Watts Engle & Associates

Fantastic experience: Matthew Engle and his wife Tara Engle were the perfect choice to continue the classy legacy of the Watts Engle and Associates Real Estate team in Palos Verdes, California. Their Professionalism and service, sets a very high bar for any REALTOR in the South Bay of Los Angeles County! If you want the personal touch when buying or selling your home, they will put their multiple talents to work for you with the upmost of care for you and your home!

Fantastic experience: We had such a wonderful experience working with Matthew to purchase our home in Palos Verdes Estates. From the very beginning, he was friendly, professional, incredibly attentive, and really took the time to understand exactly what we were looking for. He ultimately helped us find the perfect home in the exact neighborhood we had hoped for, and we truly couldn’t be happier. Matthew’s attention to detail and level of support throughout the entire process were exceptional. We were working under a tight inspection timeline, and he made the process feel seamless—coordinating everything and sourcing each of the inspection vendors for us so we didn’t have to worry about a thing. What has stood out even more is that his support didn’t end once the sale closed. Matthew has continued to stay in touch and be a resource for us, including recommending an incredible contractor who helped us with some work on the house before we moved in. Matthew truly went above and beyond at every step and was such an important part of helping us find and purchase our dream home. We are so grateful for his guidance, expertise, and dedication throughout the process and would wholeheartedly recommend him to anyone looking to buy or sell a home in the area!

Fantastic experience: Matthew was amazing throughout the entire home buying process for my wife and I, and we would recommend him to anyone looking in the South Bay area or nearby. He was very patient with us as our search began 6 months before we were ready to move. Then we had a baby on the way and we were all of the sudden very pressed for time. We had very specific requests and needs and he was able to be our advocate throughout the entire process, very knowledgeable and understanding. He has endless connections in the area when it comes to inspections, contractor recommendations, etc. His fought for us in our negotations (which were not easy to deal with), but he never pressured us in any way. We are so so happy with the end results. His support does not end when the deal ends, and we are still in contact with him all the time.

Fantastic experience: Matt has worked with us in a dual capacity as a Listing Agent on the sale of our home and as a Buyer’s Agent when looking for new homes. We have experienced his customer service and client management in many ways. Matt is a great listener, he’s reliable, knowledgeable, professional, dependable, attentive, proactive, and extremely resourceful. He combines all of these characteristics with his real estate expertise to provide excellent results for his clients from the beginning of the process through the end. If you want to work with someone that will take incredible care of you then Matthew Engle is your Realtor!

Fantastic experience: Matt was an incredible real estate agent who advocated for my wife and me every step of the buying and selling process. He is extremely knowlegdeable and explained all details of negotiation, inspection, and closing to put our minds at ease. I highly recommend working with Matt for any real estate transaction. He provided top-tier service and was very responsive in his communication. Thanks again for your amazing service, Matt!

Fantastic experience: Matthew Engle is the guy you want in your corner. He just helped us buy a home and we would recommend him to anyone without hesitation. A big part of this process is who you’re spending time with, and we genuinely liked being around Matthew. He’s warm, fun, and incredibly easy to work with. His listening skills are off the charts. He really heard what we wanted, with nuance, and helped steer us accordingly. We even developed some inside jokes along the way, which added lightness to what can otherwise be a heavy process. His personable nature isn’t just a nice bonus, it’s actually a strategic advantage. Everywhere we went, other real estate folks were genuinely happy to see him. He’s well-liked and respected, and that greases a lot of wheels. In a competitive market, having someone others eagerly want to work with matters. Matthew was invaluable in helping us think through the negotiating process wisely. He offered thoughtful, level-headed guidance that kept us grounded and helped us make smart decisions at the right moments. We trusted him completely. He’s honest, straightforward, and truly without guile or self-interest. He was fully in our corner. He went out of his way to check out properties on our behalf to save us time, and he was creative in helping us see how a home could be modified to better suit our needs, helping us see possibilities we wouldn’t have seen on our own. He knows the South Bay extremely well and is always deepening his knowledge. If you want someone you can trust, who genuinely cares, Matthew is the guy to partner with!

