Belmont Shore

The Belmont Shore Long Beach area combines many residential homes and condos located next to the beach.

Found 22 blog entries about Belmont Shore.

Jun 27

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With a shift in the real estate market here in Southern California the more you are going to see sellers that are open to creative ways to sell their home.  In a down market, owners of properties need to be flexible in how they sell their home since there is typically a limited number of buyers in the marketplace that can buy a home.  This is especially true for the city of Long Beach where homes in a down market can take a longer time to sell.  One of the creative options we are starting to see is the idea of a lease option.  These are properties that are listed for lease with the owners also willing to sell as well.  In these cases, a lease with an option to buy can often be negotiated if you know how to structure the deal correctly.  Here is a brief

Feb 28

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Long Beach has always been widely considered one of the most affordable places to buy a single family near the beach in Los Angeles County.  There are a number of homes that are currently for sale that are listed under $700,000.  When considering buying a home in this price range in the Long Beach area it's important to know the different areas and the pros and cons to buying in each of these areas.  The neighborhoods in Long Beach can be drastically different depending on where you want to buy a home.  For the most part, detached single family homes can be found in three different areas in Long Beach.  First are the homes located on the ocean side the 1 freeway which are the homes located closest to the beach.  The second area would be those homes

Aug 30

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One of the more upscale area of Long Beach, California is the Naples Island area.  A lot of people think this is an exclusive area filled with high end luxury homes that come with their own private boat docks.  These impressive homes can definitely can be found here but there is also some really great smaller beach homes that can be found here.  These homes are often priced at a fraction of the larger water front properties which is really great since you get the prestigious Naples Island address without paying a lot for it.  Rental prices have a wide range here depending on the size and location of the home.  For example the most expensive homes in this community will often be priced at around $10,000 a month for a 2,000+ square foot home located on the

Jul 28

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We have seen a lot of home sales this year in the Belmont Shore Mobile Estates community in Long Beach with 18 closed escrows.  One of the reasons why this community is so popular is the really low price points with many homes selling between the $100,000 to $200,000 range.  The chart below shows all of the 2021 home sales in this community up to this date.  It's important to note that these are manufactured homes that is dedicated for those older than 55 years of age.  The location is probably the second highest selling feature as it's located in the upscale Belmont Shore area and just minutes to the water and the beach.  A lot of buyers get really excited when they see the low price points but there are more costs associated with this beyond the

Jan 29

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The California Heights area of Long Beach is one of the best kept secrets when looking for a historic home in the Long Beach area.  Many buyers when the first come to town often look in the Belmont Shore and Belmont Heights area of Long Beach due to it's close proximity to the beach and the large number of historic properties located there.  As with any beach town the closer you are located to the beach the higher the real estate prices tend to be.  A much more affordable historic neighborhood in Long Beach is the California Heights area.  If you have ever driven through Long Beach on the 405 going north then you have passed this area as it's located just north of the Long Beach Airport and on the east side of the 405 freeway.  

Some of the first homes

Jul 29

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Long Beach, California has several premier neighborhoods that are a very desirable place to live and always command a premium in price.  Neighborhoods like Belmont Shore, Belmont Heights, Naples Island, Peninsula and the condos located on Ocean Blvd always tend to be very active in the real estate market.  For those looking for investment properties are often surprised to learn that there are some great income properties that range from a simple duplex to a structure that can features 6 units or more.  Real Estate is always about location, location, location and the Belmont Shore area is considered one of the best when looking in Long Beach.

Currently multi-family properties in Belmont Shore start just under $1 million for a listing that features two

Jun 29

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Having a high walk score has become one of the latest shopping items when looking for a home or condo in the Long Beach area.  What exactly is a walk score?  Well think about it this way, having a high walk score means that you have many local amenities that are within walking distance from you home or condo.  Places like restaurants, grocery stores, movie theater, retail shopping stores are all within a short distance from your place of residence.  The higher the score the closer these places are to the place where you live.  Scores go up to a 100 so if you see a score of 95 then you know that you have picked a place that offers a lot of places close by.

Long Beach, California is a very big beach town with a lot of different areas so not all

Feb 28

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Living in Southern California comes with warm weather throughout most of the year.  For the most part, air-conditioning is not necessary when you own a property near the beach.  The cool coastal winds come in from the ocean and always tend to cool things down for the greater part of the year.  That being said, there always seems to be several months that get especially hot when having an HVAC air conditioner really comes in handy.  While this is something every home in other parts of the country would have, here in Southern California it's considered a luxury, especially for older homes where an air-conditioner was never installed.  Since it's only needed a couple months out of the entire year many owners will just put up with the heat or install a small

Dec 30

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For buyers looking for a water front home in the Long Beach, California area then Spinnaker Bay should be a neighborhood worth considering.  The location is almost at the very tip of Alamitos Bay in the Belmont Shore area which leads out to the Pacific Ocean and is considered one of the more affordable places to find homes that face the water.  The inventory of water front properties doesn't come on the market that often so we are excited to see a new listing come up that looks like it checks all of the boxes. 300 Moonstone in Long Beach, California is a newly listed waterfront property in the Spinnaker Bay community.  The single family residence features a total of 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths with an approximate 2,531 square feet of living space and is on the

Aug 27

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The forecast for the Long Beach real estate market coming into the Fall/Winter of 2019 has many wondering if a price correction of housing is coming in the next 6 to 12 months.  Many are speculating that the market will adjust which will leave many sellers motivated to sell quickly.  In the last real estate downturn in 2009 we saw some of the best deals come on the market.  A large number of these were bank owned properties as well as owners trying to short sale their property to bank.  Some of the best deals were those owners who still had enough equity in their home and were really really eager to sell.  These were probably the quickest deals since you were not at the mercy of the bank to make a decision on whether your offer was accepted or not.

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