The Manhattan Beach Real Estate Market is Hot!

By Keith Kyle

Please note that this blog post is from 2014.

The only thing hotter than the 80 degree days we’ve seen so often in January is the real estate market along the coast.  The market seemed to slow just a bit and appeared to finally be calming down, but recent listings and sales indicate that we’re quickly back in frenzy mode.  Of my last two sales, both buyers were willing and happy to pay a premium if it meant the difference in getting an accepted offer.  Many recent home sales have been at, or over list price, even with the inflated list prices and as another realtor recently said “price was not an issue for her buyer” which makes for a challenging market for buyers trying to stay within a budget.  The information below is a brief overview of real estate in Manhattan Beach in the past 30 days.  The key information is to not that there are far more homes in escrow then active on the MLS with an almost equal number of closed sales to current listings.