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 Santa Monica Real Estate       Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.Warren Buffett       Los Angeles Real Estate 

The readiness is all. - William Shakespeare  Life is not a spectator sport. - Jack Roosevelt Robinson

I will make every client more knowledgeable, and, consequently, much more confident about their decision-making.  Take a look at the Featured Properties page for a list of experience and the Testimonials page for the results.

 8/29/10 Headlines:   There are 507 homes available to see this Sunday on the Westside.  Instead of hosting an open house myself, my post will be with a couple looking to purchase their first home in this area after moving from Orange County.  All properties can be found on the Sunday Open Houses page to the left.  Take advantage of historically low interest rates, and find your new home today.  6/10 sales were the 2nd strongest month by volume in the past four years.  So far in August, Westside sales are down.


 Ave. House Prices Q2 2010:

Beverlywood - $721,000
Brentwood - $2,059,000
Cheviot Hills/Rancho Park - $1,227,000
Culver City - $651,000
Hancock Park - $1,306,000
Mar Vista - $804,000
Pacific Palisades - $2,266,000
Santa Monica - $1,376,000
Vence - $1,250,000
West Los Angeles - $686,000
Westchester - $694,000
Westwood -
$1,541,000

















Family
, candor, home - These are the words that best describe my understanding of and my approach to this field. To achieve your real estate goals, enlist an advocate with comprehensive experience: negotiations, investing, schools, marketing, mentoring new realtors, and real estate instruction.

An average Joe without a shortage of will - From Lombardi Middle School in Green Bay, Wisconsin to the East Coast, England, East Africa, and finally to Santa Monica, there has been a lot of adventure and no quit. My father raised two boys on his own, and he instilled qualities in us from his childhood on my grandmother's farm. Most important is work ethic, followed closely by a sense of humor.  Serenity now!



 Background   Raised in Green Bay - Go Pack Go! - my son, Alex, now asks me to read stories to him like Goodnight, Gorilla and Go, Dog, Go! He has all things under the sun in green and yellow: a bib, stocking cap, clothes and, of course, a football.  These will soon belong to his little brother, Ben.

The army was home between 1988 and 1991. My father was an officer during the Vietnam War. So, following his lead, I enlisted at 17. First under Reagan and then Bush, I served in the
Presidential Honor Guard / 3d US Infantry Regiment in Arlington. Later called back to active duty during the Gulf War, I was attached to the Army's 25th Infantry Division on Oahu in the winter/spring of 1991. Two university exchange programs took me to England and Kenya as an undergraduate.



 Other Experiences   Prior to becoming a realtor in 2003, I was a teacher in Inglewood and Santa Monica. With well over 200 students in 6 classes, Monroe Middle School in Inglewood was the site of my first teaching position.

Before moving from New York to Los Angeles, George Mason and Columbia were schools that should have had majors in academic procrastination. Case in point - I once pulled three consecutive nearly-all-nighters in Butler Library for my senior seminar. 27 pages written in just 3 days... Stuyvesant High School, in the shadow of the Trade Center, was the home of my mentor teacher (the wacky but insightful Warren Donin), who was also an adjunct professor at Teachers College, Columbia.



 Community Ties 
  Santa Monica is now home. My family cares about our community: the schools, the businesses, and the people.

My family supports charities for AIDS, cancer, Multiple Sclerosis and the Sierra Club. These three diseases have affected family and friends, so the causes mean that much more to us. As a college student, I volunteered at a homeless shelter in Washington (McPherson Square) as well as an after-school tutoring program in New York (East Harlem).



 Philanthropy 
  2004 - In tribute to the lessons of my father, The Gordon Clark Scholarship Fund was created to help my former students pay for their college educations. Please contact Linda Gross at the Ed. Foundation if you would like to contribute: smmef@smmusd.org or 310.396.4557.

Having lost my mother on 12.20.07, a second scholarship specifically for nursing students is in the exploratory stages. She was a nurse. The goal of the other scholarship is a general fund for local high school students.

The hospice care-givers who looked after her in the last 9 or 10 months were absolutely remarkable. Thanks especially to Michelle, Sarah and Deacon Bob :-) My brother and I will never forget you.



Chris Clark
Keller Williams Realty
2701 Ocean Park Blvd, Ste 140
Santa Monica, CA 90405
310.251.2145
California DRE #01399762
E-Fax: 310.626.9746
Email:chrisgordonclark@hotmail.com



310.251.2145

Clark Real Estate Partners

chrisgordonclark@hotmail.com










 Ave. Condo Prices Q2 2010:

Beverlywood - $654,000
Brentwood - $806,000
Culver City - $412,000
Hancock Park - $443,000
Hollywood - $489,000
Mar Vista - $419,000
 Marina del Rey - $591,000
Pacific Palisades - $722,000
Playa del Rey - $407,000
Santa Monica - $758,000
West Hollywood - $560,000
Westwood - $699,000

















A biography in pictures:

Warning: I have two very, very, very cute sons!

Make Chris Clark your realtor of choice for Santa Monica Real Estate

real estate mugshot



Milwaukee, WI (1970-71)



Green Bay, WI (1971-1988)



The Presidential Honor Guard / 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment,
Arlington, VA (1988-90)



George Mason University, Fairfax, VA (1990-94)



1994-5 ski season spent in Aspen and Snowmass, CO
This is neither me nor anyone I know - photo of me eating it not included.
My skiing improved in 5 months (from embarassing to passable),
but black runs with bumps was as good as it got.



Columbia University, New York, NY (1995-1999)



Los Angeles, CA (1999 - 2010)
Time to roll up my sleeves as a teacher, realtor, and father.
Fridays are Mr. Mom days for the boys: Alex and Ben - summer 2007.



3 generations of Clark boys together for Christmas 2007 - An avid
fan of the tell-it-like-it-is t-shirt, the old man tends to remind
people of Archie Bunker or Fred Sanford... in a good way.



Here is the last photo that we took of Great-grandma Vivian Eileen Clark
on 6.7.08, just days before her 87th birthday! Alex was laughing his head off!
We were in Green Bay to celebrate my little sister, Sarah, and her graduation
from West High School and acceptance to Lawrence University.



2.4.09 - Ben arrives!  The cutest little brother ever.



8.10.09 - Ben and Chris after walking McKinley 


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