"Palos Verdes Resident since 1947"

Is It A Good Time to Buy? A Good Time To Sell?

Palos Verdes Real Estate

I get these questions all the time.  This is one of those times when I can honestly say that it's a good time for either.  I know what you're thinking, but hear me out: If you're buying:  Interest rates have not been this low since the Earth cooled.  4%?  Are you kidding?  They've been low for a while now (tho not this low), and we've sort of gotten used to them.  When I got into this business in 1984 the best 30-year fixed rate loan was...Continue Reading!

2110 Lincoln, Torrance

Palos Verdes Real Estate

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!

A Look Back at Hindsight

Palos Verdes Real Estate

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!

Listings I’ve Sold Recently

Palos Verdes Real Estate

In no particular order, here is a sample of listings I've had that have recently sold.  I'm transferring these over from my old site, so if you want to see them all in the meantime, go to DanaGraham4re.com/properties/my listings.  This is a new site and I'm having some formatting issues, so please bear with me: 2233 Via Acalones, Palos Verdes Est.  About 2700 square feet on a street-to-street lot. It needed a little updating and sold for $1.8 million.                                1533 Addison Road,...Continue Reading!