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Terry Ballentine has been a full time real estate professional since 1976. He earned his Real Estate Brokers license in 1979. Terry served as Director and is on the Professional Standards Committee for the GLAR Board of Realtors. Terry also servers as Director of CLAW/MLS and has been an Associate Manager for a large Westside real estate firm since 1990 and is the Westside Regional Manager for Estate Properties since 2010.
Specializing in residential and income producing properties in Venice, Marina del Rey, and West Los Angeles, Terry has handled the sale of properties from Malibu to the South Bay.
With a proven track record from year to year, he is considered a true professional within the real estate industry and among his clients. A majority of his sales consist of repeat clients and referrals which speak highly of his client’s satisfaction. Terry has earned production awards every year he has been with Estate Properties.
Born and raised in Venice, Terry attended school locally and graduated with an Associate of Arts degree from Santa Monica College and completed a program of study as approved by the California Department of Real Estate and California Real Estate Association. He is a designated e-pro.
Terry is an adventurous, energetic individual, active in many outdoor sports including water skiing, snow skiing, scuba diving, fishing, and hiking. He plays in a Culver City softball league year round and participates in a co-ed Realtors league during the summer. Residing in Venice with his wife, Terry is a devoted family man with three grown children and six grandchildren. Chances are you will bump into him walking his dog or riding his bike with his wife.
Terry has developed an aggressive, personalized marketing plan that has placed him as one of the top professionals in his field. “I want my clients to have a positive experience when they place their property in my hands. With professional, personalized service, everybody is a winner.”
4/25/2025 10:00:59 AM +00:00
Tenants hunting for office space in the Los Angeles area are in the driver's seat as vacancies plague many landlords trying to fill their buildings with people.
4/22/2025 7:23:27 PM +00:00
In the first three months of 2025, the city of Los Angeles approved building permits for 57% fewer new homes than a year earlier, according to a report from research firm Hilgard Analytics.
4/22/2025 10:00:30 AM +00:00
A magical Mediterranean-style penthouse, rumored to have been rented by Stevie Nicks in 1971, offers a safe place to land for entrepreneur Caitlin Villarreal.
4/18/2025 10:02:25 PM +00:00
A planned new residential skyscraper for downtown Los Angeles has cleared a key regulatory hurdle to be built in an usual location — on top of an existing parking garage.
4/17/2025 10:00:36 AM +00:00
Uncertainty about which imports will be socked with new tariffs and when they'll go into effect has thrown a cloud over home builders and other real estate developers trying to pay for new construction throughout Southern California.
4/17/2025 10:00:22 AM +00:00
Explore the price trends for home sales and rentals in and around Los Angeles.
4/11/2025 1:00:40 PM +00:00
A report from researchers at UCLA and the think tank Rand found that Measure ULA, a Los Angeles tax on property sales, is reducing apartment construction by nearly 2,000 units annually and in the process likely worsening the city's affordability crisis.
4/10/2025 10:00:35 AM +00:00
Demand for warehouses used to move goods through Los Angeles County ports is expected to fall if widespread tariffs take effect, potentially damaging the economic vitality of one of the world's largest industrial real estate markets.
4/5/2025 10:00:51 AM +00:00
New research shows just how serious the unintended consequences of Measure ULA have been for Los Angeles.
4/4/2025 8:18:58 PM +00:00
Assembly Bill 628 would require landlords in California to provide refrigerators in apartments. Assemblymember Tina McKinnor says she wants everyone to have one.
4/4/2025 7:18:35 PM +00:00
Two years into Measure ULA, a new report claims that the tax is hurting commercial development and causing the city to lose $25 million in annual property tax revenue.
4/3/2025 10:00:28 AM +00:00
L.A.'s housing authority last year purchased a 335-unit luxury apartment building in Woodland Hills and is turning it into mixed-income, affordable housing.
4/1/2025 10:54:15 PM +00:00
Disney's lease for space on Fox's Pico Boulevard compound in Los Angeles expires next March. The company has no plans to renew its lease and plans to vacate by year's end, Disney insiders said.
