Real Estate is like baking cookies because: 1. Research is key. 2. You must gather all information (ingredients) before you begin. 3. Care (measuring) must be taken during all steps. 4. You must be patient and attentive during the escrow (baking) process. 5. You get to enjoy the fruits of
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06/06/2008
Palos Verdes students have exceeded the prior years API scores as reported by the State of Calilfornia Department of Education. The new 2007-2008 Accountability Progress Report is available and shows the Palos Verdes Unified School District with a score of 899 with 9,127 studests included. The s
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06/06/2008
This is an open letter to Buyers. If you are looking for foreclosures or REOs (bank owned real estate) in Palos Verdes or the South Bay, here are some ideas to help you... One for the Money -You must have your finances ready. The Bank-Seller has already experienced shaky finances from the pri
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06/05/2008
Summer of 2009, Palos Verdes Peninsula will have its first hotel and a luxury hotel no less. Terranea Resort will have 400 rooms, a spa/fitness center (25,000 square feet), three restauants, three swimming pools, a 9-hole golf course, meeting rooms (63,000 square feet), a wedding venue, an ampi
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06/05/2008
I just returned from a weekend yoga retreat and it was such a "treat". I spent the weekend in yoga classes, meditation, hiking and sharing stories with 15 fabulous other students. It was such a sense of family. I met a woman who is the editor of Enjoy Positive Magazine (a magazine devoted t
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06/04/2008
Buyers may need 5% more down payment to buy homes that are designated to be in a declining market. By the way, the entire state of California (including real estate in Palos Verdes) is considered a "soft market" by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Kenneth R. Harney of the Washington Post wrote an
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06/03/2008
Tuesday there were 22 homes on Broker's Tour. We currently have 258 active single family homes for sale in Palos Verdes. My favorites today were: Al D'Amico's 12 Pony Lane, Rolling Hills Estates (above top), is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2317 square foot home for $1,575,000. T
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06/03/2008
A recent article in the Los Angeles Times Real Estate Section reported the ten Southern California cities with the highest increase in sales prices for single family residences for the first quarter of 2008 compared with the same period last year. Both zip codes on the Palos Verdes Peninsula wer
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06/02/2008
The 21st Annual Palos Verdes Street Fair and Music Festival takes place this weekend. The theme this year is "Going Green" and will feature "Green Street" with exhibitors giving away free energy-efficient light bulbs, eco-friendly shopping bags and lots of free merchandise. There will also be d
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06/01/2008
