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Here is a shocking set of numbers for Malibu.
1. LATimes median home price numbers. Single family home prices $1.4 million in November, down 56.4% from a year ago. Condos were down 62.8%. http://www.dqnews.com/ZIPLAT.shtm
2. "There is bad housing news everywhere, but has it had an effect on Malibu yet? The answer is yes, finally.
Besides the fact that only one house sold in Malibu the first 10 days of this month (a far cry from the year 2000 when one sold per day), properties off the beach now show tangible value decreases common to the outside world...
Buyers have certainly gained bargaining leverage, and it is borne out in statistics. Through 2006, final sales prices were generally within 5 percent of the last asking price. Now, that number is closer to 10 percent (another trend mirrored in state statistics). Almost anything goes in price negotiations these days." Rick Wallace, Malibu real estate, in the Malibu Times 12/28/07,http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2007/12/30/news/news4.txt
1. LATimes median home price numbers. Single family home prices $1.4 million in November, down 56.4% from a year ago. Condos were down 62.8%. http://www.dqnews.com/ZIPLAT.shtm
2. "There is bad housing news everywhere, but has it had an effect on Malibu yet? The answer is yes, finally.
Besides the fact that only one house sold in Malibu the first 10 days of this month (a far cry from the year 2000 when one sold per day), properties off the beach now show tangible value decreases common to the outside world...
Buyers have certainly gained bargaining leverage, and it is borne out in statistics. Through 2006, final sales prices were generally within 5 percent of the last asking price. Now, that number is closer to 10 percent (another trend mirrored in state statistics). Almost anything goes in price negotiations these days." Rick Wallace, Malibu real estate, in the Malibu Times 12/28/07,http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2007/12/30/news/news4.txt