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Norma Toering's Eastview Home Sales Report November 2009 Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

2009-12-21T13:23:26Z

Eastview neighborhood real estate and home sales report for Rancho Palos Verdes, CA in Novemeber 2009.

Active listings: 4 Homes are currently for sale priced from $620,000 to $749,000.

Pending sales: 10 Houses are in escrow in Eastview priced from $529,000 to $853,000.

November sales: 7 Homes sold during November 2009:

Homeworth Dr $565,000
Toscanini Dr $607,000
Peninsula Verde Drive $609,000
Upland $642,000
Caddington Dr $720,000
Noble View Dr $765,000
Eldena Dr $810,000

All Eastview, Rancho Palos Verdes real estate and home sales reports.

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Norma Toering's Silver Spur Home Sales Report November 2009 Rancho Palos Verdes

2009-12-21T13:12:24Z

Silver Spur neighborhood real estate and home sales report for Rancho Palos Verdes, CA in Novemeber 2009.

Active listings: 5 Homes are currently for sale in the Silver Spur are priced from $750,000 to $1,295,000.

Pending sales: One house is in escrow priced at $925,000.

November sales: 3 Homes sold in November 2009:

Dunwood Rd $820,000
Ironwood St $950,000
Finecrest Drive $950,000

All Silver Spur, Palos Verdes real estate and home sales reports.

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Norma Toering's Peninsula Center Home Sales Report November 2009 Rancho Palos Verdes

2009-12-21T13:00:59Z

Peninsula Center neighborhood real estate and home sales report for Rancho Palos Verdes, CA in Novemeber 2009.

Active listings: 3 Homes are currently for sale priced from $975,000 to $1,099,999.

Pending sales: No houses are in escrow in the Peninsula Center neighborhood.

November sales: 3 Homes sold during November 2009:

Silver Arrow Dr $850,000
Elmbridge Dr $965,000
Browndeer Lane $1,150,000

All Peninsula Center, Palos Verdes real estate and home sales reports.

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Norma Toering's Crest Neighborhood Home Sales Report November 2009 Rancho Palos Verdes

2009-12-21T12:50:12Z

Crest neighborhood real estate and home sales report for Rancho Palos Verdes, CA in Novemeber 2009.

Active listings: 3 Homes are currently for sale priced from $1,099,000 to $1,398,800.

Pending sales: 4 Houses are in escrow in the Crest area priced from $775,000 to $949,000.

November sales: No homes sold in the Crest neighborhood during November 2009.

All Crest, Rancho Palos Verdes real estate and home sales reports.

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Ho, Ho, Ho, It's Not So Slow

2009-12-20T11:10:45Z

There's a simmering expectation that something is about to happen in the real estate market. Some say we have reached the bottom of a declining market; others say get ready for the next wave of foreclosures and the sure-to-follow price free fall. Add the seasonal slowdown to the market mix and it's hard to predict what lies ahead. I'm not relying on crystal ball peering, I'll work with whatever the market dictates, and judging by today's calendar, the market is not so slow.

Five days before Christmas finds me showing ocean view homes in Palos Verdes to buyers in search of a coastal home for weekend getaways and future retirement home. I'll show them the usual suspects: Homes in the Portuguese Bend Beach Club, homes overlooking Trump's golf course and other coastal enclaves that offer a view of the Pacific and the opportunity to enjoy the location, weather and amenities of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

After a late lunch I will meet with a prospective buyer who decided (finally) now is the time to buy. This is huge, after all he has religiously followed the rise and fall of Palos Verdes real estate for the past five years. Today we will write an offer on a house he has watched for the past four months. Every price reduction noted, all sold comps carefully studied and loan pre-approval in hand. I applaud his decision, because I think it is a good one based on the following:

1. Properties in his under $800,000 neighborhood are selling fast with multiple offers--think over asking price.

2. Properties in his move-up neighborhood of choice are lingering on the market a few months.

3. Based on the demand for his current price range, and the lesser demand for homes priced over $1,000,000 he has decided now is the right time for him to sell high and buy low.

As this Sunday before Christmas draws to close I'm expecting one more real estate question to be answered; I'm hoping the third offer written will be the lucky one for my prospective buyers engaged in a seemingly never ending bidding war for a Torrance home priced under $700,00. They've lost to cash, the proverbial king, a few times, but we are still playing the game and hoping persistence pays off.

