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August 2009 Market Statistics

Statistics for the month of August for Palos Verdes real estate are now available an for the third month in a row, the numbers are looking better. As you will note from the graph above, the number of active residential properties for sale in Palos Verdes have fallen from 434 August 2008 to 325 in August 2009. Additionally, for August 2009 both pending sales and sold/closed escrows have almost doubled...


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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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June 2009 Market Statistics

Statistics for single family homes for the month of June for Palos Verdes real estate are now available and as I indicated in my post earlier this week, "Good News for Palos Verdes Real Estate," the numbers are looking better. June 2009 had nearly twice as many closed sales (47) and one additional pending sale compared to May 2009. Months of inventory (months it would take to sell existing...


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2008 Favorite Top Tuesday Tips

I thought it would be fun to go through 2008's Top Tuesday Tour Tips for Palos Verdes real estate and pick my favorites, tell you why and give you an update on those properties. My favorite listing is my own listing at 838 Rivera Place, Palos Verdes Estates; it is a 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 3,025 square foot home for $2,449,000 (original price was $2,499,000. This Lunada Bay home is lavishly...


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June Market Statistics for Palos Verdes Peninsula

Statistics for the month of June for Palos Verdes real estate are available and the results are mixed - holding as far as price is concerned and down for number of transactions. The average price for single family homes sold in the month of June was $1,786,000 up from $1,677,000 in May ($1,699,000 average for the last 12 months). The statistics are different for number of pending and sold...


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May Market Statistics for Palos Verdes Peninsula

Statistics for the month of May for Palos Verdes real estate are available and indicate our market is holding. Average price for single family homes sold in the month of May was $1,677,000 vs $1,667,000 in April. Number of homes reported sold (closed escrow) for the month of May was 43 which was the same for April. Number of homes pending for the month of May was 39 vs 40 in April. Inventory of...


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Resetting DOM (Days On Market) Number – Fair or Foul?

Many Multiple Listing Services allow the agent to cancel/withdraw a listing and then relist it (even moments later) to make it appear as a new listing. I think this is a great marketing ploy but wrong. It then gives a skewed look at buyers' reaction to that particular property. Kelly and Laura of Remax Palos Verdes call this "Churning and Burning". If a property sits on the market for over 30 days,...


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