Archive for 'Opportunities'
A Look at the Office Condo Concept
Posted on20. Jul, 2010 by Tony Cordi.
The office condo concept has been around for ten or more years. Interestingly, the concept appears to have gotten greater traction in medium-sized cities rather than in the large U.S. cities. In the cities where the idea has caught on, return on investment results are reported to be mixed and the success of the secondary [...]
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Finding the Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity in Manhattan Beach Real Estate
Posted on02. May, 2010 by Tony Cordi.
This was written in early March and at the time I made the decision not to publish it. The comments on spec homes near the end of the article might be of interest… I was flipping through several pages of real estate ads this weekend and noticed the word opportunity more than a few times. [...]
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South Bay Homes Market Update for Week of 4/18/10
Posted on25. Apr, 2010 by Tony Cordi.
What a difference a week can make. Last week I noted that 11 of the 45 closed sales of all home types in the South Bay could be classified as distressed. This week the number dropped to two out of the 37 closed sales. This is encouraging news, though it is clearly too early to [...]
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The Super Luxury Homes of the South Bay – 12/09
Posted on28. Dec, 2009 by Tony Cordi.
This is my first blog in about a week so I thought I would ease back into writing mode with a re-visit of an old favorite topic, the super luxury home market. This is something I have been looking at on a monthly basis, mostly because it’s fun. There are over 73,000 homes in the [...]
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Comparing South Bay Real Estate Listing vs. Actual Sales Prices
Posted on07. Oct, 2009 by Tony Cordi.
In previous posts, I’ve observed that current listing prices for home in most areas in the South Bay are anywhere form 10 to 15 percent or more above the average actual selling prices for commensurate homes sold this year to date. I decided to take a look at the South Bay cities and the 2009 [...]
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South Bay Home Inventory and Days on Market
Posted on05. Oct, 2009 by Tony Cordi.
In previous posts, I’ve shared the inventory of unsold single family home numbers by area to provide context on what is happening in each particular market. Today I am going to offer similar numbers again, but by city this time. I am also going to add average days on market numbers as well to show [...]
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Cost of Entry for Buying a Home in the South Bay
Posted on02. Oct, 2009 by Tony Cordi.
What a beautiful day it’s been in the South Bay today. The weather will be perfect for tomorrow’s Hometown Fair in Manhattan Beach, a high point of the year here for 37 years now and a huge local favorite. This is probably the one event that truly rallies the whole community no matter what one’s [...]
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A Historic Persepective of the South Bay Real Estate Market
Posted on24. Sep, 2009 by Tony Cordi.
It’s another beautiful day in the South Bay area of Los Angeles. I can feel the energy all around me that the great weather brings to the beach cities. I think this is one of the primary reasons that I continue to live here and have for about 22 years now. It’s probably a top [...]
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South Bay Real Estate Recent Trends
Posted on23. Sep, 2009 by Tony Cordi.
One question that I am often asked pertains to the status of South Bay real estate today. This is a completely fair and reasonable question given all that has happened to the financial markets these past several years. I thought I would go back seven years to provide a better historical context of sales in [...]
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South Bay Real Estate under $2 M
Posted on21. Sep, 2009 by Tony Cordi.
We are only one day away from the fall equinox, a time that is often used to mark the change of seasons. It is one of two days of the year when the length of the day and the length of the night are the same. It will be interesting to see what this change [...]
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