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Market Report on Homes for Sale in Uptown, Whittier, CA – July 26, 2009

07-26-09

Bob Willis: Real Estate Agent in Whittier, CA

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This Market Report is for the Whittier, California neighborhood known as Uptown. Here is information about Uptown homes for sale, as well as homes that have sold in Uptown.

Uptown Whittier is the heart of Whittier. It still has the old-fashioned feeling of being the center of a small town, with all of the small shops still owned by local businesses that line Greenleaf Avenue.

This Market Report on Uptown Homes for Sale will focus on Single Family Residences in this Whittier, California neighborhood.

As of today, there are 5 Single Family Residences for sale in the Uptown area.

Four homes are currently in escrow.

One home was sold during the month of June.

The average home in Uptown over the past 3 months took 199 days to sell.

The average home sale price was $403,541, or an average cost per square foot of $224.94.

Since there have been very few home sales in the Uptown area recently, one way to get a better sense of the local market is to look at the entire City of Whittier.

Below are some numbers about the City of Whittier home sales.

As of today, there are 285 Single Family Residences for sale in the Uptown area.

329 homes are currently in escrow.

316 homes sold in the past three months.

109 homes sold during the month of June.

The average home in the City of Whittier sold in June took 71 days to sell.

The average home sale price was $333,956, or an average cost per square foot of $236.01.

It would take 2.6 months, at the current rate of sales, for all the current Whittier homes on the market to sell.

A Sellers’ Market is when there is less than 5 months of supply. Whittier is currently in a very strong Sellers’ Market. Whittier homes for sale that are priced above $500,000 are more plentiful; and the higher the price, the more advantageous it is for the buyer being able to have more leverage and less competition from other buyers. See my blog on Friendly Hills homes for sale to learn about the Buyers’ Market in Friendly Hills.

If you own a home in Whittier, it is a very good time to sell. Demand is high, and there are lots of buyers looking for their first home.

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About the author: The above Market Report about Uptown, in Whittier, California was provided by Bob Willis, a Whittier Realtor®.

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The Best of Whittier: Vinatero Wine Shop

06-21-09

Bob Willis

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It has been nearly two years since I wrote a blog about the Weekly Family Fair in Uptown Whittier, where I mentioned Vinatero Wine Shop as one of my favorite places in Whittier.

Since then, Vinatero Wine Shop has won two awards from myfoxla for "Best Wine Shop in the Los Angeles Area" for both 2007 and 2008. Will they win again in 2009? My money is on Vinatero!

When you get up to the wine bar, you will be greeted with a smile by either Ernie or Lisa Ceja, the husband-wife team that owns the establishment. If you want to learn about wine, then listen to the wisdom that comes from them as they pour you either a glass or a sample of wine.

In addition to a great variety of wines, they also carry numerous gourmet beers.

Vinatero Wine Shop is no stuffy, upper-crust establishment. It's more like a neighborhood pub, where locals gather to taste some good wines or beers. It's kind of like the "Cheers" of Whittier, for wine and beer. If you don't want to hang out (who wouldn't?), then you can always just walk in and buy a bottle or case, and walk right out. They are happy to serve you either way.

Would you like to keep up to date with Vinatero's latest news about what's happening in the wine shop? Whether it's the day's tastings or special events, you can follow them on Twitter or you become a fan on Facebook.

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About the author: The above Article about The Best of Whittier: Vinatero Wine Shop was provided by Bob Willis, a Whittier Realtor®. Bob can be reached via email at bob@willisrealtor.com or by phone at (562) 639-9400.

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