Fantastic experience: My wife and I had the absolute best experience working with Matthew Engle. From the very beginning, he went above and beyond to truly understand what we were looking for in our dream home. What impressed us most was how quickly he picked up on our preferences—after just a few showings, he was already curating homes that perfectly matched our vision. As we toured properties, Matthew offered thoughtful advice on long-term considerations we hadn’t even thought of, helping us avoid potential pitfalls. He also had a keen eye for simple improvements that could make a house work better for our needs, and he connected us with reliable contacts to provide estimates whenever we needed them. Matthew consistently knew about properties before they officially hit the market, ensuring we were among the very first to see them. His persistence and professionalism were even acknowledged by other agents, which gave us tremendous confidence in his ability to advocate for us. When it came time to negotiate, Matthew was strategic, tenacious, and always had our best interests at heart. Thanks to his dedication—and many late-night strategy calls—we were able to secure our home at an excellent price. He even guided me through ways to reduce my interest rate while lenders were competing for my loan, and with his advice I was able to lock in a rate that was 0.5% lower. Throughout escrow, he stayed on top of every detail, catching errors from the lender that could have caused delays. Even after closing, Matthew has continued to be an incredible resource—helping us find a trusted trash hauler, getting additional quotes for minor renovations, and recommending landscapers to enhance our new home. Without his guidance and commitment, the process would not have been nearly as smooth or successful. We are incredibly grateful for his hard work, sharp eye, and unwavering support, and we could not recommend him more highly to anyone looking to buy or sell a home.

Fantastic experience: I recently worked with Matthew Engle to sell my house in Culver City. Selling a house is a stressful event. Matthew always explained everything, promptly answering my calls, emails, and kept me informed as we went through the process. Working with him was a pleasure and I would do it again!

Fantastic experience: Matthew Engle was the agent we chose to find a first time home for my daughter and her wife. Matthew was extremely patient as my daughter dragged him around to over 30 homes to review. Once they found the one they wanted, Matthew changed roles to master negotiator and was extremely helpful in helping us understand next steps in the home buying process, patiently answering a million questions from me, my daughter AND my financial planner. But it didn't end there. Matthew was also a great resource for recommending people to help fix up the house, and where to get homeowners insurance. We cannot recommend Matthew enough for his professionalism, integrity and friendship through this entire process.

Fantastic experience: After trying to sell my home for a long time and working with a few different agents without success, I was starting to lose hope. Then Matthew came in and everything changed. He and his team were truly amazing, professional, efficient, and always kept me well informed throughout the entire process. From start to finish, they handled everything with care and expertise. Thanks to Matthew, my home finally sold, and I couldn’t be more grateful. Highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: No one does it better than Matthew Engle. He actively markets and coordinates every facet of the home sale. It took only three months in a difficult market to confirm and complete the sale of our home.

Fantastic experience: Nothing but good things to say about Matthew and his team! This was my first home sale. After trying to sell with my first agent and failing, trying "for sale by owner" and failing, I came across Matthew that sold another house in my neighborhood in just a few days. The current LA market wasn't necessarily helping but with Matthew's help I finally got a proper offer! He negotiated the price up to get it very close to my original asking price. Once in escrow, I thought we were good but the buyer's agent complicated things saying one thing, doing another, waiting the 16th day to start the inspections, delaying the closing date by 2 weeks, but in the end Matthew took care of everything and the sale closed! Thanks again Matthew!

Fantastic experience: Tara's vision of what the home could become and Matt's selection and scheduling of the people who would implement Tara's vision, combined with the service that selected and staged the furnishings, created an even more beautiful home. Matt's market research, pricing strategy, and promotion of the home produced a sizable profit that will help with the next chapters of the family members' lives. Tara and Matt's patience and guidance were very much appreciated throughout the whole process.

Fantastic experience: Matthew Engle represented us in both the sale of our property and the purchase of another. Matthew and Tara are consummate professionals. They are dedicated to their clients, and exceeded expectations several times during the sometimes challenging transactions. You won't find a more diligent team.

Fantastic experience: Throughout our home-buying process, Matthew was incredibly communicative, answering our calls/texts and emails promptly and keeping us informed about every development. His consistent professionalism and reliability were also high appreciated, and we will absolutely be a returning customer if we ever needed a realtor again.

