About Rolling Hills Estates' Palos Verdes Drive North

If your elementary age child attends Dapplegray Elementary School in Rolling Hills Estates they are in for a techie treat. A new computer lab complete with iPads and Kindles will help the school's 650 kindergarten through fifth graders embrace the digital world. The ribbon cutting ceremony is Sunday 3-5 PM and will be culmination of a six-year capital campaign. I'm sure the students and staff will give a well-deserved shout-out to the major donors.

This is a wonderful example of the importance of education in the Palos Verdes Peninsula community. The willingness of parents and residents to contribute to the education of the children is a worthwhile investment and the return immeasurable. The benefit of early hands-on experience will help these early learners develop and incorporate the language of technology into their daily life as students in a digital world.

Today, the first thing I check upon awaking is my email via my iPhone. Often, there is a text message waiting from my eastern friends and family. I'm currently working on a digital listing presentation via iPad. Real estate documents are signed via e-signatures, files are stored in the clouds and the list goes on. The list of techie tools introduced, and now absolutely necessary, to conduct our daily business and life is nothing short of amazing and somewhat overwhelming.

Kudos to the contributors and congratulations to the Dapplegray students for getting a head-start on learning the language that makes the world go around. As a former teacher, I'm certain computer lab will be everyone's favorite class.

Palos Verdes Drive North neighborhood real estate and home sales report for Rolling Hills Estates & the Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA in January 2012.

Homes for sale: 14 Homes are listed for sale in the PV Drive North area priced from $849,000 to $3,600,000.

Pending sales: 14 Houses are in escrow priced from $849,500 to $3,999,000.

January sales: One home sold in Jan. 2012:

The Palos Verdes Drive North area of the Palos Verdes Peninsula ( area 165 in map below )had the following real estate market activity for single family residences during the 4th Quarter of 2011:

Properties Sold: 6

Address Sales Price BR BA Sq.ft. $/Sq.ft Yr. Blt. MLS # Dale of Sale Days on Market

27665 Saddle RD $655,000 3 2.00 1,512 $433.20 1957 V11063759 10/14/11 104
27740 Saddle RD $849,000 3 3.00 1,890 $449.21 1956 S11083902 10/21/11 107
18 Lariat LN $940,000 5 3.00 2,626 $357.96 1963 V11092744 12/28/11 164
27548 Eastvale RD $1,150,000 4 4.00 3,622 $317.50 1965 P796112 10/29/11 21
80 Buckskin LN $1,350,000 4 4.00 3,157 $427.62 2000 S11100175 11/01/11 71
27642 Eastvale RD $1,630,000 3 3.00 3,132 $520.43 2006 V11126486 11/04/11 33

Properties for Sale as of 12/31/11: 11

Average List Price at 12/31/11: $1.1 million

Curnt vs. Prev Month Curnt vs. Same Month 1 Yr Ago Curnt vs. Same Qtr 1 Yr Ago Dec. 11 Nov. 11 % Change Dec. 11 Dec. 10 % Change Oct. 11 to Dec. 11 Oct. 10 to Dec. 10 % Change For Sale 11 14 -21.4% 11 15 -26.7% 15 20 -25% Sold 1 2 -50% 1 2 -50% 2 3 -33.3% Pended 1 3 -66.7% 1 1 0% 2 2 0%

Average Sales Price of homes sold during 4th quarter: $ 1.1 million

Average Price per Sq. Ft. for Properties Sold during 4th Qtr: $ 418 per sq. ft.

Curnt vs. Prev Month Curnt vs. Same Month 1 Yr Ago Curnt vs. Same Qtr 1 Yr Ago Dec. 11 Nov. 11 % Change Dec. 11 Dec. 10 % Change Oct. 11 to Dec. 11 Oct. 10 to Dec. 10 % Change Avg. Sq. Ft. Price 358 474 -24.5% 358 515 -30.5% 407 418 -2.8%

Properties sold at an average of 97% of List Price

Palos Verdes Drive North neighborhood real estate and home sales report for Rolling Hills Estates & the Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA in December 2011.

Homes for sale: 11 Homes are listed for sale in the PV Drive North area priced from $829,000 to $1,995,000.

Pending sales: 6 Houses are in escrow priced from $699,000 to $3,999,000.

December sales: One home sold in Dec. 2011:

Palos Verdes Drive North neighborhood real estate and home sales report for Palos Verdes Estates, CA in November 2011.

Homes for sale: 13 Homes are currently for sale in PV Drive North neighborhood priced between $829,000 and $1,899,000.

Pending sales: 6 Houses are in escrow priced from $699,000 to $3,999,000.

November sales: Two homes sold in Nov. 2011: