 Igor’s Riviera Real Estate News 
Volume XXXVII No Other Realtor Has Sold More Homes in the Hollywood Riviera Since 2001
Celebrating 6 Years:
Ten Thousand
Villages Helps
Buyers Shop
Ethically
The simple act of buying a
greeting card is more meaningful
when you buy it from Ten Thousand
Villages. That’s because Ten
Thousand Villages, located in our
own Riviera Village, is a non-profit
store that sells products hand
crafted by artisans in developing
countries who would otherwise
struggle to earn a living.
Read the back of some of the
greeting cards at Ten Thousand
Villages and you’ll learn: “This card
was created for you by women who
have escaped sex trafficking in the
Philippines. Your purchase provides
jobs that enable these women to
support their families.”
Other cards were hand crafted
by young adults orphaned by the
Rwandan genocide or diseases
such as AIDS and malaria. Each of
these cards are signed by the
artisans that made them.
Newly re-opened with social
distancing measures in place, Ten
Thousand Villages is open to the
public Friday through Monday 11am
to 4pm, with convenient curbside
pickup available every day from
11am to 4pm, and VIP
appointments offered Monday
through Friday (visit
www.tenthousandvillagesredondo.
com).
From cards to kitchen items,
home decor, jewelry, children’s
goods and more, the fair-trade
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products at Ten Thousand Villages
are sold with the goal of improving
the lives of unemployed artisans,
most of whom are women. The
products are environmentally
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sensitive and reflect the cultural
traditions of their country of origin.
Colorful placemats, baskets and
baby blankets, for example, are
made from recycled sari cloth in
Bangladesh. Bombshell jewelry,
including earrings and necklaces,
are wearable symbols of peace
made from repurposed brass once
used as bomb casings in
Cambodia.
The concept for Ten Thousand
Villages began in 1946 when Edna
Ruth Byler, a member of the relief
agency Mennonite Central
Committee, traveled to Puerto Rico Direct: 310 892-6016
where she met a group of women Email: inastaskin02@gmail.com
struggling to feed their children.
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during the Depression, Edith knew IgorRealEstate.com
the importance of dignity and a DRE Lic# 01317822
way to help oneself.
Byler saw the pieces of fine become a favorite for South Bay
embroidery these women created locals since it opened in June of
but had no place to sell. She 2014.
brought the embroidery home and “Shopping here is a sensory
sold them out of the trunk of her experience, a place to come and
car to friends, explaining how each decompress while you touch, smell
purchase meant a woman gained a and see all the beautiful products
brighter future for her family. and learn about their origins,” he
Mennonite Central Committee said. “People want to shop with
recognized the long-term value that consciousness and to be part of
sustainable income opportunities something bigger, something that
would bring to impoverished helps empower disenfranchised
villages and facilitated Byler’s people from around the world. The
travels to India and other countries energy in the store is serene and
to seek out more handicrafts. uplifting, because that’s the
Byler’s actions blossomed into a essence of our products and even
global fair trade movement, the people who work here.”
culminating in 1996 into what’s
now called Ten Thousand Villages.
The genesis of the Riviera
Village store – one of only two in
California -- began when five South
Bay friends seeking to make a
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difference in the world formed a
non-profit organization to raise
funds to become part of the Ten
Thousand Villages family.
Hollywood Riviera resident Tom
Hoffarth, one of the founding
members, has seen the store

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Indeed, the workers at Ten
Thousand Villages come across as
enthusiastic because, as
volunteers, they truly believe in the
store’s purpose. Ten Thousand
Villages’ stores nationwide are run
by more than 1,000 volunteers,
with paid positions for store
managers (full disclosure - my wife,
Suzy, is a volunteer).
You can help break the cycle of
generational poverty and ignite
social change by buying your next
birthday, special occasion or thank
May 15 - JUNE 15, 2020
Neighborhood Sales
Address
4902 Newton Street
327 Via El Chico
622 Paseo De La Playa
121 Via Los Altos
During these unprecedented
times, homes in our beautiful
area are still selling – MANY
over asking price and with
multiple offers. Please contact
me with any questions about
the current housing market.
Stay healthy and safe. We’ll
get through this together.
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Her osa Home - - Panoramic Ocean Views,
you gift at Ten Thousand Villages. Steps to the Sand!
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Bring in this newsletter for $5 3 bed/3 bath, 1,800 sq. ft.
off your purchase of $5 or more Mediterranean beauty with gourmet kitchen,
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sure to enter this month’s raffle for Offered at $2,749,000
a $25 Ten Thousand Villages gift
certificate. You can also sign up to SOLD OVER ASKING PRICE!
become a store volunteer. Ten
Thousand Villages is located at
1907 S. Catalina Avenue, Redondo
Beach. For more information,
browse their website
(tenthousandvillagesredondo.com.),
call 310-465-1600 or email
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4902 Newton, Torrance
3 bed/3 bath, 1,652 sq. ft.
Offered at $1,299,000
www.4902Newton.com
Bed Bath SqFt List Price
3 3 1652 $1,310,000 SOLD AT FULL PRICE!!!
4 2 2350 $1,399,000
4 2 1526 $1,399,000
3 3 1906 $1,440,000
Beach Beaut on the Avenues
501 Avenue D, Redondo Beach
3 bed/3 bath in 1,500 sq. ft.
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www.501AvenueD.com
SOLD AT FULL PRICE!!!
Lovely Tor ance Home
2359 W. 230th St., Torrance
4 bed/2 bath in 2,159 sq. ft.
Offered at $879,000
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Another Satisfied Client winner of the Instacar
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Dear Igor, Cer ificate,
You are the hardest working real estate agent ever! Michael
Your ability to network with other agents found us the EXACT home
we were hoping for, "off market," resulting in a private sale. And
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simultaneously, your expansive client base quickly revealed a buyer
for our existing home, also resulting in a private sale! The fact that
we were able to close escrow on both houses within just days of Need a plumber, painter, electrician
each other, without a "For Sale" sign ever needing to go up, is just
remarkable. or other local handyman?
Contact me for referrals.
Your consummate professionalism allowed both transactions to pro-

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ceed smoothly, and your work ethic was unparalleled (thank you for
helping move our furniture, meeting us "after hours" to accommo-
date our schedules, and basically walking us through every step of
the process).

We also appreciate the considerable time you spent helping us learn

about the various neighborhoods in the South Bay. We consider you
a friend and are grateful to you. We have already whole-heartedly
recommended you to several of our friends and family members!

Thank you, Igor!

With best wishes always,

Grace & Wayne Song
My team of professionals is
dedicated to making your
real estate transaction a
smooth and enjoyable
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