3/28/2025 10:00:01 AM +00:00
Construction crews have erected cranes and are building upward on two bronze-colored structures expected to house Apple's television streaming service and expand its presence in Culver City.
3/27/2025 10:00:49 AM +00:00
The Malibu property, listed at $39 million, is in the midst of renovation as its new owner undoes Ye's head-scratching remodeling choices.
3/25/2025 10:00:27 AM +00:00
A prominent group of academics and real estate industry experts has crafted a far-reaching plan to hasten the recovery of Los Angeles County neighborhoods devastated by the January wildfires.
3/19/2025 10:00:56 AM +00:00
Explore the latest prices for homes and rentals in and around Los Angeles.
3/18/2025 10:00:02 AM +00:00
Cody Recker and Jessica Perez dealt with floods, fleas, sewage and mushrooms in their Boyle Heights rental. But instead of repairing the home, their landlord urged them to leave and then sold it.
3/12/2025 10:00:22 AM +00:00
Altadena and Pacific Palisades residents who lost their homes to fire are increasingly deciding to sell their lots, not wanting to undergo the rebuilding process.
3/12/2025 10:00:01 AM +00:00
Dental offices and other wellness tenants are now prominent in many shopping centers.
3/7/2025 9:02:51 PM +00:00
The L.A. City Council voted unanimously to temporarily block evictions due to substantial renovations on Friday. The ban lasts until Aug. 1.
3/5/2025 5:00:23 PM +00:00
L.A. is launching an initiative to encourage starter homes. The effort includes a design competition and a demonstration project in which the city will sell lots to developers.
3/4/2025 9:21:00 PM +00:00
Low and middle-income tenants in Los Angeles County have protections against eviction if January's fires hurt them financially.
2/27/2025 11:00:22 AM +00:00
The recent growth in experiential retail combines the changing attitudes of shoppers with landlords' need to fill space. Malls have been struggling for decades as department stores consolidated and fell out of favor.
2/21/2025 11:00:29 AM +00:00
A Times analysis shows that half the homes destroyed in Pacific Palisades and Altadena were rentals, raising questions about the future of affordable housing in the communities.
2/20/2025 11:00:17 AM +00:00
A $15-million donation from Joe Gebbia will underwrite the distribution of factory-made homes built by Samara, a company Gebbia co-founded.
2/19/2025 7:06:10 PM +00:00
Gov.Newsom proposed a $125-million mortgage relief fund for the victims of recent natural disasters, including the fires that devastated L.A. County last month.
2/19/2025 11:00:58 AM +00:00
Years before the L.A. fires, Orchard Hills faced a fire of its own — and came out mostly unscathed due to a long collaboration between the developer and fire department.
2/18/2025 11:00:53 AM +00:00
New multistory apartment buildings packed in along Sunset Boulevard or the Wilshire corridor may add to L.A.'s total housing stock, but they aren't solving the housing crisis.
2/18/2025 11:00:36 AM +00:00
Explore the latest prices for homes and rentals in and around Los Angeles.
2/12/2025 4:56:24 PM +00:00
A $450-million residential tower has been proposed on the eastern tip of Beverly Hills. Millennium Partners Los Angeles said the 34-story high-rise would be called the Eastern.
2/7/2025 8:45:16 PM +00:00
The City Council voted to give final OK to a plan that aims to boost development of market rate and affordable housing. Single family zones will be largely untouched.
2/7/2025 5:39:31 PM +00:00
After going dark early in the pandemic, a former ArcLight theater in El Segundo will reopen as a luxury cinema intended to get movie viewers off their couches.
2/6/2025 2:32:59 AM +00:00
The Los Angeles City Council's Housing and Homelessness Committee rejected a proposal for a rent freeze, but advanced a series of eviction protections for people economically affected by the fires. The motion now heads to the full council.
