The first thing you need to do is sit down and set your goals. Diana Scharf Hunt said “Goals are dreams with deadlines.” A lot of times, people are thrown off by the idea of taking the time to set their goals.
Coming soon to Old Torrance, this spectacular craftsman harkens back to a different era. Sitting on an oversized lot on a beautiful tree lined street, this wonderful home offers a sense of nostalgia hard to find in today’s real estate market. Contact listing agent Keith Kyle of Vista Sotheby’s International for more information.
To all of our friends, clients and website visitors we wanted to wish you a very happy and safe 4th of July. It doesn’t get much better than July in Redondo Beach. Redondo is a great place to be for the holiday weekend!
As a Redondo Beach realtor who has been doing this a while, I’ve come to expect a nice increase in houses for sale in mid to late January. As the holidays wrap up, football season ends, and everyone gets back to work, we generally see a nice increase in homes that hit the market. It can often set the tone for much of the year as and abundance of homes early in the year often seems to stabilize the market one way or another. Unfortunately 2015 hasn’t seen that increase as the number of active homes for sale continues to go down at a time when the homes for sale should be going up. It’s still early enough that sellers may yet be holding off for a week or two to put their homes on the market and it would be welcome relief for the home buyers sitting and waiting.
The chart below shows the number of homes for sale represented by the light green bar. As of January 29th there are only 88 homes for sale in all of Redondo Beach.
I’ve often told my clients that Hollyglen, a small pocket of Hawthorne that sits west of the 405 and north of Rosecrans, is a great alternative to Redondo Beach and Torrance. It’s long been somewhat of a secret and even locals hadn’t heard of it. One of the key things that changed that was the advent of the Wiseburn School District, a highly rated charter school system with very high test scores and some of the nicest campuses in all of the South Bay.
I’ve always liked Hollyglen as it has a very “West Torrance” type of feel with tree lined streets, homes that are well kept and updated, schools and parks within walking distance and a somewhat private feel due to the location. Another aspect that makes it even more appealing is the proximity to freeways, major employers including Mattel, Chevron, Northrup and a number of other aerospace companies.
Recent home prices indicate that the secret is clearly out. What had recently been a lower priced alternative to Torrance and even north Redondo, now is priced at similar numbers. Recent sales show that the target prices for sellers is around $900 for an entry level single family. There are occassional “deals” but those often receive multiple offers and end up well over list price.
Most homes in the neighborhood range between 1100 sq ft and 1400 sq feet with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. Most have been nicely updated but still have that original beach bungalow charm.
current homes for sale in hollyglen and del aire hawthorne
Click any MLS number above for details and photos of the home.
*We are not the listing agent on the properties above and are providing this information as a service to our clients. We represent both buyers and sellers in Hollyglen and would be happy help with your search as well.
