Following up on L.A. foreclosure properties

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Back in March L.A. Land looked at some Los Angeles foreclosures for sale. Thought we might follow up to see what they went for:

5605 Shenandoah Ave., Los Angeles 90056
Size: This 3,565-square-foot home in the Ladera Heights area has four bedrooms and 3½ bathrooms. The 1959 two-story house sits on a roughly 9,600-square-foot lot.
Agent description: The home has granite kitchen countertops, ceramic and wood floors, a wet bar and an aluminum steel roof.
Listed for: $789,000

Sold June 9 for $705,000.

Another foreclosure listed then was:

4138 Bledsoe Ave., Los Angeles 90066
Size: The 1,297-square-foot home has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The 1953 single-story home is on a lot of about 4,240 square feet.
Agent description: The traditional home on a tree-lined street in the Mar Vista area features hardwood floors, a private patio and a large, gated front yard with a pond.
Listed for: $489,900

Still for sale. The price was reduced to $440,000 July 20.

Also:

3952 Walgrove Ave., Los Angeles 90066
Size: The single-story home in the Palms/Mar Vista neighborhood is about 900 square feet. The home, built in 1941, is on a roughly 5,980-square-foot lot and has two bedrooms and one bathroom.
Agent description: The redone house has bamboo floors and travertine countertops.
Listed for: $679,900

Sold July 23 for $639,000.

So did the buyers get some deals buying foreclosures, or are those prices still too high?

--Lauren Beale

Thoughts? Comments?