date(s): 07/03/2010 – 09/26/2010
  • Recurring weekly on Sunday, Saturday
  • Times: 12:30 & 3:00 pm
  • Location: Santa Monica Playhouse Main Stage, 1211 4th Street
  • Contact: Santa Monica Playhouse Box Office
  • Phone: 3103949779ext2
  • Admission: $10.50 for kids (12 and under); $12.50 for adults
  • Santa Monica Playhouse

A sing-the-songs, dance-the-dances, get-on-the-stage, win-the-prizes, good-old-fashioned English Music Hall musical revue for kids 2 to 102! ALL JOIN IN is a delightful, interactive world premiere musical afternoon of favorite songs and scenes from such popular Rudie-DeCarlo Family Theatre productions as Cinderella, Alice and the Wonderful Tea Party, Barnyard Madness, All the World’s A Stage, The Amazing American Melodrama, Beauty and the Beast, Dorothy’s Adventures in Oz and more. Like the British Musical Hall events of olde, audience members all “join in” as they sing along with their favorite characters to projected lyrics or follow along in activity-song books which they get to keep. There are prizes to win, and the chance to actively participate on stage. Guest performers, songs and stories change regularly, sometimes even from week-to-week, so come often – it’s always a different show!

26th Annual Twilight Dance Series

  • Date(s): 07/08/2010 – 09/02/2010
  • Recurring weekly on Thursday
  • Times: 7pm
  • Location: Santa Monica Pier
  • Phone: (310) 458-8900
  • Admission: Free
  • Santa Monica Pier

The 26th Annual Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series. Enjoy free concerts ever Thursday night at 7pm July through September 2010.

Elena Perrotta Photography Exhibit

  • Date(s): 07/18/2010 – 09/15/2010
  • Recurring daily
  • Location: Santa Monica Pier Carousel
  • Admission: Free
  • Santa Monica Pier

An exhibit featuring photographs by Elena Perrotta are on display in the Carousel Building through September 15, 2010. The exhibit is open during normal Carousel business hours and closed on Tuesdays.  It is FREE!

Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation 5K Walk

  • Date(s): 08/28/2010
  • Times: 9am-12pm
  • Location: Santa Monica Beach, Beach Park 1
  • Phone: (415) 357-1278
  • Lung Cancer Foundation

Join us in the fight to eradicate Lung Cancer.

Elizabeth Shakespeare and the Astute Detective

  • Date(s): 08/28/2010 – 10/03/2010
  • Recurring weekly on Sunday, Friday, Saturday
  • Times: Fri & Sat 8pm; Sun 6pm
  • Location: Santa Monica Playhouse Main Stage, 1211 4th Street
  • Contact: Santa Monica Playhouse Box Office
  • Phone: 3103949779ext1
  • Admission: Gen admission $25; students, teachers, seniors, members of the military $20; groups of 8 or more $17.50
  • Santa Monica Playhouse

A world premiere romantic comedy! Sexy Stratfordian Elizabeth Shakespeare says she is a descendant of the Bard and is willing to kill to protect his name. But, with a simple key-stroke on his computer, the astute detective, an Oxfordian, can prove Shakespeare didn’t write a single word of the plays and sonnets. Via his computer he conjures up The Bard and The Earl from their four centuries’ demise. And finally, after 400 years, the truth is revealed. Who really wrote those “Shakespeare” plays? It gets down to a duel of wits about wills and Wills (with a goodly amount of romance along the way). With much at stake, the eventual outcome will surprise, and delight Oxfordians, Stratfordians, and even those who don’t know their Othello from their Pericles. Penned by noted playwright/novelist Abraham Alan Ross and helmed by acclaimed director Chris DeCarlo, this delightfully buoyant evening of theatre features stage and screen personalities Tony Perzow and Pia Pownall in the title roles, with the versatile James Schendel in a host of roles that includes, of course, William Shakespeare. Produced by Santa Monica Playhouse in conjunction with Andy Rodman and Bonnie Sanders.



SO WHERE SHOULD I LIVE??????????????

Okay you now have decided to buy a house but where should you live.  Of course you want to live in Santa Monica or Brentwood and not in West LA or Mar Vista. So off you go with budget in hand and discover unless you want to sleep standing up, not have more than 3 people in your home at the same time and finally not look at that “popcorn ceiling” it is time to turn to “plan B”.  Balancing Budget, Loctaion and Details of the home is the tricky part of buying a home unless you have unlimited funds and then you can stop reading now. Also pick up that damn phone and call me.

So for the rest of you we need to do the this juggling of what is important to us, what is the best buying opprotunity and what represents a potential good investment for resale in the future. Remember most buyers stay in there house a maximum of 7 years and firsttime buyers 5.

Saw a great article,  5 Tips In Choosing A Neighborhood , it wont answer all your questions but it will give you a good starting point of where you should look