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

Hermosa Beach Real Estate – By the Numbers December 2012

Hermosa Beach real estate market update for December 2012

By the Numbers:

  • 34 – Active homes for sale in Hermosa Beach
  • $349,900 – Lowest priced home (condo/hotel in The Beach House Hermosa)
  • $6,300,000 – Highest priced home (oceanfront Strand home)
  • $949,000 – Median home price
  • 102 – Average days on market

 

  • 16 – Single family homes for sale
  • $819,000 – Lowest priced single family home for sale
  • $6,300,000 – Highest priced single family home for sale
  • $2,629,000 – Average price of current sfrs (number is skewed due to 2 oceanfront Strand homes)
  • 70 – Average Days on Market

 

  • 18 – Number of current condos and townhomes for sale
  • 35 – Pending home sales
  • 17 – Single family homes in escrow
  • 18 – Condos and townhomes currently in escrow

 

  • 14 – Number of completed home sales in past 30 days
  • $575,000 – Lowest price home
  • $3,950,000 – Highest price home (oceanfront Strand home)
  • $952,450 – Median home price
Manhattan Strand homes

Manhattan Beach Luxury Home Market Strong in the Sand Section

Sand section homes in Manhattan BeachManhattan Beach walkstreet homes

The surf, the sun, the sand, the beautiful views…..the luxury home market in the Manhattan Beach sand section has remained strong although there has been a slow down of pending home sales since the end of summer. Currently there are 14 active homes and townhomes for sale in the sand section priced over $2,000,000. The average price for active listings in the sand section is $3,595,000 with the average sales price of $2,422,600 for homes sold since October 1, 2012.

Currently there are more homes for sale priced above $2.0M than below with 14 homes priced above and only 13 homes sub $2.0M.  Much of the driving force of the high current list average is due to the number of oceanfront homes on The Strand as well as a number of luxury walkstreet homes.

Manhattan Beach walkstreet homes

Ultimate Beach Living in Hermosa and Manhattan Beach Walkstreet Homes

Something relatively unique to Manhattan Beach real estate and HermosaManhattan Beach walkstreet homes Beachare the homes located on “walk streets”. These walkstreet locations offer the absolute ideal in community beach living as they are located on lots that have parking and garage at the back of the home and the front of the home sits on a pedestrian only sidewalk.  According to Keith Kyle, a top realtor  with Vista Sotheby’s International, “These walkstreets offer a sense of community that is a bit different than other areas.  As the front yards and patios all face the sidewalk the walkstreet often becomes the center of the community for these streets.  They are very family friendly as there isn’t the risk that busy streets and cars create so it has a very safe feeling.  As they are almost always located within a block or two of The Strand and the beach it has that old school beach community feel”.

Walkstreets are very limited and are only in the sand sections of both Hermosa and Manhattan Beach.  They range in size due to the contours of the streets they cross but all create a very community and family friendly environment and are some of the most sought after locations in the South Bay.  Prices in Manhattan Beach generally start around $3.0M (usually on a corner of a walkstreet and moderately busy street) andquickly go up from there and prices are now reaching into the high $5.0M range for homes with big views and closest to the beach.  Homes in Hermosa Beach start in the mid $1M range (some homes have unusual situations such as no garage, small lot, etc) to the new high water market of $5.25M for the home mentioned above at 41 16th Street.  In Hermosa Beach the streets are generally flat so views are not something overly common, but that’s not the case in Manhattan Beach where the slope of the hill often means just about every home enjoys some nice ocean views.

Click here to view the current homes for sale in the Sand Section of Manhattan Beach or visit our Hermosa Beach Sand Section listings page.

 

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