I didn't plan to become a real estate agent. I planned to change the world through music.
And in a way, I did — just not how I expected.
Born in Madagascar, raised in France, professionally built across Paris and London, and now home in Los Angeles with an active practice in Houston — I have spent my whole life arriving somewhere new and building without a manual. That journey didn't just shape who I am. It became the practice.
The Road Here
Before real estate, I built a career as a professional recording artist and performer — national television, international stadiums, collaborations with Grammy-winning musicians. Simultaneously I was leading marketing and business initiatives at a high level, developing the strategic instinct and organizational precision that now drives every transaction I handle.
When I relocated to the United States, I discovered something that would eventually define my entire real estate practice: the experience of being highly capable, internationally accomplished — and completely lost in a new real estate system. Nobody spoke my language. Nobody understood my background. Nobody could translate the process in a way that respected my intelligence and my culture.
That gap became my purpose.
Today I hold a master's degree in finance and the Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) designation, and I am licensed in both California and Texas. The credentials exist for one reason: so the conversations behind a purchase — title, financing, tax exposure — are handled at the level of your other advisors, without you needing to learn the vocabulary.
Who I Serve - And Why It's Not Accidental
I work with first-generation wealth — people buying at a level nobody in their family has bought at before. They arrive through different doors.
The builders — founders, physicians, engineers, and executives whose equity finally became real, and who want the home to match the life they've built.
The breakout — artists, athletes, and producers after the year that changed everything, with income that arrives in ways conventional lending misreads. This isn't a niche I studied; it's the world I live in.
The inheritors — families inheriting a beach-city or Torrance home their parents bought decades ago, worth millions now, with decisions attached their parents never had to make.
And because of where I come from, two more groups have always found me: francophone and international clients arriving in the US — a transition I've lived personally — and families moving between Texas and California, where being licensed in both states means one advisor on both ends instead of two who have never spoken.
What My Clients Actually Experience
Working with me is not a standard transaction run from a checklist. The home comes first — finding it, negotiating it, closing it. Behind it, everything the purchase carries: how it's held, how it's financed, and which CPA, estate attorney, and lender belong in the room. I handle those conversations so you don't have to arrive knowing how.
For buyers, that means finding not just the right property but the right entry point — structurally, financially, and culturally — into a market that can feel overwhelming from the outside.
For sellers, that means a marketing approach that goes well beyond MLS — international exposure, targeted digital campaigns, professional photography and video, and access to a global network of qualified buyers.
For everyone, it means a level of communication, discretion, and personal attention that makes you feel like my only client — because in the moments that matter, you are.
"Nathalie isn't just our real estate advisor — she's family now. She made the process smooth, fun, and truly cared about our needs." — Client Review
The Nathalie Dave Difference
Rather than a list of buzzwords, here's what actually sets my practice apart:
I hold a master's degree in finance and the CIPS designation — so when your purchase involves a trust, an exchange clock, or income from three sources, the structuring conversation happens at your advisors' level, in plain language.
I've lived the arrival I now guide — three continents, four cities, every version of starting over. Cultural fluency isn't something I studied.
I'm native to the creative world, not adjacent to it — married into music at the highest level, formerly a recording artist myself. If you're an artist or entertainer, you're working with a peer, not someone performing familiarity.
I'm licensed in California and Texas — one advisor for both ends of a cross-state move, and for the growing number of families with a foot in each.
Beyond Real Estate
When I'm not working, I'm with my family — my husband, a Grammy-winning musician, and our brilliant, spirited daughter. We love discovering new restaurants, traveling, live music, and the kind of gatherings where great people and great conversations collide.
I understand what it means to balance a big career, a creative life, family, and the constant forward motion of building something meaningful. I bring that understanding — and that energy — to every client I serve.
Let's Talk
If you are buying, selling, relocating, or investing — and you want representation that matches the complexity and ambition of your actual life — I would love to connect.
Serving the South Bay — Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, and the Palos Verdes Peninsula — and the Greater Houston metro. English · Français · Español.
California: Compass · DRE #02440525 — Texas: LPT Realty · Lic. #811186
