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And The News Keeps Getting Better

More good news for Palos Verdes real estate! Southern California median home prices rose again for the fourth straight month as reported in the Los Angeles Times this week. "And although home values are still dropping in many neighborhoods, rising home sales and median prices are "all symptomatic of a bottoming out" and the worst days of the housing market are probably over, Leamer said." (UCLA...


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Top Tuesday Tour Tips

There were 23 homes on the September 15, 2009, Palos Verdes real estate Broker's Tour. We currently have 259 active single family homes for sale in Palos Verdes ranging in price from $750,000 in Rancho Palos Verdes to $18,900,000 in Rolling Hills (the low in Eastview is $599,000). There are 49 townhomes/condos for sale priced between $218,000 and $1,500,000. My favorites were: Kirby Larson's...


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Top Tuesday Tour Tips

There were only 15 homes on the September 1, 2009 Palos Verdes real estate Broker's Tour. I think it was a light tour because it was the first day of school for the Palos Verdes School District. We currently have 267 active single family homes for sale in Palos Verdes ranging in price from $750,000 in Rancho Palos Verdes to $18,900,000 in Rolling Hills (the low in Eastview is $615,000). There are 47...


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The Westfield Neighborhood

Westfield is one of two Los Angeles County areas located off Palos Verdes Drive North that are designated as "Palos Verdes Peninsula" as their city. This area consists of approximately 300 homes, most of which are equestrian properties. There is a community riding ring (on Eastvale near Palos Verdes Drive North), riding trails and a community tennis court. The properties higher up on the hill...


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Are We There Yet?

Echoes of this oft-repeated question from our youth, are rumbling through the home buying community. Have we "hit bottom" in the Palos Verdes real estate market? Even the experts do not know. The Los Angeles Times August 17th edition tackled this subject regarding real estate in all of Southern California. There were several stories of "experts" who predicted the housing bubble, sold their own...


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Top Tuesday Tour Tips

There were 20 homes on the August 18, 2009 Palos Verdes real estate Broker's Tour. We currently have 280 active single family homes for sale in Palos Verdes ranging in price from $836,000 in Rancho Palos Verdes to $18,900,000 in Rolling Hills (the low in Eastview is $685,000). There are 48 townhomes/condos for sale priced between $250,000 and $1,500,000. My favorites were: Gerard Bisignano's...


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Financial/Mortgage Update

It was a fairly quiet week in the financial/mortgage area which is a welcome change from the last several months. Rates are down slightly for all loans. The current interest rate for a 30-year fixed conforming loan is 5% and 5.875% for a jumbo loan. A 5/1 Year ARM is 3.625% for conforming loans and 5.125% for jumbo loans. A 5/1 Interest Only conforming loan has a 3.75% interest rate and a jumbo...


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July 2009 Market Statistics

Statistics for single family homes for the month of July for Palos Verdes real estate are now available and for the second month in a row, the numbers are looking better. As you will note from the graph above, the number of active single family homes for sale in Palos Verdes have fallen from 437 July 2008 to 331 for July 2009. Pending sales climbed to 84 for July 2009 from 69 in June 2009 and way up...


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Top Tuesday Tour Tips

There were 25 homes on the August 4, 2009, Palos Verdes real estate Broker's Tour. We currently have 280 active single family homes for sale in Palos Verdes ranging in price from $836,000 in Rancho Palos Verdes to $18,900,000 in Rolling Hills (the low in Eastview is $585,000). There are 50 townhomes/condos for sale priced between $220,000 and $1,500,000. My favorites were: Marion Sullivan's...


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New Prices at Terrenea

In addition to being a fabulous resort that you can visit for a walk on the ocean's edge, enjoy a meal or have an extended stay in one of their beautiful rooms -- you can also purchase one of Terrenea Resort's exclusive villas or casitas. There are currently 9 properties for sale at Terrenea. The Casitas are 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2,040 square feet and range in price from $1,995,000 to $2,750,000. The 3...


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