Malibu Burnout Update: Are There Any Left?
It has been over two and a half years since the Woolsey Fire. These burned-out lots sold with rights to an expedited permit process have been some of Malibu’s most sought-after properties. Since the deadline for the expedited permit process was extended for a third year until November 8th of 2021, this summer is the […]
Malibu Real Estate Market Update: February 2021
Malibu Real Estate Market Update: February 2021 Interest rates hit above 3% for the first time since July as inventory remains low here in Malibu and buyer demand remains at an all-time high. Market activity in February took a slight dip compared with January. That said, we expect it to heat up again as we […]
Malibu Real Estate: 2020 Year in Review
2020 will go down in history as a year of uncertainty. While it would be easy to recap the global pandemic, erratic stock markets, and political upheaval of 2020, we will leave that to the news. Instead, we will be analyzing the 2020 Malibu real estate market. Our local market outperformed years prior and demand […]
‘Modern Family’ Producer Lists Broad Beach Home for $16 Million
This article appeared in Mansion Global | click here to view the original post | View Listing Here 31444 Broad Beach Road “Modern Family” producer Steven Levitan listed his Malibu, California, beach house Tuesday for just under $16 million. Contemporary Californian architecture meets the classic Cape Cod style in the 6,700-square-foot home. Boasting six bedrooms and seven bathrooms, […]
Point Dume and Beach Keys
Point Dume is the natural climax of the Malibu coastline. Its prime location features secluded, large lots, and beautiful homes in locations from peaceful canyons to panoramic bluffs. Many of these properties also have deeded rights to beach easements. These “rivieras” provide access to some of Malibu’s most private beaches. Below is a map, outlining […]
Malibu Housing Market Update | Q1 2020
2020 Quarterly Update: Q1 January-March As you all know, we are amidst some very uncertain economic times due to the Coronavirus which has severely slowed the real estate market nationwide. Although real estate has been deemed an essential business according to CISA, local orders are still in place which prevent agents from performing crucial business […]
Malibu Burnout Lots: 2020 Market Update
The Woolsey Fire in 2018 created a rare opportunity in Malibu. Historically, building in Malibu has been a challenge now for some time and only keeps increasing in difficulty. When the fire came through Malibu and destroyed well over 400 Malibu properties, two things happened. First, properties that otherwise never would have traded suddenly became […]
2019 | Year in Review
Just like that, 2019 has come to a close. As we enter a new decade, we are excited to look back as well as look forward. In this post, we will share our own success from 2019, success of the Compass brokerage, and final statistics for Malibu Real Estate. The Mark & Grether Group’s 2019 […]
Tiny Homes in Malibu
Bigger Isn’t Always Better… But does this apply to Malibu? As local land experts here in Malibu, we often get requests regarding tiny homes, storage container homes, and pre-fab designed homes. The recent trend has exploded over the last few years. Homes as small as a few hundred square feet up to 1,000 and more […]
Real Trends: Top Real Estate Team in California
Real Trends has named The Mark & Grether Group as one of the top 250 real estate teams in California! Our team is very honored to be named by Real Trends as one of California’s top producing teams by volume in 2018! Statewide, The Mark & Grether Group ranked at #249 with over $64 billion […]
Rebuilding in Malibu: Step by Step
As of June 11th, three permits to rebuild have officially been issued by the City of Malibu! The devastating Woolsey Fire in November of 2018 destroyed over 670 homes here in Malibu. Now that the initial shock has passed and the dust has settled, the path to rebuilding has been defined by the city of […]
Malibu Housing Market Update | October 2018
Fall 2018 Quarterly Update If you are subscribed to our newsletters, then you know that every month we send out a year-to-date report of everything that has sold both on the beach and land sides of Malibu. We pride ourselves on providing informative monthly Emails to our friends, clients, and agent contacts. That said, we […]
