Halston Vance represents buyers and sellers of architectural and luxury homes across Los Angeles' Westside. Eighteen years. $1.4 billion closed. By appointment.
"I work for fewer clients than most agents in this city. They get the version of the deal that comes from undivided attention."
Halston founded the firm in 2007 after eight years inside one of the city's largest brokerages. The thesis was direct: a small, owner-operated practice could deliver a level of attention to the transaction that a high-volume team cannot. Eighteen years later, the firm has closed $1.4 billion across Bel Air, Beverly Hills, the Palisades, and the Hills — almost all of it referred from prior clients and architects.
The practice remains intentionally limited to fifteen active engagements at any time. Most work is exclusive, much of it off-market, and every client has Halston's direct number.
A private call to set positioning, timeline, and price thesis. We agree on the right buyer profile and the right way to reach them — long before the property is photographed.
Architectural photography, cinematic film, drone capture, twilight set, and a custom microsite. Print collateral and editorial pitch when the property warrants it.
Quiet placement first — the private agent network, the relevant publications, the right brokers in the right cities. Public launch only when the off-market window has been used fully.
The phase most agents underweight. The deal is won here. Eighteen years of practice negotiating against the same dozen LA firms means we know the people on the other side of the table.
We met four agents before signing with Halston. The other three pitched us. He listened, then told us we were priced wrong. He was right. We sold above ask in nineteen days.
The off-market network is the real difference. We saw a home that wasn't going to hit the market for another six weeks, and we closed before the photographer arrived.
Halston is the only agent in this city who has ever told me, in writing, exactly what he would and wouldn't do. We've worked together on three transactions since.
A private quarterly briefing on what's actually transacting in Bel Air, Beverly Hills, the Palisades, and the Hills. Sale-to-list ratios, off-market velocity, days-on-market by neighborhood, and the buyers we're seeing this quarter. Free for serious buyers and sellers — not subscribers.
Yes — and almost always exclusively. Dual representation is rare in our practice and only occurs with full disclosure and consent from both parties.
Roughly forty percent of our annual volume is off-market. For sellers, we maintain a private buyer network that allows us to test pricing without exposing the property publicly. For buyers, we surface inventory before it hits the MLS — sometimes weeks before.
Standard residential commission is six percent, split between listing and buyer's agents. We negotiate based on transaction complexity, exclusivity, and marketing scope. Pricing is always discussed and agreed in writing before any engagement.
Architectural photography, 4K cinematic film, drone capture, twilight shoots when the property warrants it, custom property microsites, print collateral for the appropriate audience, and placement across our private agent network and select luxury publications. Our marketing budget is typically the largest line item in a campaign and is funded by the firm, not billed back to the client.
Our average days-on-market is twenty-three. Closing typically follows in thirty to forty-five days from accepted offer, depending on financing and contingencies. Cash transactions can close in as little as ten days when needed.
Book a private call below. We'll have a thirty-minute conversation about timeline, expectations, and fit. There is no obligation, and we accept a limited number of new engagements each quarter.
A private thirty-minute call to discuss your timeline, your home, and your number. No obligation, no follow-up sales sequence.