Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Pt. Dume - The Most Sought After Malibu Neighborhood

Good luck on finding a home for sale on Pt. Dume, with view and private Little Dume beach key (http://www.rockcitynews.com/pages/california/labeaches/littledume.html) for under $5 million. You may get the view, but no beach key, or vice versa. Regardless, the neighborhood is one of the most sought after places to live right now in Malibu. With recent celebrity purchases (Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock, Julia Roberts, Red Hot Chili Peppers member, Rick Rubin etc) one of the finest elementary schools in LA http://www.pointdume.smmusd.org/, family environments, proximity to supermarket and stores, and overall central location no wonder everyone wishes to live here.

Larry Ellison: Another Malibu Purchase


The most recent purchase by billionaire Larry Ellison took place in the last month on Carbon Beach adjacent to his two other commercial properties, the long vacated Windsail Property, and the formerly known Pierview Restaurant. The new property purchase is the retired looking Casa Malibu Inn - beachside shack of rooms with a depressing facade sitting across from the one and only KFC (nothing like coating the skin with chicken grease to maximize that tan). http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2007/02/07/news/newsbriefs.txt

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Oscar Weekend

Parties and celebrities in LA all weekend. Good luck on finding a hotel this weekend. You may have to be as far out as Malibu - oh, but wait, we don't have any hotels right now. David Geffen who has purchased and completely gutted the only major hotel (only 47-rooms) we had to begin with, The Malibu Beach Inn. It is undergoing a major renovation. Probably won't be sleeping bodies until summer. It is understood that Larry Elison just bought the other boutique inn, The Casa Malibu. Both locations are on Carbon Beach, aka the Gold Coast. Look at the price per square foot and you'll understand it is not the irradescent sand that gives it its name "gold".

Rain - but no mudslides

Cold and rainy. A nice change to the consistent sunshine. Now is the time to ensure your home, roof, skylights are free of leaks. If there is one, take action now as the next rains may happen while you are out of town. Besides, moisture intrusion is the cause to very $$$ problems - especially if you are trying to sell your home. Not to mention this so-called mold epidemic that has been known to cause serious health concerns. Water in the house = no good.