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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 2nd Quarter of 2011 : Properties Sold: 5 Address Sales Price BR BA Sq.ft. $/Sq.ft Yr.Blt. MLS# Sold Date Days on Mkt. 3535 Heroic DR $715,000 4 2.00 1,999 $357.68 1963 S11046533 5/12/11 28 3 Barkentine RD $769,000 3 2.00 1,982 $387.99 1957 V10132192 5/11/11 79 6604 Channelview CT $918,000 3 3.00 2,474 $371.06 1990 V10031041 5/25/11 395 3602 Vigilance DR $955,000 4 [...]

The Crest area of Rancho Palos Verdes and Rolling Hills Estates ( Area 174 in map below )had the following real estate market activity for single family residences during the 2nd Quarter of 2011 : Properties Sold: 7 Address Sales Price BR BA Sq.ft.$/Sq.ft Yr.Blt. MLS# Sold Date Days on Mkt. 5705 Mistridge DR $780,000 4 3.00 2,197 $355.03 1967 V10078452 5/01/11 212 29635 Stonecrest RD $885,000 4 3.00 2,448 $361.52 1964 V11053757 6/21/11 2 29412 Stonecrest RD $885,000 5 3.00 2,468 $358.59 1964 V11016186 6/03/11 93 5711 Whitecliff DR $1,012,000 [...]

The Peninsula Center area of Rancho Palos Verdes and Rolling Hills Estates (Area 175 in map below) had the following real estate market activity during the 2nd Quarter of 2011 : Properties Sold: 10 Address Sales Price BR BA Sq.ft. $/Sq.ft Yr.Blt. MLS# Sold Date Days on Mkt. 5234 Silver Arrow DR $728,000 4 2.00 1,670 $435.93 1959 V11042731 5/20/11 40 27624 Fawnskin DR $786,000 4 2.00 1,556 $505.14 1959 S11055110 6/14/11 11 27525 Halescorner RD $845,000 3 3.00 1,899 $444.97 1959 V11001565 4/06/11 8 27413 Elmbridge DR $980,000 5 3.00 [...]

The Eastview area of Rancho Palos Verdes ( area 177 in map below) had the following real estate market activity for single family residences during the 2nd Quarter of 2011 : Properties Sold: 14 Address Sales Price BR BA Sq.ft. $/Sq.ft Yr.Blt. MLS# Sold Date Days on Mkt. 28606 Mount Rose RD $583,000 4 2.00 1,624 $358.99 1974 S11043935 6/24/11 27 28700 Mount Sawtooth DR $600,000 3 2.00 1,723 $348.23 1973 S643158 5/27/11 34 2091 Jaybrook DR $610,000 3 3.00 1,840 $331.52 1950 S11036329 5/19/11 40 27604 Tarrasa DR $612,000 4 [...]

The Silver Spur area of Rancho Palos Verdes and Rolling Hills Estates (Area 176 in map below) had the following real estate market activity for single family residences during the 2nd Quarter of 2011 : Properties Sold: 7 Address Sales Price BR BA Sq.ft. $/Sq.ft Yr.Blt. MLS# Sold Date Days on Mkt. 26815 Basswood AV $750,000 3 2.00 1,538 $487.65 1957 V11046676 6/10/11 51 26447 Birchfield AV $780,000 3 2.00 1,291 $604.18 1956 V11027391 4/29/11 59 26588 Basswood AV $810,000 4 2.00 1,682 $481.57 1956 V11042681 6/22/11 24 27003 Springcreek RD [...]

The Palos Verdes Drive North area of the Palos Verdes Peninsula ( area 165 in map below )had the following real estate market activity for single family residences during the 2nd Quarter of 2011: Properties Sold: 14 Address Sales Price BR BA Sq.ft. $/Sq.ft Yr. Blt. MLS # Dale of Sale Days on Market 27622 Saddle RD $810,000 4 2.00 1,814 $446.53 1956 V11052190 6/10/11 35 27603 Saddle RD $917,500 5 3.00 2,436 $376.64 1955 S11023256 5/04/11 62 4146 Rousseau Lane $923,000 3 2.00 2,063 $447.41 1973 V11032016 4/08/11 26 27731 [...]

The Valmonte area of Palos Verdes Estates ( Area 164 in map below ) had the following real estate market activity for single family residences during the 2nd Quarter of 2011: Properties Sold: 10 Address Sales Price BR BA Sq.ft. $/Sq.ft Yr Built MLS # Date of Closing Days on Market 4416 Lucera CR $795,000 2 2.00 1,311 $606.41 1953 S10132269 4/13/11 105 4033 Via Largavista $1,000,000 3 2.00 1,643 $608.64 1953 V11015918 4/07/11 52 3644 Via Palomino $1,145,000 3 2.00 1,754 $652.79 1949 V11045954 5/25/11 19 3909 Via Picaposte $1,189,000 [...]

