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New Year, New Home Refresh | Home Tips

There’s something about the start of a new year that makes you want to hit the reset button. And while we can’t promise a complete life overhaul, giving your home a refresh might be the next best thing. If you’re craving a change but don’t have the time (or budget) for a full-scale renovation, don’t worry, you can refresh your space with simple updates that make a surprisingly big impact.

From upgraded lighting to a strategic furniture swap, here are some luxe yet approachable ways to elevate your interiors as you step into the new year.

 

1. Swap Out Your Hardware

An easy, inexpensive way to refresh your space is by updating cabinet knobs, drawer pulls, and door handles. Matte black, aged brass, and even lucite options can instantly modernize your kitchen or bathroom without replacing a single cabinet. Think of hardware as jewelry for your home; the right pieces add polish and personality.

2. Reimagine Your Lighting

If you’ve been living with the same builder-grade fixtures for years, it might be time to let there be light; beautiful, flattering, conversation-starting light. A statement pendant in the dining room or sculptural sconces in the hallway can do wonders for a home refresh. For a cozy glow, layer in floor lamps and table lamps with warm, diffused bulbs to refresh your space with ambiance and intention.

3. Reupholster, Don’t Replace

Before you ditch that old accent chair or dated ottoman, consider giving it new life with fresh upholstery. A luxe velvet, textured linen, or playful pattern can completely transform a piece of furniture—and your entire room. Bonus points if you use this as an opportunity to add a pop of color or bring in a new texture.

4. Edit and Rearrange

Sometimes, refreshing your space simply means letting it breathe. Start the new year with a decluttering session—donate, store, or repurpose items you no longer love. Then try rearranging your existing furniture for better flow. Float a sofa away from the wall, angle your armchairs, or place your bed on a different wall to re-energize the layout without spending a dime.

5. Upgrade Your Soft Goods

New throw pillows, updated bedding, or a modern area rug can completely shift the vibe of a room. For a quick home refresh, choose a new palette or mix of patterns to layer in personality. Focus on plush, touchable textures to add warmth and make the space feel renewed and inviting.

6. Bring in Nature

Biophilic design isn’t going anywhere. Bring the outdoors in with leafy houseplants, sculptural branches, or even just fresh flowers. Natural elements help refresh your space both visually and energetically, adding life, movement, and mood-boosting properties to any room.

7. Accent Walls Without the Paint Fumes

If you’re not ready to commit to painting, try peel-and-stick wallpaper, wall decals, or even large-scale art panels. These can offer color and dimension, and they’re renter-friendly and easy to update when your tastes evolve.

8. Scent Is the Silent Decorator

Don’t underestimate the power of scent to refresh your space. Swapping out seasonal candles, diffusers, or essential oils can signal a new chapter and evoke a sense of luxury. Opt for uplifting scents like citrus, sage, or cedarwood to invite clarity and calm.

You don’t need to demo walls or install custom cabinetry to feel brand new in your space. Sometimes, the simplest updates are the most impactful. So as you toast to new beginnings this year, take a moment to refresh your space and set the tone for everything you’re manifesting in 2026; one stylish corner at a time.

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Elevating Your Property thru Global Reach and Cutting-Edge Tech Excellence

Global Real Estate Reach & Tech Excellence

In the realm of luxury real estate, finding the right team is crucial. You need a team that can represent your home or estate with the utmost excellence. Rodeo Realty has a legacy spanning over 35 years. Our reputation and global presence speak volumes. What sets us apart is our seamless fusion of four dynamic pillars. These include our unwavering commitment to high-end luxury representation, our embrace of cutting-edge technology, our international reach, and our affiliation with prestigious platforms like Luxuryrealestate.com. Anchored by our experienced REALTORS, Rodeo Realty epitomizes a brand that thrives at the convergence of tradition, innovation, and international prestige.

