LESLIE RAE BEGA

LIC#01783962

With over 25 years of experience in personal real estate investments, sales, marketing, and finance, Leslie Rae Bega brings a dedication to quality service, integrity, knowledge and experience to her clients. Her skills include effective marketing strategies, proactive communication skills, strategic listing and sales process, luxury and neighborhood specialization and leveraging her sharp negotiation skills to name a few.

A real estate investor herself, she has bought and sold her own properties in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Sydney, Australia. Her fortès include preparing marketing and media plans for her clients as well as finding and structuring development ideas into viable profitable investment opportunities.

Born in Los Angeles and raised bi-coastally between L.A. and New York, Leslie holds a BA from the University of Southern California as a Cinema major and Drama minor, later returning to study at the University’s Marshall School of Business. Leslie is fluent in English, Spanish and French. Previous to her real estate career, she was in the television entertainment industry, working in front of the camera with all the major studios and behind the camera as a writer and producer. She went on to work in architecture and design with the Australian-based company Finlandia International and then worked in lending with a finance company in Beverly Hills.

Having closed hundreds of millions in activity over the past two decades, additionally, Leslie gains notoriety for being the only agent in Los Angeles to have transacted sales of 20 million and above to international buyers starting in 2014 and set the record for the highest land sale in Los Angeles a decade ago. In 2016 her sales ranked amongst the top 30 in the United States while having the

accolade of transacting two of the top 10 highest priced sales in Los Angeles. Leslie has maintained close relationships with other luxury real estate agents and homeowners throughout Los Angeles. These connections keep her and the brokerage aware of off market homes before they are listed in the general marketplace and allow us to know when homeowners are thinking about selling their home. This gives her buyers an early advantage over their peers and her sellers the opportunity to obtain strong offers and to close expeditiously.

With decades of industry experience, Leslie is empowered with the wisdom, knowledge, and experience to guide clients through every type of market and economic environment. A recognized authority on real estate trends in affluent markets around the globe, leslie maintains a sterling reputation built on discretion, integrity, and an array of clientele including high profile celebrities, entertainment executives and captains of industries. Having a deep understanding of domestic and international real estate ventures, Leslie is often quoted in media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, financial Times, the Hollywood reporter, Angelino, and featured in the prestigious “Hot Properties“ column of the Los Angeles Times

Leslie assists her clients to navigate the home buying and selling process by personally working closely with them to understand their unique desires, needs, budget, financing options et al to help them make their dream purchase and / or sale a favorable reality and effective outcome.

Leslie is passionate about extraordinary architecture and fascinated with the study of the great architects throughout history that have had a profound impact on the artistic designs that reflect beautiful architecture across our global landscape.

 This breadth of historical architectural knowledge is reflected in her unique real estate offerings and expertise..