I was listening to my favorite afternoon radio talk show yesterday.. John & Ken on KFI. They were talking about an article in the LATimes about why residents in other states disliked Californians who moved into their states and changed things. One of the biggies was how California transplants have influenced NO SMOKING laws in many states. The other reason they are not happy about Californians moving into their areas is because they think we are responsible for higher real estate prices. In some respects this is true... but there are simply not that many people from CA moving to every city in the United States to blame us for all rising real estate values. It may be convenient to blame us for everything that you don't like in your state but be reasonable we really aren't everywhere.
That's why I found this article from U-Haul about the #1 Destination City in the US so interesting. You can make fun of California. You can call us the Land of the Fruits and Nuts. You can laugh about our obsession with Hollywood. You can joke about earthquakes and call us shaky acres. You can blog about what will happen when the California real estate market crash dives. You can blame us when you don't get lung cancer. You can be mad when the value of your home rises. But you can't dispute U-Haul and for the year 2006 Los Angeles CA was the #1 Destination City in the United States. In fact California had 8 cities out of the the top 50 listed by U-Haul. The next closest state was Texas with 5 cities, Virginia with 4 cities and Florida with 3 cities.
When people use the term Los Angeles they are usually referring to an area not downtown Los Angeles. Now I can't prove this but I'm sure the South Bay Beach Cities... Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach and El Segundo had a number of those new arrivals buy homes in our area.
I am speculating that this is true because we are seeing a lot of activity in our little beach towns. Inventory is down and property is selling. While prices are still lower then in the boom years they are inching up a bit from 2006.
I know I'm prejudiced but it's easy to understand why people want to move to The South Bay. We have everything... beautiful beaches, great restaurants, lots of recreational activities, theatres and perfect year round weather. Yes, our real estate is expensive but we believe this beautiful setting and great lifestyle is worth the price.
If you are curious about what we have to offer... take a tour of each of our charming Beach Cities... Click the city name to take a stroll through town... You will understand why people want to move here...
For more information visit Manhattan Beach and all South Bay Beach Cities
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