Welcome to the Westside!

You have arrived at IET Real Estate's blog dedicated to the area referred to by Angeleno's as the "Westside". The areas/neighborhoods that the Westside is generally considered to include are Santa Monica, Westwood, Culver City, Marina Del Rey, Playa Del Rey, Playa Vista, Westchester, Mar Vista, West Los Angeles (West LA), Palms and Cheviot Hills.

If you plotted a quick timeline for the rise of the Los Angeles area as the “it” place in the U.S., it would look like a wave pattern and sound like a rhythm track on a hip hop cut: Boom, boom, bust, boom, boom, bust, boom, bust, boom. Starting with Spanish settlers, then American investors [...]

Did you know that the Beverly Hillbillies didn’t live in Beverly Hills? They actually lived in Bel Air. At least that’s the home that was used as the Clampett’s residence in the television series. The Colby’s (circa 1985) used the exterior of a Bel Air Home. Bewitched was filmed in a Santa Monica home on [...]

West Los Angeles Schools

March 7, 2011

There are numerous websites that allow you to check the quality of local area schools. Many ratings are relatively subjective. However, if one assumes that the motivation to comment would be that the feedback is either very positive or very negative, it’s worth a look when considering to which neighborhood to relocate. West Los Angeles [...]

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Westside Major Employers (West LA California)

February 7, 2011

West Los Angeles has a formidable combination of hospitality, professional service and retail industry commerce. Westside employers represent every aspect of the entertainment industry, medical research, universities and a plethora of retail and design businesses. This area of Los Angeles can provide them with a plentiful and educated workforce, as well as room to grow. [...]

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Iconic Brentwood

January 3, 2011

The media image of this area of the country is characterized by Wilshire Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard.  That iconic image is the Brentwood area of West Los Angeles. It has a Los Angeles zip code 90049 to differentiate it from another California city called Brentwood in Northern California.  Now, when you ask your West Los [...]

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Bel air: The Crème

December 23, 2010

With Holmby and Beverly Hills, Bel Air forms what is called the Golden or Platinum Triangle. Founded in 1923 by Alphonzo E. Bell, Sr. the exclusive community of Bel Air includes less than 10,000 people who occupy homes within a gated 10 square acres. Most homes are secluded behind landscaped hedges and trees. While the [...]

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West Los Angeles Real Estate Trends

December 18, 2010

Some of the highest priced homes in California are found among West Los Angeles real estate listings. It might seem that during an economy like we have today, real estate trends would be down across the board. However, the opposite is true according to Westside real estate statistics. Just looking at numbers comparing this past [...]

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Culver City: Live and Work

February 27, 2010

A welcome rebirth of downtown Culver City emerged in the 1990s, following a 30 year decline after movie studios sold off their lots. The revitalization of the area resulted in new shopping centers on Sepulveda Boulevard and the opening of multiple art galleries and restaurants in the east section of Culver City. The icing on [...]

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Santa Monica: It’s the Beach Baby!

January 18, 2010

Nicknamed SaMo, Santa Monica is situated along Santa Monica Bay and boasts outstanding oceanside recreation and scenery. There are places to swim, surf, bike, play beach volleyball, roller skate and roller blade or just roll around in the sand. There are free summer concerts at Santa Monica Pier with the biggest acts in the country [...]

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Where EXACTLY is the Westside?

December 24, 2009

It depends upon who you ask. If you have Westside real estate in your sights, what you think that means, and what your West Los Angeles realtor says it is may not be the same. West Los Angeles names that mean California to the world. Bel Air, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Beverly Hills, Culver City and [...]

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