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This week

  • Price cuts5 in Manhattan Beach
  • New listings11 in Manhattan Beach
  • Status changes24 in Manhattan Beach

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Manhattan Beach this week

What moved, what dropped and what changed hands in Manhattan Beach, read the way an inspector reads a house.

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Letters: Council elections, Neighborhood zoning

Easy Reader & Peninsula · Oct 9

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As of October 19. Listing brokerage shown on each row. A named property carries photography only when it matches the exact feed record.

NeighbourhoodsLiving in Manhattan Beach →

Sand SectionThe city's westernmost, ocean-side neighborhood of quiet walk-street lots, with oceanfront homes lining the Strand's bike-and-pedestrian path; since 2010 the city has restricted new lot mergers to two parcels after a combined 16,000-square-foot oceanside home was built in 2008.Hill SectionBuilt into the steep bluff above the beach, the Hill Section is known for panoramic ocean and city views and a high share of remodeled or newly constructed homes, reflecting the neighborhood's cut-and-fill slope terrain.Tree SectionNamed for its tree-species street names (Palm, Oak, Elm, Pine) rather than its landscaping, the Tree Section was built out mostly after World War II for aerospace workers commuting to nearby El Segundo and Redondo Beach plants, with original homes around 1,000-1,800 square feet; a city tree ordinance still restricts homeowners from removing most trees without a permit.El PortoSubdivided in 1911 by developer George H.Downtown / Pier AvenueDowntown Manhattan Beach runs along Manhattan Beach Boulevard to the Manhattan Beach Pier; its Metlox site, home to the Metlox pottery factory for decades before closing in the early 1990s, was later redeveloped into a mixed-use center with a boutique hotel, shops and underground parking.Manhattan Village / Sepulveda CorridorEast of Sepulveda Boulevard between Marine and Rosecrans Avenues, the Manhattan Village Mall opened in the early 1980s and anchors the city's main north-south commercial corridor, which has since gone through multiple remodels and redevelopments.

Tile maps: neighbourhood positions from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors; Manhattan Beach boundary from US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line.

Who is buying in Manhattan Beach

How local buyers financed recent purchases, alongside the homes whose listing status changed this week.

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ConventionalAn appraiser and an inspector both price condition.
CashNo lender, so condition lands as a discount, not a repair list.
VAThe home has to pass, not just appraise.
FHAThe appraiser flags the same condition items.
OtherTerms decide it more than the loan type does.
Redondo BeachEl SegundoHermosa BeachLawndaleManhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach and the markets next to it. Boundaries: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line.

Closed sales that stated how the buyer paid, as of October 19, 2026. Addresses as of October 19; listing brokerage shown on each row.

Properties worth watching

The homes I’m following in Manhattan Beach. See the listing, then talk through what it means for your next move.

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Listing snapshots, as of October 19. Property photos are supplied with the listing; brokerage credited on each card.

Where prices moved in Manhattan Beach

Closed sales by ZIP, the last twelve months against the twelve before. It tells you which side of the city is moving, not what your house is worth.

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90266$3,600,000Median sale price$1536Median $/sq ft$3,360,000Median a year ago355Closed salesUp vs last year

Oct 2025–Oct 2026 against Oct 2024–Oct 2025, as of October 19, 2026.

Auctions & what's moving

No agency publishes one authoritative trustee-sale calendar, so we never print one — here is what actually exists, next to this week's real Manhattan Beach headlines.

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Auction calendar

  • Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector — Tax-Defaulted Property AuctionSold through GovEase. Dates and the parcel list come from the county — every source is listed on /auctions/.
  • Trustee salesPrivate aggregators carry the actual lender foreclosures; no central California calendar exists. We watch four of them and bid for you.
  • Came off the market unsoldListings leave without selling every month. Registered members see those addresses.
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What's moving in Manhattan Beach

  • Letters: Council elections, Neighborhood zoningEasy Reader & Peninsula · Oct 9
  • Manhattan Beach City Council candidate profile: Burton seeks second term in fifth campaignEasy Reader & Peninsula · Oct 9
  • Manhattan Beach City Council candidate profile: Montgomery vows to ‘get stuff done’ upon council returnEasy Reader & Peninsula · Oct 9
  • Manhattan Beach City Council candidate profile: Ungoco offers new voice, not ‘forever council’Easy Reader & Peninsula · Oct 9
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