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One of the more affordable places to buy a condo in a small condo complex of Towne Capri in Long Beach, California.  This is a mid-century building that was approximately built in 1958 with one and two bedroom floor plans.  One of the biggest selling points for this condo is it's location in the popular downtown area of Long Beach with a couple block radius to Ocean Blvd and a short walk to the beach.  Another big selling feature for these condos is the low homeowners association dues which currently run $167.77 which Is considered low when compared with other condo buildings in the area.  The association has a nice community barbecue area and secure underground parking which is a huge for a condo building in this price range.

There is currently one

One of the best kept secrets for finding condos in the $200,000 range in the Glen Ellyn Manor complex in Long Beach, California.  The condos offer a prime location in the Downtown Long Beach area and just a couple blocks to Ocean Blvd which sits right next to the beach and Pacific Ocean.  Most of the properties we have seen come on the market in recent years have been one bedroom units that go up to 594 square feet of living space.  There have been some smaller studio units that go up to 404 square feet and large 2 bedroom units 780 square feet.

The most ideal buyer for Glen Ellyn Manor condos would either be first time home buyers who don't want to pay rent to live in the area or for real estate investors looking to buy and then rent out for a return

Some of the best values can be found in the Village on the Green community if you are in the market to buy a residential condo in the Long Beach area.  Historically these condos do not come on the market very often and average around 5 listings every year to be offered for sale.  From a a price point perspective it's really hard to beat the prices found here that often are listed in the low $400,000 range for a one bedroom condo.  Most of the condos that do come on the market are one bedrooms condos with a variety of 551 and 651 square feet floor plans.  The two bedroom units do come on the market occasionally with the last time we saw one was back in 2019 when one sold for $519,000.  

One of the biggest selling points about living here is being in a

Long Beach isn't home to a lot of gated communities but one of the better and more affordable locations is the Riverdale Long Beach community.  It's surprising how many people don't know about this hidden gem of a community since it many of the homes were newly built just several years ago in 2018.  Many of the two story floor plans feature either three or four bedroom layouts with good size homes that average 2,000 square feet of living space.  Since 2018 only a small number of these properties have come on the re-sale market with prices from $694,490 to $855,000.  These are great prices considering finding a home in a gated community in other nearby beach towns with 2,000 square feet would be much more expensive.  Select floor plans even offer a main

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

Long Beach has a large number of neighborhoods with a wide range of real estate prices.  One of the more affordable and desirable neighborhood are the homes located in the Carson Park community. It's not uncommon to find homes located here in the mid $600,000 range with a variety detached single family homes.  The location of Carson Paris located off East Carson street and Studabaker Road near the 105 freeway.  Many of the homes located here were built in the mid 1950's as original beach homes.  Don't expect to find large homes here as many of the beach homes will average a little over 1,000 square feet of living space.

One of the reasons for the popularity of these homes is because all of these homes were custom built so they have their own unique

Long Beach has a wide range of rental properties on the market for lease that range from small residential condos to large single family homes.  One of the harder things to find is a property located in the Long Beach area that is considered newer construction and built in the last several years.  These types of rentals are very much sought after since select tenants prefer to have newer and modern finishes in a home.  We did a quick search and found 3 properties that were built in the last 3 years that include rentals found in Newberry Lofts, a 5 bedroom Poly High area home and a 3 bedroom townhome located in the Downtown Long Beach area.  Rental prices for these 3 properties currently range from $2,395 for the one bedroom Newberry Loft to $4,200 for the

The Belmont Heights area of Long Beach is well known for their beautiful single family homes that offer great curb appeal with some older historic properties located there as well.  The Belmont Shore and Belmont Heights area are arguably two of the nicest area in all of Long Beach.  What a lot of people don't know is that there are also some really nice condo buildings located in these area and one of them is the La Contessa building originally built in 1965.  If you have ever driven down 2nd street and see the outside of this building you would immediate recognize it from it's large scale with huge balconies and stunning wrought iron railings.  The building also has some gentle curves to it that remind of a cruise ship out to sea.  Inside there is a lot

One of the iconic buildings from the 1960's in the Long Beach area is the Chateau Lisa building.  The compex was built in 1968 and is one of the affordable places to find a two bedroom condo in the Belmont Heights area of Long Beach.  The exact location is on the corner of Junipero Avenue and 2nd streets mixed in with the Bluff Park neighborhood homes.  One of the best features I love about these condos are those with north facing windows that over look the Park area.  It adds an extra layer of the open floor plan with covered outdoor patios that take in the wonderful park views.  The location is also one of the best selling points as it's just blocks to the ocean and a short distance to local shops and restaurants.

Real Estate prices have historically

One of the newer communities in the Long Beach area is the Riverdale gated community.  The homes in this neighborhood were built in 2018 and offer a great location near the 710 freeway and a large open greenbelt park space across the street. The majority of homes located here feature 3 bedroom floor plans with some 4 bedroom homes as well.  We first started selling home sales in this community starting early last year just under the $700,000 range. Since then real estate prices have slowly been going up with current three bedroom listings priced between $820,000 to $825,000.  These are great two story homes that average around 2,000 Square feet of living space.

The one thing I really love about these homes is the well thought out floor plans.  It's