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Author: Keith Kyle

Keith Kyle is a top real estate agent in the South Bay and focuses on the cities of Torrance, Redondo Beach, and Manhattan Beach. Helping both buyers and sellers Keith is a local expert in the Torrance market with South Bay Brokers and has been one of the top agents in the area since 2007.
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Our Latest Listing – 1643 Ford in the Golden Hills of Redondo Beach

***Update***1643 Ford has sold.  View the current homes for sale in the GoldenRedondo Beach homes for sale - Ford Hills of Redondo Beach.

Welcome home to this wonderfully remodeled single family home in the Golden Hills of Redondo Beach. This beautiful home boasts a great split level floorplan that offers all three bedrooms on the same floor and a spacious and stylish interior. Features include a gorgeous kitchen with stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops, pendant lighting and an abundance of natural light. Custom paint and dramatic dark hardwood floors extend throughout the home giving the home a true designer feel. Beautiful master suite offers large customized closets, gleaming hardwood floors, newer doors and windows and a beautifully remodeled bath. The 2nd and 3rd bedrooms share another stylishly remodeled bathroom with custom tile and stone shower. Bedrooms are west facing and offer great natural light and sit high above the neighboring home to take full advantage of the coastal breezes. Spacious one car garage has a laundry area, direct access to the home, and a full size access door to the seemingly endless storage space underneath. In addition the ample street parking is a rare find in the Golden Hills! Just a few blocks from both Hermosa and Manhattan Beach this home is the perfect starter home in a fantastic neighborhood.

Contact listing agent Keith Kyle of South Bay Brokers to set up a private showing.

in Homes for Sale, Redondo Beach, South Bay Brokers Posted by Keith Kyle
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2 Great Condos for sale in 55+ Village Court Torrance

**Update**please note that this is a post from 2014 and these homes are no longer for sale.  Click here to see the current condos for sale in the 55+ senior condo complex of Village Court at 21345 Hawthorne Blvd.21345_Hawthorne_Blvd_#415_pool1 copy

Village Court, located at 21345 Hawthorne Blvd in the great area of Southwood Torrance may just be the nicest 55+ complex in the South Bay.  Located in a great part of Torrance, with an abundance of shopping and dining options just a short distance away, Village Court offers resort style living.

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Amenities include a fitness center, clubhouse with billiards and social areas, a fantastic pool and entertainment deck with a sparkling pool and spa, outdoor dining areas, fireplaces, and BBQ areas.  Having been built in 2005, the complex and condos still feel very new and have the latest features such as open kitchens, granite counters, and more.

in 55+ Homes, Buyers, Homes for Sale, Southwood, Torrance Real Estate Posted by Keith Kyle
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Oh How Torrance Home Values Have Changed

By Keith Kylepool-west-new

I received an odd phone call yesterday from a potential buyer that said she had been given a real estate flyer for a listing at 16808 Delia in North Torrance.  She said it was a well priced short sale and it was.  The only problem was that I sold this house at the beginning of 2012.  It had been a while since I thought of this house and upon pulling up the old listing I struck me just how dramatically the market has changed since then.  It was a very nice home, with a great yard and pool but unfortunately the owners were struggling and had to do a short sale.  We listed the home at $520,000 and it closed at $502,000.

What would it sell for now?

It would be just about impossible to find any single family home in that neighborhood, regardless of condition and size for that price in the North Torrance Homescurrent market.  That home that sold only 2 years ago would now sell for at least $750,000 which is simply incredible.  The speed with which the real estate market in Torrance and the South Bay was stunning and the changes to value equally unbelievable.

How Quickly we forget?

Another aspect of all this that struck me was just how short our memories can be.  Just 2 years ago there were so many homes with great prices and most buyers thought it would continue and go even lower.  These days the poor buyers that didn’t buy are priced completely out of neighborhoods that would have been very affordable.  The thought now is that it of course can only continue going up, but is that really the reality and has that much changed?  It’s certainly a great time to be a home seller, but not necessarily a great time to be a buyer.

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in Buyers, Home Prices, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Trends, Short Sales and Foreclosures, Torrance Real Estate Posted by Keith Kyle
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Torrance CA Real Estate Map – Search for Homes

Welcome to our Torrance CA Real Estate Map and Home Search

Torrance, California is a big city and it’s neighborhoods and areas vary considerably in the types of homes, feel of the neighborhood, and home prices.

