Property Pick of the Week!

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August 31, 2017

1475 Manor Road, Monterey

Kitchen   Living Room   Backyard

It’s been a while since I’ve posted my property pick of the week but I’m back at with a one of a kind estate in Monterey. I am not going to blog unless I truly get excited about a home I tour during the week. So often a home can look intriguing online, only to be disappointing in person. Which is why you haven’t heard from me in a while. 1475 Manor Road in Monterey has me back to the blog! Manor Road is located near Del Monte Golf Course, the oldest golf course in continuous operation west of the Mississippi. The neighborhood is quiet, sunny and dotted with special old Monterey estates. This property is on a flat acre completely landscaped and ideal for outdoor entertaining. The backyard features a gourmet kitchen, separate bar, fire pit, cabaña and of course a bocce court. The home itself features 5 bedrooms and 6,514sf of living space. It doesn’t get any better than the chef’s kitchen, formal dining room featuring a walk-in wine cellar and living room with two story ceilings. This is an elegant oasis that was designed to be filled with family and friends to create a lifetime of memories.

Listed by Chris Pryor, Carmel Realty $4,480,000



Vacation Itinerary for a Weekend in Carmel

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Carmel-by-the-Sea is a longtime favorite destination for people from all over the country for a weekend visit (or longer) and has something that will create memories for everyone. Whether it's a romantic getaway, a girls' trip, a family affair or local stay-cation, if you're looking for a place with the perfect balance of relaxation and entertainment, you'll find it in our seaside village.


NAR Settlement

What's Changing About Real-Estate Commissions?

Dear Clients & Friends,

I want to address the National Association of REALTOR®s' recent settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit that has been in the news so much this year. One of the settlement terms is that the MLS will no longer allow for listing agents to make offers of compensation to buyer’s agents, which is how it has traditionally been handled. To comply with this settlement, the MLS removed all offers of buyer’s agent compensation as of Tuesday, August 13th.

Commissions always ...


Modern Luxury in a Carmel Jewel Box

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Fourtané Jewelers Opens a Beautiful New Boutique

In late 2023 Fourtané Jewelers, owned by the Bonifas family, opened a second Carmel location just up the street on Ocean Avenue from their famous jewelry and watch salon in the historic Pine Inn. Known as a worldwide purveyor of rare vintage jewelry pieces and of the finest watch brands in the world, including Rolex, Patek Phillipe and Cartier, the new, two-story boutique focuses solely on jewelry. The Bonifas family also owns a Rolex Boutique in San Diego, which they are currently expanding.


The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Evolves

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The Tournament's Exciting Transformation

AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Tournament Director and Monterey Peninsula Foundation CEO Steve John has played as an amateur in the legendary golf tournament nine times, and each time, his excitement never waned.

"It was truly a treasured invitation," he says. "It's impossible to play center fi eld in a professional baseball game, but you can be part of something special with the Pro-Am."

A mainstay of the Monterey Peninsula for almost 80 years, the tournament has been officially ...


The Before and After Series | Part Seventeen: Valley Estate Perfected

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It was the quintessential COVID sale.

I had been referred to potential buyers who were relocating to Carmel from Colorado. They were the type of buyers that could be successful in the crazy days of COVID. Decisive, ready and able. It was March, 2021 and a gorgeous four bedroom home on one of my favorite streets in Carmel Valley had just hit the market. I called my clients and the husband literally hoped on a flight the very next morning. He boarded a plane with only a cup of coffee in ...


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