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I have been certified as a Palos Verdes Specialist and a Licensed Real Estate Broker for over 25 years. I take pride in providing "world class service" to everyone I serve and that is proven by the fact that 90% of my clients come to me by referral.

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2010 

Abalone Cove Shoreline Park is located in Rancho Palos Verdes. It has two beaches Abalone Cove and Sacred Cove.  There are tidepools, a State Ecological Reserve and about 5 miles of trails. There is a foot path from the picnic area on top of the bluff near the parking lot, leading down to the be...
10/31/2010
This Sunday, October 31, there will be the Concours d'Provenance at the South Coast Botanic Gardens where you can go back in time and while enjoying the fabulous 50's car show.  This year the show will feature Porsche's.   Scooter Patrick, the honorary chairman,  will be presiding.  There Concou...
10/29/2010
The Costume Closet is located on the old Malaga Cove school grounds in Palos Verdes Estates, near Palos Verdes School District Headquarters.   The Costume Closet is a project of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Council of PTAs and is supported by volunteers which help keep this non profit running.  Th...
10/28/2010
Farnham Martin Park in Palos Verdes Estates is located adjacent to the Malaga Cove Library. It sits directly behind the stone wall and large fountain, with steps leading up to an open lawn area.  The lawn is the setting for free concerts in the summer starting the first Wednesday after the fourt...
10/27/2010
Palos Verdes real estate single family residence sales results for the first three quarters of 2010 indicate a 5.5% increase in average sales price and a 10.4% increase in median price compared to 2009.  Number of transactions/sales also rose 31% compared to last year.  As I wrote in my post on ...
10/25/2010
On Saturday, October 23rd, from 10:a.m. to 4:00 p.m. the Palos Verdes Realtors Association Affiliates in Action, is hosting its first Pets on the Promenade.  This is following the new concept of NO PET LEFT BEHIND!  There will be dogs from Doggie 911, Paws with Needs, and South Bay Cats.  The Pr...
10/22/2010
Palos Verdes Stables, in Palos Verde Estates, were built in the early 1920's before Palos Verdes Estates became a city.  There was a time when children could ride bareback from the stables down to Malaga Cove Plaza to visit Moore's Market, and could even ride down to Torrance Beach.  Nowadays ri...
10/21/2010
Tips. by Elaine CarlsonThere were 21 homes on the October 12, 2010, Palos Verdes real estate Broker's tour.  We currently have 265 active single family Palos Verdes homes for sale ranging in price from $769,000 in Rancho Palos Verdes 90275 to $12,800,000 in Rolling Hills 90274 (the low in Eastvie...
10/19/2010
Nansen Field, Rolling Hills Estates, is nestled in the midst of neighborhood homes.  There you will find a green patch of grass hidden away from the flow of traffic on Hidden Valley Road right off of Palos Verdes Drive North, and a block west of Hawthorne Blvd.  Nansen Field has a long history g...
10/18/2010
Bluff Cove Trail in Palos Verdes Estates runs along the coastline of the beautiful coast of Palos Verdes. It is across from million dollar homes and is open to the sea and coastline views. You can walk along the long clifftop trail, or follow the trail down to the rocky coves at the beach.  This...
10/16/2010
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