🌱 Patch AM: How are Manhattan Beach home prices really holding up now?

Good day Manhattan Beach! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How are Manhattan Beach home prices really holding up now?

Also on today's calendar: Grand Opening! Steamoji and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 78 and low of 71 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 76, low: 69.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 75 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Home Sales Volume Shrinking - (randomlengthsnews.com) — Home sales across the South Bay, including Manhattan Beach, slipped in August, even as the broader Beach cities area still shows year-to-date growth. The article explains how higher mortgage rates and post-pandemic low-rate loans are constraining inventory, nudging prices, and reshaping buyer demand. It also breaks down recent volume and median price shifts for each nearby submarket.
   

📸 Around Manhattan Beach

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manhattan Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Grand Opening! Steamoji →
  17510A Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance
  10:00 am
• "Made in the South Bay" Reception and Artists' Talk →
  1815 213th St, Torrance
  3:00 pm
Tuesday September 22
• *VIRTUAL* FAFSA Webinar Event →
  4:00 pm
Sunday October 4
• Palos Verdes Trail 5K →
  Ernie Howlett Park, 25851 Hawthorne Blvd, Rolling Hills Estates
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday September 16
• Transgender + Gender Expansive Virtual Monthly Meet Up →
  Virtual
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Saint & Second Hosts 2026 Fall Wine Event →
  Saint & Second, 3160 N Sepulveda Blvd, Manhattan Beach
  6:00 pm
• CHAD DANIELS →
  The Comedy & Magic Club, 1018 Hermosa Ave, Hermosa Beach
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• Roundhouse Aquarium Hosts Coastal Cleanup Day at Manhattan Beach Pier →
  Manhattan Beach Pier, 2 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Manhattan Beach
  9:00 am
Saturday September 26
• King Harbor Oktoberfest →
  207 N Harbor Dr, Redondo Beach
  12:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• King Harbor Oktoberfest →
  207 N Harbor Dr, Redondo Beach
  12:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Manhattan Beach 10k →
  Manhattan Beach, Manhattan Beach
  7:30 am
Sunday October 4
• September Golden Days (Artist's Talk) →
  Diversions Fine Arts, 1069 N Aviation Blvd, Manhattan Beach
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Neighbors,
  I desperately need help finding a home for two gorgeous cats. They had a difficult life. I'm struggling to find a rescue willing to accept them. I… (Nextdoor Meadows)

• Domino's Pizza posted a job opening for Assistant Manager(07842) - 3001 N Sepulveda Blvd in Manhattan Beach. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II in El Segundo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manhattan Beach here.

🗞 Nearby News

Hermosa Beach

• Hermosa Beach CA Luxury Homes For Sale (zillow.com)
• Famed artist and LA punk legend Raymond Pettibon feted at Sotheby's dinner in Beverly Hills (pagesix.com)
• Where Moisture Collects Where an Addition Meets Old Framing (bombreport.com)

El Segundo

• Senior Network Engineer – Millennium Space Systems at Boeing (boeing.com)
• Castelion Stock: A Payload of Potential (accessipos.com)
• Entry-level Digital Electronics Circuit & Unit Hardware Design Engineer at Boeing (boeing.com)

Santa Monica

• Big Blue Bus Tops 10 Million Rides For 2nd Straight Year (patch.com)

Ok Manhattan Beach! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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