PV homes sold in 1st Quarter of 2009

The frst quarter of 2009 went by so fast and amid all the bad news regarding our economy it is interesting to see the real estate market in Palos Verdes doing just fine. I want to share with you what was happening with Palos Verdes homes in the last quarter comparing to the same period in 2008 and 2007.

Single family residences:
· 60 home sales were closed (2008: 73 and 2007: 118)
· The least sold price was a 3 bed/2 bath home with a pool, bank owned, in the Eastview area of Rancho Palos Verdes at $ 590K (2008: $ 570K and 2007: $ 660K).
· The highest sold price was a 6 bed/8 bath home with a pool on Via Coronel, at $ 4M (2008: 5 bed/5 bath, $ 5M and 2007: 5 bed/5 bath, $ 6.8M).

Condos:
· 12 sales were closed (2008: 12 and 2007: 10)
· The least sold price was a 1 bed/2 bath condo in the Estates complex, at $ 240K (2008: $ 225K and 2007: $ 313K).
· The highest sold price was a 3 bed/2 bath condo on La Rotonda Dr, at $ 1.025M (2008: 2 bed/2 bath, $ 1.05M and 2007: 2 bed/2 bath, $ 848K).

Townhomes:
· 7 sales were closed (2008: 6 and 2007: 14)
· The least sold price was a 2 bed/2 bath townhome in the Eastview RPV, at $ 425K (2008: 3 bed/2.5 bath, $ 465K and 2007: 3 bed/1.5 bath, $ 495K).
· The highest sold price was a 2 bed/2 bath townhome in the Terraces complex, at $ 650K (2008: 3 bed/2 bath, $ 750K and 2007: 2 bed/2.5 bath, $ 855K).

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Natasha Stewart Thai Cooking Party in Palos Verdes

On March 28, 2009 Natasha Stewart held another Thai cooking party for her clients and friends in Palos Verdes. Natasha Stewart showed how to make Som Tam (green papaya salad). Natasha Stewart also made Pad Thai for her guests. At the end Natasha Stewart 's guests had Mango Sticky Rice as dessert. Everyone loved the atmosphere and the people at Natasha Stewart 's party.
The guests consisted of doctors, medical scientists, engineers, head hunters, real estate agents and retired professionals. They commented on how Natasha Stewart 's Thai cooking party drew people of various nationalities and professions together in a perfect social setting where everyone enjoyed Natasha Stewart 's Thai cooking and meeting new people.

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Natasha Stewart ’s Tom Kha Gai Thai Cooking Party Palos Verdes

On Tuesday Feb 24, 2009, Natasha Stewart and Susan Siess held a Thai cooking party in Palos Verdes. There were 13 people from all over Palos Verdes. Natasha Stewart showed how to make Tom Kha Gai, a chicken soup with galangal and lemongrass in coconut milk.

At the party Natasha Stewart made Tom Kha Gai for health conscious people. The coconut soup was thin nough not to make people feel guilty eating it. Natasha Stewart added cabbage, carrot and mushroom into the soup, which normally the Thai people have only with chicken or sometimes with mushroom.

Natasha Stewart teaches only the Thai dishes whose ingredients are not too difficult to find in LA. The guests are often surprised at how delicious and easy to make the dishes are. Natasha Stewart invites her clients and friends living in around Palos Verdes to her cooking party every month.

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Terranea Resort

Terranea Resort is located on Palos Verdes Drive South, Rancho Palos Verdes. It will be open in June 2009. The prices of the casitas and the villas at Terranea Resort range from $2 to $4 M. Due to the restriction placed by the California Coastal Commission, the owners can stay at their villas at Terranea Resort for only 90 days a year (60 days for casitas’ owners). The rest of the year, those villas and casitas at Terranea Resort must be available for the public to rent.

Terranea Resort has a 360-room hotel, 20 ocean front bungalows, 50 ocean view casitas and 32 villas, a 9-hole, par-3 golf course, 25,000-squarefoot oceanfront spa, fitness center and salon, restaurant, bar and 3 swimming pools.

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Palos Verdes Real Estate Market in January 2009

The real estate market in Palos Verdes in January 2009 was doing better than in January 2008, with sales of 18 single family residences (2008: 14), 5 condos (2008: 4) and 2 townhomes (2008: 1). Average sold price was 5.93% lower than the average list price (2008: 4.35%) and average number of days that those homes were on the market before they got sold was 85 (2008: 50).

The bottom line is every house can be sold if it is priced right.

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Palos Verdes Home - Bird of Paradise by Lloyd Wright

The Bird of Paradise House, one of Lloyd Wright’s architectural designs, located at 3456 Via Campesina in Palos Verdes, was recorded as sold last month, 5 months after the court approved the trust sale at $1,890,500 (original list price was 2,495,000). The house, also known as the Bowler House, was built in the 60’s and is called Bird of Paradise because of its steeply pitched roof & triangular geometric shaped structure. It has 4 bedrooms and 4 baths, 3904 sqft on 38,738 sqft lot.

Blue corrugated fiberglass along the roof intensifies the color of the sky and heightens the sense of shelter provided by the concrete and Santa Maria stone exterior. A limestone entryway opens to the expansive living room, with a spectacular two-story fireplace and signature Frank Lloyd Wright finishes. The house comes with incredible panoramic ocean and golf course view, in-ground pool and a separate guest quarters.

The previous owners bought it in 2000 at $ 1,525,000.

For information about Frank Lloyd Wright Jr., please click here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Wright

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How Did Real Estate in Palos Verdes Do in 2008?

In 2008, 397 single family residences were sold (500 in 2007), with the minimum price of $ 450K (2007: $ 390K), the maximum price of $ 7.5 M (2007: $ 12.9M) and the average selling price was $ 1,505,546 (2007: $ 1,630,076).

61 condos were sold (2007: 63), with $ 225K minimum price (2007: $ 235K)) , $ 1.1 M maximum (2007: $ 1.05M) and the average selling price was $ 471,606 (2007: $ 532,474).

38 townhomes were sold (2007: 64), with $ 359K minimum selling price (2007: $ 495K), $ 930K maximum (2007: $ 997K) and $ 654,934 average selling price (2007: $ 691,639).

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