The following is one of a series of articles on South Bay History that I have had published in the South Bay Digs magazine: Hermosa Beach History Hermosa Beach was part of the original Spanish land grant for "Rancho Sausal Redondo" ("Ranch of the Round Clump of Willows") in 1822, a rancho with a land mass of nearly 25,000 acres which extended from the areas as far north of what is now Playa del Rey, as far east as Inglewood, and as far south as Hermosa Beach. In the early days, Hermosa Beach, like so many of its neighboring cities - Torrance, Lawndale, Inglewood - was one vast sweep of rolling hills covered with fields of grain, mostly barley. The immediate beach area of Hermosa was a collection of sparse-looking sand dunes seemingly 40 miles from nowhere. A steady wind whipping across ... 08/20/2011

4 Bedroom Home For Sale In Hermosa Beach California 90254 features 4 Bedrooms and 4 Bathrooms with 3,373 Square fee and the lot size is 3,468.  The front of this 4 Bedroom Home For Sale near Hermosa Valley Elementary School features 4 terraces and rooftop deck with Ocean, City Lights and Valley Views and a 2 car garage.  This 4 Bedroom Home For Sale near Hermosa Valley Elementary School is a Luxurious, Mediterranean Villa built to entertain.  2020 Loma is located in Hermosa Beach which is in the Hermosa Beach City School District, the High School is Mira Costa  High School and the Elementary School is Hermosa Valley Elementary School.  To view this 4 Bedroom For Sale near Hermosa Valley Elementary School home please click the “Find Out More” link.   To schedule a private showing, or to ... 08/16/2011

4 Bedroom Home For Sale In Hermosa Beach California 90254 features 4 Bedrooms and 5 Bathrooms with 3,412 Square fee and the lot size is 3,537.  The front of this 4 Bedroom Home For Sale near Hermosa Valley Elementary School features generous views from Palos Verdes to Malibu and a 5 car garage.  This 4 Bedroom Home For Sale near Hermosa Valley Elementary School has a separate unit for possible rental or Mother-in-Law Quarters (1 Bed, 1 Bath), which main home is 3 bed/4 bath.  2010 Monterey Blvd is located in Hermosa Beach which is in the Hermosa Beach City School District, the High School is Mira Costa  High School and the Elementary School is Hermosa Valley Elementary School.  To view this 4 Bedroom For Sale near Hermosa Valley Elementary School home please click the “Find Out More” li... 08/16/2011

Hermosa Beach, a city in Los Angeles County, California, has a population of approximately 19,500 and is located in the South Bay region of the greater Los Angeles area. It is one of three Beach Cities: Hermosa Beach is bordered by the other two, Manhattan Beach to the North and Redondo Beach to the South and East. Of the three Beach Cities, only Hermosa Beach owns its own beach. The other two cities' beaches are owned by the county of Los Angeles. The wide flat beach makes Hermosa Beach one of the most popular places to play beach volleyball, from professional to amateur. The Strand, which stretches North into Manhattan Beach and South into Redondo Beach, is a popular place for walkers, joggers, biking and sightseeing. The city itself is relatively small, extending only about 15 blocks... 08/15/2011

Hermosa Beach CA - July 27th 2011 Real estate activity on the Hermosa Beach Strand has picked up significantly over the past few months with some very notable sales, new listings and price reductions.  (See also Manhattan Beach Strand Update)is a 3 bedroom condo. A similar unit in the same building at 638 The Strand recently closed with a sale price of $1,560,000 which wasn't far off of the list price of $1,599,000.  The two most notable sales were at 2408 The Strand, which was a vintage beach house on an over sized lot.  Originally priced at $16.5M in 2009 the home closed escrow at $8.0M which was a fantastic deal for the location and size of the lot which was just over 7600 sq ft.  The other big sale was of 2826 The Strand, a brand new over sized home on an over sized lot.  The home i... 07/27/2011

 School is out and summer arrives next week.  The beaches of Southern California will soon come alive with thousands of people out enjoying the great outdoors.  If you would like to live in a great little coastal town Hermosa Beach offers the charm of small town America intertwined with laid-back California lifestyle.  Available leases range from $2000 to $20,000 per month.   13 Homes are available for lease in Hermosa Beach, CA ranging in monthly rents from $3,700 to $20,000. 1 Home leased out during the month of May for $3,800.   5 Condos/Townhomes are available for lease in Hermosa Beach priced from $2,000 to $7,000. 2Condos/Townhomes leased in May in from $4,900/month to $6,250/month.      Norma Toering & Team RE/MAX Palos Verdes Realty(310) 493-8333 / Office Phone: (310) 831-0800 P... 06/16/2011

May was a big month for home sales in Hermosa with inventory down and both closed and pending home sales up.  22 homes closed escrow in the month of May which is up significantly from both the previous year and almost double the number of sales of any other month in 2011.  See the list below of homes sold in May or for addtional information visit May 2011 home sales in Hermosa.  of the homes 2 MLS# Type   Address  Price  Br/Ba Year Sq Feet Lot Days on Mkt Type S10104895 CONDO/A 2411 Prospect AV #124  $                335,000 2/2.00 1972 855 610 230/230 STD S10106164 CONDO/A 447 Herondo ST #206  $                475,000 2/2.00 1978 1398 1416 236/236 SPAY S11012142 TWNHS/A 601 1st ST #2  $                635,000 3/3.00 1990/ASS 1529   33/33 SPAY S644426 CONDO/A 1437 MANHATTAN AV #4  $    ... 06/15/2011

