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What Is My Westlake Village Home Worth Now? Reading the 22% Price Surge Correctly

Westlake Village home values are up 22% year over year, with homes selling at 100.1% of list in 36 days, meaning many owners hold more equity than they realize. Get an instant, data-driven valuation to see where your home stands.

sellers

Preparing a High-End Home for Sale: Lessons From Calabasas' Two-Tier Market

In Calabasas, presentation, not just price, decides whether a luxury listing sells in weeks or sits for months. Preparation, staging, and timing close that gap.

Buyers

Calabasas Real Estate Market June 2026

CALABASAS Market Intelligence Report, June 2026 Presented by Stephen White | Christie’s International Real Estate SoCal | [email protected] A Candid Note from Stephen White Dear Reader, I…

Real Estate Tips

What Fitness Taught Me About Luxury Real Estate

Before I ever handed a client a set of keys, I spent years handing people a different kind of promise. I came up in the fitness world, coaching, training, and learning what it actually takes to…

Buyers

A Market of Two Stories: What the Calabasas Numbers Really Mean

Monthly Market Update Real Estate InsightA Message From StephenThe Southern California luxury market continues to move with purpose. Demand remains strong in key neighborhoods, and now is an…

Buyers

The Most Expensive Mortgage in America Is the One You Already Have

The SoCal Brief · Vol. 19 · May 19, 2026 Why 80% of homeowners feel "stuck," and what it means for our market. Ask anyone at a dinner party right now whether they'd move if they could, and you'll…

Buyers

Rick Caruso Bought the Sherwood Lake Club. Here Is Why That Matters to Locals.

Conejo Valley Luxury Market Report Rick Caruso Bought the Sherwood Lake Club. Here Is Why That Matters to Locals. The biggest local development story of 2026 has quietly landed in our backyard, and…

Buyers

Why Calabasas Homes Are Sitting 71 Days on Market, And the One Pricing Strategy That Can Cut That in Half

If you're a Calabasas homeowner watching the market shift week by week and wondering whether to list now or wait, here's the number that should be on your refrigerator: 71 days. That's the current…

Buyers

30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate, Climbing Two Weeks Straight

Source: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey · Week of May 1, 2026 Chart by Stephen White / Christie's International Real Estate. Source data: Freddie Mac PMMS. Mortgage Rates Just Climbed to…