beach cities: South Bay-Beach Cities: Fun Holiday and Christmas events and things to do.... - 12/02/09 01:32 PM
Fun Christmas and Holiday things to do in the South Bay Beach Cities It's that special time of year..... we put lights on houses .... ornaments on trees..... and little kids know that magic is real. I love the Holiday Season..... Many homeowners in Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach and … (5 comments)
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beach cities: California South Bay- Beach-Beach Cities: What's Up With Interest Rates - 02/09/08 12:04 PM
If you are looking for a new loan to purchase a home in Manhattan Beach or one of the Beach Cities or if you want to refinance your existing loan; you may be wondering where rates are going in the next few weeks. If you have been hoping to get a … (4 comments)
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beach cities: California South Bay-Beach Cities: Cramer Says It's Time to Buy a House - 02/04/08 09:34 PM
Redondo Beach Homes under $800,000Why are you waiting... Jim Cramer says it's time to buy a house ....so it must be time to buy!Looks as if the recent FED cuts have really stirred the pot. Jim Cramer, who just a few months ago, was telling anyone within shouting distance that … (9 comments)
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beach cities: Southern California Real Estate: Walking Away is Stupid - 01/29/08 09:35 PM
Last week was quite a week with mortgages bouncing up and down in a matter of days while Wall Street and the financial community tried to decide if the FED move was good, bad or mediocre. All of us in the South Bay-Beach Cities were also trying to decide how this … (22 comments)
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beach cities: South Bay-Beach Cities: Conforming Loan Limits to Increase - 01/25/08 11:28 AM
The House Republicans and Democrats with the approval of the Treasury have tentatively agreed to increase conforming loan limits to $625,000 from the current level of $417,000 as part of their economic stimulous package. The bill must still be approved by the Senate ans the White House before it becomes law. … (2 comments)
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beach cities: Manhattan Beach- Beach Cities: Christmas Eve Thoughts - 12/24/07 11:28 PM
If you've been following the financial news the last few days... amid all the Holiday hoopla... the financial pages have been running articles pointing the finger of blame about the real estate crisis, continuing credit liquidity issues, plans for government bailouts for some homeowners, and today the plight of credit card … (14 comments)
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beach cities: South Bay-Beach Cities: November SOLD 2007 - 12/21/07 01:50 AM
Walk Street Hermosa BeachOnly 11 more days until the end of the year. Inventory is down in most of the beach cities. Much of that is due to the time of year. Many builders have taken homes off the market until after the first of the year in hopes buyers will … (10 comments)
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beach cities: South Bay-Beach Cities: October SOLD 2007 - 11/14/07 01:04 AM
El Segundo Craftsman HomeAs we enter into the 4th quarter sales are still very sluggish. Inventory is moving upward slowly... mainly because not much is selling and old overpriced inventory continues to sit. After some very slow months... townhomes in North Redondo are beginning to move as a number of units … (15 comments)
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beach cities: Manhattan Beach: Market Snapshot November 8, 2007 - 11/08/07 08:00 PM
Manhattan Village... The Hottest Market in Town?There is a lot of speculation about real estate prices in Manhattan Beach and the Beach Cities. One side is praying prices drop drastically while the other side is praying just as hard that they don't. I think we will see a little of both … (9 comments)
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beach cities: Manhattan Beach-Beach Cities: September Sold 2007 - 10/21/07 01:20 PM
September was not a stellar month for real estate in any of the Beach Cities. However.... considering the woes in the credit markets and the dire predictions overall... it wasn't a terrible month. Sales in the Beach Cities seem to be patchy at best with some neighborhoods doing well while others … (9 comments)
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beach cities: Manhattan Beach-Beach Cities...Buyers Vs Sellers...Making the First Move - 10/15/07 10:44 PM
This real estate market reminds me of the 8th grade sock hops when I was younger. The boys would line up on one side of the auditorium and the girls would be on the other side while the middle remained no- mans land. Eventually one gutsy guy would go up to … (10 comments)
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beach cities: Manhattan Beach- Beach Cities: Interest Rates... No Relief in Sight... - 09/26/07 06:28 PM
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
A Banker with a sense of humor......It's been one week since the Fed met and lowered the funds rate and the discount rate... The euphoria that followed the announcement of the action taken by the FED was good news for Wall Street but what about the housing market … (42 comments)
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beach cities: Manhattan Beach: Market Snapshot September 15, 2007 - 09/16/07 02:26 PM
Price Ranges Manhattan Beach September 15, 2007 ( click to enlarge) The graph with numbers will be posted after Market SnapshotThe last few weeks have been interesting as predictions of a market crash of 50%-60% in the Beach Cities and especially in Manhattan Beach persist. While expectations remain high by those … (8 comments)
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beach cities: Manhattan Beach CA -Beach Cities.. So... Where are the Foreclosures? - 09/09/07 05:39 PM
The figures in the media on California foreclosures are astonishing. Numerous articles seem to be saying that almost every home in California and Los Angeles County is now or will be in foreclosure. Many feel that the Beach Cities.... Manhattan, Hermosa, Redondo and El Segundo will soon see prices plummet by … (13 comments)
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beach cities: Southern California Home Prices... Are We Really in Trouble? - 08/31/07 11:36 PM
Over at the LA Times Blog by Peter Viles there is a lively discussion going on about home prices and affordability in CA. While most of the comments are from people who are waiting for home prices to crash in California and express their continued outrage about affordability issues.. one person … (52 comments)
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beach cities: Manhattan Beach CA: Market Snapshot August 25, 2007 - 08/26/07 01:56 PM
Downtown Manhattan BeachThe last three weeks have been like driving a car downhill without brakes. No one knows what will happen at the bottom of the hill but we all hope for a safe stop without anyone getting hurt. There is a lot of speculation about how the woes of the … (12 comments)
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beach cities: Manhattan Beach CA: Champagne Taste... Beer Budget - 08/23/07 01:50 PM
The Daily Breeze has an article about job growth in CA and it's an eye opener that goes a long way toward explaining the South Bay real estate market. In a nutshell jobs are growing on the low and high end but not much in the middle and the gap is … (9 comments)
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beach cities: Manhattan Beach CA:South Bay- Beach Cities.. Sold July 2007 - 08/17/07 01:13 AM
Manhattan Beach Walkstreet
What a difference a week can make. Had I posted Beach Cities: Sold July 2007 figures the first week in August I would have said that rates were low and the market was chugging along although at a slow rate. That was before August 4 and the collapse of … (11 comments)
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beach cities: Manhattan Beach CA: Are You a Bear or a Bull? - 08/13/07 03:31 PM
I 'm going to say this loud and in bold print... I like real estate.. and I think it will always be a good investment... I can't think of any other investment where you can buy an appreciating (long term) asset with so much leverage and over time..with a few … (19 comments)
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beach cities: Manhattan Beach and all Beach Cities: SOLD..Market Snapshot June 2007 - 07/12/07 09:28 PM
The Strand in Hermosa Beach
There is no question our local real estate market is slowing but then sales always slow in the summer. Last year at this time the South Bay/Beach Cities market was stalled.. as buyers just simply withdrew. I'm not seeing that this year as buyers are still coming … (9 comments)
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