LOS ANGELES LIFESTYLE CITIES Marilyn Monroe’s LA Home Narrowly Avoids Demolition The house achieved landmark status this month as part of an ongoing fight to save it from being torn down. By  Kelsey Allen Published on July 2, 2024 at 1:01 PM Marilyn Monroe in front of a rental home in 1956.  | Photo by Gene Lester/Getty Images After being under threat of demolition for the past year, Marilyn Monroe’s Los Angeles home isn’t going anywhere. Joining the ranks of famous residences like Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House and the Gamble House from  Back to the Future , the Hollywood icon’s former home has been declared a Historic-Cultural Monument. The decision comes after owners Brinah Milstein and Roy Bank purchased the home in 2023 for $8.35 million, with plans to tear it down and add on to their neighboring property. The Los Angeles City Council immediately objected to the plans and halted the demolition, citing the home as an essential keystone of Hollywood histo...

  View this email in your browser There’s a New Trailhead in Town: The Rainey Street Trailhead is Complete! After 5 years of working with the community, TTC is ready to open Austin’s newest park at Rainey Street. The Rainey Street Trailhead opens to the public next week! Thank you to everyone who contributed to the creation of this wonderful new community space on the Trail. Celebrate by joining us for two events at the new trailhead:

 “It is electric here, an eclectic blend of Los Angeles, Dallas and Miami — a warm locale teeming with nightlife, a stellar food scene and water access. Grimey dive bars, swanky cocktail spots, historic barbecue joints, new age coffee shops, ritzy hotels and Michelin star eateries — this is Austin.” It's bigger, and it just means more: Texas' jump to the SEC shows how much college sports is about to change. Click here for the YAHOO sports article written very well by Ross Dellinger.

 

  Hello all,   Ahead of the August 17 implementation of NAR’s practice changes, we wanted to provide a few reminders of actions that are required to obtain a release of liability and protect your organization from claims related to broker commissions: We recommend all MLSs implement practice changes by August 17 . REALTOR® MLSs (those owned exclusively by one or more REALTOR® Member Boards) must implement the changes by this date to remain in compliance with NAR policy. Offers of compensation  are prohibited on MLSs. Offers of compensation will continue to be an option consumers can pursue off-MLS through negotiation and consultation with real estate professionals. Offers of compensation help make homeownership and the benefits of professional representation more accessible to buyers, including first-time homebuyers, increase homeownership opportunities for historically underserved groups, and benefit sellers by expanding the potential buyer pool. Agents working with a bu...