There were 27 homes on the Palos Verdes real estate Broker's Tour. We currently have 294 active single family homes for sale in Palos Verdes ranging in price from $799,000 in Rolling Hills Estates to $18,900,000 in Rolling Hills (the low in Eastview is $585,000). There are 55 townhomes/condos for sale priced between $250,000 and $950,000. My favorites were: Nick Peters' 22 Oceanaire Drive,...
After being inspired by the oceanfront trails at Terrenea, I was on a quest to find other hikes and trails on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. I came across an excellent book compiled by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy entitled, "Best Hikes On The Palos Verdes Peninsula". The book lists 32 separate trails and specifies the round trip distance, the highest & lowest elevation of the trail,...
After spending last weekend at the new Terranea Resort, I can say that it is fabulous and I recommend it to all, including Palos Verdes residents. The views are spectacular. We took several walks along the trails at the ocean's edge. We walked down to the beach and sat on the rocks and listened to the surf "chatter" as it rolled back out over the stones. There is even a cave near the jetty. We...
Statistics for single family homes for the month of May for Palos Verdes real estate are now available. May 2009 had 5 less closed sales and 19 less pending sales than April 2009. Inventory of active listings/homes for sale fell to 281 in May. The average price for homes that closed in May fell 5.7% and the average days on market also decreased. For the month of May, there were 24 closed sales...
There were 28 homes on the Palos Verdes real estate Broker's Tour. We currently have 294 active single family homes for sale in Palos Verdes ranging in price from $839,000 in Rancho Palos Verdes to $18,900,000 in Rolling Hills (the ow in Eastview is $585,000). There are 55 townhomes/condos for sale priced between $209,500 and $950,000. My favorites were: Cheryl Rau and Robin DeBraal's 1640...
As part of my certification as Palos Verdes Specialist, I learned about the history of Palos Verdes Peninsula. Even though I had lived here over 25 years, some of this was new to me. In 1846, the Mexican government granted land known as Rancho Palos Verdes to the family of Don Jose Sepulveda. In 1882, Jotham Bixby acquire 16,000 acres of what is now the Palos Verdes Peninsula. In 1913 Frank...
Palos Verdes Art Center is open to all, not just owners of Palos Verdes real estate. Palos Verdes Art Center is a non-profit community arts organization that provides art classes for children and adults of all ability levels. The next group of classes begin July 6, 2009 and finish August 29, 2009. Art Center provides classes in drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, photography,...
The availability of Jumbo Loans have affected the sale of Palos Verdes real estateover $1,200,000. It is a little tricky because there are jumbo loans available at rates that match May of 2008 - 6.875%. However, the number of buyers who can qualify for those loans has been diminished because these loans must be have full income verification and the borrower must have FICO scores of 700 or...
There were 19 homes on the Palos Verdes real estate Broker's Tour. We currently have 293 active single family homes for sale in Palos Verdes ranging in price from $749,950 in Rancho Palos Verdes to $18,900,000 in Rolling Hills ( the low in Eastview is $529,000). There are 57 townhomes/condos for sale priced between $209,500 and $950,000. My favorites were: Michael and Nadia Foster's 2620 Via...
There were 16 homes on the Palos Verdes real estate Broker's Tour. We currently have 294 active single family homes for sale in Palos Verdes ranging in price from $799,950 in Rancho Palos Verdes to $18,900,000 in Rolling Hills (the low in Eastview is $529,000). There are 58 townhomes/condos for sale priced between $209,500 and $950,000. My favorites were: Laurie Hurley-Fuszard's 2648 Via...