Support your local big universities by watching their top-notch football teams. Here is the schedule for all your UCS Trojan and UCLA Bruin fans for 2018 and for Monday Night Football too! Just print it out and place it on your fridge or bulletin board!
If you are like most families in LA, you have family members who support both teams! So here is a convenient schedule for you to print out and put on the refrigerator at home.
Click to Download the 2018 USC and UCLA Football Schedule
As a leading Realtor with Vista Sotheby’s International Realty, Patty Sullivan continues to show how the influences and experiences in her life help her be successful in this competitive market.
Read the article from this month’s Women in the Business issue of Southbay Magazine.
Hiring a contractor can be stressful, especially if you’re planning a major renovation. Use the following guidelines to help you hire the right person for your next home project. These tips also apply if you’re hiring a tradesperson or service professional to tackle any project around the home. Get referrals. Ask your family, friends and neighbors for the names of contractors or trades professionals they’ve used and make a list of companies that serve your area. I work with reputable contractors and other professionals in our local area— so give me a call for a referral.
Want to learn much more? Read my handout on the ins and outs of hiring a contractor for your home building renovation project.
Identity theft can happen to anyone. Since more people are going online to shop, bank, file taxes, etc., there’s an increased risk of savvy thieves stealing the personal information of millions of consumers. Even if you’re careful, a thief may be able to attain your information by hacking into the systems of larger businesses, as millions of people learned last year with the Equifax data breach.
Cyber breaches increased to 1,093 in 2016, up from 780 in 2015, with most of these breaches impacting medical/healthcare organizations, education, and government/military sectors.
As of October 2017, there were 1,056 breaches reported, which exposed more than 171 million records.
According to experts, stolen information can sell for more than $30 per identity on the black market.
However, in time and frustration alone, it’ll cost a victim much more than that. The stolen information allows thieves to open bank accounts and lines of credit, open new credit cards, get a driver’s license in your name, file taxes to steal your tax refund and more. What can you do if you find out your information has been compromised?
In January, the number of over-all active listings is up slightly from December while sales are slightly less. Inventory is expected to be low in most cities in the coming months, while the price per foot remains similar to 2017. The highest price per foot comes from the cities of Manhattan and Hermosa Beach.
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What’s in Store for 2018? While it’s impossible to know for sure, experts analyze current trends to predict what may happen.
Home prices have been increasing around the country, with cities such as Dallas, Portland and Seattle experiencing the largest year-over-year price gains.1 In fact, Washington has experienced the fastest rise in housing prices in the United States over the past few years.2 While the National Association of Realtors anticipates 2018 home prices will rise by 3.5 percent, Freddie Mac predicts they’ll increase 4.9 percent.3 This percentage may seem modest, but for cities such as Detroit, Las Vegas, Phoenix and San Diego, rising home prices may continue the 2017 trend of creating more pressure in the market.1 The good news is home values in 28 states have risen to above pre-crisis peaks and are at an all-time high.2
Rental prices are no longer increasing at the rate of home prices in most areas.4 Although the leveling off of rental prices may take some financial pressure off renters, for those thinking of buying, it’s a good time to turn their dream of homeownership into reality.
Excerpted from Buffini & Company. Used by Permission. See more in this full report! Click to download the January 2018 Real Estate Market Insights Report.
North Redondo Beach and San Pedro top the sales chart with 517 sales in North Redondo and 495 sales in San Pedro. Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach remain at the highest price per square foot of the homes sold in those areas at $1377.00 and $1115.05 respectively. On the Palos Verdes Peninsula, the City of Rolling Hills remains the highest price per sq ft at $745.80.
Of course, each and every property is unique in its own way, so please don’t hesitate to give me a call if I can put together a complimentary Current Market Analysis on the value of your present home.
Click to download the report here for the last month of 2017. Real Estate Sales Statistics from December 2017 for the South Bay of Los Angeles
“Patty has completed 14 years on the Foundation Board, sharing her talents on many committees. She served on the Women’s Wellness Conference, was co-chair in 2003, and was on the Sellabration Gala Committee. Patty led the Foundation Board as chair, and also served as vice chair. She was on the Mission Committee for nine years and Board Development Committee for seven years. Patty served on the Major & Planned Gifts, Visioning Committee for San Pedro, and helped launch the Women & Children’s Campaign.”
Winter Edition 2017-2018 for the South Bay! I’ve created this handy postcard you can print and put on your fridge for fun holiday events this month to help ring in the holidays and the winter season here in beautiful Los Angeles.
Click this link to download the PDF you can print!
King Harbor Boat Parade 2017 – Dec. 9, 2017
Candy Cane Lane in Torrance – 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. every night until January 1st – Enter at PCH and Calle Mayor in Torrance, Calif.
Promenade Ice Chalet in PV – All Holiday Season Long
Holiday Cheer at Redondo Beach Pier – Dec. 9, 2017
29th Annual Manhattan Beach Holiday Fireworks – Dec. 10, 2017
Manhattan Beach Pier Trees
Here is an excerpt:
The first year was rough. We carted over 70 trees onto the pier just as a major storm hit that weekend. I ran out to the pier at 5 a.m. to see that nearly every tree been knocked over and there was soil and trees everywhere. We bought bungee cords and strapped every one of them to the railing.”