Fantastic experience: Matthew and Tara are truly some of the best people we've met through the process of buying and selling our home. Matthew has an incredible gift for listening and understanding, and Tara's gift is in her sense of style, design, and vision. We were casually looking at some open houses when we first met Matthew. It wasn't long before we could feel his sincerity and dedication, and that quickly turned into viewing countless homes for months (always with a smile and sense of excitement on his part too!) We're incredibly grateful for the amount of hand holding he did while finding the right home, and also for his resourcefulness during our renovation before moving in. We were also super impressed with Tara's recommendations and vision board for sprucing up our previous home before putting it on the market. Check our their Instagram for some of her before and afters to get a sense of her magic!

Fantastic experience: We were so blessed to work with the Engle's! We couldn't be happier with the experience we had with Matthew and Tara. From start to finish, they provided exceptional service. They gave us accurate, expert, custom-tailored advice on how to maximize our sales price, recommending changes of true impact that made all the difference. They took care of every detail, making the entire process smooth and very low-stress for us. Even when delays occurred on our side, Matthew was incredibly patient, working with us, helping us over time and staying fully engaged. He kept us updated every step of the way, so we always felt informed and reassured. Thanks to Matthew and Tara's hard work, we were able to secure a sale above asking price - an outcome that exceeded our expectations. If you are looking for a Godly, dedicated, knowledgeable, and results-driven agent, we highly recommend Matthew, Tara and the whole team at Watts Engle.

Fantastic experience: Matthew went above and beyond and was with me every step of the way. He and his wife Tera staged the house beautifully and helped me to get the house prepared to showcase the true value of our home with small adjustments. Matt did a great job marketing our house and knew what it took to get the right price. He got the job done. All along the way, we felt like we were his priority, and he delivered with integrity, thoughtfulness and care.

Fantastic experience: Watts Engle & Associates did a fantastic job in helping me prepare and lease a townhouse in Rolling Hills. I worked directly with Matthew Engle and Lisa Arturo who are very professional and easy to work with. I would definitely work with them again.

Fantastic experience: Just closed on the purchase of a house. Today’s market is much different than our last purchase many years ago--limited inventory, multiple offers, stringent lending and insurance requirements, and inspection/construction/code compliance issues. Steve, Ceci, and Lisa were extremely helpful, patient, and persistent in helping us find the right property, implementing a strategy to “win” among multiple offers, satisfying lender and insurance requirements, and negotiating the delicate process of working with the sellers through various construction and code compliance issues. Overwhelming? For us, sure. But for Steve, Ceci, and Lisa—just another day at the office! Experience matters. So too does working with such caring and compassionate people of upstanding character.

Fantastic experience: As a first time home-buyer, I absolutely had many fears and worries of what to expect. However, Matt Engle made the process easier than I thought it was going to be and had such genuine concern and thoughtfulness in where I was in the process on top of having knowledge in what to look for and expect. Would totally recommend!

Fantastic experience: Watts Engle & Associates is a top-notch completely professional Realty Company. Everyone there went out of their way to do everything they could to sell my home. Matthew, Lisa, and the rest of the team, and yes, I say team because they completely worked together to do the best job they can for their clients. Matthew is a fantastic Realtor and person. He truly does go out of his way to make sure his clients are taken care and he makes sure they’re happy and satisfied with Watts Engle & Associates. I changed from another realty company to Watts Engle & Associates, and I’m so happy I did. Matthew was on top of everything 100% and my house was sold for the price I wanted. If you want your house sold for the price you want and to be taken care of 1000%, you cannot go wrong by choosing Watts Engle & Associates. Thank you, Matthew, Lisa, and Watts Engle and Associates.

Fantastic experience: Matt was involved in the transaction and held the first time buyer's hand during the hole process. He was very pleasant to work with.

Fantastic experience: This was the best and fastest experience I could have imagined for selling our house. The team was so knowledgeable and respectful in selling our home in California so we could move to Tennessee.

