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The Palos Verdes Dr. South area of Rancho Palos Verdes (area 169 in map below )had the following real estate market activity for single family residences during the 3rd Quarter of 2013 : Properties Sold: 10 Address Price Bd Bth Sq ft $/Sq Yr. Blt. MLS# Date of Sale Days on Market 4112 Sea Horse LN $1,100,000 3 2.00 1,520 $723.68 1955 PV13043037 7/09/13 766624 Channelview CT $1,150,000 3 3.00 2,474 $464.83 1990 PV13105208 8/09/13 34108 Sea Horse LN $1,200,000 3 3.00 1,755 $683.76 1954 V12064459 7/18/13 42332333 Phantom DR $1,240,000 [...]

Interest rates for buying a home on the Palos Verdes Peninsula moved down about a tenth of a point with the Feds latest announcment.The following are excerpts from the newsletter on interest rates published by HSH Associates : "As expected, mortgage rates moved lower this week in the wake of last week's inaction by the Federal Reserve. The decline was a little more than we expected -- we thought the decline would be more of a multi-week affair, rather than as quickly as it occurred over the past seven business days [...]

San Pedro Landmarks Vincent Thomas Bridge / Terminal island Ferry The Vincent Thomas Bridge is a 1,500-foot long suspension bridge crossing the Los Angeles Harbor linking San Pedro, California with Terminal Island. Prior to the bridge's construction in 1963, the Terminal Island Ferry transported people and cars to Terminal Island. The Ferry building was a working ferry terminal from 1941 to 1963 and currently houses the Los Angeles Maritime Museum.The bridge is named after California Assemblyman Vincent Thomas of San Pedro. Ft. MacArthur In 1888, the War Department took control of [...]

Ever wonder how Rosecrans Avenue in Manhattan Beach got its name? It was named after General William Starke Rosecrans, or €œOld Rosy € as he was known to his men. He was born in Kingston Township, Ohio, on Sept. 6, 1819. The original family name was €œRosenkranz, € which means crown or wreath of roses. He attended West Point, and upon his graduation joined the Army Corps of Engineers. He resigned his commission in 1854 after reaching the rank of first lieutenant in order to spend more time with his family. [...]

THE PRODUCERS €¢ a MEL BROOKS musical Book by MEL BROOKS and THOMAS MEEHAN €¢ Music and Lyrics by MEL BROOKS Original Direction and Choreography by SUSAN STROMAN By special arrangement with StudioCanal Original Direction and Choreography Recreated by MATTHEW J. VARGO Musical Direction by DANIEL THOMAS September 20-October 6, 2013Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International starringNICK SANTA MARIA* as Max Bialystock €¢ MARC GINSBURG* as Leo Bloom €¢ KEN PRESCOTT* as Roger DeBris JAMES W. GRUESSING, JR. as Franz Liebkind €¢ ELAINE HAYHURST as Ulla €¢ JON M. [...]

Enjoy your beer because until September 29, Los Angeles moves into its 5th ever beer festival. LA Beer Week is in its 5th term as a not for profit craft beer event with ever increasing popularity driven be a cadre of volunteer supporters who have created a platform to celebrate the local craft beer scene that is alive and thirsty in LA and Orange counties. LABW brings the masses indoors this year at Union Station in downtown LA with an all out, leave your kids at home craft beer tasting extravaganza [...]

Check out my new listing: WONDERFUL LUNADA BAY CHARMER 2532 Via Carrillo, Palos Verdes Estates $1,548,000 Lunada Bay Charmer. This has a great nearly all One Level floorplan with 5 bedroom and 4 1/2 Baths, with a Breezy Master Bedroom and Balcony facing the ocean and tree view, up a few steps. There are 2 Master Bedrooms, and all 5 bedrooms have en suite baths, except for two that share a Jack n' Jill bath. A substantial addition and remodel was constructed in 1992. It has a beautiful Spanish tile roof [...]

