Bruce
Jay owns and operates Bruce
Jay Associates, a FULL SERVICE
Real
Estate Company licensed by the California Department of Real Estate,
located
in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles,
California.
For 30 years Bruce
Jay
has represented Buyers and Sellers of Homes,
Condominiums and
Investment
Property (Commercial and Residential Apartment Buildings,
including
Exchanges), as well as Leasing and Property Management
Services. Complete Lending Services
are also provided by Capital
Finance,
the
Lending arm of Bruce Jay Associates, offering loan programs from the
best
credit rating (A) to those with little or no credit
(D).
Complete
Property Management Services
include Trust Account
Servicing,
Monthly Financial Reports
and Credit Report Services.
The
properties
managed range from Cottages and
Condominiums
to larger
Apartment
Buildings and Commercial Centers.
Listings
and Sales range from the Classic California Bungalows to the charm
and
character of the magnificent
Spanish and Stately English in the Los Feliz,
Silver
Lake and Hollywood areas.
Over
the past 30 years, Bruce Jay has helped thousands of families move
up
to
their dream home, establish
affordable financing for family security, and
achieve
successful financial goals by way of
sound
Real Estate Investments
and
Management. Owning a
large Real Estate Firm with over 100
agents
provided
Bruce the experience necessary to offer specialized care and
concern
for each and every
one of his customers and associates.
Bruce
Jay was born and raised in the Community of Los Feliz. From
attending
Happy Land Nursery School
to Franklin Avenue Elementary
School,
and on to Thomas Starr King Middle School to the
world-renowned
John
Marshall High School, Bruce Jay has supported and maintained
friendships
along
the way. Further, Bruce
is a Benefactor and Life Member
of
the John Marshall High School Alumni
Association.
Earning
an Associates of Arts Degree, and additionally being awarded the
prestigious
Music Honors Award,
and being congratulated by Former Mayor
Tom
Bradley, from Los Angeles City College,
Bruce
further pursued his
education
at the University of California at Los
Angeles.
Achieving
his Bachelor of Arts Degree in the field of Psychology from
U.C.L.A.,
Bruce had worked with
children and adolescents at the Los
Angeles
County Psychiatric Hospital and also volunteered
his
efforts with
the
Los Angeles County Probation Department, working with children at
Camp
Gonzales
in Malibu Canyon.
From
Psychology to Music, Bruce had helped many in the long road that led
to
Real Estate. And
Bruce
maintained his support of U.C.L.A. as he is a Life
Member
of the Alumni Association as well
as
a U.C.L.A. Alumni Band
Member.
In
the Real Estate Community, Bruce Jay continued his efforts to
improve
the
field by being on the MLS
Committee in the first meetings 30 years ago
to
establish Computer Programming as a method
to
process Multiple Listing
Information.
Further,
Bruce Jay was honored by the California Association of
Realtors
with
the Exclusive Professional
G.R.I.
Real Estate Designation(Graduate of
the
Realtors Institute), which is recognized
from
the East Coast to the West
Coast
covering Finance, Property Management and Residential
Real Estate.
Only
the top 5%
of all licensed Real Estate Agents Nationwide hold the
Prestigious
G.R.I.
Designation
and are Top Performers in the Real Estate
Industry,
providing the highest level of
professionalism
and knowledge to
the
Business of Real Estate.
Bruce
Jay was further honored as a Certified
Residential Specialist
with the
California
Association of
Realtors. This is achieved after completing a
course
of study prepared by the California
Association
of Realtors, and the
successful
close of 100’s of transactions (however Bruce has closed
1,000’s
of
transactions). The
honored designation, C.R.S.,
is awarded to less than
3%
of all licensed Real
Estate Agents Nationwide.
Bruce
Jay served as the Vice-President of the Los Feliz Broker’s
Association,
and
additionally served as
the Vice-President of the Los Feliz Towers HOA,
a
196 Unit High-Rise Condominium Complex.
Further,
for almost 10 years
Bruce
Jay has served as the President of the Los Feliz Estates
Owners
Association.
And as a sideline, Bruce is an amateur Magician being a Life
Member
of the Academy
of
Magical Arts (The Magic Castle).
Bruce
Jay honors his Community as it is his home and the home of his
family.
With three children, currently
one at Franklin Avenue Elementary
School
and one at John Marshall High School,
Bruce
holds a special place in
his
heart for this small corner of the world!