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It seemed like an insane gamble: Spend millions upon millions of your personal fortune to build a house that’s so off-the-charts indulgent – $200,000 “candy wall,” $1 million-plus security system, quarter-million-dollar sculptures (plural) – that the Los Angeles Times won’t feel too hyperbolic declaring it “L.A.’s most extreme home.” Then charge $85 million for it …

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Todd Jones, a Realtor with Rodeo Realty Studio City, recently launched a new radio show: Real Estate Radio LA. Todd’s show can be heard on AM1150  Sundays at noon. Todd interviews people about real-estate-related topics and has already had on a wide variety of guests including David Hatfield from CAST Locations to discuss how to make extra …

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Rodeo Realty agents and their properties are frequently featured in some of the top publications in the area and around the globe. Below is a sampling of recent press:  Agent Mentions: Jay Stewart Samilin was quoted in the LA Times on a story about how student loan debt is impacting young buyers. Wendy Furth was …

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In late October, we announced that two of Rodeo Realty’s agents were interviewed by Good Morning America, and that the clip was supposed to run a couple days later. The interviews followed a story in the Los Angeles Times titled “Real estate agents are going all out to sell luxury homes.” The Times story quoted …

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Joe Babajian of Rodeo Realty’s Beverly Hills office has listed actress Sharon Stone’s Beverly Hills area home for $8,995,000. The Los Angeles Times featured the estate in Hot Properties: http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-hotprop-20110925,0,4370347.story The walled and gated Mediterranean estate sits at the end of a private road on five acres with pathways, bridges, waterfalls, fruit trees, a meditation …

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This is a piece Carol Wolfe of Rodeo Realty’s Encino office wrote for Encino.patch.com back in August. The original story can be viewed at: http://encino.patch.com/articles/conforming-rate-loan-limits-set-to-expire. Some other resources on the subject were added for this blog post. Here it is: Unless Congress acts, the current conforming loan limits will expire on Sept. 30, and the cost …

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Jill Krutchik of Rodeo Realty’s Encino office recently represented “Amazing Race” producer Jonathan Littman in the purchase of a $4.2 million home. Littman is an executive at Jerry Bruckheimer Television who has also produced shows such as “CSI” and “Chase.” The Los Angeles Times published the story yesterday. Here’s the link: http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-hm-hotprop-jonathan-littman-20110803,0,1790227.story. The home was also …

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