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Unfortunately, I realize that we are in a profession in which ethical standards do
not mean much to everyone. Fortunately being in a high end market in Redondo Beach CA, the bulk of the realtors that I work with and encounter are very professional and seem to put their clients needs ahead of their on on most occassions. One thing that’s hard not to notice is that with the increase in bank owned foreclosures and short sales, the number of out of area listing agents has increased and that hasn’t always been a good thing. Although I don’t always agree with it, the seeming lack of effort…from terrible photos or even no photos at all, unclear showing instructions, to poor, vague or confusing descriptions, etc can perhaps be justified, and I can convince myself that’s something they’ve come to an agreement with the sellers on. Today was one of those days, however, that just makes me want to pick up the phone and call someone to tell them they’re getting poor representation….or worse. Today 3 short sales came on the market in my fairly high end market. All three were priced far too low and to my surprise (ok that’s sarcastic) all three immediately went off the market after being listed. One of the properties not only had no description or showing information, the picture of the home wasn’t the home, and was of a home likely 15 years older and very run down. The second home went on hold shortly after being listed (which it had done a month ago the first time) and had a photo from about 10 years ago the 3rd went pending 8 minutes after being listed. Now I understand that there MAY be circumstances in which something like this may occur but 3 in one day? And yes all three agents were from out of the area.
Manhattan Village, one of the only gated communities in the Beach Cities, has
continued to be an active market with 2 current active homes for sale, and 3 pending homes for sale. Both active listings are plan 2 court homes with 2 bedrooms and 3 baths and all pending listings are court homes as well. Visit our Manhattan Village real estate information page to view a community map as well as floorplans for all courthomes, townhomes and estate homes.
The chart below shows the most recent closed home sales in Manhattan Village with all but one being a standard sale and one short sale at 20 Bridgeport, a 4 bedroom estate home. Visit our Manhattan Beach home sales page to see updated reports on the most recent closed escrows. Contact Manhattan Beach Realtor, Keith Kyle, for more information.
When most people think of the ideal in luxury coastal living in Manhattan Beach
and Hermosa, they think of the oceanfront homes of The Strand. While some fairly original homes still exist, most have long been replaced by spectacular homes with endless views of the beach and the ocean. The market for these luxury homes has been very active lately with some very notable sales and recent listings. The high water mark at the moment is the home being built in Hermosa Beach at 2666 The Strand, with an impressive 7000 feet on a very irregular shaped lot with great beach frontage. The home is listed at $14,250,000. The home at 3300 The Strand in Manhattan Beach recently was listed at $11,500,000 and quickly went into escrow.
A few notable sales have recently closed as well with 4112 and 4114 The Strand, built primarily as attached townhomes but with the ability to combine the two spaces fairly easily, closed at a combined sales price of $7,175,000 and 2020 The Strand selling at $9,450,000.
It’s no secret that it’s a frustrating world out there for home buyers. Oh how quickly things turned from a strong buyers market to a market clearly favoring sellers. According to Redondo Beach Realtor Keith Kyle “There is incredibly low inventory everywhere and the high demand areas of the South Bay such as Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach have little to offer buyers at the moment”. To make life even more frustrating for Beach Cities home buyers, is that the moment a well priced home comes on the market, the frenzy starts with buyers often going way over asking price, waiving the appraisal contingency and simply buying homes above current market value. The chart below sums it up pretty clearly with the number of active homes for sale in the South Bay plummeting from over 1500 a year ago to just over 600 in December of 2012. This is while the number of closed sales has remained steady.
To view the current homes for sale visit our South Bay MLS search, or click our recent home sale page to see the most recent home sales in the South Bay cities of Manhattan, Hermosa, Redondo Beach, Torrance, El Segundo and surrounding areas.
