William Raffin

Owner

Raffin RealtyManhattan Beach, CA (310) 729-2323

ABOUT

Bill Raffin was born in Beverly Hills, California. He currently resides in Malibu California and has maintained a home there for over thirty-five years. Bill is one of the largest landowners in Yucca Valley and owns a ranch near Palm Springs, California. He also has an oceanfront office building, Raffin Executive Center in Manhattan Beach, California comprised of twelve luxury suites where he maintains one of his offices. Bill graduated from California State University of Northridge with a Bachelors Degree in Business and Finance. He has been president of William Raffin Realty since its establishment in 1980 and has specialized in land and commercial properties for over thirty-five years. During his career as a real estate principal and broker, Bill has been responsible for the sale and/or purchase of over 1.2 billion dollars worth of land and real estate. In 2008, Bill Raffin was a recipient of the Dolphin Award for outstanding achievement in the Malibu community and also received a certification of Special Congressional Recognition for helping others. In 1998, he received the Longstanding Business Award from the City of Manhattan Beach. Bill is an avid philanthropist and is a member of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council. He served on the board of READ (Rural Education and Development). A global charity which encourages rural and impoverished communities to learn, build and prosper by helping provide schools, libraries and many other amenities. This charity received the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s prestigious Access to Learning Award. Bill is also an ardent supporter of many environmental organizations, some of which include: The Orangutan Foundation, PETA, Defenders of Wildlife, American Wild Horse Association, Cousteau Society, Sea Shepherd and the Sierra Club. Bill has traveled extensively, covering all the world’s continents. He owns a full-blooded Andalusian horse that he rides often and loves to pack in the mountains with his Alaskan malamute, Kumo.