2/5/2025 2:33:06 AM +00:00
The Los Angeles city attorney's office has filed a lawsuit against real estate firm Blueground, alleging it violated anti-price-gouging rules in place because of the fires.
2/4/2025 11:52:11 PM +00:00
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved a ban on evictions for unauthorized occupants if those extra residents were displaced by the Palisades, Eaton or other January fires.
2/4/2025 7:55:39 PM +00:00
In response to concerns that price-gouging laws were restricting the availability of housing, Gov. Gavin Newsom waived limits for high-end home rentals.
1/30/2025 7:25:43 PM +00:00
Landlords of downtown L.A. apartments are trying to woo displaced Palisades and Altadena fire victims to a more urban setting.
1/28/2025 11:00:38 AM +00:00
More than 100,000 people applied for Airbnb.org's free housing program, which offers credit to use on Airbnb rentals. But some fire victims who received the vouchers claim they're useless.
1/24/2025 3:31:58 PM +00:00
As wildfires continue in Southern California, estimates of the total economic loss from the blazes have ballooned to more than $250 billion, making it one of the most costly natural disasters in U.S. history.
1/23/2025 11:00:56 AM +00:00
An uptick in lease signings in downtown Los Angeles has led some to hope the office rental market has hit bottom, but instead of waiting for tenants to return others are converting offices into apartments.
1/23/2025 11:00:53 AM +00:00
The Palisades and Eaton fires destroyed or damaged more than 8,500 homes in an already tight housing market. Experts said the disaster will probably put upward pressure on rents in areas close to the fires, with more muted effects over time.
1/23/2025 11:00:49 AM +00:00
Explore the latest prices for homes and rentals in and around Los Angeles.
1/19/2025 1:13:19 AM +00:00
Price-gouging rules in place because of the L.A. County fires apply even in cases of bidding wars for rental property, state Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said.
1/16/2025 3:09:08 PM +00:00
In an executive order Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom extended price gouging protection until March 8 amid an uproar over large rent increases in the wake of the Palisades and Eaton fires.
1/15/2025 6:49:10 PM +00:00
Tenant advocates — and even some landlord groups — are calling for authorities to crack down on rent gouging in the wake of devastating fires. Some property owners, however, appear unfazed.
1/15/2025 12:31:26 AM +00:00
In the wake of devastating fires, the Los Angeles City Council is looking to ban evictions for unauthorized tenants and pets, citing people who have welcomed the displaced into their rental homes.
1/14/2025 11:00:57 AM +00:00
After fleeing the scene of a fire, homeowners and renters face questions about their property taxes, mortgages, rent payments and utility bills.
1/14/2025 4:29:54 AM +00:00
Mayor Bass says home and business owners should be able to get permits within 30 days of applying to rebuild on their properties.
1/12/2025 2:45:08 PM +00:00
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed an executive order suspending parts of the Coastal Act and the California Environmental Quality Act to aid homeowners rebuilding after losses in last week's wildfires.
1/12/2025 11:00:40 AM +00:00
Before the devastating fires burned across Los Angeles, many homeowners learned they were losing their insurance policies. Some faced big increases in premiums that they couldn't afford.
1/11/2025 11:00:03 AM +00:00
With thousands of people displaced from their homes, the real estate markets around Pacific Palisades and Altadena are raging, with rentals and homes attracting multiple offers.
1/9/2025 10:24:26 PM +00:00
L.A. County fires trigger price-gouging protections for renters and others. Some organizations are providing free temporary housing.
12/25/2024 11:00:24 AM +00:00
The president-elect's housing policy is hard to predict, but California could be disproportionately affected by his proposal to open up federal land to development.
12/22/2024 11:00:22 AM +00:00
Owners of the San Pedro Fish Market and Restaurant, a top-grossing restaurant that once sprawled across a wooden pier in the Port of Los Angeles, have signed a 49-year lease to rebuild at their historic waterfront home.
