About · Est. 2009
A small firm, on purpose.
Ardent was founded on Melrose Place in 2009. We still take on fewer homes than we could, so every client works with a partner from the first call to the closing table.
The office
8420 Melrose Place, Los Angeles
Our story
We started with one listing, a borrowed desk and a rule we still keep: never take on more homes than the partners can show themselves.
Seventeen years later there are four of us, each licensed, each with a neighborhood we know street by street. We have sold more than three hundred homes, and most of our clients came to us through someone we had already helped.
We photograph every home with architectural photographers, price it with care, and share the best ones privately before they reach the open market. It is slower than the alternative, and it works.
Homes sold
Since 2009
Sales volume
Across four neighborhoods
Median days to offer
Trailing twelve months
Sold at or above asking
Trailing twelve months
Client words
“They sold our house in nine days, for more than we dared to list it at. It never felt like a sale. It felt like being looked after.”
Elena & James Park
Sellers · Arroyo Pavilion, Pasadena
“Marcus found us a house that was never listed. We still don’t know how.”
Daniel Osei
Buyer · Malibu
“Calm, candid and precise. The valuation was within one percent of the final price.”
Priya Raman
Seller · Silver Lake
How we work · 03
Three things we will not compromise on.
01
A partner on every home
The person who wins your listing is the person who shows it, negotiates it and walks you through closing.
02
Fewer homes, done properly
We cap how many homes each partner represents at once, so yours never waits for attention.
03
Straight answers on price
Our valuations come with the comparable sales behind them, including the ones that make the number lower.
Private valuation
Thinking of selling? Start with a quiet conversation.
A written valuation within 48 hours. No obligation, and no pressure to list.
or call (310) 555-0100