TODAY | February 21, 2013
the one and only, cheerios
>> all right. the sun is so addicting out here in california, so we thought we would take a look at the local real estate market just in case you're looking.
>> you're in the market. you can live next to george clooney , ryan gosling , eva longoria , and it may not set you back as much as you might think.
>> that's right. mauricio is the founder and ceo of the agency.
>> look who is here.
>> how are you?
>> great. thank you for having me here today.
>> congrats on all your awards. the wall street jushl picked you as the top realtor or something like that in the area.
>> yeah, thank you very much. yeah, it's great to be picked like that.
>> what is your secret? all that charm.
>> all that sexy charm. that's what does it.
>> let's look at the affordable stuff to --
>> studio city could be an affordable place for people to live, right?
>> studio city you could find some great places. you know, the average price in los angeles is $1,230,000 compared to the midwest where you are able to pick something up in denver for $434,000.
>> it's more than double here.
>> it's more than double, but not as pricey as manhattan where the average price is $2.3 million.
>> tell bus a condo in studio city ?
>> there's one condo in studio city that's two bedrooms, two baths. it's listed at $399,000, and it's just a beautiful condo. it's classic 1950s style. it's got a courtyard, garden complex with pool, beautiful tree-lined streets. it's a corner unit with a split floor plan .
>> this is the area like celebrities and clooney and zach ephron live in this area.
>> vanessa hudgins.
>> you can get everywhere.
>> take us to calabasas. a three bedroom home there goes for?
>> well, calabasas is fantastic. there's a three bedroom home that's $569,000. that's where justin bieber recently purchased a property, and, you know, of course, the area of many celebrities like -- and reality shows like nick leche and --
>> you'll run into a lot of kardashians.
>> a lot of kardashian love going on down there.
>> by the end of the day there could be three more babies.
>> that's for sure.
>> all right.
>> take us to silver lake . this is an 1800 square foot home, and what would this cost you?
>> yeah, this home is really cool, and this is -- this home will cost you $799,000. it's three bedrooms, two baths. it's an old 1949 charming spanish house. really beautiful. it's got, you know, views from every window, outdoor spaces, great outdoor living and entertainment areas.
>> that's the guest houshgs i guess, we just saw?
>> that's a cool tree house . you know, the archways are really beautiful, and you have a nice pool and spa, and the views are fantastic down there.
>> what about west hollywood ? that's where folks like lindsay lohan , kelly ozborne. lindsay lohan --
>> party in west hollywood . you better be a late nighter in west hollywood .
>> west hollywood is a fun place to live. it's one of those great spots. this particular condo is actually owned by the famed play write jerry herman who wrote " hello dolly ."
>> songwriter.
>> gorgeous.
>> look at that. wow.
>> he combined two units. he has 4,000 square feet . a real open loft style. really spared no expense. you have the --
>> piano comes with it. boy, it's terrific.
>> that would make it all worth it, right?
>> a lot of hits on that thing.
>> finally, we have the $11 million property in the hollywood hills .
>> that's what hoda wants.
>> that's the one we're getting ready to show you later on today.
>> is that right?
>> yeah.
>> this property is actually fantastic. this is listed at $11.7 million, and it's the famed bird street. it's all open floor plan . really cool contemporary house.
>> wow.
>> lots of bedrooms, 1,200 square feet .
>> that's crazy.
>> spared no expense.
>> 1,200 for the living room .
>> it's like my new york city apartment. just the bedroom.
>> you can see all the way out to catalina and overlooking the entire l.a. basin. that's one of the most chic places to live in right now.
>> that's terrific. thank you so much for joining us. by the way, how are the housewives?