Elaine Carlson

Palos Verdes homes owners love to see whales off their coast and the Whale Watching season is upon us. It officially started December 1, 2011 and according to the Point Vicente Interpretive Center, 559 whales have been spotted to date. This is a higher number than normal and 5 whales were spotted just this morning! Most of the whales are traveling south to Baja but seven were spotted going north. Click here to read more about Palos Verdes whale watching...

Photo courtesy of Voyager Excursions

There were 21 homes on the February 7, 2012, Palos Verdes real estate Broker’s Tour. We currently have 194 single family Palos Verdes homes for sale ranging in price from $725,000 in Rancho Palos Verdes 90275 to $10,500,000 in Palos Verdes Estates 90274 (the low in Eastview is $547,400). There are 52 Palos Verdes townhomes for sale priced between $171,000 and $2,595,000. My favorite Palos Verdes homes today were:

Mike Diamond and Joshua Altman’s (Peninsula Sotheby’s Int’l Rlty) 30073 Avenida Esplendida, Rancho Palos Verdes 90275 (above left) is a 4 bedroom, 5 bath, 3.670 square foot home for $1,699,000. This upgraded Country Club home features spectacular ocean and golf course views, swimming pool and sports court. Gayle Probst’s (Coldwell Banker P.V./South Bay) 3617 Paseo Del Campo, Palos Verdes Estates 90274 (above right) is a 4 bedroom, 4 bath, 3,094 square foot home for $1,849,000. This Valmonte home across from the Palos Verdes Golf Course features a cook’s dream center island kitchen, an office and a spectacular master suite w/fireplace. Click here to read more about Palos Verdes homes...

Photos courtesy of CRMLS

Whole Foods Market has pledged to donate 5% of all net sales on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, to our local Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy. The Whole Foods Market at 2655 Pacific Coast Highway in Torrance is not only going to help you get access to healthy food in 2012, but is giving back to the community by supporting the Land Conservancy which protects open space on our Peninsula. This is a big deal since PVPLC provides environmental and educational opportunities for young people through its special school programs as well as provides Palos Verdes homes owners a place to connect with nature. Please click here to read more about this fundraiser for Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy...

Photo courtesy of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy

If Palos Verdes homes owners are looking for some outdoor fun this weekend, there are two different opportunities for them to enjoy.

The Cabrillo Beach Nature Walk will be taking place this Saturday, February 11, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. This is considered a moderate walk and you will be observing coast native plant gardens and the many different entities that make up this area. This walk will include a visit to a restored salt marsh, where you will learn about the Salinas de San Pedro Wetland habitat and more about this historic area. If interested, on Sunday, February 12, 2012, between 2 -4p.m., the Salt Marsh will be having an Open House where educators and volunteers will be giving more details on the animal and bird wildlife that you will be able to see while using binoculars and microscopes. Parking will be at the Cabrillo Beach public lot at 3800 Stephen M. White Drive, in San Pedro. For more information go to www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org. Click here to read more about this weekend's Palos Verdes hikes...

Photo courtesy of Palos Verdes Land Conservancy

Palos Verdes real estate area #177 is known as Eastview/RPV, and is located in the city of Rancho Palos Verdes. Multiple listing service area 177 has an irregular shape and is an annexed community (from San Pedro) located West of Western Avenue from Summerland north almost to Palos Verdes Drive North, and a strip east of Western Avenue between Toscanini and Caddington Drive.

The Eastview area includes many single family developments, and also some large condominium and townhome complexes. Also incorporated in this area is a short strip of land near Palos Verdes Drive North which was previously used for military housing.

This area is home to three schools. Residents in this area have the choice of enrollment in the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District or the Los Angeles school system. Christ Lutheran Church & School is located at 28850 S. Western Avenue and offers preschool through 8th grade classes. Dodson Middle School (Los Angeles City School District) is located at 28014 Montereina Drive, and Crestwood Street Elementary School (Los Angeles City School District) is located at 19461 Crestwood Street. Please click here to read more about Palos Verdes real estate Eastview area...

Photo courtesy of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes