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Malibu’s memorable moments in Movies and Music

Nicki & Karen » May 16, 2010

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Tagged calabasas real estate, california, location, luxury real estate, Malibu, movies in california, sothebys realty, southern california

Magical Malibu tour Malibu is a city on the Southeastern coast of Los Angeles, California. The Chumash Indians, the city ...

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Westlake Village, California

Nicki & Karen » May 15, 2010

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Tagged luxury real estate, Malibu, santa monica mountains, simi hills, southern california, Westlake Village

Westlake Village, California | Certainly a village… though its beauty might surprise you… The City of Westla ...

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Social media strategy for real estate

Nicki & Karen » May 11, 2010

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Tagged digital age, luxury blog, luxury marketing, luxury real estate, marketing, new media, transparency

Our tactics for marketing properties on the web Marketing of luxury real estate is increasingly more complex with the di ...

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When Billionaires Build, it’s time to Buy

Nicki & Karen » February 19, 2010

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Tagged buying a home, Hidden Valley, Luxury, luxury real estate, Property, realtor.com blogs, sherwood, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village

Forbes estimates he is the 183rd richest person in the world, with a net worth of 3.3 billion US Dollars, and he lives r ...

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Linchpin- Are you Indispensable?

Nicki & Karen » January 30, 2010

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Tagged Calabasas, duPont, Golf, Hidden Valley, linchpin, Los Angeles, Luxury, luxury real estate, Malibu, Property, ranches, Seth Godin, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village

KISS (not the band), but the acronym: "keep it simple stupid. "My USC Business School education was filled with acronyms ...

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A Life in Hidden Valley

Nicki & Karen » January 3, 2010

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Tagged Hidden Valley, hidden valley real estate, highly, luxury real estate, ranches, taste, Thousand Oaks

Hidden Valley  is one of those places where you suck in your breath, let out a low whistle and think, “So this is ho ...

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Improvements Prior to Close: Ask a REALTOR®

Nicki & Karen » December 31, 2009

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Tagged calab, luxury real estate, sherwood, southern california luxury real estate

One way to get the improvements completed prior to the close of the transaction is for the seller to pay the vendor(s) f ...

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