James, a Southern California native, is also a well-seasoned Architect and an award-winning* Real Estate Broker-Officer / CEO and Founder of Costera Luxury Properties, a full-service real estate brokerage providing top-notch professional real estate services to the sales and marketing of high-end luxury residential properties and much more! James graduated from Woodbury University and holds a Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) professional 5-year degree. James also has an Executive MBA post-graduate degree from The Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). * James is a 13-year “Five Star Real Estate Agent” award winner (2010-15, 2017-23) who has been honored for his “exceptional service and overall customer satisfaction” by Five Star Professional. Only 25 out of 59,000 Orange County real estate agents have been awarded for 13 or more years. Subsequently, James was inducted into the prestigious Marquis Who’s Who® biographical registry as a top real estate professional, recognized for his "professional integrity, outstanding achievements and expert leadership in the real estate industry" in 2023.