OXFORD TRIANGLE

Built in 1947, this three-bedroom creates additional living space outdoors with a covered patio and built-in barbecue station.

Address: 3016 Stanford Ave., Venice, 90292

Listed for: $1.5 million for three bedrooms, two bathrooms in 1,565 square feet (4,017-square-foot lot)

Features: Updated kitchen; skylights; oak hardwood floors

About the area: In the 90292 ZIP Code, based on five sales, the median sales price for single-family homes in May was $2.96 million, up 125.8% year over year, according to Core- Logic.