Control the Ambiance in Your Home! Ivan Estrada discusses technology for your home in the 2019 March Real Estate Minute. Check out the best innovations of smart home technology from this years CES conference.

3D printing technology is being used all around the world to better construct homes. This technology allows for quicker construction of more climate controlled homes. Los Angeles to Dubai, the real estate world is seeing 3D printing come into play.

One of the most common questions that sellers have when selling a home is if it's worth it or not to hire an agent to help sell their home. Now certainly I'm biased to this question, but there are way more reasons why it's worth hiring an agent rather than attempting to sell a home by owner. The number one reason why hiring an agent is worth it is because of the knowledge a top Agent will have of the local real estate market. By having a strong knowledge of the local market, a real estate agent knows the importance of properly pricing a home for sale. Often times, a home owner is biased as to the value of their home, it is to their best advantage to have an outside advisor help them price their home. A home that is overpriced will be at a severe disadvantage when comparing to other homes for sale in an area and potentially may not sell. Bottom line, if you're asking yourself, is hiring an agent to sell my home worth it, the answer is absolutely!

Ivan Estrada discusses celebrities who bought or sold homes in 2018.

Topics:

1. Adam Levine to John Mayer

2. Elizabeth Taylor

3. Jane Fonda

Ivan Gives You A Tour of Hancock Park!

Ivan Estrada welcomes you to Bel Air! When you arrive in Bel Air, you’ll know you’ve arrived. Immaculate mansions steal away behind soaring hedges and towering gates in this celebrity homestead. Surrounded by LA’s sloping chaparral, this Westside neighborhood boasts natural wonders alongside architectural splendors. Celebrity Residents: -Jennifer Aniston -Joni Mitchell -Elon Musk

Ivan Estrada welcomes you to Downtown Los Angeles! Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, as well as a diverse residential neighborhood of some 50,000 people. Hancock Park and Larchmont have remained stylish without being hipster, quaint without being too cutesy and affluent without pretention. Notable Celebrity Residents: -Marc Spaulding -Nicholas Cage -Vincent Gallo

Ivan Estrada welcomes you to the Hollywood Hills! The Hollywood Hills is an area of Los Angeles that is situated in the Santa Monica Mountains overlooking the city of Los Angeles and beyond, with views that stretch from Downtown to the Catalina Island. Notable Celebrity Residents: -Leonardo DiCaprio -Keanu Reeves -Zac Efron -Halle Berry -Jared Leto

Ivan Estrada welcomes you to Miracle Mile! In 1921, the stretch of Wilshire Boulevard now known as the Miracle Mile was a 20-foot-wide dirt road, flanked by oil wells and barley fields. Today, the strip is a busy thoroughfare, home to museums, the La Brea Tar Pits, and a collection of historic Art Deco structures. The story of the Miracle Mile’s stunning transformation from cow path to commercial artery — told through selected images from the region’s photographic archives — is part of the larger narrative of L.A.’s decentralization, as electric railways and automobiles encouraged sprawl and drained the downtown retail district of its vitality.

Ivan Estrada welcomes you to the Pacific Palisades! Pacific Palisades is an affluent neighborhood and district in the Westside. Notable Celebrity Residents: -J.J. Abrams -Ben Affleck -Judd Apatow -Larry David -Matt Damon -Geena Davis -Bob Sagat -Arnold Schwarzenegger -Hilary Swank -Stevie Nicks