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Jim Van Zanten Top real estate agent in Manhattan Beach

Jim Van Zanten

Vista Sotheby's
48 Years of Experience
(102)
$20M
Total Sales Last Year
48
Years of Experience
13
Recent TransactionsTransactions from the last 3 years
$2.1M
Average Price Point
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About Jim Van Zanten

Jim Van Zanten is a seasoned real estate professional with 43 years of experience and well over $1.4 billion in personal sales. Jim has operated several real estate companies in the South Bay Area. He founded South Bay Brokers Inc. in 1985, and after attaining 1 billion dollars in annual gross sales, he merged the company with Vista Sotheby's in 2015. Jim is active as a manager at Vista Sotheby's. The company counts 250+ agents. The Van Zanten Group: Jim leads the Van Zanten Group within Vista Sotheby's. The team's sales volume has reached 80 million dollars annually. Most of Jim's 200+ active clients are entrepreneurs, execs, and business owners. Many of which continue working with Jim for years, and have enjoyed great financial success following Jim's real estate insight. Real Estate Development: Jim has personally developed over 100 new homes, townhomes, and apartment units in the South Bay. He has also developed 20 homes in the Manhattan Beach & Hermosa Beach area with an individual market value of $1.5 million to $5 million. In early 2020, Jim completed an 11-unit apartment project with a value over $10 million in Manhattan Beach. Real Estate Investment & Property Management: Jim is an avid investor and owns many investment properties. To manage these properties and his clients' investments, Jim started Marine View Management Inc. in 1990. Escrow Company e-escrows Inc.: Jim and his wife Jean Van Zanten operate e-escrows incorporated. Since 2004, e-escrows has closed $3.6 billion dollars in sale transactions and $2.2 billion dollars in loan transactions.
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Specialties

  • Sellers
  • Residential Property

Awards

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    2025

    TOP AGENT

    Manhattan Beach, CA

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    2025

    TOP AGENT

    El Segundo, CA

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    2025

    TOP AGENT

    Lawndale, CA

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Recent Sales

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Date
Address
Price
Represented
10/16/2024
201 S Lucia Ave Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Sold For $1.1M
10/16/2024 Seller
05/20/2024
123 E Oak Ave UNIT 204 El Segundo, CA 90245
Sold For $0.9M
05/20/2024 Seller
02/21/2024
19 Malaga Pl W Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Sold For $1.7M
02/21/2024 Seller
01/09/2024
2206 Huntington Ln #A Redondo Beach, CA 90278
Sold For $1.4M
01/09/2024 Seller

Jim Van Zanten's Reviews & Ratings

102 Reviews
(5/5)
Note: Reviews may include other agents on their team
What clients say about this agent....
  • Professional
  • Responsive
  • Knowledgeable
  • Communicative
  • Outstanding
  • Hard working
  • Attentive
  • Excellent negotiator
  • Great for new buyers
  • Trustworthy

Sandeep R Acharya

Review for Member: Sandeep R Acharya
March 23, 2024
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Jim helped my wife and I buy a home in MB after moving here from Northern California. The thing about Jim isaEUR"there are some agents who are just working for a pay check. Jim is one of those people who legitimately enjoys getting to know you and help you get into your home. And you can tell by how he treats you, and how he goes about doing his job. He was patient with us we changed our mind on our needs. He knows everyone locally, so has such great local insight. He is a class act, so has a good reputationaEUR"and that ultimately led to us being chosen over bids at the same price. And once we bought the homeaEUR"he kept checking inaEUR"and was able to hook us up with lenders, builders, and architects when we chose to do a tear down. Jim is the man. You would be lucky to have him as your agent.

Darren Draper

Review for Member: Darren Draper
April 20, 2023
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Jim and his team were the best in town to work with. Jim always picked up the phone and answered the text, regardless of the time of day or what he was already working on. He and his team were nimble and wouldn't hesitate to jump in the car and meet you at a potential property or go preview one before it came out. There were days that we viewed 2-3 properties unannounced because a new location came online, and we were there within the hour. He always came prepared with detailed knowledge of the area and the property we were looking at, print-outs of the details, and an initial inspection/assessment of the property before I arrived. When it came to putting pen to paper, I typically had a DocuSign document in my inbox within the hour after the property viewing (if it was something we wanted to consider), and Jim never hesitated to negotiate hard and call on any of his relationships to get the "inside scoop" on your behalf. It is clear that Jim takes great pride in creating long-lasting and trusting relationships - real estate is not just another transaction for him; as such, you are not "just another client" or another commission to be made. As a first time homebuyer, he was able to support me with all aspects of the deal and help connect me with the people I needed to know. Jim was honest, attentive, always available, and always had my best interest as his focus. Would strongly recommend Jim and his team to anyone looking to buy in the South Bay.

Wynneknord

Review for Member: Wynneknord
April 18, 2023
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Jim was easy to work with and super knowledgeable. He knows the South Bay Area really well. He helped us with a lot of different issues that popped up. He was very responsive every time we had questions. His assistant, Helga, was also really good. They were able to help us access workers for a rental property we own as well. I highly recommend him!

Kyleb63

Review for Member: Kyleb63
March 29, 2022
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Jim has been with us since we bought our first home in 2013 and recently helped us purchase a new home and ran a successful sale process on our previous house. He and his team have been tremendous partners throughout and Jim is someone we rely on for honest feedback and good advice. As an added bonus he has lots of connectivity with local contractors and service providers which takes a lot of the guess work out of hiring home professionals.

John Rees Iii

Review for Member: John Rees Iii
July 24, 2021
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Marc was an absolute joy to work with. I would recommend him without hesitation. From the moment we met Marc, he went out of his way to make every sacrifice conceivable to improve our chances of getting into our dream home. Late nights, weekendsaEUR"always available, always in a good mood, always thinking about ways he can maximize your value. He's also incredibly smart and discerning when it came to the negotiation and contingency phase. In fact, at basically every step of the process, Marc exceeded my wildest expectations about what a real estate agent could be. I will never work with anyone else and I hope everyone reading this immediately emails Marc. You won't regret it! Cheers, J.D.

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Location

2501 N. Sepulveda Blvd Manhattan Beach, CA, 90266

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