A Legacy of Excellence Elevated on a Global Stage

Our journey, stretching across more than three decades, resonates with distinction. The recognition we’ve garnered isn’t just a title. It’s a reflection of a legacy steeped in successful luxury property sales. Yet, our dedication to evolution has propelled us onto the international stage.

REALTORS: A Confluence of Expertise and Global Reach

At Rodeo Realty, our REALTORS are more than just representation. They personify the heartbeat of our achievements. Our team is not just a collection of professionals. It’s a collective of seasoned experts impassioned by the world of real estate. Their extensive experience spans diverse markets and property types. This elevates them to true connoisseurs in the field. When you align with Rodeo Realty, you’re forming a partnership that goes beyond traditional representation. It’s a partnership committed to crafting a distinctive experience tailored to each individual client.

The Fusion of Tech, Tradition, and International Prestige

While our legacy pays homage to experience, our trajectory paints a futuristic vision. Rodeo Realty’s integration of technology into luxury property sales is more than a mere facet. It’s a defining facet. We arm our REALTORS with tools that reinvent efficiency. This streamlines the selling process to its zenith. Predictive analytics equip our agents to navigate market trends with surgical precision. This positions your property for maximum resonance.

Global Presence: Empowering a Worldwide Audience

Yet, the true power of technology is realized when paired with a global presence. Our REALTORS, fortified by a distinguished brand, harness technology to catapult your property’s reach across continents. Strategic partnerships with LuxuryRealEstate.com, Caimeiju, and our affiliation with Prestige-MLS catapult your property into the view of discerning buyers worldwide. This synergy of local expertise and international exposure solidifies Rodeo Realty’s unmatched prowess in high-end luxury representation on a global scale.

Crafting Your Prestigious Digital Tale

The digital sphere serves as a platform to showcase your property’s essence. Our REALTORS intricately weave digital narratives that resonate with buyers who truly comprehend and cherish luxury. From immersive virtual tours to captivating social media campaigns, Rodeo Realty crafts a narrative that elevates your property beyond the tangible.

A Symphony of Excellence Echoing Globally

Choosing Rodeo Realty signifies choosing a symphony of excellence. Our legacy, our REALTORS, our technological acumen, and our international affiliations harmonize to birth an experience that is unparalleled in luxury property sales on an international canvas.

Elevate Your Property Sale with Rodeo Realty

In the universe of luxury real estate, Rodeo Realty is more than just a brand. It’s a dedication to delivering extraordinary results through innovation, expertise, and international reach. Our REALTORS, buoyed by technology transcending boundaries, stand as a testament to our unwavering commitment to excellence on the world stage.

Experience the Global Rodeo Difference

Immerse yourself in the might of a brand unifying high-end representation with cutting-edge technology, international resonance, and prestige affiliation. Join us on our journey through our blog and social media channels. Grasp why Rodeo Realty is the guiding hand in manifesting a remarkable property sale resonating across the globe.

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Economic update for the week ending August 5, 2023

Stock markets dropped this week – Stocks dropped, and bond yields rose after Fitch, one of the “big three” rating agencies downgraded the U.S. debt rating from AAA to AA+. That marked only the second downgrade of U.S. credit in history. Fitch cited political infighting and debt concerns. While that was mostly ignored by stock market investors, U.S. Treasury bond investors paid attention and bond yields rose to the highest levels of the year.  Friday’s release of the July jobs report was a mixed bag. While new job gains moderated, the unemployment rate dropped to 3.5%, that’s near a 60-year low. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed the week at 35,065.62, down 1.2% from 35,459.29 last week. It is up 5.8% year-to-date. The S&P 500 closed the week at 4,478.03, down 2.3% from 4,582.23 last week.  It is up 16.6% year-to-date. The Nasdaq closed the week at 13,909.24, down 2.8% from 14,316.66 last week. It is up 32.9% year-to-date in our weekly economic update.

U.S. Treasury bond yields – The 10-year treasury bond closed the week yielding 4.05%, up from 3.96% last week. The 30-year treasury bond yield ended the week at 4.21%, up from 4.03% last week. We watch bond yields because mortgage rates follow bond yields.