Perhaps staying busy throughout the holiday season will be a gift that bears fruit for my buyers, sellers and myself during the upcoming New Year.

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All She Wants For Christmas Is a Home of Her Own

2009-12-18T09:04:40Z

I have given some good gifts during 2009. I have received bigger and better ones. I've helped several first-time investors become landlords and take the first step toward building their real estate empire via income property. One couple gifted me with another purchase and it will be my first 2010 sale. Another will make her second purchase next year.

Lives disrupted by divorce and debt were eased by the sale of a home that no longer fit. They rewarded me with additional income listings and also referred a relative. A friend's son purchased a home and that transaction spawned two more referrals. And the list goes on. Each transaction resulted in me receiving more than I gave. That is not a bad way to complete a challenging year.

My biggest disappointment is my inability to find a home for the holidays for a persistent and devoted prospective buyer. During the course of the year we found a few gems, wrote several offers but each time another buyer in the multiple offer pool walked away with the prize. She discovered she is not the only buyer looking for a Craftsman cottage or an Old Spanish charmer. Although she is limited by cash and commute, her determination is boundless. We are not giving up, simply adjusting the time-line.

We will not make the Christmas deadline, but I think she would adore falling in love with a home of her own in time for Valentine's Day.

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Palos Verdes Home Sales Predictions for 2010

2009-12-17T11:20:16Z

Jumbo loans are back. Can movement in the high-end luxury home market be far behind? Savvy buyers will continue to cherry-pick the best of the best deals, but with jumbo loans easier to obtain my prediction is the $2,000,000 and up homes will play an active role in the Palos Verdes real estate market in 2010.

How low will they go? The competition is fierce for prime entry-level homes in Palos Verdes. It's the location and the schools that continue to support the prices at the low end of the price spectrum. Bank-owned and short sale properties comprise a minuscule portion of the local market and therefore, have little to no impact on Palos Verdes Peninsula prices.

Super-sized homes shrink in size but grow in "greeness". Today's buyers are concerned with the environment, the economy and the day to day cost of running a McMansion. Water is a precious commodity in Southern California and conspicuous consumption of Mother Nature's resources is frowned upon. Look for desert friendly landscaping to make a return as water bills skyrocket.

Price and value will align. Seller will release their "unrealized equity gains" to the universe and price properties in line with recent sold comps in their neighborhood. Those paper gains are gone. After all, how can you lose something you never really had?

The fluidity of the market is a given, and like the undulating ocean will continue to ebb and flow based on the pull of the economy, employment and local lending environment. My parting 2009 wish: May 2010 bring small improvements for all conditions impacting the housing market.

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Norma Toering's Los Verdes Home Sales Report November 2009 Rancho Palos Verdes

2009-12-16T13:20:26Z

Los Verdes neighborhood real estate and home sales report for Rancho Palos Verdes, CA in Novemeber 2009.

Active listings: 5 Homes are currently for sale in the Los Verdes neighborhood priced from $825,000 to $1,399,000.

Pending sales: 7 Houses are in escrow priced from $825,000 to $1,099,000.

Novemeber sales: 3 Homes sold in Novemeber 2009:

Purple Ridge Dr $837,000
Abbottswood $995,000
Monero Dr $1,012,000

All Los Verdes, Rancho Palos Verdes real estate and home sales reports.

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Norma Toering's La Cresta Home Sales Report November 2009 Rancho Palos Verdes

2009-12-16T13:10:05Z

La Cresta neighborhood real estate and home sales report for Rancho Palos Verdes, CA in Novemeber 2009.

Active listings: 9 Homes are currently for sale in the La Cresta neighborhood of RPV priced from $995,000 to $2,880,000.

Pending sales: 4 Houses are in escrow priced from $949,000 to $2,699,000.

November sales: 2 Homes sold in November 2009:

Pepper Tree Ln $945,000
Clear Vista Dr $1,423,000

All La Cresta, Rancho Palos Verdes real estate and home sales reports.

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Norma Toering's Country Club Home Sales Report November 2009 Rancho Palos Verdes 90275 - REMAX Palos Verdes

2009-12-16T13:01:32Z

Country Club neighborhood real estate and home sales report for Rancho Palos Verdes, CA in Novemeber 2009.