12/20/2024 11:00:56 AM +00:00
For a year and a half, the activist group No Canyon Hills has protested a 300-acre development coming to the Verdugo Mountains. Now the developer is suing.
12/16/2024 11:00:51 AM +00:00
Explore the latest prices for homes and rentals in and around Los Angeles.
12/14/2024 11:00:00 AM +00:00
One Alhambra family tried an extreme fix: finding a home in Ontario and commuting three hours to keep their jobs and maintain school ties.
12/13/2024 11:00:52 AM +00:00
The creator of Netflix's dark comedy uses L.A.'s competitive housing market as a backdrop to a murder mystery that is a thoughtful examination of grief.
12/10/2024 10:28:59 PM +00:00
L.A. City Council asks city attorney to draft an ordinance to boost housing development in existing multifamily areas while leaving single-family communities largely untouched.
12/9/2024 11:28:22 PM +00:00
The historic Norms on La Cienega Boulevard will not be changed into a fast-food chicken joint, according to the building's owner.
12/4/2024 11:00:09 AM +00:00
Art director Mary Kenny transformed her 600-square-foot apartment in L.A. with budget-friendly DIY projects and thrift store finds.
12/1/2024 11:00:48 AM +00:00
The federal government was never going to be the best hope to ramp up housing supply quickly, but many states are experimenting and ready to try.
11/26/2024 8:10:46 PM +00:00
The move represents a real estate consolidation by VF Corp., which owns Dickies and Vans as well as outdoorsy brands the North Face, Timberland and JanSport.
11/26/2024 11:00:15 AM +00:00
California lawmakers and the City Council are undoing counterproductive policies requiring developers to widen roads in front of their projects.
11/21/2024 11:56:59 PM +00:00
California voters have approved Proposition 34, a measure from the California Apartment Assn. that sought to restrict spending by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, a prominent supporter of rent control.
11/19/2024 11:00:54 AM +00:00
Explore the latest prices for homes and rentals in and around Los Angeles.
11/19/2024 11:00:06 AM +00:00
President-elect Donald Trump has proposed a variety of policies that experts say could both worsen and improve the housing crisis. What actually happens depends on which ideas become reality.
11/12/2024 11:00:16 AM +00:00
Measure ULA has raised hundreds of millions for affordable housing. But some nonprofits that provide affordable housing themselves are being blindsided by the tax.
11/6/2024 10:58:37 PM +00:00
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved the county's purchase of the Gas Company Tower, one of downtown L.A.'
11/4/2024 11:00:40 AM +00:00
Measure ULA has raised more than $439 million since April 2023. A new data dashboard shows the sources of the funds.
11/2/2024 10:00:38 AM +00:00
As the region grew up around it, a concrete plant in West Hollywood kept churning. Now, it has ceased operations to make way for development.
10/31/2024 6:31:03 PM +00:00
Mortgage interest rate have been on the rise, pushed higher by strong economic data and the possibility Donald Trump could regain the White House, experts said.
10/30/2024 10:00:25 AM +00:00
Toy maker Mattel has signed a new lease to relocate its studio operations.
10/29/2024 10:00:41 AM +00:00
Netflix's 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' has drawn true crime fans from all over the world to see the mansion where the 1989 murders occurred.
10/26/2024 11:00:39 AM +00:00
Matthew Perry's former Pacific Palisades home sold in an off-market deal almost a year to the day after the "Friend's" actor was found dead on the property.
10/24/2024 10:00:51 AM +00:00
In this big, beckoning land full of wide-open spaces, there's almost nowhere for working people to live. More than 90 percent of the land is owned by government agencies that have little interest in making housing available for the flocks of tourists or the workers who serve them.
10/15/2024 10:00:35 AM +00:00
Wedbush Securities is moving from a downtown L.A. tower to Pasadena, where it will occupy smaller offices suitable for employees with hybrid schedules.
10/1/2024 8:17:03 PM +00:00
The California Coastal Commission has sent Malibu homeowner Mark Attanasio a violation notice for scooping sand from a public beach.
