Laura Lothian | Luxury Living Magazine, January 2022

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L AURA LOTHIAN Real tor® | D RE # 01362 5 8 5 619.540.7744 | Laura@LauraLothianRealEstate.com | LauraLothianRealEstate.com

Seeking a career that would tap Laura’s writing and marketing skills and also offer unlimited potential for success, Laura embarked on her real estate career in early 2002. She was hired by a boutique real estate office in Solana Beach to be the Broker/ Owner’s assistant. There, she earned her California real estate sales license and has been selling and buying homes for clients ever since.

According to MLS data, since 2003, Laura has sold more homes in La Mesa than any other agent. Important to note: Half of her transactions are outside La Mesa; Laura services all San Diego County! Laura regularly appears in the Top 200 Agent List found monthly in San Diego Real Producers Magazine (There are over 22,000 real estate agents in San Diego; Laura is a Top 1% Producer in San Diego County).

Laura is a member in excellent standing with the Greater San Diego Association of Realtors, California Association of Realtors, National Association of Realtors and The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing. From Oceanside to the border and La Jolla to Campo, Laura has helped San Diegans sell and buy nearly $1/2 Billion Dollars in local real estate.

Though hard work and a flair for marketing have provided Laura robust business; the third ingredient - she feels - placing her in the top 1% of agents nationwide and in San Diego County is her philosophy that “good enough” is not good enough.

If that means re-shooting photos because a living room rug was crooked, she goes

back, straightens the rug and takes the photos again. It means never leaving appraisals to chance, she attends every appraisal to personally deliver her support for price and to show the appraiser features of the home justifying selling price.

Laura always makes sure her clients are pleased with the sale of their home, thrilled with their purchase of a home and delighted with their relationship with her. The buck always stops with her and no matter what problems arise in a transaction, they are fixed and fixed by Laura.

Her record (and by default her clients’ record) is flawless: no insurance claims, no mediations, no arbitrations, no lawsuits, not even one letter of complaint!

Wo rds f rom past c lien ts “I can recommend Laura without reservation. The recommendation comes as a result of “the proof being in the pudding”: she sold my house within the 30 days she’d predicted and she achieved a very satisfactory price for the home. Laura’s knowledge of La Mesa/Mt. Helix and her relationships within that community certainly aided in the process. Her marketing efforts were first rate and her ability to keep calm in the face of seller frustrations were an added plus. Additionally, her support team is first rate and very knowledgeable. I don’t thibnk you can do better in La Mesa/ Mt. Helix than Laura Lothian.”

Mark D.

“Laura did a great job for us. There are times when prospective buyers can be a challenge and she handled our situation beautifully, she has a thorough understanding of the Mt Helix area and provided outstanding images and marketing content which accurately represented the beauty of our home. Very responsive and a pleasure to work with! ”

Tim & Amy H .

“Laura is the best! Her knowledge of her craft is unmatched.

She and her team went above and beyond in all aspects of our home purchase. She is a master negotiator and works well with the other side in getting you what you need. We have both sold a house with her and bought a house with her in this crazy market. She is incredibly responsive at any hour of the day and her insight is unmatched. We would never use anyone else to buy or sell a house..”

Da vi d T.

“Laura is an outstanding real estate professional. She is full of optimism and has a solution or Plan B ready at all times. She and her team went above and beyond the call of duty when she sold our Mom’s home and our own home a few months prior. If you are looking for someone who really understands real estate and its value, the art of negotiating, is always in your corner, and doesn’t give up no matter what the issue might be - you’ll want Laura to be your real estate agent.”

In a litigious society and with hundreds of millions in sales, this accomplishment speaks volumes about Laura’s integrity and fidelity to her clients. Whenever Laura runs into a past client, it is hugs and “Happy to See You!” (If the client is the huggy type)

she earned her BA in Journalism. She has served on the Pacific Southwest Board of Realtors and as Vice Chair on the Pacific Southwest Association of Realtors Government Affairs. She has served on La Mesa Village business boards since 2008.

