Palos Verdes Real Estate

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July 2021 Newsletter

Dear Neighbor: To the amazement of many, me included, the real estate market continues to be red hot.  Demand exceeds supply, although it’s not clear to me that supply is any longer as constricted as it was during Covid.  Many people are deciding to sell now while the market is hot and prices are high, and retire to an area where the cost of living is lower.  As I’ve said before, I’ve seen markets similar to this in my 36 years...Continue Reading!

May 2021 Newsletter

May, 2021 Dear Neighbor: OK, the real estate market is, in a word, nuts right now.  It seems to have begun last Summer when the shortage of houses for sale, due partially to Covid, caused supply to fall far short of demand.  Other than the recent slight rise in interest rates (which always motivates buyers who think the interest rate train is pulling out of the station), I can’t honestly explain its perseverance.  I (and no one I know) could explain it...Continue Reading!

Top 1% for 2020

2020 was an interesting year, to say the least.  Despite it all, I ended up #3 in the company out of roughly 250 agents, and in the top 1% of all agents nationally.  A big thank you to all my clients who entrusted me with the sale or purchase of their homes last year, or in previous years, or in future years for that matter.  The guy on the left is Gustavo Cardenas, who is also a very good agent,...Continue Reading!

March 2021 Newsletter

Dear Neighbor: Out here in the real estate world we’re getting a small breather from the frenzied pace of 2020.  As I mentioned last time, that took us all by surprise.  When the reality of Covid hit in March, we all figured real estate was going to be on hold for the duration; but the opposite happened.  This was caused by the scarcity of homes for sale due to a) people just not wanting buyers carrying who knew what in their...Continue Reading!