Jul
07
2008
What was this seller thinking? A condo goes up for sale in Malibu and starts with a listing price of $1,098,000. Many agents that saw it thought it was overpriced. 5 days later the seller drops it to $999,999. A drop of around 10%. 14 days later the seller raises it $1,150,000. An increase of 15%. 3 days after that the seller drops it over 20% and lists it at $899,999 with the following description.
SHORT SALE!!!!!!!BRING ALL OFFERS SPECTACULAR MALIBU TOWNHOUSE WITH OCEAN VIEWS AND BALCONIES FROM EVERY ROOM! ENTER INTO AN ELEGANT LIVING SPACE WITH ROMANTIC FIREPLACE, SPACIOUS DINING AREA AND A MAGNIFICENT GOURMET KITCHEN. 2 BEDROOM SUITES UPSTAIRS EACH WITH PRIVATE BATH AND OCEAN VIEW PATIO. CONVENIENTLY LOCATED TO CROSS CREEK COUNTRY MART, MINUTES FROM SANTA MONICA BUT FEELS LIKE YOUR IN ANOTHER WORLD. COME HOME TO MALIBU!
It is now in escrow.
Sellers who “need to sell” should take note that in this market you really have to price your home at realistic price. Don’t play with numbers. Analyze the market and set a realistic asking price. If you don’t have offers after 30, or most 60 days, you need to reduce the price before it’s too late.
Jun
14
2008
Currently Malibu has 78 condos on the market and roughly half of them have had a price reduction since being listed. Only one has sold in the last 90 days and many agents are claiming the phone just ain’t ringing for condo’s right now. That’s a serious flat spell! The highest price unit on the market is $3.6m for a swanky new pad across the street from Billionaires Beach. Yes, it’s on the land side of PCH at that price, not on the beach. You’ll need another $20m to live on the other side of PCH 50 feet closer towards the sand. The lowest price condo is something many realtors thought they wouldn’t see….a unit under $500k. The complex, which is known as Malibu Gardens, lies between Kanan and Cavalleri on PCH and has a new listing at $499,000 for a 2 bedroom unit. A few weeks ago it was $559,000…a drop of more than 10 percent. It wasn’t long ago that the lowest price condo in this complex was closer to $575,000. With this many condos being on the market sellers are having to fiercely compete with other sellers to get their untis sold. I would venture to say than in the $1.5m and under category prices are down 10-15 percent off last years prices and could be heading to a 20 percent or more price drop.
Condo Search
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This unit is listed with Terry Lucoff of Coldwell Banker and you can find the sushi at Nobu
