Send a question about buying or selling a luxury home in Beverly Hills or the Westside enclaves, or report an error on a page. Buying and selling questions go to the featured agent; corrections go to the editors.
You want to ask about a purchase or sale, or fix something on the site, and need to know what to send and who will answer.
What to send us
Use the form or the email address above. A short note with the right details gets a more useful reply than a long one without them.
If you are buying
Tell us the price range, the enclaves you're weighing and when you want to close. Say whether the city line matters to you: a resale over $5.4 million in Bel Air or Beverly Park pays the Los Angeles mansion tax, and one in Trousdale Estates or the Flats doesn't. Mention if you'd consider homes that aren't publicly listed.
If you are selling
Give the general area (not the full address, if you'd rather not), the rough size of the house and lot, and your timing. Say whether the home is inside the City of Beverly Hills or the City of Los Angeles if you know, and whether the owner is a foreign person or an entity, since both change the costs at closing.
If you are reporting an error
Email hello@luxurybeverlyhillshomes.com with the page, the sentence and a source for the correct fact. Corrections go to the editors, not to the agent.
What happens after you write
Questions about buying or selling a home are passed to the featured agent, Michael J. Chen, who follows up with you directly by email or phone, whichever you ask for. Questions about the guide itself and corrections are answered by the editors. The privacy policy explains what the form collects and how it is used.
You don't have to contact anyone to use the site. Every guide, table and calculator works without an inquiry.
What to have ready for a first conversation
A first conversation at $5 million and above goes faster when a few facts are settled. For a purchase, know how you plan to pay: a loan above $1,249,125 is a jumbo loan in Los Angeles County in 2026, so have a lender's view of your terms, or proof of funds for cash. For a sale, have the year you bought, any permits for work done since, and whether the seller is a foreign person, because a buyer must generally withhold 15% of the price under FIRPTA.
Beverly Hills guides to read first
These pages answer the questions that come up most in a first call:
- The Los Angeles mansion tax and where it stops, with a calculator.
- Beverly Hills homes: prices, streets and what sells.
- Buying a luxury home in Beverly Hills and selling one, step by step.
- FIRPTA for foreign sellers, if the owner is outside the US.
- The featured agent's profile, with his license and published sales.
Contact FAQs
Who will reply to my message?
Questions about buying or selling a home are passed to the featured agent, Michael J. Chen of Christie's International Real Estate Southern California, who follows up directly. Questions about the guide and corrections are answered by the editors at hello@luxurybeverlyhillshomes.com.
Do I have to give my home's address?
No. For a first message, the enclave, the rough size of the house and lot, and your timing are enough. The exact address matters later, because it decides which city the home is in and so which transfer tax and building rules apply, but you can share it when you're ready.
Is there a cost to contact you?
No. Sending a question through the form or by email costs nothing and doesn't commit you to anything. If you later hire an agent to buy or sell, that agreement is between you and the agent, and since August 2024 buyers working with a REALTOR are asked to sign a written agreement that states the agent's pay.
Can I write in Chinese?
Yes, you can write in English or Chinese. Every page of the guide is also published in Simplified Chinese under /zh/, with the same figures and sources as the English version, so you can read the background in either language before you write.
How do I report a wrong figure?
Email hello@luxurybeverlyhillshomes.com with the page, the sentence and a source for the correct fact if you have one. We check it against the primary source, correct the English and Chinese pages together, and update the page date. Claims that can't be confirmed either way are removed.