Stephen Shapiro

Chairman, Westside Estate Agency

Chairman, Westside Estate Agency

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Can the TOMS Shoes model of buy a pair, gift one to a shoeless person, be applied to houses?

Buy a condo, gift a house

Can the TOMS Shoes model of buy a pair, gift one to a shoeless person, be applied to houses?

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Scott Gillen takes pride in his New Castle in Malibu. Photo by Frances Anderton.   In the very time that residential space in L.A.

"19 shades of white" add character to an LA megamansion

Scott Gillen takes pride in his New Castle in Malibu. Photo by Frances Anderton. In the very time that residential space in L.A.

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