Carol Gilles Realtor
Beach Cities Online — Your Trusted South Bay Real Estate Resource Led by award-winning Realtor® Carol Gilles, Beach Cities Online is your one-stop destination for buying or selling homes across Torrance, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Palos Verdes, and the greater South Bay area of Los Angeles.
With decades of local expertise, Carol helps buyers find their dream homes and sellers maximize their property value through personalized service, deep neighborhood knowledge, and proven results. Explore the latest MLS listings, discover detailed community guides, and get expert insights into the dynamic South Bay real estate market.
Whether you’re searching for a beachfront property in Redondo Beach, a family home in Central Torrance, or downsizing in Palos Verdes Estates, Carol Gilles and her team are here to guide you every step of the way.
Listings
Homes For Sale by Fredericks Realty
Search South Bay Cities
Why Choose Carol?
Realtor Expertise That You Can Trust
Testimonials
Don & Sherri Wright
Carol Gilles is the most amazing realtor we have ever met in our lifetime! She has been helping us buy and sell property for many years. Whether you’re looking for an investment, A forever home or just curious about the market Carol should be your first go to! Carol is a knowledgeable, intelligent, professional, caring, understanding and kind hearted! She will fight for you! We bought our Forever home when the market was extremely competitive and there were at least 12 offers per home. The market for homes by the beach are always very competitive, but at the time we were buying it was more competitive then usual! We got our home because she was quick, efficient and made it happen.Carol Is Dedicated to Helping You Check All The Boxes
Home
Find your dream home with our personalized search and expert guidance. We offer a wide range of houses to fit your needs and lifestyle.
Condominiums
Discover comfortable and convenient condos in prime locations. We have options that suit your budget and preferences.
Multi-Unit Investments
Explore multi-family properties perfect for investment. Our listings provide diverse options to meet your specific requirements.
Real Estate Articles
TORRANCE STREET FAIRE: DOWNTOWN TORRANCE
Downtown ” Old Torrance ” is still one of the South Bays best kept secret places for many who live here and for those out of towners too. In the early 1900s, what is known today as Old Town Torrance was the hub of all shopping and hub for travel for the entire South Bay area. In those days when you wanted to go somewhere fast, you would hop on a “Red Car”, and take it to downtown Torrance for your shopping needs, or go on into Los Angeles or other cities for just about anything you wanted.
The “Red Car” was part of the advanced rail system that centered in L.A. and had spurs that linked with just about every major city in Southern California. That was long before the freeway system that we have today. In fact, it was the freeway system that ended the long life of the Red Car Lines and all of the fast rail connection system that Los Angeles used for years and years, and, very successfully too. Today we seem to be returning to an almost identical rail system that we had in place way back in the early 1900s.
Residents of all the beach cities would come to Torrance on the Red Car to do most of their shopping and Torrance was then the center of all of the activity in the South Bay. Today, Torrance draws thousands to it’s now famous “Torrance Antique Street Faire” which is open on the 4th Sunday of each month, drawing almost 200 street vendors to the city to sell their goods. Vendors with antiques, collectibles, arts & crafts and/or quality used merchandise are welcome.
This Street Faire draws people from all over Southern California to Downtown Torrance each month, and has consistently been voted ‘The Best in the South Bay’ by the Daily Breeze newspaper’s annual reader’s poll. The Street Faire opens to the public from 8 AM to 3 PM, with an appraisal booth that opens at 9AM until 1PM. Rain or shine, the Street Faire will go on regardless of weather conditions.
Torrance Rose Float Association Fundraiser
The Torrance Rose Float Association is having a weekly fundraiser. So if you are hungry on Thursday night, check out the link and see which restaurant you can go to and make a donation to TRFA!
http://www.torrancerosefloat.com/fundraising.html
Federal Realty Acquires Plaza El Segundo
According to Deborah Crowe of the Los Angeles Business Journal,
The Federal Realty Investment Trust bought a controlling interest in Plaza El Segundo, a 381,000-square-foot retail property at the northeast corner of Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue in El Segundo. The Trust also bought an adjacent, vacant 8.1-acre property for future development.
Torrance Rose Parade Float
Had the time of my life riding on the Torrance Float at the Rose Parade. It was an honor. Here I am in my turn of the century costume.
I am Riding on the City of Torrance Rose Float -2012
123rd Tournament of Roses Parade | City of Torrance's 58th entry | "Looking Back - Moving Forward" Riding on this year’s Rose Parade float will be Torrance City Councilman Gene Barnett and his wife, Linda (former City Treasurer); Torrance City Clerk, Sue Herbers and...
SOME HOME BUYING ROADBLOCKS
You have your down payment money put away, you think that your credit is tops and everything is a go to start looking for that new home in El Segundo you have been dreaming about. What could go wrong or what can stop you now? The keys to your dream home are as good as being in your hands, right? WRONG ! In this tough financial climate, some unexpected issues might scuttle the any deal you might put together and you need to be aware of what can go wrong.
The tight financial climate has changed many of the things we took for granted for many years and today there is a crop of new concerns for those trying to buy a home. Such as the appraisal and Lenders holding up closing.
