Santa Monica House Hunt: Weekend Open Houses

On the hunt for a new house? Here are a handful of Santa Monica properties that will be having open houses on Saturday and Sunday, according to Realtor.com.

• 2907 Urban Ave., Santa Monica, Calif. 90404: A four-bed, three-bathroom, single-family home, this was built in 1948 and has a tree-top view. It is, however, within a stone's throw of the 10 Freeway. A detached garage and central heating are among the features included with the house, which is going for $1,118,000. The open house is on Saturday and Sunday, from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, contact George Chung at 310.391.6346.

• 335 24th St., Santa Monica, Calif. 90402: Framed by fountains and gardens, this gated home has a sharply reduced price of $3,500,000. The single-family home, located south of San Vicente Blvd., has five bedrooms, and four and a half bathrooms. Amenities include a backyard, a balcony, a sauna and a koi pond. The open house is on Saturday and Sunday, from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, contact Coldwell Banker at 310.273.3113.

• 917 19th St., Santa Monica, Calif. 90403: This one's a three-by-three, so to speak. Three units are available at this complex, and each has three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Prices range from $1,450,000 (1,950 square feet) to $1,895,000 (2,658 square feet). The open house is on Saturday and Sunday, from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, contact Donald Heller at 310.858.6800.

• 942 26th St., Santa Monica, Calif. 90403: A fenced backyard and high ceilings are some of the attributes for this 2,539-square-foot house. Located between Montana Ave. and Wilshire Blvd., the single-family home was built in 1926. The price tag is $1,985,000. As for the open house, it isn't happening until Sunday, but will be at the same time as the others mentioned above: 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, contact the Malibu Land Company at 310.457.8686.

• 1622 Franklin St., Santa Monica, Calif. 90404: This open house is also Sunday only, although from noon to 4 p.m. At a reduced price of $1,599,000, this 3,400-square-foot house has two units and, unusually, is exempt from rent control. The front house was remodeled in 2000, while the back one was built two years later. For more information, contact Coldwell Banker at 805.495.1048.