Can't escape the world of short sales....buying and selling in an upside down world. - 12/17/08 01:26 AM
While I may not be one to actively seek out short sale deals, I just can't seem to get away from them.  I'm a Realtor in a fairly foreclosure immune market, the South Bay (see Manhattan Beach short sales on the rise), but you certainly wouldn't know it by my current slate of listings, offers, and escrows.
 
Unlike many of my counterparts in Manhattan Beach, I get much of my business and most of my leads from the internet and from my website.  Due to the way clients come to me I don't specialize in just the higher priced areas of … (0 comments)

Short Sales On the Rise....Even In Manhattan Beach - 12/16/08 03:14 PM
The real estate market in Manhattan Beach remains very strong compared with some surrounding areas, but it appears as though the number of short sales and notice of default filings has been rising and there are now 10 distressed homes listed on the South Bay MLS.  This increase in bank owned and short sale homes should provide some opportunities for home buyers in the area.
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Keith Kyle - Realtor, e-Pro - South Bay Brokers- 2501 N Sepulveda Blvd Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 - 310-251-2344 - Keith.Kyle@SouthBayBrokers.com
 
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Manhattan Beach Homes Sales for November 2008 - 12/01/08 05:40 PM
Whether you are buying or selling a home in the South Bay and Manhattan Beach, it's important to understand the local real estate market and to see what is selling.  The market in Manhattan Beach continued to cool a bit with only 8 closed sales recorded at this point.  The average days on market for the recorded sales was 109 and the average sales price was $1,272,000.  Only one new construction home sold and was located in East Manhattan Beach and sold for $1,790,000.

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November 2008 Manhattan Beach home prices and home sales All South Bay … (1 comments)