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Trusted guidance for Los Angeles buyers, sellers, and landowners across residential, probate, and vacant land real estate. Emily brings an economics and public-policy background, fluency in English, Mandarin and Taiwanese, and a hands-on team to every transaction from Mar Vista and Culver City to the South Bay and beyond.
Los Angeles residential, probate and land specialist
Trusted guidance for Los Angeles buyers, sellers, and landowners across residential, probate, and vacant land real estate. Emily brings an economics and public-policy background, fluency in English, Mandarin and Taiwanese, and a hands-on team to every transaction from Mar Vista and Culver City to the South Bay and beyond.
Meet Emily
Emily Lin is a Los Angeles REALTOR® with Equity Union (CA DRE #02130063) and the founder of Emily Lin Realty Group / Hong Chung Development. She specializes in residential homes, condos, probate real estate, and vacant land throughout West Los Angeles, the South Bay, and surrounding Southern California communities, helping buyers, sellers, investors, and landowners make informed real estate decisions with clear guidance and local market knowledge. With a background in economics, public policy, and real estate, Emily brings a thoughtful and analytical approach to pricing, negotiations, and property strategy. Her experience includes single-family homes, condominiums, probate sales, income properties, and land transactions. Originally from Taiwan and a Los Angeles resident for more than two decades, she is fluent in English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese. Emily is known for her hands-on service, strong communication, and commitment to understanding each client's unique goals.
Emily Lin is a Los Angeles REALTOR® with Equity Union specializing in residential homes, condos, probate real estate, and vacant land throughout West Los Angeles, the South Bay, and surrounding Southern California communities. She helps buyers, sellers, investors, and landowners make informed decisions with clear guidance and local market knowledge.
Originally from Taiwan, Emily has called Los Angeles home for more than two decades. Real estate runs in her family: her father has been a developer in Taiwan for over 40 years and is still actively building residential and high-rise office projects. With a background in economics and public policy, Emily brings an analytical yet personal approach to pricing, negotiation, and property strategy.
The people behind the group
Kate supports the day-to-day operations of the team, helping coordinate communication, marketing, scheduling, and transaction-related tasks. Her organization and attention to detail help ensure clients receive timely, consistent support throughout the real estate process.
Will focuses on building relationships within local neighborhoods and connecting with homeowners and community members. His outreach helps the team stay closely connected to the communities we serve and better understand local needs and opportunities.
Tongliang helps sellers prepare their properties for the market by coordinating repairs, improvements, and renovation work. His practical experience helps identify cost-effective ways to improve a home's presentation, functionality, and market readiness.
Jose helps enhance outdoor spaces and curb appeal through professional landscaping, trimming, cleanup, and property maintenance. His work helps create a strong first impression and ensures homes look their best before going on the market.
How we help
From a first condo to a probate sale or a raw-land parcel, every transaction gets a clear strategy and hands-on representation.
I help buyers navigate the entire purchase process, from identifying the right property to negotiating terms, completing due diligence, and closing successfully. My goal is to make the process clear, strategic, and as stress-free as possible.
I work closely with sellers to prepare, price, market, and position their property for the strongest possible result. Every listing receives a customized strategy based on the property, market conditions, and the seller's goals.
Probate and trust sales often involve additional legal, timing, and property-preparation considerations. I guide executors, administrators, trustees, and families through the real estate side of the process while coordinating closely with attorneys, escrow, title, and other professionals.
Affiliations
“Emily was recommended to us as an expert in land lot sales, and she more than lived up to that recommendation. She prepared thoughtful comparisons before even meeting with us, created a lovely marketing piece for the lot, sent us weekly reports, and found an interested buyer much more quickly than we anticipated. Even when we hit a hiccup during escrow, she calmly walked us through it.”
Claudia E., land seller, Los Angeles (Yelp)“Emily was recommended to us as an expert in land lot sales, and she more than lived up to that recommendation. She prepared thoughtful comparisons before even meeting with us, created a lovely marketing piece for the lot, sent us weekly reports, and found an interested buyer much more quickly than we anticipated. Even when we hit a hiccup during escrow, she calmly walked us through it.”
“Emily advised me on an offer strategy that made ours attractive, even though it was not initially the highest offer. She opened up communication with the seller's agent and kept it going throughout the process, even when I hit some bumps in the road. I have Emily to thank for getting in when I did.”