I recently renovated and staged a home on behalf of my client in preparation for sale with a budget of $40,000. The work included refinishing the wood floors throughout the house ( family room, kitchen, entry, hallway and 2 bedrooms), repainting the interior and exterior, new carpeting in 3 bedrooms and living room, new landscaping, various repairs and new light fixtures and door hardware. The list price of the home is $1,548,000, but without renovation the list price would have been far lower than the budget to renovate. The following are [...]

Interest rates moved down about a tenth of a point with the Feds latest announcment.The following are excerpts from the newsletter on interest rates published by HSH Associates : " In the end, the decision was a non-decision. After the Federal Reserve spent several months preparing the markets for a possible start of the end of its Quantitative Easing program, the Fed looked across the economy and decided, at least for the moment, that support at the existing pace of $85 billion per month was warranted after all. As our expectations [...]

The Lunada Bay area of Palos Verdes Estates ( area 160 in map below )had the following real estate market activity for single family residences during July and August 2013: Properties Sold in July and August: 22 Address Price BR BA Sq.ft. $/Sq.ft Date Blt MLS # Closing Date Days on Market 1748 Palos Verdes DR W $900,000 4 2.00 1,522 $591.33 1954 SR13073967 7/22/13 46 1525 Palos Verdes DR W $925,000 3 2.00 1,388 $666.43 1954 SB13108603 7/30/13 7 2132 Via Rivera $995,000 3 2.00 1,616 $615.72 1958 PV13114994 7/31/13 [...]

The City of Rolling Hills had the following real estate market activity for single family residences during August 2013: Properties Sold: 1 Address Sales Price Bd Bth Sqft $/Sq Yr Built ML# Sold Date Days to Sell 5 Sagebrush LN $5,200,000 6 8.00 11,996 $433.48 2000 PV13017497 8/30/13 626 Properties for Sale as of 8/31/13: 13 Click Here for Current Search for homes for Sale in Rolling Hills. Sales have been averaging 3 homes sold per month over the last 3 months. Aug. 13 Jul. 13 Curnt vs. Prev Month % [...]

The City of Rolling Hills had the following real estate market activity for single family residences duringJuly 2013: Properties Sold: 2 Address Sales Price Bd Bth Sqft $/Sq Yr Built ML# Sold Date Days to Sell 20 Caballeros RD$1,850,000 4 4.00 2,878 $642.81 1956 PV13072319 7/03/13 2532 Buggy Whip DR $6,325,000 4 6.00 8,136 $777.41 2001 SB13036022 7/18/13 143Average$4,087,500 4.0 5.00 5,507 $710198 Properties for Sale as of 7/31/13: 15 Click Here for Current Search for homes for Sale in Rolling Hills. Sales have been averaging4 homes sold per month over [...]

Interest rates continue to move upwards.The following are excerpts from the newsletter on interest rates published by HSH Associates : " As goes investors' perception of the economic climate, so go interest rates. Although mortgage rates were relatively stable for the week as a whole, upward pressure has been building all week long, and it's a good bet that this upward pressure will be expressed in higher mortgage rates next week. While there was an overall warmer tenor to the collective data which was revealed this week, it didn't seem all [...]

British retailer Tesco is having a tough time disposing of its U.S.-based Fresh & Easy division. While earlier this year there was speculation that Whole Foods and Aldi may both want to take some Fresh & Easy locations, our sister publication Supermarket News reports that the only real bidder has been Yucaipa Co. and those negotiations are not going so well. Tesco executives reportedly want to exit the U.S. market with no liability for any of the Fresh & Easy leases, a request Yucaipa has not been eager to accomodate, both [...]

The City of Rolling Hills had the following real estate market activity for single family residences duringJuly 2013: Properties Sold: 2 Address Sales Price Bd Bth Sqft $/Sq Yr Built ML# Sold Date Days to Sell 20 Caballeros RD$1,850,000 4 4.00 2,878 $642.81 1956 PV13072319 7/03/13 2532 Buggy Whip DR $6,325,000 4 6.00 8,136 $777.41 2001 SB13036022 7/18/13 143Average$4,087,500 4.0 5.00 5,507 $710198 Properties for Sale as of 7/31/13: 15 Click Here for Current Search for homes for Sale in Rolling Hills. Sales have been averaging4 homes sold per month over [...]