[ Los Angeles architecture ]A boutique brokerage in West Adams, ten years in, residential and commercial. Design-led tools and calculators show you what's possible before you commit. An agent who knows your block walks you the rest of the way.
[ Claire Lissone ]Unlike so many people in real estate, I came to this field through a passion for architecture and design. Over a twenty-year career I discovered that passion is only superseded by my love for working with people. My clients are more than buyers and sellers, and my agents are more than numbers on the bottom line. We are part of a collective, building a city we're all proud of.
I started Real Estate Collective in West Adams with two goals: to break with the tired cliche of the smarmy, pushy, ostentatious LA brokerage, and to build something beautiful. We operate out of warmth, honesty, and integrity, and that reputation matters more to me than any number in a ledger. We love Los Angeles, and if we can leave it a little better than we found it, that is something our whole collective can be proud of.
Claire Lissone, Owner Broker · CalBRE# 01426130
claire@realestate-collective.com · 310.689.9689
Start with the quiz, run the numbers, see what's possible. The right next step finds you, on your timeline, not ours.
Eight quick questions reveal your home identity and what that look costs across Los Angeles. Two minutes, no account.
Take the quiz →Buy vs. rent, true monthly payment, seller net proceeds, and commercial cap rate. Move the sliders, see the real story.
Open the calculators →See whether a rental ADU pays for its own construction and what it does to your real monthly cost. A credible path to a more expensive home.
Open the model →Honest reads on Westside real estate, written by the agents who tour these homes every week.
Five neighborhoods, three price points, what we are actually seeing close. A candid look at where $1.5M lands a buyer in Venice, Mar Vista, Culver City, West Adams, and Manhattan Beach.

A close-knit group of residential and commercial agents who cover each other's neighborhoods and hold the same bar for how clients are treated.
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[ A Collective listing ]All represented by Claire Lissone, Owner Broker. For a private showing, get in touch.
For sale
Three-unit townhome development in prime West Adams. Front 5BR detached, two rear 4BR units. High-end finishes throughout.
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For lease
Brand new front townhome with den and bonus space. 12-ft ground-floor ceilings, oversized kitchen, all en-suite bedrooms.
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Pending
Fully remodeled back house with no shared walls. Skylight, high ceilings, stone fireplace, updated kitchen, primary with walk-in closet.
Ask about this home →Most brokerages give you a desk and a split. The Collective gives you a design-led brand, client tools no portal can match, leads you actually own through your own links, and a culture where the agents who figure something out teach the rest. Keep more relationships, buy fewer cold leads.
"A small firm that behaves like a big one where it counts, and like a neighbor everywhere else."
The Collective approachBuying, selling, leasing, or thinking about joining the Collective. Start a conversation.