Palos Verdes Real Estate Explained – Community and Home Info

By Keith Kyle

Real estate on the Palos Verdes peninsula isn’t always easy to figure out. When people say Palos Verdes, or PV, it’s not always clear just what they’re talking about. With 4 different cities (really 5 if you include the unincorporated area that is actually called Palos Verdes Peninsula), multiple real estate areas often including more than one city, the entire area serviced by the Palos Verdes Unified School District, various zoning issues including equestrian areas and vastly different areas and neighborhoods (not to mention distinct climates)….how is one able to get a handle on the area?

The map below should help as it’s broken down into both cities and real estate “areas”.

The pink sections show Palos Verdes Estates and the corresponding real estate numbers used by realtors to break the areas down into similar real estate neighborhoods.  The orange areas show Rancho Palos Verdes which had an abundance of very distinct areas and neighborhoods.  The purple shows Rolling Hills Estates, green represents Rolling Hills (gated community with very large lots) and the yellow is the small pocket of Palos Verdes Peninsula.

Palos Verdes real estate map

Paseo De La Playa homes

If it has a panoramic view why can’t I see it?

Working and living in a beach community, much of the appeal, and what buyersoceanfront homes in Palos Verdes CA are searching for are views of the ocean. Many listings tout their panoramic ocean views, whitewater views, Catalina views etc so why can’t I seem to find a picture of it? Buyers these days are savvy and understand that realtors often use words like cozy or quaint when they mean small, charming to mean original condition, etc. so when they can’t see the view, they just may not believe it has the view. We are not only selling homes in Manhattan Beach, but a lifestyle and if a picture is worth a 1000 words, this is a missed opportunity.

Beachfront homes for sale on the Hermosa Beach Strand

New Beachfront home – 3001 The Strand Hermosa Beach CA

3001 The Strand, Hermosa Beach CA

The beach front homes of The Strand in Hermosa Beach is the epitome of luxury coastal living in Southern California.  The newest luxury property to hit the market is located in the highly sought after North Hermosa sand section neighborhood at 3001 The Strand.  The home was completed in 2007 and originally sold that year for $10,000,000.  The home sits on a larger than normal lot of almost 4000 feet and enjoys a very spacious 6,000+ square feet with 6 bedrooms and 5 1/2 baths with panoramic views of beautiful Hermosa Beach and the pacific ocean beyond.

 

 

Manhattan Beach walkstreet homes

Manhattan Beach Sand Section Market Update

Manhattan Beach Sand Section Homes Report

The sand section of Manhattan Beach offers the epitome of California coastalManhattan Beach walkstreet homes living.  The sand section is the area of Manhattan Beach that is bordered by the beach and ocean to the west, and generally the streets of Valley and Ardmore to the east.  What makes this area so desirable is the proximity to the beach and the ocean.  The area offers a variety of housing options with oceanfront luxury homes on The Strand, beautiful “walk street” homes with a wonderful sense of community and often sweeping ocean views, townhomes just a few blocks to the beach, and multi unit homes of North Manhattan, known as El Porto.  The market is always very active as the demand is always strong for prime beach real estate.  As of mid March there are 9 active homes for sale in the Manhattan Beach sand section, 21 pending home sales and 18 closed homes sales as of February 1st.  According to Manhattan Beach realtor Keith Kyle, “Incredibly low inventory coupled with very high demand since the beginning of the year is driving prices up quickly.  There are many buyers looking in this luxury market, but there are very few listings and even homes priced at market value are often selling with multiple offers, over asking and with huge concessions by the buyers.”  The current average sales price since the beginning of February has been slightly over $2,300,000.   See the chart below to see the market by the numbers.

Active MLS Listings – Currently there are 9 active homes for sale in the Manhattan Beach Sand Section
List Price ADOM BR BA Year Built SqFt Lot SqFt
Min 1,179,000 2 2 2.00 1933 1,392 1,153
Max 6,750,000 19 5 6.00 2013 5,000 3,772
Avg 3,207,889 10 4 4.00 1990 3,012 2,216
Sum 28,871,000
8 Pending home Sales – 21 Total “In Escrow”
List Price ADOM BR BA Year Built SqFt Lot SqFt
Min 975,000 2 2.00 1946 1,082 1,350
Max 2,499,000 105 5 4.00 2009 2,989 5,885
Avg 1,854,750 31 3 3.38 1982 2,040 2,855
13 Pending Sales in Backup Offer Status
List Price ADOM BR BA Year Built SqFt Lot SqFt
Min 925,000 5 2 1.00 1921 982 1,345
Max 6,995,000 73 5 5.00 2007 5,000 4,930
Avg 2,519,538 36 4 3.69 1988 2,602 2,577
18 Closed Home Sales since 2/1/2013
List Price ADOM Selling Price BR BA Year Built SqFt Lot SqFt
Min 1,199,000 1,214,500 2 2.00 1927 1,350 990
Max 11,500,000 449 10,995,000 5 5.00 2012 4,761 3,507
Avg 2,409,278 78 2,362,350 3 3.72 1987 2,281 2,562
Sum 43,367,000 42,522,300
Status: All (48)
List Price ADOM Selling Price BR BA Year Built SqFt Lot SqFt
Min 925,000 1,214,500 2 1.00 1921 982 990
Max 11,500,000 449 10,995,000 5 6.00 2013 5,000 5,885
Avg 2,496,458 46 2,362,350 3 3.71 1987 2,465 2,549
South Redondo homes

Hollywood Riviera Home Prices On the Rise

The Hollywood Riviera real estate market has taken off in the past few weeks with a median list price of over $1.5M which is a fairly unbelievable number for an area with a median sales price of just over $1.0M for the past 4 months.  Included in these sold homes was the ocean front home at 623 Paseo De La Playa which sold for $2.625M and without that very unique sale, median prices would have been considerably lower.  What accounts for this incredible increase?

According to Redondo Beach specialist, Keith Kyle, it is a combination of a number of factors.  “The market has clearly changed in the past few months with inventory dropping and prices rising.  In addition the homes currently on the market just happen to be more upgraded and larger as sellers with luxury homes in the Hollywood Riviera have decided it is great time to list their homes.  One last factor is the dramatic reduction in the number of distressed sales.  As of a year ago distressed sales made up a sizable portion of the listings and are almost non-existent these days.”  Click here to view the most recent home sales in the Hollywood Riviera.

Current Hollywood Riviera Homes for Sale

Oceanfront Condos Abound On the Esplanade in Redondo Beach

If you dream of big ocean views, the sounds of the sea, and living by the beach….Redondo Beach may be an ideal place to consider.  Unlike neighboring Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach and Palos Verdes, with oceanfront homes meaning a multi million dollar price tag, Redondo Beach offers a far more affordable way of living at the beach.  Currently there are 6 condos that either offer ocean views or are ocean front in South Redondo.  According to top Redondo Beach realtor Keith Kyle, “Redondo Beach has very different zoning than Manhattan or Hermosa, which allowed for high rise complexes to be built in the 1970s.   This allowed for a much larger number of ocean front and ocean view homes which has kept prices far more affordable.  Below is a list of the current condos located in The Village, Seascape and the various buildings along the Esplanade, Redondo’s oceanfront street.

Take a tour of some of the buildings mentioned above and get a better sense of your oceanfront condo opportunities.

 

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