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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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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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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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Point Vicente Neighborhood

The Point Vicente neighborhood is located in Rancho Palos Verdes near the intersection of Palos Verdes Drive West and Hawthorne Boulevard. This is a small neighborhood of only a six streets and about a half a mile long. This is one of my favorite neighborhoods because nearly every home has ocean views. As you enter the homes, you are greeted by a full ocean view from the living room and dining room....


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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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The Seaview Neighborhood

The Seaview neighborhood is located in Rancho Palos Verdes off Palos Verdes Drive South and above Portuguese Bend Beach Club and Trump National Golf Course. Most homes have spectacular ocean views as they are stair-stepped up the hill. This is an intimate neighborhood of about a dozen streets that cover approximately one-half square mile. A steep (100-step) staircase from Dauntless Drive leads...


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