My Social Media Guru is Andrea Revenant of 3rd Street Tattoo in Hermosa Beach, California. She is also my youngest daughter. Gen Y at its FINEST!  I learn so much by her example!   The Kid is a Natural! Dustin Luther was my Numero Uno "blog-rules" guy for many years...but let's face it. He's getting old! Time for some new blood! If your Social Media Guru is OVER 30...well as Jack Weinberg said it best "Don't Trust Anyone over 30!" Dustin taught me all about not deleting anything, once it's up it's "carved in stone" and you lose credibility if you delete what you don't like and only leave up what you do like. Well...apparently NOT SO! My Andrea will delete me so fast I hardly remember I posted something on her facebook page. She's a "MOM ZAPPER" AND an awesome example of protecting one's... 05/20/2011

Inventory of luxury homes on the oceanfront street known as The Strand continues to sit relatively unchanged and has even increased as of late with a new corner lot listing in North Hermosa at 2444 The Strand on an oversized 6000+ foot lot coming on the market just under $8.0M.  The Strand homes currently for sale offer some very unique opportunities with several corner lot properties being offered which not only allows for added outdoor space on the walk street, but offers views from at least two directions instead of only the straight on view.  The corner lot homes are located at 3205, 2444, and 100 The Strand.  In general the higher the address the more desirable the location for several reasons.  In addition there are several oversize homes currently for sale with over 6000 feet loc... 04/29/2011

If you are seeing this open house list and it's no longer current please visit our Hermosa Beach open house information page for updated information.  This weeks Hermosa Beach open houses certainly offers some variety.  From a 1 bedroom condo in the Commodore at $379,000 to a new construction oceanfront home priced over $14,000,000 you can see it all. Day Hours Address Description Price Sun. 2-4 1600 Ardmore #218 1 BD, 1 BA, Remodeled,Price just reduced from $399,000 $379,000 Sun. 2-4 1600 Ardmore #226 2 BD, 2 BA, Walk to Beach, Pier PlazaShops and Schools $449,000 Sat. & Sun. 1-4 1238 24th St. 3 BD, 2 BA $975,000 Sat. & Sun. 1-4 304 Manhattan Ave. 2 BD, 2 BA, + Bonus Rm.SFR, Big Ocean Views $1,195,000 Sun. 1-4 712 7th St. 4 BD, 3.5 BA,Cul de Sac $1,199,000 Sat. & Sun. 2-5 632 Monterey ... 04/27/2011

I've lived and worked in Hermosa Beach for a very long time and it just never ceases to amaze me just how much I like this town.  What makes Hermosa Beach so unique, even when compared with it's neighbors Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach, is the small town feel if offer while being part of such a metropolis like Los Angeles.  Yesterday offered a series of races for kids and adults and it was hard to walk 50 feet in the Pier Plaza area without running into friends and colleagues.  With one elementary school, one middle school, a quaint downtown area and the center of the social life, the beach and The Strand, it's just hard to beat.  As a Realtor is give the ability to truly believe in what I'm selling...buying a home here just isn't a tough sell.  Oh yea....the weather's not too bad ei... 04/17/2011

March 24th, 2011 For those of us that live in the South Bay we often want to know just how living oceanfront on The Strand feels. Whether you're actively searching for a home in Hermosa Beach or are just curious to see what that oceanfront home is like, here's your chance. This weeks public open house schedule offers access to some fantastic homes and most notably 3 oceanfront Strand homes. The 3 oceanfront homes open this weekend are 2634 The Strand which is a newer construction Louie Tomaro designed 5 bedroom contemporary home ideally located in North Hermosa,1534 The Strand which is currently the most affordable on market beachfront home, and 3205 The Strand locally known as the "foot of Longfellow" as it's located on a highly sought after corner lot at the base of Longfellow. See b... 03/25/2011

Condominium and townhomes sales report for Hermosa Beach, CA for Feburary 2011. Condos for sale: 34 Condos/townhomes are listed for sale in Hermosa Beach priced from $339,000 to $2,595,000. Pending sales: 10 Condos/townhomes are in escrow priced from $475,000 to $1,139,000. February sales: 2 Townhomes sold in Feb 2011:   Address Sale Price Bed/Bath Sq. Feet. Year Built 706 10th St.  Hermosa Bch $999,900 4/4 2763 2001 1018 17th St. Hermosa Bch $1,110,000 4/4 3249 2005 Norma Toering & Team RE/MAX Palos Verdes Realty(310) 493-8333 / Office Phone: (310) 831-0800 PalosVerdesLifestyle - Nominated by Relocation.com as one of the top ten Los Angeles area real estate blogs. Chosen by MovingCost.com as one of the best Los Angeles realty blogs. Ranked by Technorati in the top 1% of all blogs. As s... 03/22/2011

Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach are built on sand. In the early days, old timers speak of walkways disappearing, small structures sliding and the sting of the sand. The dunes were a major problem. Some were 50 feet to 70 feet high. In the late 1920s, developers from Hawaii made a deal to supply Waikiki Beach with Manhattan Beach sand. The sand was loaded onto Santa Fe Railroad cars and transported to the harbor in San Pedro and then onto ships or barges. This continued for almost ten years. A steady wind whipping across the barren dunes made life miserable for the first hardy pioneers. One of them, Mrs. Dorcas Ingram, set down her views for posterity. "But my inmost being shrank from the greeting chill and dank of a wind forever blowing o'er the sand dunes of Hermosa." Many of the ear... 02/22/2011

As both a parent of 2 school age kids in Hermosa Beach and a Realtor who understands that schools greatly impact home values in our community, I attended the most recent school board meeting in which the topic of discussion was how our small school system could not last long in this current environment of cutbacks.  One of the big complaints by the many parents that attended the meeting was that there hadn't been a good resource to better understand what was going on.  As many parents were there because we simply didn't know what the problem was, let alone any possible solutions. As a response, one of the attendees immediately went home and created a website.  Visit http://www.savehermosaschools.org/ to get a handle on the problem, the various solutions, and hopefully an ongoing discuss... 02/21/2011

  Enjoy a sunset on the Hermosa Beach Pier and the beach in Hermosa Beach, California! Hermosa Beach is located in the South Bay region of the greater Los Angeles area. The Hermosa Beach Pier is a wonderful place to let go of the day’s troubles and kick off your shoes, while catching a magnificent sunset to end the day! Hermosa Beach itself is very popular for surfing, catching some rays, paddle boarding and let us not forget, beach volleyball. The weather is a pleasant 70 degrees in the summer and 55 degrees on average in the winter. For more information regarding the Hermosa Beach and the pier please visit the link below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermosa_Beach,_California What a great way to shake off your troubles and get a glimpse of what life is all about as well as rememberin... 02/17/2011

    Enjoy a sunset on the Hermosa Beach Pier and the beach in Hermosa Beach, California! Hermosa Beach is located in the South Bay region of the greater Los Angeles area. The Hermosa Beach Pier is a wonderful place to let go of the day’s troubles and kick off your shoes, while catching a magnificent sunset to end the day! Hermosa Beach itself is very popular for surfing, catching some rays, paddle boarding and let us not forget, beach volleyball. The weather is a pleasant 70 degrees in the summer and 55 degrees on average in the winter. For more information regarding the Hermosa Beach and the pier please visit the link below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermosa_Beach,_California What a great way to shake off your troubles and get a glimpse of what life is all about as well as remember... 02/16/2011

Last summer the beaches of Hermosa Beach and Southern California were made a bit more colorful with the "summer of color" and the brightly painted lifeguard towers.  Now the Hermosa Beach Education Foundation is turning those panels into money for the schools and will be auctioning off the colorful panels in February.  In addition the auction will benefit the Hermosa Beach Arts Foundation and Portraits of hope.  Click here for a printable flyer. Keith Kyle is a licensed Realtor, short sale specialist and Top Producer with South Bay Brokers in Manhattan Beach.  He serves his clients throughout the South Bay and his websites KeithKyleHomes.com, ManhattanBeachLuxuryRealEstate.com and FindYourSouthBayHome.com offer the most comprehensive real estate websites in the South Bay with free MLS a... 01/21/2011

Today is January 13th, 2011. Here is what is happening in the REAL ESTATE world of HERMOSA BEACH,C A 90254 There are currently 64 homes for sale in HERMOSA BEACH.  Of these 64 homes 40 are single family homes, 16 are condos and the rest are town homes. Here is a breakdown of what is for sale in each price range: There are 11 condos for sale in HERMOSA BEACH under $500,000 Of these 11 condos for sale 4 are located in the VICTORIAN complex at 2411 Prospect Ave, HERMOSA BEACH   3 of the 11 condos currently for sale in Hermosa Beach are located in the Apple Tree Complex at 1720 Ardmore Ave, Hermosa Beach 90254 2 of the 11 condos currently for sale under $500,000 are located in the newly renovated COMMODORE COMPLEX at 1600 Ardmora Ave, Hermosa Beach 90254 The last 2 condos of the 11 are loc... 01/13/2011

While the effects of the market slow down and minor rise in interest rates can be felt throughout the Hermosa Beach housing market, the greatest impact has been in the condo market.  With very high inventory and a very limited number of buyers, the condo market has been very slow for most of 2010 as even well priced properties have a limited demand.    Currently there are 18 condos on the market of which there are 3 shortsales and 2 bank owned properties which is much higher than the avererage on single family homes in Hermosa.  There are a very limited number of condo complexes and you can learn more by visiting our Hermosa Beach condo tour.  Many of the condos including the 1720 Ardmore The Apple Tree, and the 1600 Ardmore The Commodore are ideally located both near the beach and near... 01/04/2011