Laura was elected to the La Mesa City Council in November 2021. She is a former newspaper editor-in-chief/ journalist and graduate of California State University, Long Beach where

She is the proud mom of three wonderful young adults: Mack, residing in Nashville and in tech sales; Lainey, also residing in Nashville and a project manager for Nashville’s largest

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developer; and Milly, married to Ben Read, a just-retired navy pilot and current student at University of North Carolina. After five years on Capitol Hill, Milly has embarked on her own business venture, Milly’s Mutts, LLC. Laura welcomes calls, texts and emails 365 days per year. She can be reached at (619) 540-7744 or email her here: laura@lauralothianrealestate.com.

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CHULA VISTA

3056 VINEYARD WAY | 5 BR | 4.5 BA | 4,755 ESF $2,450,000 | MLS# PTP2106589

CHULA VISTA

3229 VIA PONTE TRESA | 5 BR | 4.5 BA | 3,579 ESF $1,999,900 - $2,299,900* | MLS# PTP2108496

* Seller will entertain offers within the listed range.

CHULA VISTA

821 SHADOW RIDGE PLACE | 5 BR | 4.5 BA | 3,483 ESF $1,599,900 - $1,700,000* | MLS# PTP2108057

CHULA VISTA

192 MINOT AVENUE | 2 HOMES, 7 BR / 4 BA TOTAL $1,100,000 - $1,200,000* | MLS# PTP2106131

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898 FIFTH AVENUE | 3 BR | 2 BA | 1,204 ESF $680,000 - $710,000* | MLS# PTP2108450

1 THE POINT | 4 BR | 4 FULL, 2 HALF BA | 6,451 ESF $7,499,000 - $7,999,000* | MLS# 210001616

* Seller will entertain offers within the listed range.

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JAMUL

10831 QUAIL CANYON | 4 BR | 3.5 BA | 3,254 ESF $1,550,000 | MLS# PTP2107958

13715 SAGE MOUNTAIN LANE #2 | 5 BR | 3 BA | 3,900 ESF $1,200,000 | MLS# PTP2106778

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EXC L USI V E B O U TI Q U E I N T HE HE I G H TS O F DE L C ER R O 6379 CAMINO LARGO | SAN DIEGO, CA

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63 7 9 CA MIN O L AR GO VIEWS, VIEWS, VIEWS! Gorgeous mountain and bright sunset views from this beautiful 4-bedroom + loft home located on a cul-de-sac in the exclusive boutique, privately gated enclave of the Heights at Del Cerro. Perfect for entertaining, the home features vaulted ceiling, large primary suite, spacious walk-in closet, and a gorgeous primary bath with dual sinks and separate tub and shower. One of the bedrooms is located downstairs. There are 18 trees on the property including, valencia orange, tangerine, mulberry, guava, jujube, fig, quince, passion fruit, persimmon, pomegranate, lime, lemon, sour orange, avocado, and loquat.

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LA JOLLA - BIRD ROCK

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5639 DOLPHIN PLACE | 4 BR | 4 FULL, 2 HALF BA | 5,375 ESF $5,995,000 | MLS# 210030270

4246 TRIAS | 3 BR | 3 BA | 2,295 ESF $2,299,000 | MLS# 210028611

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NORTH PARK

3833 KETTNER BOULEVARD | 2 BR | 1 BA | 744 ESF $1,200,000 | MLS# 210029597

2657 BOUNDARY | 4 BR | 3 BA | 3,510 ESF $1,999,000 | MLS# PTP2108094

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PACIFIC BEACH

1672 MISSOURI STREET | 4 UNITS, 11 BR / 9 BA TOTAL $3,491,888 | MLS# NDP2112717

PACIFIC BEACH

826 EMERALD STREET | 4 UNITS, 12 BR / 8+ BA TOTAL $4,875,600 | MLS# NDP2112721

* Seller will entertain offers within the listed range.

