Kathy Tyndall's (thepvrealtor) Blog

Dear Rancho Palos Verdes City Council, I am writing in regard to the January 21st meeting that will address the appeal of the zoning change for the Valero Gas Station.  Ever since this issue came before the Planning Commission I have made more friends of my neighbors than ever before in my 33 ye...

Driving home late this afternoon I suddenly came upon a thick fog bank just as I was rounding the corner to my home on the "cold" side of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.  Having lived in the same neighborhood for 30 years, I have gotten used to the fog wall at random times, but today's incidence was ...

On December 1st, several RE/MAX Realtors were invited to visit Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes.  The resort is scheduled for completion around June 2009 and some of the features are:  400 Room hotel comprised of luxurious Guest Rooms and Suites and 20 two-bedroom Ocean Bungalows 82 Spaciou...

Just posted today, there is a new temporary program started in the Planning and Building Departments of Rancho Palos Verdes In order to encourage property owners to obtain the necessary Planning approvals and/or building permits for improvements done without such approvals and permits, the City C...

Everyone is at the grocery store. Trust me. I know this because I was there myself yesterday and had to fight my way to the check out line.  Thanksgiving and the holidays have taken hold on the population in a big way. Perhaps it's because people are aching for something positive in their lives a...

This morning there was smoke billowing from the south side of the "hill" when a fire broke out on the Salvation Army grounds.  The scuttlebutt is that a transformer caught fire near the tennis courts and set off the brush below.  The brush fire burned approximately 6-10 acres near City Hall but n...

I just received an email telling me the Palos Verdes Peninsula News is cutting their circulation in half from biweekly to once a week.  Here is the notice:     "Starting November 27, 2008, we will be eliminating our Saturday edition in order to increase our Thursday circulation to 20,000 househol...

When we really examine the sale statistics for RANCHO PALOS VERDES home sales in a neighborhood-by-neighborhood approach, we see each area has very different results: AREA NO. '07 NO. '08 AVG.SALES PRICE IN '07 AVG. SALES PRICE IN '08       CHANGE FROM '07-'08   MIRALESTE        30 30 $1,428,500 ...

At this point, I am wondering what my clients are waiting for.  Right now, we have a list of about 25 clients who are sitting on the sidelines.  Most are waiting for the illusive "bottom" of the market, I am sure.  But, meanwhile, the prices of jumbo loans are jumping almost daily.  Which is bett...