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Top Tuesday Tour Tips

There were 29 homes on the Palos Veres real estate Broker's Tour. We currently have 328 active single family homes for sale in Palos Verdes ranging in price from $845,000 in Rancho Palos Verdes to $18,900,000 in Rolling Hills (the low in Eastview is $529,000). There are 56 townhomes/condos for sale priced between $229,500 and $925,000. My favorites were: My own listing at 3005 Via Rivera,...


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March 2009 Market Statistics

Statistics for single family homes for the month of March for Palos Verdes Real Estate are now available. March 2009 had more than twice as many sold/close escrows and slightly more pending sales than February 2009; the sold/pending numbers are down, however, when compared to March 2008. Inventory of active listings/homes for sale rose again for the third consecutive month which is great for buyers....


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Silver Spur Neighborhood

The Silver Spur area (also known as Grandview) is located in Rancho Palos Verdes. The best thing about this neighborhood is its close proximaty to schools and shopping. It is home to 3 award winning schools -- Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Silver Spur Elementary and Cornerstone Elementary. Peninsula Shopping Center and The Promenade are at it's southern border. The Silver Spur...


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Financial/Mortgage Update

Mortgage rates are down for a 30-year fixed compared to last month for the Palos Verdes real estate market. These rates are as of April 3, 2009. Also of note, the California Association of Realtors announced "a new program designed to provide peace of mind to first-time buyers who are hesitant to enter he housing market due to concerns about potential job loss, and subsequently being unable to...


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Top Tuesday Tour Tips

Yesterday, there were 25 homes on the Palos Verdes real estate Broker's Tour. We currently have 302 active single family homes for sale in Palos Verdes ranging in price from $800,000 in Rolling Hills Estates to $18,900,000 in Rolling Hills (the low in Eastview is $529,000). There are 49 townhomes/condos for sale priced between $229,500 and $925,000. My favorites were: Alexa and Kurt Hoyt's 36...


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Positive Real Estate News Is Bubbling Up

"Hope Stirs in Housing Market" was the headline in the LA Times front page on Wednesday. Peter Hong's positive piece states "Home prices in Southern California held steady in February for the first time in nearly a year, figures released Tuesday show, as low prices brought buyers back into the market." On top of that home construction rose nationwide. Sales of Palos Verdes real estate confirm...


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Top Tuesday Tour Tips

Today, there were 19 homes on the Palos Verdes real estate Broker's Tour. We currently have 288 active single family homes for sale in Palos Verdes ranging in price from $800,000 in Rolling Hills Estates to $18,900,000 in Rollings Hills (the low in Eastview is $585,000). There are 47 townhomes/condos for sale priced between $229,500 and $829,000. My favorites were: Sean and Jon Rodriguez's 10...


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Financial/Mortgage Update

March 14, 2009 We have had good news this week with the stock market up. Mortgage interest rates for the Palos Verdes real estate market are up slightly for a jumbo 30-year fixed loan at 6.5% versus 6.25% one month ago. As a comparison, last July the 30-year fixed jumbo was 7.75%. 6.5% is a great rate when one looks at the historical data. Conforming loans (up to...


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February 2009 Market Statistics

Statistics for single family homes for the month of February for Palos Verdes Real Estate are now available. February 2009 had less sold/closed escrows and less pending sales than January 2009 and had increased inventory of active listings/homes for sale. Additionally, February 2009 had half the number of sold/closed escrows and 70% less pending sales when compared to February 2008. For the month...


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Top Tuesday Tour Tips

Yesterday, there were 32 homes on the Palos Verdes real estate Broker's Tour. I was able to see ten of the homes in the allotted 2 hour time period. We currently have 287 active single family homes for sale in Palos Verdes ranging in price from $827,900 in Rancho Palos Verdes to $18,900,000 in Rolling Hills (the low in Eastview is $585,000). There are 45 townhomes/condos for sale priced between $229,500...


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