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Upcoming New Construction Homes in Hermosa Beach CA

Recent news has shown that builder confidence is up and that new construction starts is at a multi-year high. That’s not anything new for Hermosa Beach. A quick drive through the Hermosa Beach sand section makes it clear that builders are most definitely building. According to South Bay realtor and Hermosa Beach resident Keith Kyle with South Bay Brokers, “it’s hard not to notice the abundance of projects underway. In some areas there are 3 or 4 new homes being built on the same street. The market has always remained strong during the downturn, but the amount of builders buying older homes shows that confidence in the Hermosa Beach real estate market is very high.”  Much of the new construction is for owner users, but more and more spec projects are taking place as well. Below are some of the projects underway in Hermosa Beach. Prices on most are, as yet, undetermined but many do have some pricing information available. Beyond simply having a new home, the advantage to purchasing new construction when the project is underway is that buyers can often work with the builders in choosing finishes and truly make for a custom home.

2434 Hermosa Ave Single Family
2459 Myrtle Single Family
108 35th Street Single Family
2850 El Oeste Single Family
2418 Myrtle Single Family
504-512 25th Street 2 Single Family or 4 Townhomes
345 33rd Street Single Family
1400 Block Monterey 3 Townhomes
1100 Block Cypress 3 Townhomes
162 Monterey 2 Townhomes
100 Block of Manhattan
Ave
2 Townhomes
1500 Manhattan Ave 2 Townhomes
1515 Manhattan Ave 2 Townhomes
2052 Manhattan Ave Single Family
1160 Cypress 2 Townhomes
533 11th Street 3 Townhomes
1600 Golden 2 Townhomes
1200 Block 9th Street 2 Single Family Homes
Luxury homes on the Avenues in South Redondo Beach

Real Estate in the Manhattan Beach Tree Section a Hot Market

Homes in the Manhattan Beach “tree section” are always a hot commodity and the market never took too much of a hit during the market slow down of the past few years. Due in part to great schools, family friendly neighborhoods, proximity to the beach, and limited supply, tree section luxury homes and Manhattan Beach real estate in general, has always remainded strong. The market has really taken off since the beginning of the year with most home listings getting multiple offers and often selling above list price.

Current Manhattan Beach Tree Section Homes for Sale

Hermosa Beach Sand Section Home Prices Reaching New Levels

Although median prices in a luxury market such as the Hermosa Beach sand section can vary dramatically due to one or two oceanfront home listings on The Strand, the median home prices for active listings has reached record highs.  The sand section of Hermosa Beach is the area closest to the ocean and is bordered by Manhattan Beach to the north, the streets of Valley/Ardmore to the east, and Redondo Beach to the south.  There are numerous housing options ranging from magnificent Strand homes, to “walkstreet” homes with an alley in the back but a pedestrian only sidewalk in the front, to endless ocean view condos, townhomes and single family.  In general prices are higher north of Pier Avenue.

According to local realtor and Hermosa Beach resident Keith Kyle with South Bay Brokers “the homes active on the market are almost all exclusively very high end luxury homes and we’ve reach a median home price never seen before.”  The current median home price for all types of active homes is at $3,749,000.  This in a town where the median prices have hovered in the $1.1M-$1.2M in general for the past few years.  There are many factors at the moment including a number of ocean front homes including 2666 The Strand, an oceanfront estate priced at a whopping $15,900,000 (incredibly it was raised from it’s original $13,900,000), 718 The Strand at $6,300,000 and 5 other homes priced over $4.0M with 3 walkstreet homes for sale.

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Are Foreclosure Opportunities a Thing of the Past?

As a short sale listing expert, I’ve tracked the number of foreclosures, meaning both short sales and bank owned homes (REOs) in the South Bay for the past few years. It wasn’t long ago that each month there would be consistently over 100 short sale homes listed in Torrance alone. That certainly isn’t the case any longer. As of April 10th 2013 only 29 short sales were on the market in the cities of Lawndale, Gardena, Manhattan Beach, Redondo, Hermosa, Palos Verdes, El Segundo, San Pedro and Torrance combined.

The chart above shows the number of active short sale listings, pending escrows and sold homes for each month in the cities mentioned above. The light green bar shows the active listings, dark green shows sold homes with the red line showing the pending or “in escrow” homes.

 

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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

Keith Kyle realtor for sale sign

South Bay Brokers Names 2012 Top Producing Agents

South Bay Brokers, one of the top real estate firms in the South Bay of Los Angeles, has recently named their Top Producing Agents for  2012.   RedondoBeachRealEstateHomes.com and Redondo Beach realtor Keith Kyle was once again a top producing realtor.  Thank you to my many clients that have put their trust in me over the years and have allowed me to part of their real estate needs.

 

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