2700 Elm Avenue, Manhattan Beach: a single-level Tree Section house that sold over asking in 13 days
A 1,288 square foot single-level house on a 40 by 112 lot in the Tree Section, rebuilt to code in 2011, listed at $2,599,000 and sold for $2,612,000 after 13 days on the market.
2701 Oak Avenue, Manhattan Beach: a Tree Section cottage sold off market at $2,250,000
A remodeled two bedroom cottage on a 4,481 square foot Tree Section lot, sold privately at its $2,250,000 asking price and reported to the MLS for the record.
Fixer, flip, remodel or tear-down: the lingo, and why a perfectly good house gets called a tear-down
What fixer, flip, remodel, scrape and tear-down mean on a South Bay listing, the CRMLS condition labels, what as-is means under California law, and how trust and probate sales differ.
The Rancho Palos Verdes View Restoration Ordinance: What Proposition M Actually Protects
By The Chhabria Real Estate Team, South Bay, CA · DRE# 01821437
On the Palos Verdes Peninsula, the view is often the single largest line item in a home's value, and it is the one thing a buyer cannot inspect, repair, or insure. In Rancho Pa...
E-Bike Laws in the South Bay: California, Los Angeles County and the Beach Cities
California e-bike classes, the 2026 battery certification rule, and the Hermosa Beach urgency ordinance that makes the beach cities different from each other.
Palos Verdes Art Jury: Buyer’s Guide to Rules, Remodels & Approvals (2026)
The Palos Verdes Art Jury: What Buyers Need to Know Before They Buy
By Neil Chhabria, Broker, Chhabria Real Estate Company · California DRE# 01821437 Last updated June 2026
If you are buying a home in Palos Verdes Estates, you are buying int...
A Tale of Two South Bays
Los Angeles has a South Bay with a council of governments and a name in use since the 1920s. The Bay Area has one with no boundary and a more famous nickname. What newcomers from Silicon Valley to Silicon Beach get wrong, and why locals say the South Bay.
5 Via La Cima, Rancho Palos Verdes: a Spanish townhome in a ten-home gated enclave, sold in eight days
A three bedroom Spanish-style townhome with the commanding view position in a ten-home gated community near Peninsula Center, listed at $1,599,000 and in contract in eight days; sold for $1,547,673.
1603 South Catalina Avenue, Redondo Beach: a 2018 townhome a block from the Esplanade, sold at $3,450,000
A 3,200 square foot townhome built in 2018 behind the streetline near Riviera Village, with an elevator and a rooftop deck, listed at $3,499,000 and sold for $3,450,000 in March 2026.
6045 Montemalaga Drive, Rancho Palos Verdes: a 4,200 square foot view house against parkland, sold at $2,380,000
A four bedroom, 4,200 square foot house backing to parkland with a city-lights view, two primary suites and a three car garage, listed at $2,499,000 and sold for $2,380,000 in February 2026.