For many, Labor Day weekend marks the beginning of school, football season, and Fiesta Hermosa. In real estate, it is the unofficial kick-off to the the fall selling season. Fall Season & New Listing Contrary to popular belief, fall is one of the best seasons to sell in the South Bay. That’s right, much better than the dog days of summer in July and August and only behind the famous Spring selling season as the best seasonal time to list one’s home. Some agents and sellers choose to bring out new listings over the holiday weekend and others choose to list the weekend after. Each strategy has its own merits, which I can get into another
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Month: August 2018
The second half of August can really slug along in the South Bay as agents and clients are wrapping their last summer vacations. Most agents will hold off from listing their new inventory until Labor Day. For this week’s blog, I will be diving into some interesting South Bay sales that all occurred last week. Manhattan Beach 2200 Harkness Street sold for $2,780,000 (5 bed, 5 bath, 3,578 sq. ft., new construction) This Liberty Village new construction sale is a perfect example of Manhattan Beach buyers’ insatiable appetite for new construction. In April, a comparable sale at 1401 Lynngrove Drive sold at a record price of $2.68 million, but Harkness, only four months later, cleared at
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In North Hermosa Beach, it is very tricky to generalize market value. There are a variation of lot sizes, town homes, property views, and income properties, which makes it difficult to give a perfect breakdown of this sub-market. That said, the majority of single-family home sales in this area sit on a 2,500 sq. ft. lot, so for today’s blog, I will focus on these properties to give you a general guide on the area’s value. Newer Construction with Views As many readers have learned over the years, new construction drives the market by the beach. Since the blow-out sale of $5.25 million at 230 34th Street back in 2016, the market has delivered three additional
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Most of my blogs consist of analyzing sales, appreciation, and under-priced deals. Today, I want to focus on a market that is larger than the for sale market in Los Angeles County: Rentals! Rentals are an extremely important part of the real estate economy and should be considered as part of anyone’s real estate strategy. Renting in Palos Verdes Estates Palos Verdes Estates tends to be heavily dominated by owner-occupants, so leases in this area are harder to find than in the beach cities or surrounding South Bay communities. Even though rental supply is restricted in Palos Verdes, the demand is not as high as you might think because most people moving to The Hill prefer
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August in the South Bay tends to be a slower month for real estate. During this slow time, I thought it would be beneficial to examine different home offerings under $1 million. Palos Verdes Peninsula This may surprise some readers, but Palos Verdes does in fact have inventory under $1 million. Most of these listings exist in Rancho Palos Verdes on the east side of The Hill. Asking $1 million on the dot, 5320 Ironwood Street is located in the popular Silver Spur area. This home can certainly be had under that $1 million price tag if you are looking for a fixer in a great school district. You will not find single-family homes under $1
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