The Palos Verdes Estates sub-market of Monte Malaga, known for its high-priced estate homes and stunning views, is beginning to offer lower-priced homes for first time home buyers. Surprised? When most Palos Verdes Estates (P.V.E.) residents think of homes in Monte Malaga, they think of streets like Via Visalia, Via Rincon, Paseo Del Sol, Via Arco, Paseo La Cresta, and of course, New York Hill, a.k.a. “Allende El Mar”. These streets are lined with gorgeous estates, stunning views, and some of the highest prices on The Hill. High-priced sales of note this year include: 1414 Paseo La Cresta: $8,00,000 (the almost 10,000 sq. ft. home named “Versailles on the Hill”) 1409 Via Arco: $4,757,000 (the custom
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Month: October 2018
North Redondo Beach new construction town home sales are always interesting to discuss. New construction is not only easy on the eyes, but has been one of the hottest aspects of the South Bay housing market over the last five years. Today, I will be reviewing both three-on-a-lot and two-on-a-lot town homes. Three-on-a-Lots Muted Sales Year Over Year Three-on-a-lot sales in North Redondo Beach were on fire a few years ago. Developers were pumping out units and buyers were eager to pay record prices. Since then, sales have been muted for reasons neither good nor bad. In 2017, there were 10 new construction three-on-a-lot sales. With 2018 coming to an end, there have only been four sales.
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Each quarter I mail out a newsletter to my clients with a recap of the South Bay real estate market. Now that the third quarter of 2018 has come to an end, I thought I would give all my readers a sneak peek and show some interesting data points from the MLS. Palos Verdes Peninsula Affordable homes have been trending in Palos Verdes the past few years. Rancho Palos Verdes tends to offer some of the most affordable real estate on The Hill and was on fire during the first three quarters of 2017. This year, Rancho Palos Verdes price gains seem to be decelerating and up only 3 percent. After price declines for the past
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Just two weeks ago, one of the most stunning homes on the Manhattan Beach Strand closed escrow. In only nine days, the gorgeous 1204 The Strand found a buyer, which closed 30 days later in an all-cash transaction. You do not see Strand listings selling that quickly in today’s Manhattan Beach market, but this sale makes sense due to the fabulous construction quality and aggressive pricing relative to past sales. In this past blog post, I have documented softness and supply issues in The Strand marketplace. As a result of the price data, I commend the Sellers on their sale by not being greedy, pricing appropriately, and making a quick sale that seems very fair to
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