Beverly Hills and Bel-Air Real Estate – A Tale of Two Neighborhoods

There’s probably no address that has the cache of Beverly Hills – certainly not in Los Angeles. Malibu’s a rival for the same type of reputation, but it still doesn’t have the fame and notoriety of Beverly Hills. TV shows have been named after it, and people come from far and wide to visit the street where Elizabeth Taylor played as a girl on Santa Monica Boulevard or gawk at the mansions, or just gawk the people on Rodeo Drive.

At the same time, some are surprised that some real estate in Beverly Hills are not castle-sized mansions. Many who visit Beverly Hills find that there are smaller homes within the confines of Beverly Hills’ city limits as well. The larger estate-style mansions are often in Bel-Air, north of Sunset. In Beverly Hills, the homes are closer together, by and large. This is not to say, by any means, that there aren’t plenty of wondrous homes in Beverly Hills. There certainly are. But there are more modest homes as well, so it suits a wide variety of potential home buyers.

The cache is still there, whatever your address and whatever your type of home. This is the area where old Hollywood frolicked in the past and it has a real sense of history. The glitz and the glamor isn’t just because of the expense of Beverly Hills homes, but because of their enduring beauty. Additionally, homes in Beverly Hills are entirely unique. You will not see two homes that look alike.

If you’re interested in more seclusion, then a Bel-Air home is a better solution, as there is more commonly a wide berth between homes, as well as less traffic. But if you like being a part of Beverly Hills culture – Rodeo Drive, the people watching, the pride of having a Beverly Hills address – then Beverly Hills should be your first destination for buying a home.