Joel Newton has been in the residential real estate industry providing over $2 Billion in real estate closings between sales and mortgage financing over a 32 year career while holding a DRE real estate license and an NMLS mortgage license . He currently is the Team leader of The Newton Group and serves sellers and buyers in getting top dollar for their home when selling or finding them their dream home . Over the last 36 years Joel has won numerous top producing awards and in some years closed close to $100 million in mortgage loans for buyers on the Westside of Los Angeles . He is very dedicated to his clients and strives for excellence and a customer centric model for his business . Joel sets himself apart from others with his unequaled knowledge of Los Angeles and the uniqueness of each neighborhood . Joel has lived on the Westside of Los Angeles for the last 32 years including Malibu , Santa Monica , Brentwood , Beverlywood , The Grove , and currently resides in his home in Westwood with his wife and two daughters . With Joel's unparalleled knowledge of the mortgage industry and closing more than $2 Billion in mortgage loans in residential real estate he brings the ability to discern which offers on a seller's property will most likely be able to close based on the financing being proposed . When partnering with Joel , you will get someone that is especially in tune to his clients needs and is dedicated to providing the highest level of service , professionalism , and communication with everyone of his clients