Mortgage rates – The Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Survey reported that mortgage rates for the most popular loan products as of August 3, 2023, were as follows: The 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 6.90%, up from 6.81% last week. The 15-year fixed was 6.25%, up from 6.11% last week.

To conclude our weekly economic update, Job growth slowed and unemployment dropped to near a 60-year low in July – The Department of Labor and Statistics reported that 187,000 new full-time jobs were added in July. That was below economists’ expectations of 200,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in July, down from 3.6% in June. It’s at its lowest level in almost 60 years.  Average hourly wages increased 4.4% from one year ago. The labor-force participation rate (the share of workers with a job or actively looking for a job) remained at 62.6% for the fifth consecutive month.  It was 63.4% level before the pandemic.

 

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California Existing-home Sales

California existing-home sales – The number of single-family homes sold in June declined 21% year-over-year.

The California Association of Realtors reported that existing-home sales totaled 344,970 on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate in June, down 8.4% from May, and down 20.9% from last June. Excluding two months during the pandemic shutdown, this marked the fewest number of homes closed escrow in a month since April 2008. Existing-home sales through June are down 10.9% from the number of homes sold in the first half of 2021.

The statewide median price paid for a home in June was $863,790, up 5.4% from $819,630 in June 2021.

There was a 2.5-month supply of homes for sale in June, up from a 2.1-month supply of homes for sale in May, and a 1.7-month supply in June 2021. While up slightly a 2.5-month supply is still a low level. A normal market has a 5–6-month supply of homes on the market.

We have seen more homes come on the market in the past few weeks. Perhaps sellers feel that prices have topped out. Those listings are selling quickly if they are priced correctly. The vast majority of the homes sold are still receiving multiple offers, but they are not receiving the number of offers that they would have received a couple of months ago. We are seeing two to four offers, not twenty! The homes priced too high are sitting. Once reduced to the correct price those are selling as well, but not with the excitement and urgency a new listing gets.   I expect that the number of sales will increase from the anemic number of sales we saw in June because of the increased number of new listings hitting the market. June should be the fewest number of sales we see in a month for a long time. That’s what I am seeing on the street.

The graph attached shows regional figures by county in Southern California.

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Rodeo Realty Welcomes 162 Agents Year To Date

 

We support our teammates at every step of the journey. Our commitment to supporting our agents include a 7,000 square foot service center, which houses a graphic arts division, digital marketing division, and print advertising division. The company also has a full-time publicist and PR center, in-house print shop, and a post-office/mail room. Interested in becoming a real estate agent at the largest independent real estate company in the nation?

Contact your local office for more information! 

 

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Rodeo Realty Welcomes 131 Agents Year To Date

We support our teammates at every step of the journey. Our commitment to supporting our agents include a 7,000 square foot service center, which houses a graphic arts division, digital marketing division, and print advertising division. The company also has a full-time publicist and PR center, in-house print shop, and a post-office/mail room. Interested in becoming a real estate agent at the largest independent real estate company in the nation?

Contact your local office for more information! 

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Rodeo News: Syd Leibovitch and Josh Flagg Recognized in the 2020 LABJ 500 List

The Los Angeles Business Journal just released the 2020 LABJ Top 500 List, honoring the most influential leaders and executives in Los Angeles. Our Founder & CEO, Syd Leibovitch was recognized along with one of our Top Producing agents, Josh Flagg.

Learn more about Leibovitch and Flagg here:

Leibovitch, Syd — Rodeo Realty Inc.

THE LATEST: Leibovitch founded Rodeo Realty Inc. more than 30 years ago. The Beverly Hills-based company has since grown to include more than 1,200 licensed agents and brokers, and 12 offices in L.A. and Ventura counties. In 2019, Rodeo Realty closed more than 5,000 transactions totaling roughly $5 billion in sales.

