by cgilles | Jan 25, 2013 | a-South Bay, Redondo Beach
The Marriott Residence Inn and a Hilton Garden Inn are set to start construction on the site of the former Malibu Castle mini-golf course located at Marine Avenue and the 405 San Diego Freeway in Redondo Beach.
The two hotels will take about 5 acres total of the site and will have combined 320 rooms in two new 4 story buildings. The cost will be around $60M. Everyone connected with the development is happy to see the whole thing starting to move forward after suffering a 2 year set back
by cgilles | Jan 25, 2013 | a-El Segundo, a-Hermosa Beach, a-Long Beach, Hawthorne, Manhattan Beach, Real Estate, Redondo Beach, San Pedro, Torrance
10 Predictions for Housing in 2013 DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2013 The new year could be the best year in real estate in years, but the housing recovery still remains fragile and challenges remain, says Dave Liniger, RE/MAX co-founder and chairman....
by cgilles | Jan 22, 2013 | a-South Bay, b-Distress Sales, b-Foreclosure, b-Short Sales, b-Tips, b-Upside Down, Blog
The New York Times published this … If you are considering a loan modification or a short sale, you will need to proved a HARDSHIP LETTER. Writing the “hardship letter” Homeowners having trouble paying their mortgage are often required to write a hardship letter...
by cgilles | Jan 20, 2013 | a-South Bay, Manhattan Beach
JUST A NOTE: Manhattan Beach has let Malibu know for sure that their city can no longer get sand from Manhattan Beach as they have done in the past.
by cgilles | Jan 18, 2013 | a-El Segundo, a-Hermosa Beach, a-Long Beach, a-South Bay, Blog, Hawthorne, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Real Estate, Redondo Beach, San Pedro, Torrance
Tips:
#2-1 DRY OUT TOILET BOWL AND TANK:
Before I have to do any work on a toilet, I use a wet vac to suck out all of the water from the toilet bowl and tank. No more messes.
#2-2 ON RE-PLANTING GRASS SEED:
Put a window screen over a spot in your lawn that you’re reseeding and you won’t have to worry about birds eating the seeds.
#2-3 FIX A DRAIN CLOG:
The plumber couldn’t budge the clog in our upstairs bathtub drain, so he said we’d have to tear out the ceiling below in order to get at the pipe. But a contractor we know had another idea that made a lot more sense. He stuck the nozzle of a wet-dry vac into a roll of electrical tape to get a tight seal against the tub’s drain, and covered the tub’s overflow hole with a flexible rubber pad. Then he turned on the vacuum and, voilà: the clog was sucked out of the pipe, saving our ceiling—and our bank account.
#2-4 NO MORE STUCK OUTDOOR LIGHT BULBS:
Screw-in bulbs in outdoor fixtures can corrode and become stuck in their sockets over time and will often break when you try to twist them out. Rub Vaseline on the bulbs’ threads before screwing them in and you’ll never have a problem replacing the bulb when the time comes.
