Apr 15 2010
My Malibu real estate listing, Villa Cascata, was named in the top 25 of all ocean front homes for sale in the US! The home is featured in the print version and the online digital flip book found here. You’ll need to give an email first to see the online version and it’s worth seeing the entire magazine.
Apr 11 2010
Here’s the Low Down. A Malibu home seen on TV’s Million Dollar Listing is headed for auction on May 22. This type of home for sale is much easier than the headaches of the bank owned, REO, short sale type. This 5600 sq.ft.home is located in my neighborhood, so I know it well, and is located in a private, gated canyon with winding streams, oaks trees, and a few minutes walk from the beach. Continue Reading »
Mar 31 2010
Check out the new “Quickly Search” link on the right. Once you search an area like Malibu, you can adjust the search results by price, time on market, etc. BUT the best one of all is the tab that lists homes with the largest % price drop! That is where you are going to find the deals! Yeah, like that beach house was $8m now you can buy it at $4m! This is one of the best ways to find a Malibu home for sale with a motivated seller.
Feb 25 2010
A whopper of a new listing hit the Malibu less than an hour ago and is testing the upper limits of the real estate market at $49,950,000! The home is fit for Saudi royalty, Social Media Tycoons, Jay Diddy’s, and anyone up for an award next week with 9 bedrooms, 12 baths, and room for a serious car collection. The Doug Burdge designed Continue Reading »
Jun 05 2009
Here’s a good Malibu Real Estate deal for under $1,000,000. A house up Latigo with over 3000 sq.ft., 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, and a 2 car garage. The home has great canyon views and contemporary architecture. The home is listed for $999,000, down from $1,250,000. Call for a showing. 1 310 6998428
The home is listed with Michael Cunningham of PRapf
So far about 20 people have emailed me requesting info on the above mentioned types of sales within the Malibu Real Estate market. If you are searching for one in Malibu or Topanga, just send an email requesting the list and give me a price range so I can put you on a watch list. There aren’t a ton but I am seeing some good deals pop up. Keep in mind that there are plenty of others out there that have the same idea of jumping on something when it comes up. The last condo closed up almost 10% above asking! So be ready when opportunity knocks!
There are currently 16 properties for sale in this category. There is one beach house at $5.9m and a large, 7200 sq ft home for $3.9m in a gated community with expansive ocean views. There are also a few condos, and some “challenging to build on” pieces of land for sale.
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Check out past articles on Reo, Bank Owned, Short Pays.
Feb 01 2008
If you are going to live in a trailer you might as well do it here in Malibu, home of the worlds most expensive trailer park. Chew on this…….There are currently 6 mobile homes for sale in Malibu that are asking over $1,000,000. The highest price coach goes for $1.8m and during the last 3 years there have been almost a dozen sales over $1m! The HOA’s or “space rent” will run almost $2000 per month and you might need to get tags each year with the DMV! What gives you ask! Your green buys blue…………ocean views that is. In these price ranges you are paying for big 180 degree ocean views.
We have two mobile home parks in Malibu that are both located on hundreds of acres of prime real estate nestled up to the beach. Both Paradise Cove and The Point Dume Club sit on bluffs directly over the Pacific Ocean. Many of these mobile homes have ocean views that rival the $20m homes along PCH and both have roads or trails right down to the sand. Neither parks have been hit by tornados and there are rules against “changing the tranny” or “swapping an engine” in your driveway. What would you pay for a home with 2500 sq.ft., high end appliances, the best finishes, a huge ocean view, and a few steps away from a stroll in the beach?
Here’s what you get for $1.8m ” Inspirational ocean views from this architecturally dramatic Malibu Hideaway – Private location overlooking Zuma Beach and Broad Beach coastline – Soaring ceilings and arches – Granite and Marble throughout. Two fireplaces – The finest amenities – Quality construction – office – sun room – sauna – workshop – Steps to beach – Chic, Stunning and Sophisticated for the discriminating client who wants only the BEST!”
Malibu Mobile Home
Malibu Mobile Home
This deluxe coach is listed with Chris Cortazzo at Coldwell Banker Malibu.
Jan 26 2008
Yes, there are a lot of foreclosures going on in many parts of California, but the Westside and Malibu seem to be a shelter in the storm. Check out these stats from the TerraFirmaLA Blog.
FORECLOSURES – June 1-Dec. 31, 2007
Valley areas not doing so well
Areas doing well
Prime areas
And Malibu (90265) 1 FORECLOSURE So where are you going to invest in real estate? Click here to find out about foreclosures by zip code. Here’s a chart where you’d better hope you didn’t buy something recently.
Source: RealtyTrac.com
Jan 20 2008
Here are the top ten sites for December. Realtor.com is leading the pack with Trulia recently passing up Zillow and looking to gain ground. 
Why is this important? Because everybody starts online when it comes to finding a home. 85% this year will and I estimate that the number will rise to 95% in next few years. Realtor.com gets 5 million hits alone each month.
One advantage Prudential Malibu has is that we have signed a deal with Yahoo, as you may have seen the recent ads, and we exclusively get all real estate leads generated online. If someone does a real estate search in Malibu and needs more information our office at Cross Creek gets the call, even if the home is listed at another brokerage. Try it out by doing a Malibu search at Yahoo Real Estate.
Years ago a client might ask their agent “How many showings are we getting each week?” or “How many calls”? The new question will be “How many hits did we get?” Good agents will monitor their web traffic and keep you up to date by sending the graphs and data to you. If you are getting a ton of hits but no showings, then maybe the listing price is too high. If you are getting hits and showings, then keep the price as is. There is another site that is not mentioned but has tremendous power in selling a home. Craigslist.com has a real estate section and I always put an add online. That simple add generates over 500 page views and 5000 hits per month. See example below.
Bottom line. Times are a changing! If you are going to list your home you better have an agent who has a foot in the internet arena. I personally have my listings at 4 of the sites mentioned above. Try asking your current agent how many hits you are getting each month. If he or she looks confused and can’t answer, then it’s time for a new agent. Here’s a number to one that can answer it, confidently! See the proof below for my beach house listing at www.43000pch.com. 1 310 699 8428. Ask for me, Mike G. 
Click below to search like an agent! 
