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Jaguar XKX Concept Car

Jaguar XKX Concept Car

Is this a car or an angry extraterrestrial beast? It a bit overdone for my taste…more aggressive than elegant. Maybe Jaguar is considering a more affordable alternative to the supercar. Photo Source: Fubiz.net


Bessie Pregerson Child Development Center – 2012

Bessie Pregerson Child Development Center - 2012

On Tuesday, March 27 the C.A.R.E. Project volunteers visited the Bessie Pregerson Child Development Center at the Salvation Army to drop off donations and play with the children. Robin Greenberg, Lisa Nevins, Debora Bright-Laney, Drew de la Houssaye, Kathryn Shafer & Jim Crane came out to support this great cause. The Bessie Pregerson Child Development [...]


Dream House Raffle – Special Olympics – 2012

Dream House Raffle - Special Olympics - 2012

Special Olympics Southern California’s Dream Home Raffle is a large fundraiser. The raffle aims to raise funds for Special Olympics Southern California in its continuing effort to empower individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society. In addition to supporting Special Olympics Southern California, the raffle will be giving [...]


Adopt a Pet

Adopt a Pet

Ocean Park Community Center – 2012

Ocean Park Community Center - 2012

On Feburary 27th, 2012 the Board of Realtors© brought donations of lightly used clothes to the Ocean Park Community Center (OPCC) which provides shelter, clothing, food and counseling to Santa Monica’s homeless community. We also volunteered at the front desk, in the clothes closet and in the kitchen. Three bags of clothes that I donated [...]


Famous English Mansions & Estates

Famous English Mansions & Estates

Downton Abbey’s Highclere isn’t the only grand old manor house that’s getting a lot of screen time.  Some English estates rival Judy Dench for frequent film appearances.  Highclere Castle Wrotham Park Syon House, Isleworth, Greater London Harlaxton Man, Grantham, Lincolnsire Burleigh House Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire Mentmore Towers, Mentmore, Buckinghamshire Wilton House, Wilton, Wiltshire Eton [...]


Syon House, Greater London – England

Syon House, Greater London - England

Photo: Britain on View / Getty Images Screen Credits: Accident Gosford Park The Golden Bowl The Avengers The Wings of the Dove


Stokesay Court, Ludlow, Shropshire – England

Stokesay Court, Ludlow, Shropshire - England

Photo: Courtesy of Stokesay Court Screen Credits: Atonement  


Broughton Castle, Banbury, Oxfordshire – England

Broughton Castle, Banbury, Oxfordshire - England

Photo: Greg Biss / Getty Images Screen Credits: The Madness of King George Shakespeare in Love Three Men and a Little Lady    


Eton College – England

Eton College - England

Photo: Christopher Furlong / Getty Images Screen Credits: The Madness of King George Shakespeare in Love Chariots of Fire Young Sherlock Holmes The Fourth Protocol Henry VIII and His Six Wives (BBC TV series)


Knebworth House, Stevenage, Hertfordshire – England

Knebworth House, Stevenage, Hertfordshire - England

  Photo: Lonely Planet Images / Getty Images Screen Credits: Batman (1989) Eyes Wide Shut The Meaning of Life The Shooting Party Batman Begins (2003)


Wilton House, Wilton, Wiltshire – England

Wilton House, Wilton, Wiltshire - England

Photo: Britain on View / Getty Images Screen Credits: Barry Lyndon The Madness of King George Mrs. Brown The Music Lovers The Bounty The Young Victoria    


Mentmore Towers, Mentmore, Buckinghamshire – England

Mentmore Towers, Mentmore, Buckinghamshire - England

Photo: Creative Commons Eyes Wide Shut (as Long Island mansion) Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan version, as Wayne Manor) Ali G in Da House The Mummy (1999)  


Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire – England

Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire - England

  Photo: Creative Commons Screen Credits: Greystoke (interiors) Orlando Batman (Wayne manor in Tim Burton version) Shakespeare in Love Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Sherlock Holmes (Guy Ritchie version  


Harlaxton Man, Grantham, Lincolnshire – England

Harlaxton Man, Grantham, Lincolnshire - England

Photo: Creative Commons The Ruling Class The Haunting (remake  


Burleigh House – England

Burleigh House - England

Photo: Ben Stansall / Getty Images Screen Credits Pride and Prejudice (2005, Keira Knightley) The Da Vinci Code The Golden Bowl  


Syon House, Isleworth, Greater London – England

Syon House, Isleworth, Greater London - England

Screen Credits: Peter’s Friends Jeeves & Wooster (series) The Line of Beauty (BBC TV) Sense & Sensibility (miniseries


Wrotham Park, England

Wrotham Park, England

Photo: Courtesy of Wrotham Park Screen Credits: Gosford Park (ext , some int)


Floors Castle, Kelso, Scotland

Floors Castle, Kelso, Scotland

Floors Castle, Kelso, Scotland Photo: Jason Hawkes / Corbis Screen Credits: Greystoke


Castle Howard, York – England

Castle Howard, York - England

Photo: Everett Collection Screen Credits: Both Bridesheads—mini-series and film  


Highclere Castle – England

Highclere Castle - England

Photo: Masterpiece / CBS Screen Credits: Downton Abbey


Grand Opening Party – Palm Springs Branch

Grand Opening Party - Palm Springs Branch

Friday, January 27th 2012, THE BROKERAGE Real Estate Group officially opened it’s Palm Springs office! Business is already booming…we have daily walk-ins, and seasonal renters are looking to purchase permanent second homes. Flippers are coming back too! Visit our website: TheBrokeragePS.com


Jennifer Aniston Buys in Bel Air

Jennifer Aniston Buys in Bel Air

Serial homeowner, Jennifer Aniston, has moved from her lavishly renovated Trousdale Estates abode to classic modern Bel Air home built by noted architect A. Quincy Jones. She stole the home for a reported $21 million….down from the original asking price of $24.9 million. The 8,500 sq ft home includes 4 bedrooms, six and one half [...]


Jaguar C-X75 Supercar Concept (Video)

Jaguar C-X75 Supercar Concept (Video)