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The Pushing Dirt Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things real estate, from buying and selling to hotel development to interior design to the history of architecture and so much more. Host Camilla Rantsen, a self-proclaimed real estate nerd with a passion for interior design, believes that real estate isn’t just something we can own, rent and sell. It is also (and much more importantly!) where we sleep, eat, love and establish a sense of safety and belonging. Tune into Pushing Dirt to learn about the sides of real estate you never knew existed and to discover answers to the questions you never even thought to ask
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Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Welcome to Pushing Dirt, where host Camilla Rantsen discusses all things real estate. On the inaugural episode, Camilla chats with real estate agent Eric Smilay about the constantly changing world of Los Angeles real estate and the emotions that come with it.
A lot has changed since Eric first began his real estate career in 2005. The Eastside has risen in popularity, styles have changed, and there is an increasing desire for walkable, New York-style neighborhoods. However, Eric and Camilla agree that one thing remains constant: “real estate is an investment, but it's emotional.”
Tune into this week’s episode of Pushing Dirt for an enlightening conversation on Los Angeles real estate trends, the realtor/client relationship, and how our houses frame our lives. Through Eric’s astute market observations, discover what is important to you on the search for the perfect home.
Quotes
• “Even if I sell you a house today, there's 30 to 45 days and a myriad of ways that could fall apart, right? There's inspections, appraisals, getting the loan – so you want to have somebody that can walk you through it….Some people are very patient and they're willing to hold your hand and go line by line to the contract if you want, and then other people will get frustrated. So you got to matchmake with the right agent, just like the right house.” (14:19-14:40)
• “So I think a lot of people need to not only take the price into account, but the interest rates and the lending market as well. That's very key. So, that's still fueling real estate right now.” (23:32 - 23:39)
• “I do think that is a little bit of the future of LA real estate: going more vertical, more dense, you know, more walkable neighborhoods, more New York style. Hollywood's doing that a lot with mixed use buildings. Where, you know, there's a coffee shop right downstairs, maybe a dry cleaner around the corner. You literally can walk more.” (34:46 - 35:06)
• “I just think that rentals are always going to go up. Like, that market is always going to go up. But real estate is an investment, but it's emotional.” (37:45 - 37:54)
• “You are really everything as a realtor. Like, you're an actual agent...and you are a therapist, and you're also probably the person who's almost like a parent, you can’t have it. It's a very interesting thing. And I think that's why we get so involved and emotional, and it's a lot of money, but then it's also where we're going to live and have our lives, you know, the framing for our lives.” (52:27 - 53:00)
Connect with Eric Smilay
https://www.smilayproperties.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SmilayProperties
IG: https://www.instagram.com/esmilay/
Connect with Host Camilla Rantsen
IG: @camillarantsen
LinkedIn: Camilla Outzen Rantsen
Facebook: Camilla Outzen Rantsen
TikTok: @camillarantsen
Twitter @camillarantsen
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