Tomorrow night is Halloween and it is important to drive safely, as there will be children walking in the streets in search of large quantities of candy. J I’m trying to remember the last time I went “trick or treating.” It’s probably been several decades. Clearly a sign of aging. J It has been an interesting week in real estate. The most expensive home ever listed in the United States came on the market this week in Lower Bel Air, adjacent to Beverly Hills. Due to its

Tonight is the first game of the World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox. The last time the two teams met in the World Series was more than 100 years ago in 1916. It was so long ago that the Dodgers were still in Brooklyn, and they weren’t called the Dodgers yet. Furthermore, one of the starting pitchers for the Boston Red Sox was Babe Ruth. It was a long, long time ago. Getting on to real estate for the week, here are the three new listings that

The Santa Ana winds arrived yesterday along with a 10-15 degree increase in the temperature. We are expecting warm and windy days for the rest of the week. Experience shows that the middle of October is very late to be first experiencing this summer-like weather. It always seems odd when the weather is warmer in Beverly Hills than in Palm Springs. I have a funny story to share. I was in my office on Canon Drive in Beverly Hills Sunday morning. When I returned to my car,

I spoke with my nephew who lives in Manhattan on Sunday. He told me that he is preparing for inclement weather this coming week and having to cope with it. It became an excellent opportunity to explain to him that both his father and I had spent portions of our lives living where we had to cope with inclement weather. Ultimately, he’ll be back here in Southern California. I give him one or two more winters. J Here are the three new listings that I am highlighting this wee

Fall arrived last week, and this week we are expecting a couple of days of rain. It has been some time since we saw any rainfall here, which means that the roads will be extra slippery during the first significant rainfall. Among the new listings that came on the market this past week is “The Beverly House.” This is one of the largest properties within the Beverly Hills city limits. It was featured in “The Godfather” movie. In fact, it is the location of the famous “hors