Active listings: 5 Homes are currently for sale priced from $1,269,000 to $2,399,000.

Pending sales: 2 Houses are in escrow in the Country Club neighborhood for $1,600,000 to $1,890,000.

November sales: One home sold in November 2009:

Avenida Esplendida $1,470,000

All Country Club, Rancho Palos Verdes real estate and home sales reports.

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Norma Toering's Palos Verdes Dr. West Home Sales Report November 2009--Rancho Palos Verdes

2009-12-13T20:44:22Z

There are thirteen single family homes for sale in the Palos Verdes Dr. West neighborhood on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. If you are shopping for a new home this holiday season, this is a lovely coastal community in Rancho Palos Verdes with a wide variety of styles and prices.

November 2009 real estate update:

Active Listings: 13 Single family homes are for sale priced from $1,195,000 to $7,900,000.

Pending Sales: 3 Homes are in escrow priced from $1,549,000 to $2,280,000.

November Sales: 3 Homes closed escrow:

Rue Valois - $999,999

Via Del Mar - $1,200,000

Via Del Cielo - $3,100,000

All Palos Verdes Drive West, RPV real estate and home sales reports.

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Norma Toering's Palos Verdes Drive South Home Sales Report November 2009--Rancho Palos Verdes

2009-12-13T20:27:47Z

There are eleven homes for sale in the Palos Verdes Drive South neighborhood this holiday season. If you're looking for a home why not check out the area fast becoming the resort side of the Palos Verdes Peninsula?

Palos Verdes Drive South real estate update for November 2009:

Active Listings: 11 Single family homes are for sale priced from $895,000 to $2,499,000.

Pending Sales: 2 Homes are in escrow priced at $1,295,000 and $1,495,000.

November Sales: 2 Homes closed escrow:

Admirable Dr. $800,00

Exultant - $1,200,000

All Palos Verdes Drive South, RPV real estate and home sales reports.

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Norma Toering's Mira Catalina Home Sales Report November 2009

2009-12-13T20:15:44Z

There are ten lovely homes for sale in the Mira Catalina neighborhood of Rancho Palos Verdes. If you have some home shopping to do this holiday season why not check out Mira Catalina?

November 2009 real estate activity for the Mira Catalina neighborhood:

Active Listings: 10 Single family homes are currently for sale priced from $1099,122 to $3,339,000.

Pending Sales: 2 Single family homes are currently in escrow priced at $945,000 and $1,198,000.

November Sales: 0

All Mira Catalina, Rancho Palos Verdes real estate and home sales reports.

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Moving From "For Sale" to SOLD - Selling your home in Palos Verdes, CA

2009-12-13T11:18:44Z

Have you grown tired of seeing the real estate sign prominently displayed in your front yard? Are other homes in the neighborhood selling while yours languishes on the market month after month? Do you dread answering the phone for fear it is another showing and once again you must make all the beds and plump all the cushions in hopes of receiving an offer? Selling a home is a commitment of both time and effort. To paraphrase Betty Davis, it is not for sissies or the faint of heart--especially in this market.

Luxury homes in my market are lingering on the market, but the properties offering the best package are selling. This "packaged deal" consists of the best price, best condition and best location. If the price is too high the days on market will continue to grow. If the condition reflects neglect or deferred maintenance expect to compromise on price. If the location is less than desirable the price must acknowledge the decrease in value caused by street noise or other nuisance.

Price sells. There is a buyer for every property; and your buyer will arrive when you have your property priced right. Before you reduce the price tour your property with all your senses activated. How does it look from the curb? Is the entrance inviting? Does it smell of pets and athletic gear? Is it cluttered and messy? Do the windows sparkle? Cure as many of the sale inhibitors as you possibly can. Your goal is to create the desire to live in the house you are selling.

Buyers have great eyes. They will see the worn carpet. They will see the stains on the ceiling. They will see all the flaws you are willing to overlook in your home because they do not love it yet. Every showing is a first date so make sure your home is flaunting its best assets. Once condition, location and price are aligned a love-match is surely in the making.

