Jan 16 2008
Beach Houses For Sale
Click this link to be taken to an MLS search for all beach houses for sale in Malibu.The user id is x55032 and the password is beach
Here’s what you need to know about beach real estate in Malibu. There are numerous factors that affect the prices of homes for sale on the beach in Malibu. Size is a major factor but here are a few more. There are wet sand beaches and dry sand beaches. Wet beaches are just that……wet most of the time and maybe dry for a few hours at low tide. Wet beaches usually have a lot of rocks on them and at high tide the waves will often push water up the beach and under the beach house. Dry beaches almost always have dry sand on them, enough that you can almost always lay out on a nice warm patch. The later is more valuable. There is one more factor in regards to the dry beach properties. The dry beaches become even more valuable if they have depth to them. Carbon Beach is dry and has some depth to it, maybe 20-30 feet at most. Broad Beach homes may 125 feet or more of depth. Beach frontage (width between homes) is another major factor. Lots in some areas might only be 35-40 feet wide while other beach homes can have lots of 60 feet or more. Some homes even have double or triple lots with upwards of 180 feet of frontage. Homes for sale like this, on a dry sandy beach like Broad Beach, can be in the $20m to $30m price range. So the more frontage and depth, the more valuable the property. The last type of beach homes are the ones on the bluffs. These usually have several acres to build on and a trail or stairs that lead down to a dry beach. These too are in the most valuable category. Here is a list of the different beaches in Malibu. Contact me to talk more about Malibu beach homes for sale at 310 699 8428.
Wet Sand Beaches
- Topanga
- Malibu Cove Colony
- Big Rock
Dry Sand Beaches
- Carbon Beach
- Colony Beach
- La Costa
- Broad Beach
- Sea Level
- Dog Beach
Wet and Dry Sand Beaches
- Latigo
- County Line
Bluff Top Beaches
- Paradise Cove
- Point Dume
- El Matador
- La Piedra
- El Pescadore
Mike – if you find an old beach house with the look of the one in Beaches – with a fireplace overstuffed comfortable furnature and a big window in front to read by while a nice dinner cooks in the oven — let me know . On a nurses salary it is my walter mitty – but one can dream miricles do happen – i have seen them at the hospital with open heart pts – better for them than for me and a house. the closest i may get to an ocean front home is when they sprinkle me. sorry for bothering you – but it feels good to pretend- and the little old fashoned homey places always seem to get torn down. good luck with your sales.
Linda Wickstrom R.N –p.s. the bad part about forclosed beach houses is somebody had to leave a dream behind.