PACIFIC BEACH

818 EMERALD STREET | 4 UNITS, 12 BR / 8+ BA TOTAL $4,875,600 | MLS# NDP2112720

RAMONA

23831 OAK MEADOW DRIVE | 3 BR | 3 BA | 1,808 ESF $639,000 - $679,000* | MLS# PTP2108193

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upersized homes in the suburbs and highmaintenance compounds fell out of favor as people embraced lock-and-leave lifestyles.

Then came the pandemic. People were confined to their homes with their families 24/7.

Work, school, entertainment, fitness and everything else now had to take place under one roof. Travel plans were shelved.

Less was definitely not more in 2020. Affluent buyers wanted space — larger houses with more rooms, more amenities, more security. Mega mansions, large gated estates and family compounds, which previously sat on the market for years, were suddenly selling.

According to “The Report,” recently released by the Coldwell Banker Global Luxury® program and The Institute of Luxury Home Marketing, the number of sales of homes over 5,000 square feet jumped 17% from 2019 to 2020. There was also an 8% drop in average days on market. Nearly 55% of Coldwell Banker Global Luxury specialists said that more square footage was the top amenity that flipped in demand from 2019 to 2020.

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“Homes farther from the city center were extremely difficult to sell, and now they’re in the best market they’ve ever seen,” remarks Nathan Zeder of Coldwell Banker Realty in Coral Gables, Florida. “The suburbs had been very slow and rocketed up after June 2020.”

None of these developments surprise Sonia Hirt, a professor in Landscape Architecture and Planning at the College of Environment + Design, University of Georgia, who has studied the relationship between public health and architecture, urban planning, and suburbanization during the 19th and 20th centuries.

“Once the ramifications of the pandemic became clear, it was not surprising to see an interest in larger homes,” she says. “If the pandemic goes on for long enough and is deep enough, then I think people’s preferences for larger homes could shift for the long-term.”

How did space make such a rousing comeback? And does its renewed appeal signal a new era for luxury housing?

Desperately Seeking Space Agents who worked the suburbs in 2020 were inundated with requests for larger homes with amenities such as multiple offices and outdoor recreation spaces. Frank

ARGE Isoldi of Coldwell Banker Realty in Westfield, New Jersey, recalls one Westfield property that had a pool, lit tennis court and pond. “Normally, it would have taken a bit of time to find the right buyer,” he says. “But the first buyer who looked at the home purchased it.

Properties like this are now in high demand.” Homes with pools or outdoor entertaining spaces also sold quickly in Hinsdale and the western suburbs of Chicago.

“We represented many buyers with two or more kids who accelerated their move to Hinsdale,” says Dawn McKenna of Coldwell Banker Realty in Illinois. “They were planning to move to Hinsdale eventually , but the pandemic bumped up their timeline.”

Properties with acreage were also desirable, even if they needed extensive remodeling work. Tim Allen of Coldwell Banker Realty in Carmel-by-the-Sea/ Junipero points to a nearly $3.5 million sale located in a remote area in the Santa Lucia Mountains, just south of Carmel. “Despite the house being in dated condition, the property had plenty of acreage and expansive views,” he recalls. “It had been on the market five years ago and was almost never shown, due to its age and remote location. It was put back on market in August and received an offer in 30 days. The buyer wanted views and isolation.” On the East Coast, Michele Flood of Coldwell Banker Realty in Rye, New

York, recounts a sale involving a waterfront property with an older and smaller home that generated a bidding war between two buyers, one of whom wanted to reunite the house with its original adjacent property next door. “The price kept escalating,” she says.

Compounds, Mega Estates and Escape Houses “Buyers, straight across the board, are buying compounds,” proclaims Tim Smith of Coldwell Banker Realty in Newport Beach. “They want to live, work and play estates.”

Smith recalls three such Orange County properties that sold in 2020: a multi-structure residence on an acre in Laguna Beach that had been on the market for years, a mega estate on nearly an acre in Newport Coast, and a bayfront mega estate where they brought the buyer off-market. Smith sees the theme continuing into the next decade, since a new California law passed to address the housing shortage now prevents developers from combining two lots and building across property lines.

“Double lots and compounds are becoming more scarce, with a higher demand,” he says.

