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Two Re-Do's, Two Overbids
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013 at 8:58am. 400 Views, 0 Comments.
It's a theme we keep checking in on, because the results are so interesting: What couldn't sell before, does sell now.
And in two very recent cases, listings that ran quite a while in 2012 sold quickly in 2013 with $200K overbids.
In fact, the stories of these two recent sales have almost everything in common.
1125 3rd (4br/4ba, 3900 sq. ft.) is a newer (2005), custom-built home built on a steep hillside. In our review in February, we summarized: "Suffice to say it's an unusual home, but that they've done a lot to try to echo a conventional home despite the quirks – like countless stairs inside and out that move you into the home, around the home, and among the various tiers of outdoor spaces."
This home was offered on and off over nearly 7 months
A 22% Markup Over the Bottom
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 at 5:15pm. 300 Views, 0 Comments.
When last we called attention to 1126 Laurel, it was last November, to label the home "Such a Deal in '09."
Without irony, we noted that the new, 2012 listing for this fairly large TH (4br/3ba, 2300 sq. ft.) near downtown was a sign that "2009 was a great time to buy."
2009: a great time?
Of course, to be living and shopping for real estate in early 2009 seemed like more of a horror show at the time. The local market had been dipping for a couple of years and the economy didn't look so good. (Pause a moment to recall, and the understatement here is apparent.)
If you bought then, you had plenty of reason to fear that equity would start leaking out the windows as soon as you got the keys.
But now we see what can happen when you buy on the
…Buy It, Rent It
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013 at 11:01am. 478 Views, 0 Comments.
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Buy it or rent it? That's a conventional question.
Sometimes a property is offered both ways, and the consumer can make the choice.
Take 3521 Walnut (5br/4ba, 3250 sq. ft.), which sold for $1.435M just 14 months ago, and hit the market this year with big ambitions: a 30% markup to $1.850M.
It's down a little now to $1.769M, but they've got a backup plan. It's for rent at $7K/mo. (See the rental listing here.)
That poses a straightforward choice: Do you want to park at least $350K in a down payment and
…A Good Weekend for Two
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013 at 4:54pm. 337 Views, 0 Comments.
Both listings seemed to debut quite high for what they were, back 3-4 months ago. There are 2 ways to make a sale when you've done that: Wait. And cut.
If you've been sitting on the sidelines watching 810 1st (5br/5ba, 4850 sq. ft.), you've waited too long.This big 80s original debuted last August, canceled for the holiday season and just returned to market last week. Boom! They've got their deal.
Welcoming this one back to market only last week, MBC said:
The issue here is that absolutely everything needs a 21st-century update. That…
Ocean Views, 23% Off
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012 at 5:00pm. 220 Views, 0 Comments.
The market value is what it is, and distress sales – rare as they are in MB these days – just don't seem to deliver huge discounts.
But a new El Porto Norte short sale looks pretty good pricewise, and looks extremely good from inside. Moreover, it's a huge discount to the peak-year acquisition.
That's 316 45th (3br/4ba, 2320 sq. ft.) we're talking about, a 2006-built TH at the north end of town, and almost at the top of the steep hill that rises up to the tank farm a peak in El Segundo territory. Views? Oh yeah. We said in our review in September:
There are few higher points in MB with more unobstructed panoramas than this TH on the furthest edge of town. The master…
Post-Holiday Catch-Up
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 at 2:27pm. 287 Views, 0 Comments.
614 MBB (3br/3ba, 1600 sq. ft.) has just sold for $1.050m, a trifle less than the $1.052m paid in June for 604 MBB (3br/3ba, 1725 sq. ft.).You could see those figures pass by quickly without noticing, but we did notice. Here's why.
The newly sold unit, 614, is superior. It's the last unit in back, enjoying ocean views and no noise. The June sale was on the front unit, very, very much affected by noise from MBB and with no real view to speak of.
So where's the quiet/view premium for 614 MBB?
When the units sold new in 2002, there was a $70k difference for the back unit – a 10% increase over the street-noisy unit.
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Such a Deal in '09
Thursday, November 1st, 2012 at 8:27pm. 196 Views, 0 Comments.
That's 1126 Laurel, the near-twin of a TH that was on the market earlier this year in this unique duplex just off of MBB.You'll see 1126 Laurel up now at $1.399m, a price that would seem downright cheap in lots of places in the Sand Section for a 4br/3ba, 2300 sq. ft. newer TH. (This one's technically in the Tree Section, just north of MBB and near downtown.)
Heck, just go down the hill from this TH to the busy, busy corner of MBB and Ardmore, and you can find a smaller (1800 sq. ft.) 3br TH that just sold for much more: $1.485m (1118 N. Ardmore).
But price is relative in all kinds of ways – including relative to acquisition.
This TH at 1126 Laurel was picked up in the doldrums of July…
Some of This Week's Sales
Friday, October 5th, 2012 at 3:43am. 202 Views, 0 Comments.
One way to tell (part of) the tale is just to look at some of the most recent closed sales:
424 2nd (3br/4ba, 2550 sq. ft.) is nothing snazzy or special or perfect from any angle, just like all the other recent $1.7m-ish sales in the South End of the Sand Section.$1.7m seems like the "new normal" for something smallish and flawed, totally livable and kinda lovable, but really needing something more... in the hallowed South End.
The poor photos don't do the home much justice. It's a good layout. Huge garage. Comfy place. But it could use a lot. We hope it does not wind up a lot sale. (We've heard conflicting things about the plans for the property.)
Recent comps:
- 552 3rd (3br/3ba, 1850 sq. ft., $1.699m),
Hoppin' at Aviation Place
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 at 2:07pm. 195 Views, 0 Comments.
That's "middle of the road" in context. Within MB, that's a median house in a safe, suburban neighborhood. No views, no extravagant frills. Yes, we know that's a great deal of money for housing almost anywhere else.
But there's another "middle of the road" family neighborhood at MB's far eastern edge, with prices half those of the Tree Section or the rest of East MB.
That'd be the urban townhomes at Aviation Place. It's the rare slice of MB east of Aviation Blvd.This year, homes in the 10-year-old complex have been trading frequently. Sure, there's no comparing them to SFRs west of…
New Condos: Half Gone
Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 at 3:50am. 181 Views, 0 Comments.
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| 1773 and 1775 Mathews are part of this 4-unit complex |
We made a quick reference.
They made quick deals.
These units are so far east in MB that they're actually across Aviation in what you'd consider North Redondoland, but no – still the 90266.
They're also so far south along Aviation you might consider them to be Redondo, but, again, no. They're still on "our" side of Artesia.
Turns out, 2 of the 4 units offered to the public are in escrow already, with 9 and 11 DOM respectively.
The other 2 of the 4: not yet on the MLS. We'll find out more on those.
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| Interior of one of the condos |