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Norma Toering's Palos Verdes Drive East Home Sales Report November 2009 Rancho Palos Verdes

2009-12-11T14:00:21Z

PV Drive East neighborhood home sales and real estate report for Rancho Palos Verdes, California in November 2009.

Active listings: 17 Houses are currently for sale in the PVDE neighborhood priced from $899,000 to $2,900,000.

Pending sales: 9 Homes are in escrow priced from $750,000 to $1,900,000.

November sales: 3 Homes sold in the PVDE neighborhood during Nov. 2009:

Miraleste Dr $795,000
Rockinghorse Rd $850,000
Stallion Rd $860,000

All Palos Verdes Drive East, RPV real estate and home sales reports.

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Norma Toering's Rolling Hills Home Sales Report November 2009 Rolling Hills CA 90274 - REMAX Palos Verdes

2009-12-11T13:41:31Z

Rolling Hills neighborhood home sales and real estate report for Rolling Hills, California in November 2009.

Active listings: 21 Homes are currently for sale in Rolling Hills priced from $1,229,000 to $14,900,000.

Pending sales: 6 Homes are in escrow priced from $1,299,000 to $3,499,800.

November sales: One house sold in Rolling Hills during November 2009:

Openbrand Rd $1,300,000

All Rolling Hills real estate and home sales reports.

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Norma Toering's Palos Verdes Dr. North Home Sales Report November 2009 Rolling Hills Estates - REMAX Palos Verdes

2009-12-11T13:32:25Z

PV Drive North neighborhood home sales and real estate report for Rolling Hills Estates, California in November 2009.

Active listings: 21 Houses are currently for sale around Palos Verdes Drive North priced from $850,000 to $3,249,900.

Pending sales: 14 Homes are in escrow priced from $915,000 to $2,199,000.

November sales: 8 Homes sold in the PVDN neighborhood during November 2009:

Montaigne Way $925,000
Hitching Post $1,050,000
Cartesian Circle $1,095,000
Pascal Place $1,150,000
Marloma Drive $1,185,000
Marloma Dr $1,225,000
Rawhide Ln $1,500,000
Pleasant Hill Dr $1,925,000

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Aligning Purpose and Power in a Real Estate Kind of Way

2009-12-07T10:26:31Z

"Our chief usefulness to humanity rests on our combining power with high purpose. Power undirected by high purpose spells calamity, and high purpose by itself is utterly useless if the power to put it into effect is lacking." ~ Theodore Roosevelt.

Teddy got that one right. While channel surfing and warming myself in front of the fireplace after a chilly three hours at a very quiet open house, I heard a motivational speaker urge the audience to make it a habit to do three things each day:

1. Grow. Learn something, try something new, stretch yourself.

2. Help others. Give of your time, your knowledge, your support.

3. Be grateful. Search for things to be thankful for in your life. Seek them out, acknowledge them.

It sounds like a simple formula capable of changing lives and the corner of the world we inhabit.

As I head out into the work world this wet and wonderful Monday morning I'm ready to align purpose and whatever power I can muster to move a bank owned property with issues closer to the closing table--a challenging transaction is always a growth and learning experience. Another client needs to close on a house by the end of February and although his price range is highly competitive we're submitting another offer today.

Grateful? Definitely. I've had a good year and I'm thankful for the opportunities, the business and the friendships made along the way.

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Norma Toering's Valmonte Home Sales Report Novemeber 2009 Palos Verdes Estates, CA

2009-12-06T16:24:43Z

Valmonte neighborhood home sales and real estate report for Palos Verdes Estates, California in November 2009.

Active listings: 17 Houses are currently for sale priced from $840,000 to $2,999,000.

Pending sales: 4 Homes are in escrow in Valmonte priced from $840,000 to $1,895,000.

November sales: 2 Homes sold in Valmonte during November 2009:

Via Colusa $875,000
Via Largavista $1,160,000

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Norma Toering's Malaga Cove Home Sales Report November 2009 Palos Verdes Estates, CA

2009-12-06T16:17:18Z

Malaga Cove neighborhood home sales and real estate report for Palos Verdes Estates, California in November 2009.

Active listings: 11 Homes are currently for sale priced from $1,275,000 to $3,950,000.

Pending sales: 4 Houses are in escrow in Malaga Cove priced from $1,525,000 to $3,999,000.

