2024 Palos Verdes Market Forecast Real estate prices are expected to rise 2-4% but huge gains are unlikely due to challenges with housing affordability to all but the very top end of the market Sales volume is expected to continue to remain below normal levels, but improve compared to 2023 Owners looking to “right-size” will continue to seek one level homes Millennial demand is not...
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December 2023 South Bay Market Update Mortgage Rate Relief, Inventory Remains Constrained Resilient. If asked to describe the South Bay real estate market in one word, it would be Resilient. Despite attention grabbing headlines of doom and market busts, the local real estate market has faired well for 2023. It hasn't been a year of price growth, but considering we have endured the highest...
Hopefully you have had a chance to relax or have plans in the works for a vacation or some time off before school and schedules return to normal. As for our family, we have a little road trip up the coast and some camping scheduled and I can’t wait to pack up the Sprinter Van and hit the open road. For those that will be in town, I have included my favorite things to do in the South Bay during the...
At the beginning of the year I like to share what may be in store for the year ahead in terms of the local real estate market. While I like to think I have a pretty good read on things, the past couple years have been proof that making bold predictions are more or less bold guesses and are worth little more than the paper they are written on. Since I am not a trained economist, I have instead synthesized...
There is a lot of prognosticating going on these days. Whether it's around the economy or the upcoming elections, Things are constantly compared with "normal." But what is normal? According to Webster, normal is a very technical term with many definitions. In the case we often hear it used, this is the most fitting definition: "according with, constituting, or not deviating from a norm, rule or...
2021 Market Recap To put it simply, 2021 was an amazing year if you own real estate anywhere in the US, but especially here in the South Bay and Palos Verdes. For the wider South Bay, Let's take a look at 3 different markets in the South Bay, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, and Palos Verdes Estates. All 3 markets have seen a significant drop in inventory since late 2008. Meanwhile as inventory has...
The Wealth Effect What is the wealth effect? It can be described in simple terms as “if my neighbor just got that price for their home, then I can get that or more for mine!” It’s the effect of seeing a too good to refuse number to get a seller motivated to sell. At least that’s what buyers are hoping. As prices continue to climb to record highs, it’s the wealth effect that often drives “maybe...