“Emily found an amazing place for me in Culver City. When we hit a snag with the HOA near the end of escrow, she was there every step of the way and we closed in less than two weeks. She was never pushy, took the time to know what I wanted, and wrote a fantastic letter to the seller.”
“Emily is one of the best! She made the process smooth and easy, was very attentive, and I felt like she had my back throughout the sale. She walked me through every detail, answered all my questions, and my home sold very quickly.”
“I could not have asked for a better agent to help me find my new home. Emily has my best interest in mind, and her guidance and expertise in the home buying process every step of the way is truly exceptional.”
Straight answers
Emily Lin is a Los Angeles REALTOR® with Equity Union (CA DRE #02130063) and the founder of Emily Lin Realty Group / Hong Chung Development. She specializes in residential homes, condos, probate real estate and vacant land across West Los Angeles, the South Bay and surrounding Southern California communities.
Yes. Emily Lin Realty Group and Hong Chung Development are the same team led by Emily Lin at Equity Union. Hong Chung is the family development name; Emily's father has been a developer in Taiwan for over 40 years.
Emily Lin is affiliated with Equity Union, a Los Angeles real estate brokerage. Her office is at 11766 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90025.
You can reach Emily Lin Realty Group at (310) 862-4509 or by email at emily@emilylinhc.com.
Emily Lin holds California DRE license #02130063.
Emily focuses on West Los Angeles, including Mar Vista, West LA, Westwood, Culver City, Santa Monica, Venice, Playa Vista, Century City, Palms, Rancho Park, Sawtelle and Brentwood. She also serves the South Bay (Hawthorne, Gardena, Torrance, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, El Segundo, Lawndale), Lakewood, Alhambra, Highland Park, Chatsworth, and land markets in the Antelope Valley, Victor Valley, Joshua Tree, Yucca Valley and Mojave across Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Kern counties.
Families and attorneys who need a Los Angeles probate or trust sale handled with care often work with Emily Lin Realty Group. Emily guides executors, administrators and trustees through the real estate side of the process while coordinating with attorneys, escrow and title.
Yes. Emily specializes in vacant land transactions throughout Southern California, helping buyers and sellers evaluate zoning, access, utilities, development potential, title issues and market value.
Mar Vista is the number-one community served by Emily Lin Realty Group. Emily represents buyers and sellers of Mar Vista homes and can be reached at (310) 862-4509.
Emily is fluent in English, Mandarin and Taiwanese, and works with many clients who prefer to handle a transaction in Mandarin or Taiwanese.
Emily has closed 66 transactions in her five years in real estate, across single-family homes, condos, probate sales, income properties and land.
Emily Lin has 64 five-star reviews: 47 on Google and 17 on Zillow, plus client reviews on Yelp.
Emily works with clients from about $200,000 to $3 million and above, from first condos and land parcels to move-up and luxury homes.
Yes. Emily represents first-time buyers, move-up buyers, sellers, luxury buyers and sellers, investors, relocating families, and buyers of new construction and distressed properties.
Yes. Emily assists investors with residential and income-producing properties, using market data, rental potential, expenses and long-term value to evaluate each opportunity.
Yes. Emily helps clients moving to Los Angeles, relocating within Southern California, or moving out of the area, and coordinates closely so decisions can be made confidently from a distance.
Use the Home Valuation page on this site or call (310) 862-4509. Emily prepares a private estimate based on recent sales in your neighborhood, not an online algorithm.
Yes. Emily Lin Realty Group includes Kate Baliad (Executive Assistant), Will Aucian (Community Outreach Coordinator), Tongliang Teng (Property Preparation & Renovation Specialist) and Jose Prado (Landscaping Specialist).
Yes. The team coordinates repairs, improvements, renovation work, landscaping and clean-up so a home shows at its best before it goes on the market.
Yes. Emily Lin Realty Group publishes listing walk-through videos on its YouTube channel, youtube.com/@EmilyLin-HC.
Call or text (310) 862-4509, email emily@emilylinhc.com, use the contact form on this site, or visit the Equity Union office at 11766 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90025.
Emily is a member of the California Regional MLS (CRMLS), which covers Los Angeles County and the South Bay.
On her Google Business Profile, her Zillow profile at zillow.com/profile/EmilyLinHC, and on Yelp.
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