November sales: 2 Homes sold in November 2009:

Via Somonte $1,855,000
Via Media $2,100,000

All Malaga Cove, PVE real estate and home sales reports.

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Norma Toering's Monte Malaga Home Sales Report - November 2009 Palos Verdes Estates, CA

2009-12-06T16:07:17Z

Monte Malaga neighborhood home sales and real estate report for Palos Verdes Estates, California in November 2009.

Active listings: 20 Homes are currently for sale in Monte Malaga priced from $1,249,000 to $12,900,000.

Pending sales: 4 Houses are in escrow priced from $1,049,000 to $6,999,000.

November sales: 4 Properties sold in Monte Malaga during November 2009:

Via Alamitos $970,000
Via Nogales $1,150,000
Granvia Altamira $1,300,000
Via Cataluna $1,826,000

All Monte Malaga, PVE real estate and home sales reports.

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Norma Toering's Lunada Bay Home Sales Report November 2009 Palos Verdes Estates 90274

2009-12-06T15:57:31Z

Lunada Bay neighborhood home sales and real estate report for Palos Verdes Estates, California in November 2009.

Active listings: 31 Homes are currently for sale in Lunada Bay priced from $1,080,000 to $4,495,000.

Pending sales: 4 Properties are in escrow priced from $1,495,000 to $2,995,000.

Novemeber sales: 4 Houses sold in Novemeber 2009 in Lunada Bay:

Via Rivera $875,000
Via Anacapa $1,150,000
Via Zumaya $1,200,000
Addison Rd $1,275,000

All Lunada Bay, PVE real estate and home sales reports.

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Database Dilemma: Purge or Preserve?

2009-12-04T09:47:41Z

My database was out of control. There were names from open houses past, phone numbers and emails long obsolete and an absence of contact spanning months if not years. I had way too many prospective buyers floating around in my head and the lengthy 18-year contact list on my iPhone was amusing to friends. No doubt, it was time to purge or preserve, or better yet, prioritize.

I hold on to the people and things I love. Hey, I still have a White Stag windbreaker from my college days. It still fits and looks great with a pair of Levis--exactly the way I wore it back in the 60s. I decided that would be my database test:

1. Are we (the buyer/seller/agent) still a good fit?

2. Do we still need and want one another?

3. Can we enrich each others life by attaining mutually satisfying goals?

I'm enjoying approaching an overwhelming task from a new angle. It is still hard for me to push the delete button and send a once potential-laden prospective buyer to the big trash can in cyberspace. I've moved many to the "back burner," turned a few more down to simmer and a have a large gathering cooling on the sidelines. If a good match materializes I can snag their email or phone number in a heartbeat and turn up the heat.

Here's why I rarely delete a name from my database: A house I showed last year came back on the market at a much reduced price. I remembered a lovely couple looked at it, but it was slightly out of their reach. Even though I had not heard from them for months I sent a chatty email notifying them of the price reduction. I had no idea whether they were still in the market. Last evening, much to my delight when I answered the phone her voice greeted me.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

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Norma Toering's Point Fermin Home Sales Report October 2009 San Pedro

2009-12-03T14:24:43Z

Pt. Fermin neighborhood home sales and real estate report for October 2009 in San Pedro, California.

Active listings: 11 Properties are currently for sale in Point Fermin priced from $349,000 to $1,500,000.

Pending sales: One home is currently in escrow priced at $529,000.

October sales: 5 Houses sold in Pt. Fermin during October 2009:

30TH St $400,000
Denison Ave $417,000
Hamilton Pl $425,000
Gaffey St $500,000
Stephen M White Dr $750,000

All Point Fermin, San Pedro real estate and home sales reports.

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Norma Toering's Palisades Home Sales Report October 2009 San Pedro

2009-12-03T14:18:10Z

Palisades neighborhood home sales and real estate report for October 2009 in San Pedro, California.

Active listings: 11 Houses are currently for sale priced from $469,000 to $845,000.

Pending sales: 3 Homes are currently for sale priced from $499,000 to $679,900.

October sales: 4 Properties sold in October 2009 in the Palisades:

27th St $399,000
26th Place $559,000
Walker Ave $750,000
Parker St $769,000

All Palisades, San Pedro real estate and home sales reports.

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