The Weekly Newspaper of Manhattan Beach H e r a l d P u b l i c a t i o n s - E l S e g u n d o , M a n h a t t a n B e a c h , H a w t h o r n e , L a w n d a l e , & I n g l e w o o d C o m m u n i t y N e w s p a p e r s S i n c e 1 9 1 1 - C i r c u l a t i o n 3 0 , 0 0 0 - R e a d e r s h i p 6 0 , 0 0 0 ( 3 1 0 ) 3 2 2 - 1 8 3 0 Vo l . 5 , N o . 9 J u l y 5 , 2 0 1 2 Inside SKECHERS Gives Back to Community This Issue A Student’s Perspective........................7 Business & Professional.......................7 Calendar.............................. 2 Classifieds .......................12 Crime Reports................... 2 Crossword/Sudoku....... 12 Donation Station ..............3 Faith .................................... 3 Food .................................... 5 Frankly Plank .................... 6 Pets...................................11 Michael Greenberg and his family celebrated Father’s Day by giving back to children in need. BOBS from SKECHERS joined non-profit partners Fashion Delivers and K.I.D.S. to donate shoes, games, clothing and backpacks for nearly 200 families at an L.A. area homeless shelter. Photo courtesy of SKECH- ERS USA. Politically Speaking.........4 Local Agents Say Real Estate on the Upswing Real Estate ................ 13-14 By Brian Simon are listed for the right price.” is the buyer who wins.” Smile Awhile..................... 2 While opinions are mixed on whether Case in point, VanHook recently wrote an According to data culled from a recent the local economy is in recovery or still in offer in neighboring Del Aire and by the comparative market analysis, 17 properties Sports ................................. 6 on track in the South Bay is real estate. Par- a couple of days later five more potential in El Segundo over the past year betweenin the 1,900 to 5,800 square foot range soldtime the seller had a chance to look it overrecession, one area that appears to be back ticularly since the beginning of 2012, agents buyers had jumped in with bids of their $865,000 and $1.5 million with the vast The Wheel Deal......... 8-10 have begun closing deals that previously sat own. “Any kind of situation where there majority of those at or near the original out there for months and months. In many is competition, the fastest runner who’s asking price. One home on West Palm Av- cases, sellers are getting their asking price prepared for the race is going to win,” said enue listed at $1.3 million and sold about or close enough. VanHook. “So the most prepared buyer six weeks later for just over $1.4 million. According to Re/Max agent Bill Ruane, education-wise, being pre-approved, doing While a few of the homes were on the mar- Weekend last year. “Homes that were on the market all the right things that need to be done… See Real Estate, page 13-local residential property values have increased in value roughly 10 percent over the Forecast days,” he said. “In fact, May was the best BOBS from SKECHERSover the last six months sold in the last 30 month I’ve had in 20 years in real estate.” Hosts Shoe DonationSo what gives? Ruane pointed to multiple Friday that wants to live closer to the office instead Event at L.A. Areafactors, including a high-earning workforce Patchy Fog to parents, low crime rates, the community’s Homeless Shelterof commute, top-ranked schools that appealsmall town charm and other amenities. 69˚/64˚ “Also because the rental market is getting Courtesy of SKECHERS Africa and Southeast Asia. stronger, you can own for the same as you SKECHERS president Michael Greenberg BOBS unites people across the globe with a rent, which hasn’t happened in 15 years,” and his family spent Father’s Day handing single goal: to help children affected by pov- said Ruane. out shoes to homeless children in need. erty, epidemics and life-changing events. With Saturday Longtime Shorewood Realtors agent Rose It was part of the BOBS from SKECH- more than 300 million children worldwide Patchy VanHook also confirmed that “things are ERS charitable program in conjunction with to expand the BOBS donation program onin need of shoes, SKECHERS will continuenon-profit partners Fashion Delivers andimproving” and reported that she is already Fog “doing better this year to date than all of K.I.D.S. Together they made this donation an international scale. Numerous non-profit 72˚/66˚ last year.” She believes that the low cost day possible for children and families in need shelters and education programs in thegroups, charitable organizations, homelessat the Sydney M. Irmas Transitional Livingof borrowing has allowed “prospective buyers to feel more confident in moving Center in North Hollywood, which is part United States, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, forward.” Though lending criteria is still of the L.A. Family Housing Corporation in Jamaica, Haiti and Uganda have received Sunday advantage of historically low rates that have SKECHERS has donated more than one mil- In addition, tornado victims in Kentuckyshoe donations from the BOBS program.conjunction with Shelter Partnership. To date,pretty stringent, those who qualify can take Mostly fallen under four percent—and they are lion pairs of kids’ shoes through the BOBS and Tennessee, and earthquake victims in Sunny definitely beginning to do just that. “Any from SKECHERS program, which gives a Indonesia have also received BOBS shoes.BOBS from SKECHERS launched a yearnew pair to a child in need for every BOBStime you have more buyers, the balance 74˚/66˚ changes where you have less product and footwear purchase. Through SKECHERS’ ago for women, and expanded this Spring more buyers looking for product,” VanHook non-profit charitable partners, BOBS donation with men’s and children’s styles. The footwear explained. “It drives prices up and you end shoes have helped children in need across is available in stores nationwide, and in key up with multiple offers on properties that the United States and in Central America, markets around the world. •
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