9/30/2024 10:00:07 AM +00:00
Another hillside home has been defaced in L.A. This Bel-Air mansion was designed by a famed architect and occupied by a Hollywood producer and a Bin Laden.
9/27/2024 10:00:07 AM +00:00
As artificial intelligence and cloud storage hoover up more and more space on the nation's computer servers, real estate developers are racing to build new data centers or convert existing buildings to data uses.
9/25/2024 10:00:04 AM +00:00
The Superior Court ruling raises broader questions about the rigor of San Bernardino County's process for approving industrial warehouse projects, which have become a mainstay of the county's economy.
9/24/2024 6:36:32 PM +00:00
Invitation Homes has agreed to pay $48 million to settle a number of allegations, including unlawfully keeping security deposits and charging undisclosed junk fees.
9/19/2024 3:03:59 PM +00:00
Long Beach is rolling out a pilot program that will provide as many as 10 homeowners low- to zero-interest loans of up to $250,000 to build ADUs on their property. Those units would then be rented out to lower-income individuals or families.
9/18/2024 8:33:36 PM +00:00
Construction of a new high-rise addition to the Hilton hotel in Universal City was approved by the Los Angeles Planning Commission, clearing a major hurdle for the long-planned expansion.
9/18/2024 10:00:20 AM +00:00
Mortgage interest rates have fallen into the low 6% range this summer, and some experts say more declines probably are around the corner.
9/13/2024 10:00:44 AM +00:00
Kamala Harris holds a razor-thin advantage over former President Trump in the Western swing state, though high rents and prices have some voters doubting the Democrats.
9/12/2024 10:00:43 AM +00:00
Homes built on land with past landslide activity are on the market. Here's how homebuyers can assess a property's risk to land movement.
9/11/2024 10:07:44 PM +00:00
SoCalGas will leave its namesake Gas Company Tower in downtown L.A. and move a block north to another skyscraper, at 350 S. Grand Ave.
9/4/2024 10:00:59 AM +00:00
Was the decision to block an affordable housing project NIMBYism run amok in swanky Beverly Hills or the reasonable decision of city officials acting in good faith?
9/4/2024 10:00:06 AM +00:00
A few months after being crushed by a falling tree, a Monrovia home is on the market for $499,999. Repairs required.
8/28/2024 10:00:12 AM +00:00
Despite a relatively slow real estate market, a new report says billionaires are still buying homes in half-a-dozen markets. Two are in California.
8/27/2024 5:43:06 PM +00:00
Gavin Newsom signs two bills that aim to make a dent in the housing and homelessness crisis in California. One bill eases regulations for junior ADUs; another allows more shelter beds.
8/27/2024 3:00:54 PM +00:00
The reincarnation of the former Westside Pavilion mall as a UCLA research center got a major boost from billionaire Gary Michelson and his wife, Alya.
8/23/2024 8:34:10 PM +00:00
The Department of Justice sues real estate tech company RealPage, alleging its software enables landlords to hike rents higher than they otherwise could.
8/22/2024 10:00:17 AM +00:00
A century-old orange grove in Tarzana appears on its way to becoming the site of luxury homes, a transformation that would mark the end of commercial citrus farming in the San Fernando Valley.
8/13/2024 7:42:14 PM +00:00
In Malibu, billionaire businessman Mark Attanasio is being sued by his next-door neighbor for allegedly removing sand from Broad Beach for a construction project.
8/5/2024 10:00:03 AM +00:00
Los Angeles should help lead California and the country in banning plastic ground covering. It's expensive, unhealthy and terrible for the environment.
8/1/2024 10:00:22 AM +00:00
L.A. County has agreed to buy the Gas Company Tower, a prominent office skyscraper in downtown L.A., for $215 million in a foreclosure sale.
7/26/2024 10:00:39 AM +00:00
Pocketbook issues of this year's presidential election date back to the rush to own homes along the coast and the rise of Pacific shipping through San Pedro Bay.