2017 started off great. 13 homes sold in the first quarter within 97% of the asking price. But, as in the past, sellers are starting to feel confident and as a result we are seeing "optimistic" pricing. I don't blame sellers. I, like many realtors, am an optimist (you sort of have to be in order to survive in this career). We tell our clients "prices are rising," or "there's no inventory!" and...
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With lower than normal competition, and low interest rates, the seller is in the driver's seat. Price your house reasonably, and I can promise you that buyers will come, probably in droves
October 2015 sales of single family homes in Valmonte kept pace with September and is contributing to 2015 going down as one of the best years in recent memory.
After a gangbusters 2013 where we saw a 21% year-over-year increase in values (based on price/foot), the Valmonte real estate market cooled off a bit in 2014. Values continued to rise
I'm starting to notice a pretty awesome movement underway. For lack of a better description, I'll call it refarming our cities. Yesterday, Del Aire Park in unincorporated LA County, just reopened after a $4 million renovation. Sure, the gym, community center, and general park facilities were all updated and improved, which is great. But two other great things took place during this renovation -...
If you gage the real estate market by walking around a neighborhood, you would certainly call Valmonte sleepy based on the general absence of for sale signs in the front yards. This reality can be seen a few ways. Maybe you can call it the Holiday calm; who wants to have people touring your home while you're trying to enjoy the special time that is the holiday season? It could be that everyone loves...
According to the PVE Police Department, on Thursday, November 8th, at approximately 9:15 PM, a water main broke under the dirt embankment in front of 2525 Palos Verdes Drive North. The flow of water caused a large amount of dirt / mud from the embankment to slide on to Palos Verdes Drive North, which obstructed the entire roadway. In addition, a nearby utility pole nearly fell because it was no longer...
Palos Verdes approves new bike lane! Posted on October 15, 2012 by Bill Congratulations to the Rolling Hills City Council for final construction approval for a 1.3 mile, 2-way bike lanes. The project calls for widening the roadway to include bike lanes in both directions, construction of rolled curbs and gutters, sidewalks, raised medians and islands, intersection enhancements, improved crosswalks and...