Years on the Westside
Closed transactions
Closed volume
List-to-sale ratio
Recent Work
Closed in the last 18 months.
Featured sales
About
Fifteen years in. Still learning.
I started selling homes on the Westside in 2011. Since then I've represented buyers and sellers through three market cycles — the post-recession run-up, the pandemic frenzy, and whatever you'd call where we are now.
My clients are mostly second- and third-time buyers, people who've done this before and want someone who'll tell them when to walk away. I keep my list small on purpose — usually 8 to 12 active engagements at a time — because the trust I build with my clients is the whole product.
I work primarily in Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, and Santa Monica. If your search is east of the 405, I'll happily refer you to someone better suited.
"She's calm in the room when you most need someone to be."— Mara K., Brentwood seller, 2024
Approach
Four things I refuse to shortcut.
Pricing as a discipline
Most overpriced listings sit. I run a real comp set on every property, walk it with you in person, and tell you the number — not the number that sounds nice.
Quiet marketing
I prefer the right three buyers over the wrong three hundred. Pocket networks, targeted private showings, and a small network of agents I trust to ring first.
Photography that sells
Every listing gets a single best-in-class photographer (Jake Hanson or Ben Nguyen). Every sale starts with the image. No phone snaps, no rushed twilight shoots.
In-person, end-to-end
I attend the inspection. I show up to the appraisal. I'm at the final walk. You don't need to wonder where the deal stands — I've been in the room.
Active Listings
On the market this week.
In Their Words
Trust earned one deal at a time.
"Emily walked us out of two deals that would have wrecked us. She wasn't trying to close. She was trying to find us the right house. We did, twelve months later, and we're still here."
"I've worked with five agents over twenty years. Emily is the only one who has ever called me before I called her. Every time. About every detail."
"We had a complicated estate sale — three siblings, two cities, a lot of feelings. Emily made it the easiest part. She's a fiduciary in the old sense of the word."
Start a conversation
Tell me what you're looking for.
Whether you're a year out from buying, ready to list next month, or just want a real read on your home's value — I'll get back to you within 24 hours, often the same day.
Or reach out directly
Direct line
(310) 555-0142Office
Hayes & Co. · 11999 San Vicente Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90049
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