Fantastic experience: I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to work with Matthew Engle as he ultimately found me my forever home. I found Matthew to have a vast knowledge of the real estate market and he was so easy to work with. I also found him to be very hardworking, super trustworthy, he always answered my calls and questions without any delay. I really felt intuitively he knew what I was looking for and always assured me we would find it. He was equally as great in guiding me through the closing with ease and without any problems. I found the whole team of Watts and Associates to be absolutely wonderful! If I could give Matthew and the team at Watts & Associates a "10 star" rating I would.

Fantastic experience: Matthew Engle found us our beautiful new home in short order! He listened to what we wanted & immediately went to work to locate houses that fit our criteria. Once we found that special house (which was very quick), Matthew was there for us throughout the entire process. He was available to answer any and all questions as they came up, and made the buying process smooth and painless. Matthew is a man of integrity, and a joy to work with. I will highly recommend him to anyone who needs a realtor.

Fantastic experience: My wife Melissa and I recently closed in our first home with the help of dream team Matt Cox, Matthew Engle, and the larger Watts team. The process was incredibly smooth thanks to their careful attention in the search, offer, negotiation, inspection, and closing phases of the deal. Thanks to the Vista Sotheby’s team for your tender care along the way, we are forever grateful!

Fantastic experience: Matt Engle and his whole team went ABOVE and BEYOND every step of the way. They were extremely responsive and so very helpful through what could have been a very stressful process. Thank you Matt for your help and for getting top value for the sale of our home!

Fantastic experience: Quality of character at its finest! With Matthew and Tara Engle you will find a couple who patiently listens to your specific needs and desires. They will go above and beyond for you. Each conversation I’ve had with them has been a blessing and I know they have a genuine caring heart for others.

Fantastic experience: Trustworthiness + Experience = Success Especially when it comes to real estate. Watts & Associates gets 5 Stars!

Fantastic experience: Matthew Engle and his team are extremely knowledgeable, professional, and wonderful to work with. Their attention to detail and ability to move quickly got us our dream house in this market.

Fantastic experience: They always have wonderful updates on the market with great information about Real Estate in general as well as their specific location. Excellent Instagram videos! @Fitz4houses Santa Clarita, CA

Fantastic experience: Matt Cox is the future real estate expert in the South Bay. He’s a man of integrity and is a dog with a bone. He thrives in the details and gets it done.

Fantastic experience: Quality people and free ice cream... can't complain

Fantastic experience: Matt Cox found us our very first home when we were least expecting it because of his over-the-top care for his clients. He was looking even when we weren’t! He (and the Watts team) are professional, thorough, and conduct their business with integrity and genuine care. As a first-time home buyer, I was confident and so grateful to be able to trust Matt with the process. I am thankful to have experienced working with this team - my standards are high and Matt exceeded them by miles.

Fantastic experience: Truly the best of the best! The Watts & Associates team has helped us purchase two homes and sell one of them. They are so knowledgeable and helpful!

Fantastic experience: matt and tara engle are a power couple when it comes to real estate. they are professional, thorough, humble, knowledgeable and most of all honest. i like the way matt handles people. he treats them in an honorable manner. i am grateful for their business! blessings- jazz thompson

Fantastic experience: Experienced and trusted professionals.

Fantastic experience: You’ll never regret the decision to use Watts and associates for your real estate needs. They are professional and dedicated. We had a wonderful experience with them and would use them in the future without a question.

Fantastic experience: We had an outstanding experience with Steve and Ceci. I highly recommend them.

Fantastic experience: I give Steve, Ceci and Team a 6 Star rating across the board! I do not give compliments easily but well deserved here! Andy

Fantastic experience: Wow!! I mean WOW!! Steve and Cici Watts and their team define great realtor customer service. I have never felt pressured and they have continually looked out after my best interest whether it was in the sale of our home or the purchase of another. They know PV and the surrounding South Bay Area and are extremely well connected which means they can find a property before it’s on the market and sell yours very fast! What I appreciate most is their strong sense of family and community. If you need a realtor they are the ones to go to.

Fantastic experience: Professional, personal, and caring.

Fantastic experience: Everyone on the team at Watts & Associates does an amazing job in hearing and meeting your personal needs when purchasing or selling your home! 10/10 recommend to all

Fantastic experience: Everything you want from a business professional - service with integrity.