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    Meet Richard Haynes

    Haynes South Bay Home Experts

    Guiding you through the evolving South Bay real estate market.
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    A leader in South Bay real estate for the better part of a decade, Richard thrives as an advisor to his clients with over $215 million in sales as a broker or investment principal at his boutique agency, Haynes. Richard is known for his keen local market insights which have been featured in the L.A. Times, The Street, and Forbes, along with his weekly South Bay real estate blog.

    Specializing in residential homes from Palos Verdes to Manhattan Beach, Richard was a top producing agent in 2022 landing in the top 350 agents in California out of over 212,00 licensed Realtors.

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    California Election Results: What Props 33 & 34 Mean for Real Estate

    Congrats! You made it through another election season. Whether your candidates, measures, etc. won or lost, I hope you felt a sense of how lucky we are in this great country to make our voice heard and exercise our right to vote. Now comes the tricky part - interpreting the...

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    South Bay Real Estate Snapshot: Third Quarter 2024

    It is hard to believe we’re already in the fall season and have just wrapped up the third quarter of 2024. This year has flown by! If you’re a data enthusiast like me, you probably look forward to this quarterly blog post as much as I do. Please note, the data below reflec...

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    Why Dropping Interest Rates Doesn’t Mean Rising Home Prices

    Mortgage interest rates have dropped by more than one percentage point over the last four months, and the Federal Reserve just cut the Fed Funds rate by half a percent last week. In case you didn't notice, many Realtors and pundits are writing (or posting on Instagram) about h...

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    South Bay Home Inventory is Rising & Interest Rates are Falling

    South Bay markets are ready for a breath of fresh with mortgage rates and home inventory levels beginning to drop and rise, respectfully. During the first half of the year, high mortgage rates and low home inventory levels were a huge talking point for South Bay real estate.It...

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    Quick South Bay Real Estate Notes

    As school starts and Labor Day weekend is upon us, rather than skip a blog post, I wanted to share some quick real estate notes to quench the thirst of our real estate readers. My quick notes this week will cover three topics:

    South Bay Real Estate Q2 Housing Affordability

    Those who follow my updates know that each quarter, I eagerly await the release of the California Housing Affordability Index (HAI) from the California Association of Realtors. This quarterly report has become a staple for many, and whether you're excited or anxious, I’m sur...

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    Portuguese Bend Home Values Struggle Amid Land Movement

    Major land movement on the southeastern side of the Palos Verdes Peninsula has been a national news story for the better part of 2024. In Rancho Palos Verdes specifically, the Portuguese Bend and Seaview communities, have seen heavy rains over the past two years re-trigger anc...

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    South Bay Home Sales – Highest & Lowest in Q2

    The second quarter is the South Bay home market's most important quarter as it is the busy “Spring Selling Season” that normally sets the tone for the remainder of the year. This week, I am going to feature the highest and lowest single-family home sales in a variety of ma...

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    South Bay Second Quarter Home Data 2024

    Summer is in full swing, and I hope all our readers, old and new, enjoyed a safe and fun 4th of July holiday! We are officially in the second half of the year, and with that, the conclusion of quarter two. It is now time to breakdown those South Bay Q2 home market numbers for ...

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    North Manhattan Beach New Construction Steadily Appreciating

    The beauty of the Manhattan Beach home market is that apples-to-apples comparisons are easy to come by when studying appreciation. Thanks to easily defined areas like the Tree Section, East Manhattan Beach, or the Sand Section with similar sized lots, a simple street grid, and...

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      What Our Clients Are Saying

      Thank you Richard for all your help, persistence and patience with us through this process. We are grateful and so excited for the new house. I will be recommending you to anyone I can!

      - Jenni S.

      Thank you for all your help, expertise, guidance and time during the buying process. We know some situations made things interesting, so thank you for expediting things, for the many many phone calls, and keeping us calm. We have gone through this process with you quite a few times over the past few years, and each time has been as pain-free and easy as can be. Thank you for the hand-holding and classic Richard explanations that have gotten us through! We are lucky to know you and experience real estate Richard and friend Richard.

      - Mel S.

      Richard, your knowledge and guidance means SO MUCH to us. Homebuying is a delicate artform, and you've mastered it. You have operated with immense class and tact (even with all the hiccups along the way) and we are so lucky to have you on our team. Thanks for answering all of our questions whether by email, text, or phone calls to go over every detail.

      - Kat V.
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