"Palos Verdes Resident since 1947"

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!

Just Listed: Fully Remodeled Old Torrance Condo

Palos Verdes Real Estate

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!

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!