Real estate isn't just about contracts, negotiations, or closing deals — it's about people.
In this video, we talk about the skill that quietly separates good realtors from great ones: leading with humanity and genuine service. When you stop thinking like a salesperson and start showing up as a...
Most Malibu sellers believe their house is in good shape. Then the buyer's inspector spends three hours in the crawlspace.
The inspection is where more deals come apart than at any other point in escrow. In a market where roughly one listing in five takes a price cut and...
We go and investigate the waves at Big Dume, Malibu during one of the biggest swells of this year! Big Dume is famous for having a powerful right hand wave that breaks at the point and the bay. The waves are particularily good during a medium tide. Mixing business and...
Three hurricanes were spinning in the Pacific at the same time last week, the first time that has happened in eleven years. The biggest of the three was a Category 5 and the energy from the hurricanes sent over twelve foot waves to Zuma.
The Hurricane that sent the most energy...
Selling your home isn't just about a sign in the yard and accepting an offer, it's about surviving the inspection period. First-time sellers often believe their house is in great condition, but when a buyer pulls five to seven different inspection reports totaling tens of thousands in repairs, escrow...
Every day, tourists photograph the Venice Canals from the footbridges without realizing the six waterways trade like six different markets. From a bridge they all look the same, still water, ducks, and a row of houses that each seem to cost a fortune. But they are not the same. Which...
For generations, the homes on the eastern side of Sunset Park sold at a discount because of the airport. Small planes climbing out of Santa Monica Airport ran the same line over the same rooftops, and cause the houses closest to the runway to have a lower value because of...
Finding the perfect home isn't just about falling in love with a property—it's about staying true to your long-term goals and practical needs. But what happens when a house checks all the emotional boxes but fails the practical ones? This is the importance of working with a real...
Most people assume there is no affordable way into Malibu. The median single-family home here sold for about $4.25 million over the past year, and the trophy sales reach past $80 million. But the most affordable homes in Malibu tell a quieter story.
Over the last twelve months, condominiums traded from the...
On a Friday evening in summer, the lawn behind Vintage Grocers at Trancas Country Market fills with camp chairs, a live band, and a good slice of western Malibu. Kids run barefoot on the grass while parents carry out wine and dinner from the deli. For a few hours, the...
Few things in real estate are as rewarding as building your own home in Malibu, a home shaped around the way you actually live, on a coastline people around the world dream about. It is less like buying a product and more like leading a multi-year project. Like any great...
In today’s digital age, it’s easy to look at social media metrics and wonder how they actually translate to a closed escrow. The truth is, a single "like" rarely buys a home—but social media plays a much larger, more strategic role in modern real...
Drive north on PCH past Trancas, past the last real stoplight in town, and just before the Ventura County line you roll past a green sign for Leo Carrillo State Beach. Most people read it as a place name and keep going. Almost nobody realizes Leo Carrillo was a Hollywood...
Too Long Didn't Read
Two "quick-build" roundabouts are coming to Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in western Malibu, at Encinal Canyon Road and El Matador Beach Road. They are a city-led pilot, funded largely through Measure M, built to slow traffic and calm the corridor.
The roundabouts are the visible piece...
Navigating the escrow process is one of the most critical phases of buying a home, but many buyers leave money on the table during the inspection period. In this video, we discuss why relying on just a standard overview might not give you the leverage you need when it comes...
In May, a beachfront home on Pacific Coast Highway in Paradise Cove sold for $35 million. A few miles inland, up in Corral Canyon, a 1970s three-bedroom with ocean views sold for $1.325 million. Both are single-family homes. Both closed in the same three months. And the gap between those two...
You can wire twenty million dollars for a home on Carbon Beach, get the keys, pour a glass of wine on the deck, and be surprised to see a stranger cross the sand a few dozen feet in front of your beachfront property.
However this should not scare first time...
To Renovate or Not to Renovate?
It is the most common question sellers ask before listing a property: Should I remodel to maximize my home's value, or sell it as-is?
There are a few simple things that will actually generate the highest return on investment. However, trying to predict a...
Malibu runs 21 miles along PCH, and no two of those miles deliver the same version of coastal living. People come to this stretch of the Southern California coast for different reasons. Some want luxury homes on the sand. Some want rental properties while they learn the coastline. Others are finally...
Malibu Road runs roughly 1.5 miles along the coast between the eastern entrance near Webb Way and the Civic Center, and the western terminus at the back gate of Malibu Colony. It's a single two-lane road. Beachfront homes line the south side, looking out over Puerco Beach. Inland-facing homes sit on...