The Commute Conundrum: Live Where You Work?
Many California home buyers choose housing affordability over location – settling in suburbs and then making the arduous trek into the city every day. While that approach works for some, many others are rethinking this plan in the wake of soaring gas prices and increasingly congested freeways. Centrally located West Hollywood, with its lovely views and lively nightlife, is proving to be an excellent choice for those looking to relocate back into city life.
Living within close proximity of where you work can save you hundreds of dollars (and countless hours) in traffic headaches. But more, if you choose a pedestrian friendly city like West Hollywood, it could very well alter your outlook, as well. With its European style sidewalk cafes, world renowned street festivals, and the first class shopping of Melrose Ave, West Hollywood encourages a sense of neighborliness that is lost in many of Los Angeles’ other large cities- making it the perfect merger, for many, of urbanite life in a community setting.
About Susan Andrews:
Susan Andrews is a top producing real estate agent at prestigious Beverly Hills real estate firm, Hilton & Hyland. She specializes in Hollywood Hills, West Hollywood and Los Feliz real estate. Susan can be contacted at 323.829.8811 or by e-mail regarding her properties.
Head for the Hills! The Shift in Hollywood’s Demographic-
While the homes of the Hollywood Hills remain among the most desirable real estate in California, the owners of those homes are a changing lot. Traditionally, buyers into the Hollywood Hills real estate market have been older married couples. But a recent demographic survey of Hollywood homeowners shows that the new affluent community taking over H-Wood is of a single persuasion.
The percentages of unmarried and divorced singles- especially men- who are buying homes in the Hollywood Hills have skyrocketed in the past few years. Upstart urban sophisticates and high income corporate climbers are being drawn to these communities, for the same reasons it has attracted older money for years: Breathtaking views, an easy commute, and architecturally stunning homes.
The median age of a Hollywood homeowner today is 41; a full ten years younger than it was just a short time ago. This could quite possibly lead to a new, more open minded community in the not to distant future. Because in Tinsel Town, ten years can mean the difference between a starring role and a walk on part.
About Susan Andrews:
Susan Andrews is a top producing real estate agent at prestigious Beverly Hills real estate firm, Hilton & Hyland. She specializes in Hollywood Hills, West Hollywood and Los Feliz real estate. Susan can be contacted at 323.829.8811 or by e-mail regarding her properties.