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Jim Van Zanten Top real estate agent in Manhattan Beach

Jim Van Zanten

Vista Sotheby's
48 Years of Experience
(50)
$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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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

50 Reviews
(5/5)
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What clients say about this agent....
  • Professional
  • Responsive
  • Knowledgeable
  • Communicative
  • Outstanding
  • Hard working
  • Attentive
  • Excellent negotiator
  • Great for new buyers
  • Trustworthy

Brettarosen

Review for Member: Brettarosen
June 15, 2021
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Jim is a real pro. His local knowledge and his relationships he has built were crucial to us buying a home. It was a sellers market and Jim navigates it successfully. He is very responsive and truly looks out for his clients. He never pushed us into a home but guided us to make our own decisions. You wont go wrong with Jim.

Summit Walia

Review for Member: Summit Walia
June 15, 2021
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Jim is the best in the business. My family and I have gone through Jim for our two home purchases in Manhattan Beach, and he has helped a countless number of family and friends as well. His relationships, market knowledge, and personality are the reasons hes so successful!

Alex Drakaki

Review for Member: Alex Drakaki
June 10, 2021
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There are just no words to describe! The most professional, intelligent, efficient and available! He made the impossible possible, in no time! An absolute joy to interact. It is fascinating to see how much Mr. Van Zanten cares for his clients and is devoted to provide them what they need and even more! Absolutely caring and, simply gets the job done! We were trying for years to find a household to raise our young children and if it was not for him, we would have never gotten our dream house! Lucky to have met him!

Alanna Dedek

Review for Member: Alanna Dedek
January 19, 2021
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zillowZillowVERIFIED

Jim was truly a pleasure to work with during our first home purchase. He was patient, knowledgeable, and always had a good sense of humor! We accidentally became his clients, because he randomly showed us a house, and we are so glad he did.So many times realtors have more allegiance to the sellers real estate team rather than you and will try to downplay your concerns, but he knew exactly how to support us in every request to get what we needed. We trusted his expertise immediately, and he continued to have great advice and opinions. Thank you, Jim, for the wonderful experience, and we will highly recommend you to everyone!

Tom1469

Review for Member: Tom1469
January 5, 2021
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We have been working with Jim for over 25 years on the sale and purchase of multiple properties -- and we keep coming back for more! Jims extensive knowledge and expertise go far beyond that of your typical real estate agent. He has helped us with creative approaches to financing purchases, finding dependable resources and is always willing to advise us on many matters in the real estate realm. Most importantly, he is a man of utmost integrity and always does what he promises -- and more. He navigates all the difficult details (and people!) that are part of most real estate transactions with great skill and experience, always with our best interests at heart. We dont trust anyone but Jim with our real estate needs.

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2501 N. Sepulveda Blvd Manhattan Beach, CA, 90266

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