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This Month in Malibu | September 2025 September was a month of movement and reflection in Malibu. From rebuilding milestones and community celebrations to spirited local debates, the city continued to evolve while holding tight to its coastal character. Each story this month captures a piece of Malibu’s ongoing transformation — one built on resilience...
The Largest Wildlife Crossing in the World and What it Means for Agoura Hills A Landmark Project in Agoura Hills Agoura Hills is making global headlines as the site of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, the largest wildlife bridge in the world. Spanning ten lanes of the 101 Freeway at Liberty Canyon, this $90+ million project is designed to give animals—from mountain lions to...
Why is "Old Agoura" called "Old"? Agoura’s Name and Early Identity The community’s name comes from Don Pierre Agoure, a French Basque rancher who settled here in 1871 and ran sheep and cattle across the valley. When local residents sought a one-word name for their new post office in 1927, they adopted his surname...
Why you should buy real estate in Agoura Hills in 2025 Agoura Hills sits in the Santa Monica Mountains with year-round outdoor appeal: oak-studded foothills, chaparral-lined canyons and over 280 sunny days per year.There are miles of hiking and riding trails, Malibu Creek State Park, Paramount Ranch, and many more within the largest urban national park, the “Santa Monica Mountains...
This Month in Malibu | August 2025 Mystery Investor Spends $65 M on Burned Beachfront Lots  In a bold real estate move, an unidentified foreign investor has quietly scooped up nine oceanfront lots in Malibu’s La Costa Beach neighborhood. The properties, where homes had previously burned down in a fire, were purchased for a total...
Malibu’s Once Extinct Frog Returns! A Croak of Hope For the first time in over half a century, the California red-legged frog — once declared gone from Malibu and the surrounding Santa Monica Mountains — is back. Nearly 600 tadpoles, raised with care by biologists at Long Beach’s Aquarium of the Pacific, were released...
Westlake Village Real Estate Market Report - First Half 2025 (Data Captured from MLS Featuring Single-Family Residences; Comparing Jan–Aug of 2025, to Jan-Aug of 2024) The story in Westlake Village so far this year is one of fewer homes trading hands, but at higher prices. Buyers are active, particularly in the luxury range, but they’re also taking more...
Agoura Hills Real Estate Market Report — First Half 2025 (Data Captured from MLS Featuring Single-Family Residences; Comparing Jan–Aug of 2025, to Jan-Aug of 2024) Agoura Hills is steady and active. A few more homes sold, prices are a touch higher, and price per square foot rose faster than prices. There are more homes for sale than last year, so...
Malibu Creature Feature: The Giant Spiny Mole Crab! Habitat These fun little guys find their home in the eastern Pacific from Central California down through Baja. If you ever grew up in Malibu California like I did, you may have the distinct memory of digging these guys up from the deeper water on Zuma Beach! Some bigger than...
Malibu Real Estate Market Report - First Half 2025 (Data Captured from MLS Featuring Single-Family Residences; Comparing Jan–Aug of 2025, to Jan-Aug of 2024) Every market has its ups and downs, whether it’s the stock market or the real estate market. This year so far for the Malibu real estate market with the exception of some recent...
Westlake Village Neighborhood Guide By A Realtor Westlake Village CA Westlake Village sits where Ventura and Los Angeles counties meet, framed by oak-covered hills and a 125-acre private lake. What makes the city special is the way each pocket neighborhood offers a distinct way of living, whether that means a guard-gated estate above a championship fairway, a stroller-friendly greenbelt, or...
Second Record-Breaking Dinosaur Fossil Sold at Sotheby’s for $30.5 Million Unearthing a One-of-a-Kind Jurassic Fossil In a stunning sale at Sotheby’s New York, the only known juvenile Ceratosaurus skeleton ever discovered roared past its pre-sale estimates to hammer for a whopping $30.5 million. This Late Jurassic dinosaur fossil, nicknamed a “unicorn of dinosaurs” for its extreme rarity...