Palos Verdes Real Estate

September 2012 Newsletter

This is the text of my newsletter sent to approximately 1500 people.  If you would like to get on my mailing list, either post a comment here or call me at 310 265-2141.   While the real estate market has slowed slightly in the past few weeks (too small a period to make any judgments), it’s still safe to say that if your house is priced correctly, you won’t have long to wait for a buyer.  The market picked up noticeably a...Continue Reading!

Sold Before It Hit the Market

This lovely 5300 square foot Redondo Beach Mediterranean sold at $1.4 million before hitting the market.  On a 10,000 square foot nearly flat lot, this house has somewhere around 5 bedrooms (I lost count), formal dining, formal living, informal family, huge island kitchen, humongous full basement bigger than many houses I've sold, large usable pool, and 3-car garage. Continue Reading!

Turn-Key Townhouse

I just listed this turn-key 2 bedroom 2 bath San Pedro townhouse in the desirable, gated Ponderosa Pines complex.   Completely remodeled and in move-in condition, this interior, ground-level unit is free from stairs, traffic noise, convenient (but not too convenient) to the pool/spa, has a laundry room in the unit, 2 covered parking spaces, and a lovely private patio.  At $249,900, you won't have to lift a finger . . . except to call me with that offer because this will not last. Update...Continue Reading!

Zillow and the Like

If you haven’t kept up on fast-moving real estate technology, Zillow may be an unfamiliar name to you.  If so, in the last few years, internet websites have sprung up for everything you can imagine, among which are those which purport to give you the value of your house or, perhaps more tantilizing, that of your neighbor.  Zillow is the most prominent of these, with such as Truila and Redfin also in the game. While the subject matter may not be...Continue Reading!