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Weekly Malibu Market Report -- 11/29/2010   The following listings are "new to the market" within the last 7 days: 3505 Coast View Dr. Malibu, CA. 90265 25160 Malibu Rd. Malibu, CA. 90265 20848 Pacific Coast Hwy. Malibu, CA. 90265 19110 Pacific Coast Hwy. Malibu, CA. 90265 20340 Big Rock Dr. Mali...

Weekly Malibu Market Report -- 11/22/2010   The following listings are "new to the market" within the last 7 days: 11770 Pacific Coast Hwy. #G Malibu, CA. 90265 25438 Malibu Rd. #1 Malibu, CA. 90265 33477 Mulholland Hwy. Malibu, CA. 90265 3949 Rambla Orienta Malibu, CA. 90265 435 Woodbluff Rd. Ma...

Should I have a "Niche" market, or be a "Jack of All Trades"?   The following view point is a new one on my part. I know that only 50% will agree, but please feel free to share your thoughts: In review of my last couple of years in real estate, I've noticed that I am NOT the niche agent that I ha...

27522 Latigo Bay View Dr. Malibu, CA. 90265   I recently had the pleasure of visiting this beautiful home. It has the best lot in the neighborhood, at the end of the cul-de-sac. It sits on a beautiful, lush, green hill, overlooking the ocean with panoramic views of the water. It has been meticulo...

This is a great blog about the true motivation behind holding an open house. Truthfully, the agent stands to benefit the most from an open house, in that one can attract prospective buyers as they come through the home.  There may be nothing so sacrosanct in Buckhead real estate as the open house...

Weekly Malibu Market Report -- 11/15/2010   The following listings are "new to the market" within the last 7 days:   34133 Mulholland Hwy. Malibu, CA. 90265 24146 Malibu Rd. Malibu, CA. 90265 5845 Bonsall Dr. Malibu, CA. 90265 29754 Baden Pl. Malibu, CA. 90265 6244 Paseo Canyon Dr. Malibu, CA. 9...

This is an outstanding post on professionalism when drafting and submitting an offer. It is not unrealistic to expect a rejection when you don't take the time to put together a solid, clean cut offer. While teaching a class on purchase contract negotiations, I used an example of a home seller who...

What's a Short Sale?! Even if you're new to the business, this would seem like a silly question. The majority of the currently real estate market consists primarily of short sales. On almost a daily basis my wife and I are explaining to consumers what a short sale is. This is something we're more...

Weekly Malibu Market Report -- 11/8/2010   The following listings are "new to the market" today: 20404 Little Rock Way, Malibu, CA. 90265 3900 Rambla Orienta, Malibu, CA. 90265 19834 Pacific Coast Hwy. Malibu, CA. 90265 -- $3,999,999 | 4 Bed 3 Bath 6475 Kanan Dume Rd. Malibu, CA. 90265 0 Serrano ...

Going Green This Holiday Season (I recycle my blogs).   Earlier today I was going through some of my older blogs, it's funny how some things will remain relevant forever. Two blogs stood out to me because of the time of the year.  Tis' The Season.... TO BUST YOUR BUTT & WORK! I thought business w...