Rolling Hills ( area 166 in map below ) had the following real estate market activity for single family residences during the 2nd Quarter of 2011: Properties Sold: 7 Address Price Bd Bth Sq ft $/Sq Yr. Blt. MLS# Date of Sale Days on Market 32 Eastfield DR $1,625,000 3 3.00 2,889 $562.48 1978 S10026497 6/06/11 443 49 Eastfield $1,775,000 4 3.00 2,726 $651.14 1952 S10079906 6/27/11 335 6 Meadowlark LN $2,200,000 5 5.00 5,465 $402.56 2002 S10100411 5/10/11 232 4 Buckboard LN $2,550,000 4 7.00 4,407 $578.62 1964 P772996 5/13/11 [...]

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 the 2nd Quarter of 2011: Properties Sold: 23 Address Sales Price BR BA Sq.ft. $/Sq.ft Date Built MLS # Closing Date Days on Market 1015 Via Palestra $812,000 3 2.00 2,034 $399.21 1958 S11038703 4/14/11 12 1804 Dalton RD $850,000 3 2.00 1,706 $498.24 1949 V11021479 5/31/11 54 2872 Via De La Guerra $859,000 3 2.00 1,616 $531.56 1956 S11030299 4/12/11 6 2509 W Palos [...]

The Monte Malaga area of Palos Verdes Estates ( area 162 in map below )had the following real estate market activity for single family residences during the 2nd Quarter of 2011: Properties Sold: 6 Address Sales Price BR BA Sq.ft. $/Sq.ft. Year Built MLS # Date of Closing Days on Market 1424 Via Mateo $1,180,000 5 4.00 3,205 $368.17 1974 P762867 6/16/11 184 1405 Via Gabriel $1,200,000 5 4.00 3,850 $311.69 1976 V11026570 6/07/11 66 1601 Cataluna PL $1,385,000 4 3.00 2,279 $607.72 1962 V11037592 6/24/11 50 1329 Granvia Altamira $1,500,000 [...]

The Palos Verdes Dr. East area of Rancho Palos Verdes ( area 167 in map below )had the following real estate market activity for single family residences during the 2nd Quarter of 2011 : Properties Sold: 10 Address Sales Price BR BA Sq.ft. $/Sq.ft Yr. Blt MLS# Sold Date Days on Mkt. 61 Headland DR $998,000 3 3.00 1,837 $543.28 1954 R1101426 4/13/11 7 28240 Palos Verdes DR $1,000,000 4 3.00 2,514 $397.77 1956 V10087677 5/02/11 240 4300 Miraleste DR $1,025,000 4 4.00 2,689 $381.18 1927 V11046058 6/29/11 69 92 Headland [...]

Interest rates dropped at the end of the week as investors continued to react negatively to the debt limit increase legislation. The stock market today ended up about 125 points, after alternating days of dramatic swings in the market up and down a minimum of 400 points each day. The extreme volatility in the market caused investors to continue to move money into bonds, thus driving their prices up and yields down. Interest rates moved down by up to 3/8 of a point for many mortgages. Interest rates are quickly approaching [...]

The South Bay Greek Festival will be held this weekend at St. Katherine's Greek Orthodox Church at 722 Knob Hill Ave, Redondo Beach, CA. A South Bay tradition since 1964 the Greek Festival includes music, games, dancing and the best Greek food around! This event is a lot of fun. There is great food , games, dancing and more. Greek Festivals in Southern California have developed quite a following. Almost every Greek Orthodox church has an annual festival to benefit the church. Fans of Greek folk dancing, music and food gravitate [...]

Interest rates havemoved up about a quarter of a percentage point over the last couple of weeks or so, Improving economic news including a lower unemployment rate, positive job creation, and the Federal Reserve's ongoiing purchase program of Treasury securities, have combined toprovide pressure to increase interest rates. Some inflationary expectations are also causing the yield curve to show ncreases inyieldspreads between short term interest rates and longer term rates, thus indicating investor expectations of rising interest rates over time. The followingis an excerptfrom this week's newsletter on interest rates from [...]

The 3rd Annual Phineas Banning Birthday Concert celebration will be held at the Banning Museum in Wilmington on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 6:00 PM Phineas Banning's Birthday Celebration Where: The Banning Museum 401 East M Street Wilmington, CA 90744 Driving Directions When: Thursday, August 18, 2011 6:00 PM Add to my calendar YOU ARE INVITED!!! Our 3rd Annual Phineas Banning Birthday Concert celebration commemorates the birthday of Phineas Banning, who played a key role in developing the world-renowned Port of Los Angeles. Bring your dancing shoes because this year's celebration [...]