There are 42 homes listed homes listed for sale in the City of Palos Verdes Estates at the end ofJanuary, which is 24% greater than this time a year ago. The number of homes sold over the last 3 months, averaging 10 sales per month, is down 23% compared tothe same period last year . This equates to a bit over4months of inventory, based on the average sales per month over the last 3 months, historically very low.There are 17 homesin escrow at the end of January.Properly priced homes are often receiving multiple offers in this market.

The following is a list of the 9 homes sold in the City of Palos Verdes Estates during the month of January2015:

Address Sales Price Bd Bth Sqft $/Sq Yr. Built ML# Sold Date Days on Market

4140 Via Solano $1,120,000 4 2.00 2,000 $560.00 1940 PV14198481 1/09/15 59

1548 Palos Verdes DR W $1,124,000 3 3.00 2,386 $471.08 1961 PV14220023 1/09/15 73

2433 Via Anacapa $1,251,000 3 3.00 2,100 $595.71 1953 OC14119463 1/31/15 238

1720 Palos Verdes DR W $1,395,000 4 3.00 2,186 $638.15 1959 PV14215392 1/30/15 108

1113 Via Curva $1,480,000 3 2.00 2,457 $602.36 1954 PV14242970 1/08/15 11

1300 Via Cataluna $1,495,000 4 4.00 3,600 $415.28 1974 PV14146235 1/15/15 193

3928 Via Solano $1,650,000 4 4.00 2,816 $585.94 2000 SB14054827 1/02/15 237

2920 Paseo Del Mar $4,300,000 4 4.00 4,129 $1,041.41 2009 SB14026218 1/28/15 343

1825 Via Visalia $15,550,000 3 4.00 4,014 $3,873.94 1968 SB14204225 1/06/15 106

Average $3,262,778 4.0 3.20 2,854 $976 1969 152

The average price per square foot over the last 3 months has been $818 per sq. ft., an increase of approx. 36% over the comparable period last year.

The average days on market for homes sold during last 3 months was about 4 months. The percentage of list price for homes sold is approx. 94%.
The average list price of homes for sale at the end of Januaryis approx. $2.8 million. This is 20% lowerthan a year ago. The average sold price of approx. $2.5 million during the last three months is 31% higherthan the comparable 3 months last year.
With 42 homes listed for sale at the end of January, and average sales per month over the last 3 months of 10 homes sold, this equates to abit over 4 months of inventory. The following chart of months of inventory is based upon the most recent month’s sales.
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