Bree Long's (breelong) Blog

You'll have to forgive me...I've had to surrender to my inner Carrie Bradshaw for the purpose of this blog post...I recently read an article in the L.A. Times that made me breathe a sigh of relief about being a single, taller-than-average gal in L.A. According to the article, Tall Girls, More Cat...

Unless you've been living under a rock, it likely won't come as a shock to you that the National Association of Realtors has recently published a report showing that the loss in equity of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Orange County homes has had a direct affect on the net worth of homeowners.The n...

Spring is in the air and I don't know about you, but I've been bitten by the travel bug once again. Now I know that many of us are trying to be prudent and mindful of our wallets, but you'd be surprised how many bargain get-a-ways are right outside of our front doors as so. Cal residents. The mil...

Are your deals falling out of escrow? Did you overlook that one important clause in the contract that's now landed you in hot water? Is your computer, website, Twitter, Facebook, acting ornery? Listen up! Mercury Retrograde is no joke, especially when it comes to making commitments, starting new ...

Are your deals falling out of escrow? Did you overlook that one important clause in the contract that's now landed you in hot water? Is your computer, website, Twitter, Facebook, acting ornery? Listen up! Mercury Retrograde is no joke, especially when it comes to making commitments, starting new ...

A recent L.A. times article pretty much sums it up: Real Estate today is not for the faint of heart. Nor has it ever been, for that matter. It's hard to believe that, just a few short years ago, droves of aspiring real estate moguls mistook once-in-a-blue-moon timing and market conditions as evi...

CIM/Lee Homes will count on real estate auction firm, Kennedy Wilson, to blow out the last fourteen lofts of their West Hollywood 'architectural sensation' in a 'private urban sanctuary' on the corner of Santa Monica Blvd. and Hancock Ave. The remaining Hancock Lofts homes, originally priced betw...

Aah, Coachella. Word has it, the original promoters were thinking of nixing the popular music fest this year due to the economy. They thought twice about it, however, after realizing that the masses seem to be drowning their recessionary woes in a good dose of amp-charged, sweat inducing, music c...

I have just recently lectured several friends and clients about the virtues of moving towards a more natural, unprocessed diet. Educating oneself on Best Health Practices can really be a full time job and there is an astounding amount of confusion and deception regarding the quality of our foods....

In case you have all forgotten in between episodes of Dancing with the Stars, Glee, and LOST: the final episode, I wanted to remind you that we live in one of the most culturally diverse and active areas of the country!! Now get off the couch and go soak up some culture!! On a whim, I bought a ti...