Lynne Pope is your Realtor in Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach

Realtor Magazine online carried a good story:

Picking Real Estate Pros Is for the Dogs
When Candy Spelling, the widow of legendary Hollywood producer Aaron Spelling, decided to sell her home, she let her dog pick out the real estate professional for the job.

Spelling asked her security service to bring her beloved Wheaten Terrier Madison in each time she met a candidate and watched how the dog reacted. If Madison did not respond pleasantly, she took the individual off the list.

Sally Forster Jones, an associate with Coldwell Banker Previews International in Beverly Hills, was the winner. She will co-list the 56,500-square-foot mansion, known as ¢â‚¬Å“The Manor¢â‚¬Â in the exclusive Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, for $150 million, making it the most expensive house on the market in the U.S.

Both Spelling and Jones told the Associated Press that they are unsure how many rooms the 56,500 square feet, three-story mansion has.

Source: The Associated Press, Alex Veiga (03/27/2009)

The Associated Press has long written short stories that are worth telling. Years ago it carried a story about my dad, Knocky Parker, because he left the hospital to visit his class at University of South Florida. Imagine your professor showing up in robe pj’s and slippers to say…”it’s ok folks, I’ll be back.” Short and funny stuff, or heartwarming the news is usually interesting around animals. I loved the story carried in The Christian Science Monitor, of the US veteran and the rescue of a mongrel and what it took to get the dog back home with him. Both the story on my dad and the veteran caused problems with -red tape. The hospital was shocked to find they were in the news as well as the US Govt.

Back to dogs and real estate.

The story of the seller and her trusted dog. Yes its news when its Candy Spelling, the mansion and that nobody knows how many rooms it has.

Hard to see the excess of it all in these times as well. However, trusting dogs has long been around. My very first listing came when the dog chose me.
I was sitting in a room being interviewed by the family selling the home their mother lived in. A small brown dog came into the room and sat down, right on the end of my foot. The moment was sweet and fun as one of the family shouted out-She’s the one! That dog is a toe-sitter and that’s our new real estate agent!  The house sold for 601K in a short time and it broke the record of price in a track of homes that never sold for more than 600K. That was enough years ago that the prices have not gone back to below 600K in that part of Torrance, Beverly Hills or Century City where I worked over those years. Things may change but never our love for dogs. I had some advantage perhaps- in this, I was born in the Chinese year for the Dog.

Robert W. Pope is the CEO of Pope And Associates Interior Space Planning and Design, Inc. The company started in 1986, after 10 years of experience as Vice President of Designers Adcock and Stock. His work in Century City continues to this day. The first offices were in Santa Monica and later Century City 2020 Avenue of the Stars. His lifetime service award in Rotary included Presidency and a strong affiliation with the Japanese Student exchange area.

Century City continues to grow and develop with the experience of Robert Pope and his company working to renovate, relocate and reward his longtime clients. His clients locations range from Los Angeles, Century City, Palos Verdes, Hermosa Beach and across the country. His client list includes Banks (Union), Real Estate, restaurants, homes, and Offices in many industries.

Robert’s father William “Jack” Pope was a leader in the American Automobile Club encouraging them to purchase the land for the company AAA offices. His Maternal Grandfather Clarence LeMunyon was a builder in the Long Beach area. Robert moved to Hermosa Beach in 1960 and became an avid surfer. He graduated from Mira Costa High school in Manhattan Beach. His degrees are from the USC School of Business and Woodbury School of Interior Design.
Robert W. Pope may be reached at 310-937-6120 His company is located in Hermosa Beach, Ca. 90504
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emailed at http:// www.popeassocinc@yahoo.com

Robert Pope combines clients with turn Key projects in the following Century City Palm Springs South Bay West LA Studios

Pope and Associates Interior Space Planning and Design Inc. began in 1986. Robert Pope brings Architecture Space and complete design services to the future and combines the European Craftsmanship from the past. With clients from the Motion Picture and Television Industry, Century City Corporations and now offices in the South Bay he offers the highest quality of service. Color specialist, glass fireplaces, unique uses of timeless past products, quiet strength and hyper contrast are all combined for clients grateful for the experience.

This is my husband. The best, nicest, designing surfer I have ever known.