Malibu Seafood

If your in the mood for a drive along PCH and some good seafood, you should check out this place.  Fall is our favorite time of year to take a drive along PCH and enjoy the clear views along the Pacific.  They have a wide selection of seafood and a favorite is the Ahi Tuna Burger.  You can bring your own wine/beer so it is a great place to watch the sunset as well.

Santa Monica Canyon/Rustic Canyon

What an amazing place the canyon is.  From the hillside homes, to the quaint cottages this is truly a unique area with a friendly neighborhood feel.  Tucked away in between San Vicente and Pacific Palisades the canyon offers amazing walks, restaurants and a great public park.  A mix between Northern California and a European feel the canyon is one place not to miss.  Below are a few images from a recent walk.

 

The Canyon at Sunset

NEW SUNSET PARK RESTAURANT-THYME

This is going to be the standard for this stretch along Ocean Park Blvd.  Good food, good ambiance and great pre-made items to cook for dinner.  Great coffee’s, and breakfast items and fresh healthy sandwiches.  Just down the street from Bob’s Market, which is one of the last small grocers in town and probably has some best steaks.

1630 Ocean Park Blvd.
(16th and 17th Sts.)
310-399-8808
thymecafeandmarket.com

If you think your home has lost value.

This could save you money.  You will need two comparable home sales as well.  Follow the link below.

http://assessor.lacounty.gov/extranet/lac/control/binaryGet.aspx?uploadid=193

Venice Home Sales-October 2009

11 Total Homes Sold

949 Lake St.                                    $580,000

2453 Glyndon Ave                         $614,000

878 Commonwealth Ave              $677,000

902 Superba Ave                            $875,000

821 Crestmoore Pl                         $990,000

1217 Cabrillo Ave                           $1,000,000

2332 Beach Ave                             $1,150,000

925 Howard St                              $1,200,000

2320 Glyndon Ave                       $1,400,000

1922 Glyndon Ave                        $1,500,000

2412 Mckinley Ave                       $1,565,000

 

 

Pacific Palisades Home Sales-October 2009

14 Total Homes Sold

674 Via Santa Ynez                        $901,000

16836 Livorno Dr.                        $1,060,000

16827 Livorno Dr.                        $1,100,000

1365 Ave de Cortez                       $1,235,000

275 Monte Grigio Dr.                   $1,415,000

1105 Donaire Way                         $1,515,000

1836 Michael Ln                            $1,549,000

1001 Fiske St                                  $1,765,000

213 Pintoresca Dr                          $1,650,000

421 Puerto Del Mar                       $2,000,000

1439 Chastain                                 $2,550,000

15001 Corona Del Mar                  $3,390,000

1216 Amalfi Dr.                               $4,037,500

1344 Monaco Dr.                            $5,500,000

Santa Monica Home Sales-October 2009 15 Total Sales

606 Marine St                    $650,000

1244 14^th St                        $790,000

2212 Pier Ave                     $850,000

2251 26^th St                        $979,000

812 Ashland Ave                $1,100,000

1337 Sunset Ave                $1,060,000

1309 Cedar St                    $1,250,000

2602 25^th St                       $1,325,000

1352 Hill St                        $1,425,000

209 25^th St                         $1,525,000

464 20^th St                         $1,887,500

2009 Montana Ave          $2,010,000

2222 Washington             $2,236,000

472 23^rd St                         $2,250,000

715 23^rd St                          $2,550,000

OCEAN VIEW HOME-Marina Del Rey

Amazing walk-street Marina Pennisula Home.  Fully furnished, 3 bedroom 2 bath, rooftop deck, walk to everything.

$8,000/Month Fully Furnished

List/Sale price gap diminishes-According the CAR

Home buyers still are paying less than a home’s asking price, but had slightly less negotiating power in August than they did in July, according to the August Zillow Real Estate Market Reports. Buyers paid a median $6,525, or 3 percent, less than the last listing price on homes bought in August, down from $7,018, or 3.3 percent, less for homes bought in July, according to the report. Negotiating power peaked in January 2009, when buyers were paying 4.5 percent less than last listing price, a median of $10,096.

Sellers also continued to cut prices on unsold homes. One quarter (24.7 percent) of all homes listed for sale on Zillow had at least one listing price reduction as of Oct. 1, 2009. For the U.S. as a whole, the median U.S. price reduction was 6.6 percent off the original listing price.

Several Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in Florida made the top 25 list of markets nationwide with the greatest gap in list price to sale price; no MSA in California made the list. In two California markets, buyers paid more than asking price during August, according to the report: In the El Centro MSA, buyers paid 2.2 percent, or a median $2,479, more than asking price; in the Stockton MSA, buyers paid 1.3 percent, or $2,515, more.

“Negotiating power is a clear reflection of inventory levels, which dropped nationally in August. Tighter supply in some markets is translating into less of a discount off listing price,” said Zillow Chief Economist Dr. Stan Humphries. “Unfortunately, the brisk spring and summer home shopping season is drawing to a close now, and with foreclosures on the rise again, inventory levels will likely head back up in the coming months, leading buyers’ negotiating power to regain the ground it lost in August.

C.A.R. Newsline is published by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, a trade association representing more than 175,000 REALTORS® statewide.

Santa Monica Home Sales-September 2009 Total of 28 Sales

740 Navy St              $656,050                1611 Sunset Ave           $1,605,000

1325 Grant St           $802,000                1024 Pine St                 $1,750,000

2002 Ashland Ave   $828,000                 2330 21st St                $1,850,000

1629 Wellesley Dr.   $1,025,000               340 21st Pl                  $1,810,000

1225 Grant St            $1,046,125                 231 18th St                  $1,968,000

825 26th St                $1,245,000                215 24th St                  $2,650,000

2111 Pearl St              $1,250,000                415 Palisades Ave       $2,668,418

1208 Pacific St          $1,375,000                 553 12th St                   $2,725,000

2208 Ashland Ave    $1,380,000                 14130 Attilla Rd         $2,795,000

134 Hart Ave              $1,398,000                 632 11th St                  $3,150,000

3004 Prospect Ave    $1,490,000                  739 23rd St                $3,200,000

714 Euclid St               $1,600,000                  226 17th St                $3,395,000

1066 Yale St                $1,600,000                307 Euclid St               $3,500,000

126 Mabery Rd          $4,700,000

1335 Palisades Beach Rd   $5,500,000