BACKGROUND: Leibovitch received his real estate license while still a senior at UCLA; he started during his winter break, selling three homes in his first two weeks. The decision not only led him to withdraw from the UCLA track team to focus on selling real estate but also prompted him to skip law school. In 1986, at the age of 25, he started what became Rodeo Realty. Within one year, the company grew to nearly 100 realtors, some of whom are still there. It remains one of the largest single-owner residential real estate companies in California.

YEARS ON THE LA500: 3

Flagg, Josh — Rodeo Realty Inc.

THE LATEST: Flagg sold $266 million worth of real estate in L.A. in 2019, good for the No. 12 spot on the Business Journal’s annual list of top residential real estate agents. He sold 54 properties in the county. Flagg is one of the stars of Bravo’s “Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles.”

BACKGROUND: The agent with the longest tenure on “Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles,” Flagg has sold more than $2 billion worth of properties in his career. His clients include Shonda Rhimes, Adam Levine and Steve Aoki. Flagg is on the board of governors for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Temple of the Arts and Los Angeles Jewish Home. He is also involved with Friends of the Israel Defense Forces and the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust. His grandmother, sportswear designer Edith Flagg, was a Holocaust survivor. Josh Flagg and his husband, Bobby Boyd, run the Josh Flagg and Bobby Boyd Family Foundation.

YEARS ON THE LA500: 2

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Rodeo In The News: Shemar Moore Lists in Encino

Rodeo Realty Agent, Milla Pariser, just listed Shemar Moore’s previous Encino Home. Shemar Moore is an award-winning actor known for The Young and the Reckless, Criminal Minds, S.W.A.T. and more.  Shemar is on the hunt for a buyer in Encino, where his home of more than a decade has come on the market at $2.596 million.

The property is in a highly desirable area as it is close enough to the hustle and bustle of Ventura Boulevard, but secluded enough to serve as your own personal sanctuary. Brimming with absolute tranquility, this home is the entertainer’s dream, equipped with the most ideal necessities. From the airy living area to the luxurious backyard with pool, spa, and grass. This sophisticatedly stylish Spanish Abode is ready to welcome its new owners! 

This property received numerous press hits through the Rodeo Realty Public Relations Department. Featured in Variety, LA Times, Realtor.com, and more!

To learn more about the property and Milla’s other listings, see below. 

Address: 3465 Caribeth Drive, Encino, CA 91436 

Listing Agent: Milla Pariser 

Listing Price: $2,596,000

Property Video: HERE

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Economic Update for the Week Ending March 13, 2020

 

Stock Markets Entered Bear Market Territory

Its difficult to imagine that all major stock market indexes closed at all time highs on February 19, 2020. In less than a month the longest bull market in history has ended because of a virus that has caused a global pandemic. Investors have concluded that the cruise industry will be decimated. It’s probable that the airline industry will need a bail out. Retail, sports, entertainment, restaurants, private schools, and other business sectors will also suffer devastating losses. Demand for oil with cruise ships halted, flights cancelled, people staying home and not driving has caused a surplus in the supply of oil. OPEC had called for cutting production to keep an already over supply of inventory from increasing and stabilizing prices, but Russia refused, and oil prices saw their largest one day decline since 1991. By weeks end the Fed had announced how they would add liquidity to support the financial system, and help business lending. The House also passed an emergency package. The Fed action, and the prospect of congressional stimulus sparked a 2,000 point rally on Friday to end the week with less devastation to stocks by making up much of Thursday’s losses which was the largest one day percentage drop in the DOW, eclipsing Black Monday’s drop in 1987. To be fair, on the positive side major stock market indexes are still above their levels at the beginning of 2019. We have lost about one year of gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed the week at 23,185.62, down 10.4% from 25,864.78 last week. It’s down 18.8% year to date. The S&P 500 closed the week at 2,711.02, down 8.8% from 2,972.37 last week. It’s down 16.1% year to date. The NASDAQ closed the week at 7,874.88, down 8.2% from 8,575.62 last week. It’s down 12.2% year to date.

