Welcome to Episode 20 of the Palos Verdes Podcast, the weekly show covering real estate, community news, homeowner updates, renter alerts, and relocation insights for the entire Palos Verdes Peninsula and the South Bay Los Angeles region.

I’m your host, Zoli - the local real-estate expert behind SellWithZoli, serving Rancho Palos Verdes, Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills Estates, Miraleste, Lunada Bay, Rolling Hills, and the broader coastal South Bay. If you’re buying, selling, investing, renting, or thinking about moving to Palos Verdes, I’m your go-to resource for strategy, local intel, and smart timing. Contact me anytime at 661-234-6442 or visit SellWithZoli.com. DRE #02248774. Also subscribe to my YouTube channel: “Palos Verdes Living with Zoli.”

In this episode (City Manager report: November 5, 2025), we break down what matters most for your real-estate decisions, insurance awareness, safety awareness, and long-term Peninsula outlook.

Key takeaways:

• Land Movement Update: Abalone Cove slowed ~29%, Portuguese Bend ~26%, Upper Altamira ~30%. The Klondike Canyon slide zone posted zero measurable movement for a full year. That is rare and could influence long-term value perception in hillside neighborhoods.

• Power Reality in Portuguese Bend: Residents remain without full power until slide movement is under 1 inch per week per SCE requirements. Over 370 million gallons of groundwater have been pumped out since last fall. Winter drainage and waterproofing are critical to progress.

• Housing Market Insight: The Case-Shiller Index shows the national market up 1.5% YoY, but the greater Los Angeles area (including Palos Verdes) was basically flat at -0.01%. This means PV is not behaving like NYC or Miami. High interest rates, high insurance premiums, and geopolitical worries are creating buyer caution. Good buyers can win here right now if they know where to look.

• City Budget Strength: Rancho Palos Verdes collected $6.8M in general fund revenue in Q1. The Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) alone delivered $2.1M — already 30% of the entire year's goal. Strong hotel and short-term rental income matters for our infrastructure.

• Safety Rebates: The city increased reimbursement incentives for security cameras: $100 for individual homes, up to $2,500 for HOA or neighborhood shared camera systems. Smart wins for burglary prevention and community safety.

• Traffic + School Upgrades: New left turn signal at Hawthorne Blvd & Eding Hill. Raised crosswalk and signage improvements at Point Vicente Elementary. Traffic calming in Cornerstone Elementary zones. Sidewalk accessibility improvements on Trudy Drive/Southwestern. Whether buying or renting, school-adjacent upgrades have a real quality-of-life impact.

• Community + Lifestyle: Dog park reopening (Eastview). Veterans Day breakfast on Nov 11. Salute to Business & Citizen of the Year Nov 20 at Trump National. Petra Petals' adoption event success. Portuguese Bend + Filiorum trail reopening goal: 5 miles by Dec 1.

Why this matters:

Homeowners: better geological stability may help future insurability and value in hillside zones.
Renters: safer school zones, trail access, and city investment raise lifestyle quality.
Buyers & Investors: a flat market in a premium coastal enclave is a rare moment. Strategy matters more than ever.
Relocators: tune into the data, not the headlines, if you want a smart entry into the Palos Verdes market.

Questions? Need a valuation? Comparing neighborhoods? Curious if now is the right time to buy or sell? I’m here to support every step of the way.

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Overview: Clear, local context for Palos Verdes. We explain $4,000,000 landslide mitigation along PV Drive South, why RPV keeps about six cents of every property tax dollar, the switch to HDPE pipeline in active slide zones, a late-September slope note, and October safety events. Use this to plan disclosures, inspections, insurance, and timing with confidence.

• Landslide funding: $4M to protect regional sewer lines and stabilize corridors near PV Dr. South.
• Dewatering: Program continues to reduce subsurface pressure; long-running totals in the hundreds of millions of gallons.
• Property tax: RPV’s general fund receives roughly 6%; most revenue flows to other agencies and services.
• Pipeline: HDPE tolerates ground movement better than rigid steel in slide areas.
• Recent movement: Late-September activity near Marguerite; no homes red-tagged; targeted cleanup and monitoring.
• Homeowner tools: Beautification Grants (to $5,000) and public safety camera reimbursements (to $2,500 HOAs / $100 individuals), plus brush-clearing reminders.
• October calendar: Great ShakeOut (Oct 16) and Prepared Peninsula Expo (Oct 26).

Slide zones, capital projects, and tight revenue shape disclosures, pricing, escrow contingencies, and marketing. Buyers want the story street by street. Sellers benefit from positioning a home with precise neighborhood context and city timing. This episode turns city updates into practical steps for prep, open houses, and negotiations across Rancho Palos Verdes, Palos Verdes Estates, Rolling Hills Estates, and Rolling Hills.

Q: Selling near a slide zone—what should I prepare?
A: Recent dewatering data, geotech notes, and utility/road plans, packaged in a proactive disclosure. Align price and contingencies with nearby mitigation history.

Q: Buying in RPV—how do taxes and projects affect me?
A: The 6% share influences services and timelines. Pipeline and roadway work can affect insurance, traffic, and inspections. Build time into due diligence and request the latest reports.

Q: Best time to list?
A: Pair seasonal demand with project calendars. If work is planned on your street, schedule photos, showings, and contingencies around it.

Presented by SellWithZoli — local, plain-English real estate for PV and the South Bay. Street-level insight, transparent guidance, and strong representation for buyers and sellers.

Zoltan Peresztegi
Realtor®, SRES®, PV Specialist
Keller Williams Palos Verdes
(661) 234 6442
zoltanp@kw.com
https://sellwithzoli.com/
YouTube: Palos Verdes Living With Zoli
Instagram: @sellwithzoli
DRE#02248774

Homeowners, renters, investors, and future buyers across the Palos Verdes Peninsula who want clear, local, practical updates tied to real estate outcomes. If you’re weighing improvements, insurance, refinancing, or a move in the next year, this gives you the context to act with confidence.

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