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One mega estate he sold last year off-market — a Newport Coast 18,000-square-foot stunner on two lots, with a 12-car garage, theater, gym, sauna, office and pool — set the record for the highest-priced sale in Orange County’s history, he says. “It has been a paradigm shift, where consumers are reallocating more funds to where they are living now, instead of waiting for their dream home,” he explains.

And that dream home must now serve multiple functions.

Eddie Reay, COO and partner of Southern California luxury general contractor and developer Dugally Oberfeld Inc., says home offices are “now a critical necessity that must be much more functional,” he says, while creating children’s learning spaces “with technology seamlessly incorporated,” was another necessity introduced last year. “Outdoor entertainment spaces are more desirable than ever” so homeowners “can connect with those they care about versus going to restaurants and public spaces.”

Tennis courts, bocci ball and sport courts also grew in popularity.

Many of Dugally Oberfeld’s affluent clients want to create a “vacation at home” experience. “Because of the recent rules on confinement and limitations on travel, our clients are trying to create sources of relaxation, entertainment and wellness within their home,” says Reay. “Oftentimes, we hear they want their home to feel like a luxury hotel.”

The desire to be surrounded by amenities and a resort-like atmosphere also manifested in searches for “escape houses” or vacation homes within driving distance to one’s primary residence last year. “The desert has become the Hamptons of Los Angeles and Orange County,” says Reay. The other trend to emerge in lands-strapped California is people purchasing multiple lots in different locations and building 18

multiple houses. “That’s going to be the substitute in the near future,” predicts Smith. “Especially with the new ADU law, which allows a primary and secondary accessory unit to be built on almost any lot to help out with the housing shortage, we’re going to see more accessory dwellings.”

Aspen, the Epicenter No other market illustrates the insatiable demand for space than Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley. The Rocky Mountain region was one of the year’s hottest resort destinations. According to the Aspen/Glenwood MLS for Pitkin, Eagle and Garfield counties, nine properties over 100 acres sold last year, compared to just three in 2019. Sold properties between 35 and 100 acres also increased 93% from 2019 to 2020. Among these sales, the average price per acre and price per sale increased 40% and 45%, respectively.

“As people shifted their lifestyles, they embraced Aspen as a four-season destination for its schools, cultural amenities and outdoor space,” says Carrie Wells, a veteran Aspen real estate agent who earned the No. 1 ranking in sales volume within the entire Coldwell Banker network for 2020. “For many of my clients, it was an eye-opening experience to be in Aspen during the off-season, typically April through June. We had such great weather that people were hiking and biking, and they even discovered skinning, or uphill skiing. It was so popular that all the equipment sold out in local stores!”.

Wells points to several sizable 2020 sales. A contemporary seven-bedroom, new-construction home designed by Ro Rockett Design, perched on an acre on Red Mountain with 10,000+ square feet and views from Independence Pass to Mt. Sopris, sold for $31.8 million in late summer. The sale price was a record for the year, and she represented both the seller and buyer in the transaction. The other notable sale was a $29.6 million contemporary mountain home

with private river frontage, six bedrooms and 10,626 square feet on Willoughby Way, one of the most desirable streets in Aspen.

“Last year, we saw a shift from what was previously popular,” she notes. “Before the pandemic, everyone wanted to be in the center of the action, where they could walk everywhere and had slightly smaller square footages.

Now, people want more outdoor space and private outdoor amenities with land around them, a few miles from the Core.”

Reay predicts two groups of homeowners will emerge from the pandemic: “A lot of people will forget what has happened, and a lot of people will be traumatized when it comes to being in confined spaces.”

Only time will tell what the future holds for luxury housing, but the lessons of 2020 will not soon fade.

Heightened demand for these types of properties, coupled with a lack of inventory, also drove buyers to take swift action. Wells recounts how an owner of a prime West Aspen home situated along the Aspen Golf Club called her on a Saturday morning and said, “We’re thinking of selling.” Wells toured the property that afternoon, taking photos and videos to share with a potential buyer she already had in mind. The buyer flew into Aspen the next day, and the two parties inked out a deal before the home ever made it to the MLS. “It was the highest price-per-square-foot in the neighborhood,” she says.

