First impressions matter—and when you’re selling your house, there’s nothing quite like the vision of a manicured yard to really wow potential buyers. Like staging the inside of your home, staging your yard takes time, effort and a little bit of money. But your hard work is sure to impress, and the payoff can be…
I usually like to focus my attentions on Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach, but I always like to keep my eyes on the Palos Verdes Peninsula as well. The truly astounding Rolling Hills property Hacienda de la Paz, currently owned by Viva Food Group CEO John Z. Blazevich, is now on the market for $53 million,…
I like to talk about how important our local schools are to the South Bay, like I did in my post about Hermosa Beach school expansions. Sure, the weather in the South Bay is amazing, the views are spectacular, the small-town feel is unlike anything else in Southern California, and property out here is among…
The LA Weekly recently posted a new blog article about L.A.'s ten most expensive zip codes right now. Hermosa Beach (median home price $1,380,000) and Manhattan Beach (median home price is $1,887,500) both made the list. This data is from ZipRealty, who conducted a recent survey. So, if you've been worried that your Hermosa Beach or Manhattan…
There are some wonderful new methods of making properties more appealing to buyers these days. Aside from staging a property so that it looks its absolute best, some real estate agents are using the ancient concept of aromatherapy (using smells to elicit feelings from a person) to maximize the potential of a property. While you…