15 South Bay elementary campuses named Distinguished Schools - The Daily Breeze

Congrats to the teachers, administrators, students, and involved parents of these award-winning South Bay elementary schools! - David

15 South Bay elementary campuses named Distinguished Schools - The Daily Breeze

Tales of The Plush Horse Inn - The Daily Breeze

Lived in So Cal for a long time?  In the South Bay?  Here's a memory flogger for you: Tales of The Plush Horse Inn. How about the Strand Supper Club?  Same place; your blogger even remembers seeing Maynard Ferguson there about 100 years ago! - David

Homebuyers scramble as mortgage rates jump - Builder Magazine

Homebuyers are suddenly realized that rates have jumped 1/4% and are on their way up. So the best strategy for homebuyers is lock in a rate and a purchase while home prices are still near their 7-year lows. Rates are still excellent (around 5.25%), but there's no reason to ride them back up and wish you'd taken advantage of the waning buyer's market, especially in the South Bay where prices stabilized at the beginning of 2010. - David

Castles for the Common Man - WSJ.com

For a little while longer, while rates remain low and jumbo mortgage credit remains tight, outstanding bargains will continue to be available at the upper end of the market for those with the cash to afford them, even in the Beach Cities!  - David

Buyer Pessimism is Gone in the South Bay - A Realtor's Perspective

Open house activity at our listings in the South Bay this past weekend confirmed what we've been seeing since early February: buyer pessimism is basically gone and a housing recovery is underway. We're seeing less mere lookers, more real buyers, more multiple offer situations, and a clear understanding that rates are headed up in the coming months.

Properties priced right are moving promptly, people who wait are missing out on the best ones. [Note: Overpriced properties are still languishing and would have financing appraisal issues if they did draw an offer as they are priced.]

Contact me in the South Bay (or your own experienced, well-informed Realtor) for more facts and figures. I have the data to back it up! - David

Pan Am Takes Off in a California Garage

Here's my vote for the best use of a South Bay Garage! Pan Am Takes Off in a California Garage 10/26/09 - David