1518 Yale St, a 1948 low-rise in Santa Monica.
Set in Santa Monica, 1518 Yale St is an 8-residence condominium building. It was built in 1948 and rises two stories.
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Condos for sale & rent at 1518 Yale St
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Recent sales at 1518 Yale St
| Date | Residence | Beds/Baths | Sq Ft | Sale price | $/Sq Ft | HOA dues |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 1 | 1 bd · 1 ba | 720 | $515,000 | $715 | $182/mo |
Closed sales at 1518 Yale St from MLS records.
What to know before you buy at 1518 Yale St
The details that make or break a condo decision: current HOA dues and what they cover, parking, and the building's pet & leasing rules. Our advisors pull these straight from the building's HOA documents for any residence you're weighing.
Learn moreCompiled from public sources · last reviewed July 2026. We confirm current dues, reserves, lender and policy details for any residence you're considering.
Can you finance a condo at 1518 Yale St?
With 8 residences, 1518 Yale St is in the 2 to 10 unit range, so a conventional loan here may qualify for a project review waiver (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, since March 18, 2026). That holds as long as the building isn't flagged by Fannie Mae and the insurance meets the rules. At 8 units, it also can't be part of a master association for the waiver to apply.
The 15% reserve test arriving January 4, 2027 is part of the Full Review, which a building this size may not need. Lenders can add their own requirements, and the unit count decides the path, so confirm it with the HOA.
If 1518 Yale St has wood-supported balconies, decks or stairs that the HOA maintains, California's SB 326 calls for a licensed inspection of them, and since January 1, 2026 the latest report is part of the resale package. A failed or unaddressed report may hold up a conventional loan until repairs are made or funded. SB 326, explained.
Which loan you use changes the rules. Conventional loans run to $1,249,125 in LA County in 2026, jumbo lenders above that apply their own condo rules, and non-QM loans typically mean more down and a higher rate.
Tell us which residence you're weighing. Tyler or Michael will follow up personally with what to request from the HOA and what we find in it.
Get a building check for 1518 Yale StBackground: what warrantable and non-warrantable mean, and how the 2027 condo loan rules work.
General information as of October 27, 2026, not lending advice. Lenders apply their own rules, and only a lender's review decides whether a loan works at 1518 Yale St.
In the heart of Santa Monica
1518 Yale St places you at the center of Santa Monica, with the neighborhood's dining, shopping and character just outside your door and the rest of Los Angeles within easy reach.