ON THE MARKET: Foreclosures from Torrance to Westchester
509 S. Cedar Ave.,
Size: This 770-square-foot home has two bedrooms and one bathroom and was built in 1924. It sits on a 3,060-square-foot property and has a detached garage.
Agent description: Remodeled Spanish in north Inglewood. Raised foundation, hardwood floors, central air, dual pane windows, one minute to all three schools, library, civic center and 405.
Listed for: $237,900
Previously sold for: $95,500
About this area: 45 single-family homes sold in the 90301 ZIP Code in 2008 at a median price of $320,000 down 31.9% from the 2007, according to DMA DataQuick. (Lauren Beale / Los Angeles Times)
3223 W. 139th St., Hawthorne 90250
Size: This remodeled duplex features a four-bedroom, three-bathroom front unit and a two-bedroom, one-bathroom rear unit. The lot is about 6,399 square feet.
Agent description: Two-car, attached garage. New paint, carpet, etc. In move-in condition.
Listed for: $399,000
Previously sold for: $580,000
Discount from previous sales price: 31%
About this area: 248 single-family homes sold in the 90250 ZIP Code in 2008 at a median price of $410,000 -- down 22.6% from 2007, according to DMA DataQuick. (Lauren Beale / Los Angeles Times)
4731 159th St., Lawndale 90260
Size: This 1951 fourplex totals about 3,154 square feet. Three of the units are two bedrooms and all have a single bathroom. The building is on a 5,852-square-foot lot.
Agent description: One block from
Listed for: $514,900
Previously sold for: $549,900
Discount from previous sales price: 6% (Lauren Beale / Los Angeles Times)
4733 159th St., Lawndale 90260
Size: This threeplex is about 1,970 total square feet, and two of the units have two bedrooms.
Agent description: The property at 4731 is also for sale and the seller wants to sell them together. Easy rent area, one block from
Listed for: $349,900
Previously sold for: $399,000
Discount from previous sales price: 12% (Lauren Beale / Los Angeles Times)
22705 Halldale Ave.,
Size: Three units sit on a 6,795-square-foot lot. The first unit has three bedrooms and 1 1/2 bathrooms with an attached, two-car garage. Each unit in the duplex has two bedrooms and one bathroom.
Agent description: Super-quiet, one-block long street.
Listed for: $389,000
Previously sold for: $615,000 in 2005. Listed at $470,000 in October 2008.
Discount from previous sales price: 37% (Lauren Beale / Los Angeles Times)
6413 Firebrand, Westchester 90045
Size: This four-bedroom, three-bathroom home was built in 1950. The 2,080-square-foot house sits on about 5,780 square feet with an attached garage with four parking spaces.
Agent description: Open floor plan with formal dining room, large master, two fireplaces, hardwood floors and a balcony. Walking distance to elementary [and] middle school and Loyola Marymount University. Two minutes to the 405 Freeway, five minutes to beach.
Listed for: $699,900
Previously sold for: $739,900
Discount from previous sales price: 5%
About this area: 219 single-family homes sold in the 90045 ZIP Code in 2008 at a median price of $721,000 -- down 3.9% from the 2007, according to DMA DataQuick.
Compiled by Maria Hsin
Source: Leo Nordine Realtors (Lauren Beale / Los Angeles Times)