U.S. Treasury Bond Yields

As stock markets continued to plummet investors moved money from stocks to the safety of bonds. The 10-year treasury bond yield closed the week slightly above last week, but still at their lowest level in 100 years, Monday’s yields dropped to the lowest in the history in America, but worked their way up in the end of the week. The 10-year treasury bond closed the week yielding 0.94%, up from 0.74% last week. The 30-year treasury bond yield ended the week at 1.56%, up from 1.25%, last week. We watch treasury bond yields because mortgage rates often follow bond yields.

Mortgage Rates at 40-Year Lows 

The Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Survey released on March 12, 2020 reported mortgage rates for the most popular loan products as follows: The 30-year fixed mortgage rate average was 3.36% up from 3.29% last week. The 15-year fixed was 2.77% unchanged from 2.79% last week. The 5-year ARM was 3.01%, down from 3.18% last week. Usually, mortgage rates follow bond yields, but lenders have not lowered rates to the extent that bond yields have dropped. This week lenders actually raised rates because they did not have the staff to handle the volume of all the loans in process, as sales have been brisk, and refinancing has surged.

 

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LA Weekend Events: February 28 – March 1

Whether it’s the final rose being handed out live, Pee-wee Herman going for a ride down memory lane or Oprah sitting across from Jennifer Lopez, there’s no need to escape to Margaritaville just yet – it’s all happening here in Los Angeles and the Westside this weekend.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The Bachelor Live on Stage

The Theatre at Ace Hotel, 29 South Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 

Former stars of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette Ben Higgins and Becca Kufrin bring the drama, the revelations, the tears, the scandal (well, probably not) of an entire season and cram it into one rose-filled night. Promising to be the “ultimate fan experience,” the show will take a local bachelor and introduce him to local women from the audience. From there … well, do we really need to explain? For details on how you can attend, go HERE.

Escape to Margaritaville

Dolby Theatre, 6801 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA

This musical inspired by flip-flop-wearing crooner Jimmy Buffett has earned raves since its debut in 2007. The plot involves a part-time bartender in a tropical paradise who falls for a tourist best-described as having an A-type personality. The songs, naturally, are all from Buffett, based on a book by Greg Garcia and Mike O’Malley. To join the party, go HERE.

saturDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2020

WW Presents: Oprah’s 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus

The Forum, 3900 W Manchester Boulevard, Inglewood, CA 90305

As part of her first U.S. tour in five years, the global icon seeks to inspire event-goers with discussions of health, well-being and personal transformation. For this event, she will be chatting with Jennifer Lopez for an intimate one-on-one conversation. For details, go HERE.

The Book of Mormon

Ahmanson Theater, 135 N Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA

From the creators of South Park comes what the New York Times hailed as “the best musical of this century.” But you probably knew that already. In fact, it’s hard to imagine a musical that has broken into the pop culture lexicon quite like The Book of Mormon, which won nine Tony Awards including Best Musical. Yet the word continues to spread about the production, concerning a pair of mismatched missionaries. For more information, go HERE.

sunDAY, march 1, 2020

Pee-wee’s Big Adventure 35th Anniversary Tour with Paul Reubens

The Wiltern, 3790 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90010

For the 35th anniversary of the cult classic that launched the careers of both Pee-wee himself, Paul Reubens, as well as future Batman and Beetlejuice director Tim Burton, Reubens is taking his prized red bicycle on the road, so to speak. He will be attending this screening at the Wiltern, after which he will take to the stage himself. For tickets, go HERE.

The Chieftains

Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 S Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA

After five decades and six Grammys, the Irish folk group are embarking on their last tour to the U.S. Long acclaimed for introducing traditional Irish music to international audiences, the Irish government even awarded them the honorary title of “Ireland’s Musical Ambassadors” in the 1980s. Expect much dancing and strumming for their send-off. For more details, go HERE.

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