I was recently asked by a soon-to-be resident what I like best about living in Palos Verdes. My answer was not as concise and to the point as I would have liked. Later, I found myself thinking about the very legitimate question and here's my list:1. The Coastal Location: I have a need to be cl
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01/18/2008
It is January 16, 2008 and I could not wait until the end of the month to take the temperature of the local real estate market. Here's the big reveal:Below are the statistics for the 4 cities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula: Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Palos Verdes Estates and Rancho Pa
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01/16/2008
One of the things I like best about Palos Verdes, besides the coastal setting and stellar school system, is the wide variety of housing choices available. A 45 minutes drive around the Palos Verdes Peninsula will encompass 1950s and 60s cookie cutter communities (albeit with a luxurious flair) be
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01/12/2008
I'm not one for studying tea leaves, but today I did buy a new bamboo plant for my office. My resolution to remain calm and steady throughout these unstable housing market times wavered a bit yesterday. I felt like I was experiencing a Brittany-like bad day!My sellers and buyers remain oceans ap
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01/10/2008
Located on the south side of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, with spectacular ocean views and bordering Trump National Golf Course, Trump National Estates hug the coastline. This development, along with Loew's new resort currently under construction, is quickly turning Palos Verdes Drive South into
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01/08/2008
My client has an amazing 98 year old father. Pops, as his son fondly calls him, is a retired doctor who takes an active interest in their combined real estate portfolio. He often accompanies his son to see potential investment properties. As their agent, I've always taken the utmost care to m
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01/05/2008
It was a view issue, and there were two sides, or views, to the story. Trump National Golf Course, located in Rancho Palos Verdes, commands a sweeping view of the Pacific Ocean, and the project has done a tremendous job of beautifying the south side of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Its presence ha
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01/04/2008
2007 was an unbelievable year for real estate as it grabbed front-page headlines nearly every day. Sub-prime submersion, buyer bailouts, and other notorious stories unfolded with growing concern for both sellers and buyers. These national stories are important and do have an economic impact, but
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01/03/2008
As of January 2, 2008 there are only 163 single family homes for sale in the Palos Verdes cities of Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Palos Verdes Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes.25 homes are currently in escrow.437 single family homes sold in 2007 for less than $2,000,000100 single family ho
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01/02/2008
While cleaning off my home computer desk I found one-half of a flattened Starbucks coffee cup. A smile curled my lips and I'm sure endorphins were released by my brain, for it brought back an unexpected ah ha moment of 2007.I was buried in the bowels of five escrows--each with significant issues-
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01/01/2008