Palos Verdes Real Estate

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All articles I’ve written on real estate for the last 10 or so years. Earlier than that, I’ll have to mail them to you

2110 Lincoln, Torrance

January, 2012:  This lovely condo in Old Torrance sold in less than a week.  I barely had time to get it on this site before it sold.  Why did it sell so fast?  The seller took my recommendations, it was realistically priced, the owner had it in immaculate condition (see pictures), and it was not a short sale or foreclosure.  2 bedrooms, 2 baths, high ceilings, private 2-car garage + storage room, laundry inside the unit, and convenient to schools, shopping, commuting. ...Continue Reading!

All articles I’ve written on real estate for the last 10 or so years. Earlier than that, I’ll have to mail them to you

A Look Back at Hindsight

As an amateur historian, it has always amazed me how often other historians, let alone non-historians, engage in hindsight when assessing past actions and events.  This is so pervasive that I have decided that the various forms of this need to be categorized and named.  I have modestly christened this the Graham Hindsight Scale, which currently runs from 1 to 4, tho I reserve the right to modify or expand it as I discover examples of other types of hindsight. ...Continue Reading!

All articles I’ve written on real estate for the last 10 or so years. Earlier than that, I’ll have to mail them to you

Just Listed: Fully Remodeled Old Torrance Condo

Tired of sharing the laundry with 20 other people?  Tired of parking in that dingy subterranean garage?  Sick of having no storage space?  Frustrated with making offers on short sales that never happen? This is like a breath of fresh air!  Just listed is this really lovely 2 bedroom 2 full bath top level condo a short walk from picturesque Old Torrance.  Especially nice and unusual features of this unit, apart from its being completely remodeled and in move-in condition, are...Continue Reading!

All articles I’ve written on real estate for the last 10 or so years. Earlier than that, I’ll have to mail them to you

January, 2012

In 2011 Palos Verdes sales continued at about the same pace as last year, aided by a continuance of historically low interest rates in the 4%’s.  However, the average sale price in Valmonte , for example, dropped from $1,482,438 to $1,209,634, and the average sale price in dollars-per-square-foot (if you’re into that sort of thing – I’m not – see below) dropped from $632 to $506.  A cursory look might lead one to conclude that prices in Valmonte had dropped...Continue Reading!