As realtors, we search for homes by neighborhood so that we can best assist our clients to find the right type of homes in the right areas.  Below is a map used by realtors and used in MLS home searches.  The numbers coincide with the areas that we use to search and each has it’s differences and similarities.  The three areas that often cause confusion are area 128 the Hollywood Riviera and areas 122 and 123, Harbor Gateway and County Strip.

Much of the Hollywood Riviera actually has Redondo Beach, 90277, zip codes but the area is actually part of Torrance and services and schools are Torrance.  The County Strip and Harbor Gateway areas actually have Torrance zip codes but are serviced by the city of Los Angeles.  It’s distance from the beach, proximity to commercial and industrial, and the schools being LA Unified makes the homes significantly less expensive then the city of Torrance areas.

The Neighborhoods of Torrance CA

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in Buyers, Central Torrance, County Strip, County Strip and Harbor Gateway, Hollywood Riviera, Home Prices, Homes for Sale, North Torrance West, Old Torrance, Plaza Del Amo, Seaside Ranchos, South Torrance, Southwood, Torrance Real Estate, Torrance Schools, Victoria Knolls, Walteria, West Torrance Posted by Keith Kyle
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Torrance Real Estate Market Trends and Statistics

The market in Torrance has continued to be very favorable to sellers with the demand so high and the inventory still considerably low.  The past 3 months have seen a slight increase in inventory which may be temporary or may be showing signs that the very beginning of a more balanced market is on it’s way.  Keep in mind that Torrance is a big city and prices, demand, values, and trends can vary considerably throughout the city.  The chart below shows the number of active Torrance homes for sale (light green bar) the number of homes that went into escrow (red line) and the number of homes sold in that month (teal bar).  When the trend shows a monthly increase in homes for sale the market is heading towards a more balanced situation.  At the moment it is very much a sellers market.

For buyers, and especially first time buyers, the chart below is a helpful tool to determine what price to offer.  This is for all of Torrance and different neighborhoods vary, and certainly individual homes can be a different situation depending on what price is was listed at.  For the month of September selling prices were within 3% of the list prices.

What does this mean?

For buyers this generally means that “going in low” is probably not the right strategy.  Consult with your realtor as they should have a handle on what the value of the home should be and whether the asking price was set too high, or too low in the hopes of generating multiple offers and a potential bidding war.

in Torrance Real Estate Posted by Keith Kyle
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Neighborhood Spotlight – Southwood Torrance Homes for Sale

Welcome to Real Estate in Southwood TorranceHollywood Riviera homes for sale - 340 Via Colusa

Sitting between West Torrance and South Torrance is the wonderful neighborhood of Southwood.  This small area also sits just east of Redondo Beach and the proximity to the ocean means milder weather and great ocean breezes that other parts of the city don’t enjoy.

Southwood Real Estate and Homes for Sale

Comprised mainly of 1940s and 1950s beach style bungalows, the area is still more affordable than some of the nearby beach cities while still having a certain charm lost in some of these other areas with oversized homes, makes a statement type architecture and over development.  Some homes have gone the route of maximum square footage, but the majority still look like homes that belong in the neighborhoods and give homeowners a bit of space and separation.  Although prices are still below neighboring South Redondo, they have risen dramatically in the past 2 years with most original smaller 3 bed/1 bath homes starting in the mid to low $900’s for fairly original, but nice condition, and the larger 3 bed/2 bath 1400 foot (many homes added a family room accounting for the extra square footage) selling anywhere from the mid to low $1,200,000s up to the low $1,600,000’s depending on location and condition.

What makes the area so special is the community feel, with an abundance of parks, dog parks and schools all within walking distance.   A quick drive down just about any street says it all with pride of ownership being quite apparent.  Manicured lawns, updated homes, tree lined streets and an abundance of neighbors walking the area makes for a great atmosphere.  Contact us if you are interested in learning more about Southwood or would be interested in receiving free email updates with the latest listings.

Current Southwood Torrance homes for sale

in Buyers, First Time Buyers, Homes for Sale, Sellers, Southwood, Torrance Real Estate Posted by Keith Kyle