Kathy Tyndall's (thepvrealtor) Blog

My husband and I stumbled onto the latest restaurant in the Lunada Bay Plaza the other night.  I can't even remember all of the permutations this restaurant has gone through over the years, but I vaguely remember eating Chinese food there many years ago!  Casa Pronto's Fresh Mexican Grill has one...

One of the smartest things a client ever told me is that they don't need another boring newsletter from me!  So, I started to think outside the box and here are some of the ideas that have received comments from our client list: 1. 50 Things everyone should know how to do.  This was laminated on...

If you are thinking of buying real estate in the Rancho Palos Verdes, it helps to know what the latest trends are.  First of all, you need some essential real estate tools.  Those would be: Current sales statistics for your area of preference. This will give you a working knowledge of the average...

Anyone who has visited the mind-numbing television channel that broadcasts Rancho Palos Verdes City Council and Rancho Palos Verdes City Planning sessions can attest to the marathon lengths of those meetings.  I personally witnessed one last week at the City Planning meeting at Hesse Park.  I was...

HERE IS ONE OF THE BEST DEALS IN RANCHO PALOS VERDES.  MY LISTING IS A 4 BEDROOM, 1816 SQ. FT. HOME LOCATED NEAR THE PENINSULA CENTER FOR ONLY $829,000!  IT'S BACK ON THE MARKET TODAY AND WILL BE OPEN ON SUNDAY FROM 2-5 PM.  HERE'S THE ADDRESS: 27811 HAWTHORNE BL, RPV.

Anyone who lives near Granvia Altamira knows that there have been times when the street was full of catering trucks parked and open for business between Hawthorne and Monero.  This has been problematic because the people who patronize the trucks also have to park on the street on both sides and t...

It was an accident.  We were driving to a development in San Pedro that featured new homes but we lost our way and kept driving. Soon, we were driving along the most incredible coastline we had ever seen.  It was unspoiled with miles of scrub grass and amazing views of the coves.  We didn't know ...

One of the best seats in town for watching the fantastic sunsets over the Pacific Ocean is right at the Subway restaurant in Golden Cove.  My husband and I like to order a sandwich and pull up a seat just when the sun starts to set.  Then for dessert, we grab a Starbuck's next door. It is much ch...

DON'T YOU LOVE THE CLOWN CONTROVERSY? A well-to-do family goes over the top with Halloween decorations that encroach on city land. Then, they get upset when the city requires them to remove the expensive, garish stuff. Money doesn't buy entitlements in Palos Verdes Estates. If you goof up, you go...

The neighbors of Los Verdes who banded together to fight a zoning change for the Valero Gas Station property at the corner of Granvia Altamira and Hawthorne in Rancho Palos Verdes WON the battle at the RPV City Planning Commission last Tuesday night.  The proposal didn't even come up for discussi...