It is always fun to look back at past blogs to see if trends are still trending or past predictions have actually come true. In February, I wrote a blog post called “The Steady Rise of North Redond...
In last week’s blog (Big Price Jump in Hermosa Beach Condos) I wrote about how the market has become so pricey that home buyers are now willing to move on homes that offer “value” relative to the surrounding area. Basically, buyers are w...
Just six months ago, I wrote a blog about Hermosa Beach condos being just as affordable as renting. At that time, if you were willing to make a few sacrifices, you could live west of PCH and have property ownership that penciled out better ...
When working with clients new to the South Bay, we like to recommend taking a strong look at the Valmonte area of Palos Verdes. This area offers so much to a home buyer from location and lifestyle to schools and recreation...Valmonte really ha...
About two weeks ago a pair of apartment buildings hit the market in the Hermosa Beach sand with mind blowing asking prices. Take a look at the beautifully remodeled 6-unit at 1534 Manhattan Ave and the 7-unit at 1542 Manhattan Ave listed for...
If you have walked or driven the Esplanade in south Redondo lately, then you have probably seen the brand new condo development at 1500 Esplanade. This daring nine-unit luxury condo complex offers a mix of 3- and 4-bedroom units ranging from 2,...
Super star dance vocalist Chris Brown and world-renown DJ Benny Benassi made quite a splash for our small city of Hermosa Beach this month when they released their new music video appropriately title “Paradise." For us in the South Bay, we...
We have been getting a lot of questions from last week's blog (The Insane Growth of North Redondo Income Properties) since I mentioned that income properties can sometimes be more affordable than single-family homes. The big question: how is...
Here at Manhattan Pacific we are huge fans of residential income property. For Millennials and first time home buyers, we sometimes suggest investing in an income property rather than a traditional home to make real estate ownership much m...
Currently I have a listing in the Hermosa Valley (between PCH and Valley) for a client at 709 4th Street that went to escrow last week. We had multiple offers and accepted a contract that, in our opinion, was a very strong buyer. As a broke...
This past week brought a large number of fresh home listings to Manhattan Beach. Now that the spring selling season is under way, we expect more listings and more buyers gobbling up that inventory.
We noticed that of the new to newer const...