If you’re considering purchasing or selling Manhattan Beach houses or real estate you may have wondered how we come up with a suggestion on current market value. It’s always based on the sales prices of comparable homes. Think of current list prices as a bit of a fantasyland for the seller. It merely represents what sellers hope to get for the home, not what homes are truly worth.
To illustrate this point, let’s look at a Manhattan Beach home that was listed in March of 2012. The average listing price at that time was $2,606,000, while the average sales price was $1,723,000. Since area homes tend to remain on the market an average of 97 days, the home most likely sold in early July. The average sales price at that time was almost a million dollars
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583 31st Street Manhattan Beach: Listed on August 9th, 583 31st St. is already under contract and has a backup offer in place. Offered at $1,299,000, the home sits up high so it has views of the hills and Sand Dune Park. Grandview Elementary is a walkable distance.