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Manhattan Beach real estate market update. A look back at 10+ years of sale and inventory in Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach and North Redondo Beach. Market insight is the essential ingredient in all of the services we offer. We answer the question “How is the market?” By monitoring Manhattan Beach real estate market trends, and statistics we make projections to help you make critical decisions. This report demonstrates the comparison of rate of sales compared to current real estate inventory, which is known as the Market Action Index. The current market would still be defined as a sellers market. We present a deep dive into the current real estate market analysis for Manhattan beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach neighborhoods. This video update is for the 90266 zip code. Learn about the real estate market trends for median list price, asking price per square foot, average days on market. Get the market knowledge you need to make the best real estate decision. Find Manhattan Beach real estate market statistics including home values, listing prices, number of homes for sale and many other measurements. Please make sure to subscribe to our real estate market reports for Manhattan Beach homes for sale in 90266.

{Video} If you’re searching for the quintessential beach cottage~~~. welcome home. This warm and inviting Manhattan Beach single level home is as charming on the inside as it is from the outside and has been extensively upgraded and expanded and embraces the feeling of life at the beach. From the moment you enter the the home you are surrounded by a design inspired by coastal living and the beach lifestyle. Perfect for entertaining, the kitchen opens directly to the living, family and dining areas and offers direct access to the private patio and backyard. Features include oak hardwood floors throughout, beautiful gas fireplace, remodeled kitchen with stainless steel appliances, custom cabinetry and granite counters, remodeled bathrooms, expanded bedrooms, beautiful front and rear yards, partially covered patio, 2 car garage and so much more. The home was expanded in the last few years and the owners took great pride in making every space larger and more livable. Both guest bedrooms are large and bright and the master suite enjoys a walk in closet, beautiful bath, recessed lights and direct access to the backyard patio. All this and Meadows elementary just 2 blocks away.

The annual SKECHERS Pier to Pier Friendship Walk is an awe-inspiring event that brings together all walks of life for one common purpose; to support children with special needs and education. The walk is produced by SKECHERS USA and co-produced by The Friendship Circle. Thousands of people on Oct. 27 this year are expected to walk 3.4 miles from the Manhattan Beach Pier to the Hermosa Beach Pier and back as part of the fifth annual Pier to Pier Friendship Walk. Jimmy Kimmel will appear, also returning to the annual charity event are “Dancing with the Stars” co-host Brooke Burke-Charvet and Hall of Fame Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda. According to Skechers, the event since its inception in 2009 has garnered $1.9 million in funds for education programs and the The Friendship Circle. The Friendship Circle is a program formed to bring children and young adults with special needs and their families together for networking, support, sharing and events. The programs matches special needs kid with fellow teenagers for social and athletic activities. Since its inception, the walk has raised funds to help save teacher’s jobs, retain educational programs, maintain smaller class sizes, improve libraries, upgrade school technology

{Video} Hermosa Beach real estate market Deal of the Week. This Hermosa Beach Hill Section home for sale in 90254. Prime Hermosa Hill section location 4 bedrooms and 3 1/2 bathrooms. over 3000 sq. ft . w/ magnificent views. Features high ceilings and very light and bright. This part of Hermosa Beach, above Pacific Coast Highway (PCH), is bounded by PCH to the west, Prospect Ave to the east, Artesia Blvd. to the north and 190th St to the south. Comprised primarily of single family residences, typical lot sizes for the area run between 25×70 ft with some lots up to 50 ft wide. Because it is very hilly as the name implies, there are many opportunities for big views. Schools: Hermosa View (K-2) Hermosa Valley (2-8), Mira Costa High school or Redondo Union High School (residents have a choice.). Great deal in the Hermosa Beach real estate market

Market insight is the essential ingredient in all of the services we offer. We answer the question “How is the market?” By monitoring trends, and statistics we make projections to help you make critical decisions. This report demonstrates the comparison of rate of sales compared to current real estate inventory, which is known as the Market Action Index. The current market would still be defined as a sellers market. We present a deep dive into the current real estate market analysis for Manhattan beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach neighborhoods. This video update is for the 90266 zip code. Learn about the real estate market trends for median list price, asking price per square foot, average days on market. Get the market knowledge you need to make the best real estate decision. Find real estate market statistics including home values, listing prices, number of homes for sale and many other measurements. Please make sure to subscribe to our real estate market reports for Manhattan Beach homes for sale in 90266

The 41th Annual Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair is being held on October 5-6, 2013. The popularity of the fair is explained by the fact that it attracts everyone under the sun, from families and art lovers, to free speech advocates and fair food fanatics, and those that would rather hang out in the South Bay’s favorite Beer Garden. It really is a hometown event and has mangaged to showcase it’s community feel every year in large part because this event is 100% put together and executed by a group of volunteers.
The Hometown Fair unites the community as a good portion of profits go to local charities. Since parking in Manhattan Beach is an improbable equation, there will be free parking and free shuttles running all day from 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday from the Northrop/Gruman parking lot in Redondo Beach. Although not affiliated with Manhattan Beach Hometown Fair, many folks will test their mettle at the Manhattan Beach 10k in the morning and then cool down at the fair. The Manhattan Beach Hometown 10K Run weaves throughout Manhattan Beach and garners thousands of participants each year.