The Big Picture While space will likely continue to power the luxury real estate market through 2021, it remains to be seen whether the trend has staying power. Smith is bullish: “I think we’re going to see vulnerabilities with this pandemic and future pandemics. I don’t see the search for space as a short-lived trend. This is going to be something that people will continue to want over the next decade.”

Others are less sure. A majority of Luxury Property Specialists surveyed for “The Report” expected buyers to eventually revert to wanting homes with smaller footprints in five years. Suburbanization trends also tend to be cyclical. Hirt points to various pandemics in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which accelerated growth of some of the nation’s early suburbs. Once the viral illnesses got under control, “the paradigm shifted and the focus turned back toward density,” she notes.

Source: Living Large (2021). Coldwell Banker Global Luxury Blog. https://blog.coldwellbankerluxury.com/living-large/

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6379 CAMINO LARGO | 5 BR | 3 BA | 2,731 ESF $1,460,000 | MLS# 210033505

3825 MOUNT EVEREST BOULEVARD | 3 BR | 2 BA | 1,196 ESF $785,000 | MLS# PTP2108568

SPRING VALLEY

713 PARKBROOK STREET | 3 BR | 1 BA | 1,056 ESF $664,999 | MLS# PTP2107972

WILDOMAR

35662 BOVARD STREET | 6 BR | 5.5 BA | 4,473 ESF $778,000 | MLS# PTP2106657

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Cairo EGYPT

From the land of Cleopatra and Pharaohs, archaeologists and world treasures, where myths and truths weave a magical web of histories, we journey to Egypt and get to know Coldwell Banker Egypt.

From the land of Cleopatra and Pharaohs, archaeologists and world treasures, where myths and truths weave a magical web of histories, we journey to Egypt. Known for the mighty Nile River, ancient tombs, and marvelous pyramids… Egypt is a land of discovery and awe. A counter that offers golden-sand beaches, surreal landscapes, unique dining, and even natural therapeutic treatments. Located on the eastern shore of the Nile is Cairo, Egypt’s capital and home to the last existing Ancient Wonder of the World, The Great Pyramid of Giza (around 4,500 years old)!

“Cairo is known for its chaotic roads, but you can always feel it is a happy chaos…

Never a dull moment!” Hagar Bakhtiar, the Marketing Director of Coldwell Banker Egypt, said.

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Never a dull moment indeed, as the Coldwell Banker Egypt team is taking on a new challenge this week and launching their franchise program for the first time. “We are witnessing a real urban renaissance in Egypt with strategic projects by the public and private sectors, and we seek to enhance the real estate market by sharing experiences and knowledge for both our clients and investors,” Mohamed Abdullah, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Coldwell Banker Egypt, said.

Territory Summary

Egypt is a country located in the northeast Egypt’s heartland, the Nile River valley and of one of the principal civilizations of the an like Mesopotamia farther east, was the site earliest urban and literate societies.

“The franchise program is intended to enrich the real estate market with professional real estate brokers to regain trust among customers and expanding access throughout Egypt to enhance the professionalism of real estate brokers to ensure customer satisfaction,” Sherif Mahmoud, Vice President of Franchising for Coldwell Banker Egypt added.

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KEY FACTS POPULATION:

102,275,618

LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN:

Arabic

Egypt’s climate is semi-desert, characterized by hot dry summers, moderate winters, and very little rainfall.

The country has areas with strong wind, especially along the Red Sea and Mediterranean coasts.

CLIMATE:

CURRENCY:

Egyptian Pounds

INDUSTRY FACTS Shaping architecture and construction around the world, Egypt’s roots are tied to the Mediterranean, Africa and the Middle East. Most of the country’s population is concentrated along the Nile Valley and Delta, Contemporary Egyptian architecture draws from a rich history.

TYPES OF ARCHITECTURE:

Average price per square meter is EGP 9,550 for apartments and EGP 20,500 for villas.

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AVERAGE YEARS IN HOUSE/APT:

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