31673 Foxfield- Westlake Trails listed for $1,999,999
1087 Vista Ridge in North Ranch Country Club Estates listed a $8,995,000
MICHELLE OUELLETTE AND BILL CARTER L O C A L
R E A L T O R S
BY ALISA GERMAN
AS 2013 HERALDS A NEW BEGINNING, MANY ARE WONDERING WHAT CHANGES, IF ANY, LIE AHEAD WITH THE HOUSING MARKET. This happens to be the expertise of dynamic real estate team, Michelle Ouellette and Bill Carter, Sotheby’s International Realty’s top producing agents, recognized for selling and listing over a billion dollars worth of real estate. Once you speak with them you will know exactly why they are the ‘go to’ team when it comes to anything in the Conejo and the housing market. “Every market is segmented. Westlake is a very unique community because it has the same attributes as when I moved here 39 years ago. Back then it was strictly a commuter community, but now it is for upwardly mobile people and young families,” says Carter. “Young families move here because they want their kids out of the LA Unified School District and to be a part of the Conejo School District. So there are some academic draws to Westlake, but there are also logistic
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draws You’re not too far out from the city, there’s a large corporate draw and there’s money being put into the community. If you’re a young couple, you want to be in a community that offers this,” adds Ouellette. Both Carter and Ouellette have been living in Westlake Village since the early 1960’s and 70’s. Ouellette worked as a corporate Vice President of Sales for a global communications company before becoming an agent in 1987. Carter was a child actor who has starred movies and commercials; he was considered for an academy award for his performance in the 1953 version of Titanic. Both take their previous careers as the perfect training ground for their success as real estate agents. “We love what we do, and we truly enjoy the relationship we have with our clients; it is key to have that in this business,” says Carter. “We try to manage expectations; there is a fantasy price and a sales price, but ultimately the market is always going to dictate the price of your home. It’s always going to be what a buyer is willing to pay for your house,” chimes Ouellette.