There will be all of the regular Fair activities, such as Arts & Crafts, face painting and the Ring Toss. A very different sideshow at the Hometown Fair, however, is the designated Free Speech area. Here, anyone can speak their mind about literally any issue they want (although if you’re interested, you’ll have to pre-register). Besides the information below, all kinds of side events will be happening including a Amateur Art Exhibit, Toddler Trot, Circus shows, and much more. You’ll regret it if you miss the fair this year!

Help transform the Redondo Pier into a beautiful concrete canvas over the water. Dozens of children and a few quirky adults paint the pier with dazzling chalk designs in mid-August each year at the Redondo Beach Chalk Art Festival.   Art, music and fun for the entire family!  This all-ages annual event is free and open to the public.  Free chalk will be given to the first 150 pre-registrants. Artists of all ages and levels are invited to take part in this popular annual event on The Pier. This event is open to public viewing so even if you don’t plan to participate, take a stroll along the pier and see for yourself what these amazing artists can create with a slab of concrete and a little chalk! Prizes will be awarded in various categories.  Sign-up online and for more information, visit the website at www.redondopier.com.

Bring a beach chair down to the Redondo Beach Pier buy food on the pier, and enjoy good vibrations every Thursday and Saturday evening throughout the summer from 6 to 8 p.m. This yearly event is a great time for families in particular to enjoy the beach, the sunset, the sand, the food on the pier and a wide variety of music. Best of all, the free concerts last all summer from starting in July until September. With music from local bands and lesser known groups, the styles range from Blues to Country, Island jams, Latin, Pop, Rock and Roll, and the popular offshoot of Rock known as Surf that was born on the California coastline.  It’s no surprise that the free summer concerts at the pier draw a large crowd, so it’s best to get there early.  Bring a kite, a volleyball, a surfboard or body board and there’ll be plenty of things to do while waiting for the concert to start. And as the sun starts to set behind the pier into the ocean, you’ll be glad that you came, if only for the view of the sunset.  Enjoy the time with family and friends while you unwind with the cool tunes and ocean breeze.The concerts are free community events sponsored by the Redondo Beach Pier Association. For more information about what’s happening at the Redondo Bech Pier this summer, visit their website.

During the Surf Festival weak, the bars and restaurants in Manhattan, Redondo, and Hermosa are perpetually packed, and it’s one of the best weeks of the year for a non-stop party down by the beach. The 52nd annual event kicked off today with the two-day Charlie Saikley 6-man beach volleyball tournament in Manhattan Beach. Spyder and Rusher Air Bacchus are the defending men’s and women’s championship teams, respectively. The L.A. County Lifeguard Championships take place Friday at the Manhattan Beach Pier and will feature U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter & L.A. County Lifeguard Rescue Demo, 6-Lifeguard Run Relay, Lifeguard Events and the Bud Stevenson Intracrew Medley Relay featuring Venice as defending champion. Saturday’s action begins at 7:30 a.m. with the Surfing Championship at the Manhattan Beach Pier. Shortly thereafter, Hermosa Beach hosts the Dick Fitzgerald 2-mile run at 8 a.m. and the first of two days of competition in the California Beach Volleyball Association (CBVA) tournament that begins at 9 a.m. The Southern California Lifeguard Championships will be held Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Manhattan Beach Pier. On Sunday, a sand castle design contest and the Velzy-Stevens Paddleboard Championships begin at the Manhattan Beach Pier at 7:30 a.m. The top paddlers are expected to finish between 16 and 17 minutes at the Hermosa Beach Pier. Participants range in age from 8 years old to the late 80’s. Other great events include a surfing contest, bodysurfing contest, beach run, sand soccer, paddleboard race, dory race, and youth events. The festival has hosted numerous international lifeguard teams including a team this year from Victoria, Australia.

The 20th Annual Smackfest beach volleyball tournament takes place Saturday in Hermosa Beach. Billed as the largest co-ed 4’s tournament in the country, the event features a party atmosphere and costume-themed teams with some of the game’s greats competing against each other. Smackfest now rivals the Charlie Saikley 6-Man as the most popular local beach volleyball tournament of the summer. The has grown in popularity due to one primary reason – it’s fun. It features a party atmosphere and costume-themed teams. It’s like being at a house party that were once so prevalent in the South Bay prior to the upgrading of the lower Pier area a decade or so ago. It is billed as the largest co-ed 4’s tournament in the country. The event has a cap of 600 participants playing on 33 courts and offers a wonderful social experience that brings everyone together. Smackfest benefits So Cal Foundation for Children (SCFC) which raises funds for scholarships, education, guidance and athletic opportunity to underprivileged youth.