The California Association of Realtors reported an increase in home affordability due to lower interest rates and lower home prices. In the third quarter the median priced home rose one percent from 51 in the second quarter to 52 percent in the third quarter. The HAI measures households that can afford to purchcase a median priced single family residence in California. To qualifiy for the purchase of the statewide median home priced, existing single family residences, home buyers must earn an annual minimun income of just over $60,000. With a 20% downpayment, the monthly payment would be around $1550/mth.  View Malibu homes for sale here.  11/20/2011

  Looking to live in Malibu? To see what is available now, click here: - Beachfront- Landside- Estates- Apartments- Condos- Singel Family HomesWe have it all... - Short-term - Furnished - Unfurnished - Corporate  - Vacation Let us help you! Contact us today or stop by our sales & leasing office at 22967 PCH (right across from the Malibu Pier) and let us help you find your next Malibu home. 11/19/2011

Are you looking to buy a home in Malibu or Topanga? 4 Malibu Real Estate Partners provides a full list of properties in Malibu and Topanga that will be on open house this Sunday, November 20th from 1-4p. To view other Malibu homes for sale, click here.    4 Maibu Real Estate Partners also has Malibu homes for sale that are not currently on the market. Contact us today and let us know what you are looking for. We may just have the right the place!   Click here to go the the Malibu Open Houses list.    11/19/2011

If you have bought property in California between the years of 2003 - 2010, have you ever thought about looking into reducing your property taxes? You could save hundreds of thousands of dollars a year by getting your property taxes reduced. In this time of economic uncertainty, it is more important than ever to save money.  Property Tax Back specializes in property tax reduction by offering re-assessment services for owners of all type of real estate, whether it’s a house, an apartment building, a commercial building or land.  The team has the market knowledge, outstanding reputation, and invaluable relationships to build the strongest case to get your property taxes reduced to their maximum extent. They are a performance based company which means there is no cost to you. They only ge... 11/16/2011

Malibu is on sale!!! Talk about a great investment property. This is a 2B/2B condo, located in Malibu Canyon Village, which is right in the heart of Malibu and just adjacent to Pepperdine University. This complex is highly desired by students at Pepperdine, who want to be close to campus, but want to live OFF campus. The complex features a pool, tennis court and clubhouse. You are minutes to the beach either by bike or walking. Restaurants and shops are just a hop, skip and a jump away as well.  This unit is currently being rented out to Pepperdine students who are paying $2600/mth. Buy now as an investment property and start earning equity now.    View additional info and photos of this unit here. Offered at $399,000. Don't miss this opportunity!  Click here to view other Malibu condos... 11/14/2011

Short Sale - Alternatives to Foreclosure Did you know that bank foreclosure is at a 30 year high?There are various reasons for such high levels of bank foreclosure such as: unemployment, an erratic stock market, and the fact that the cost of home ownership had increased. YOU HAVE OPTIONS! One very important thing to remember: Time is of the essence. Many homeowners are not aware of all the options that are available to them to help save their home. If you do nothing, then you will get exactly that in return. Here are some quick tips to help you save your home or save your credit score from further “dings”: Payoff / Refinance - This option may allow you to use the equity that you have established in your home to pay the delinquent amount. Depending on the interest rate of your new loan, ... 11/13/2011

The state-run program, “Keep Your Home California,” which helps homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages now has broader eligibility guidelines.  Borrowers who did cash-out refinances and own multiple properties now are eligible for the program, according to California Housnig Finance Agency officials. Keep Your Home California has helped approximately 8,000 low- and moderate-income households that are behind on loan payments or close to default.  There are four parts to the program - mortgage aid for homeowners with documented financial hardship, mortgage help for the unemployed, relocation help for those in the midst of a short sale or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, and reduction of principal. Homeowners who completed cash-out mortgage refinancing now are allowed to take part in the... 11/12/2011

Are you looking to buy real estate in Malibu & Topanga? If you're in the area this weekend, check out the 4 Malibu REal Estate Partners comprehnsive open house list for this Sunday, November 13, 2011 in Malibu & Topanga.  Click here to view a full list and photos.      11/11/2011

Malibu Celebrates Veterans Day on 11-11-11 at 11:00am! If you want to show your appreciation to those who served our country and would like to pay tribute to those who risked their lives to fight for our freedom, should attend this event.   As General Mac Arthur said to the Corps of Cadets at West Point on May 12, 1962 in accepting the Thayer Award: DUTY< HONOR< COUNTRY – those three hallowed words reverently dictate What you ought to be, What you can be, and What you will be.  I have lived with these words and I wish more people would do the same, business people, politicians and citizens of our great country. So please join the Malibu Chamber of Commerce and Pepperdine University in honoring those who have served and are serving our country. If you are a consumer who is considering bu... 11/10/2011

• 4 Malibu Real Estate Partners can help you find the real deals, evaluate the best opportunities, eliminate unnecessary risk, and save valuable time. We are excited to be able to bring timely, accurate, in-depth and location specific foreclosure data in California.• 4 Malibu Real Estate Partners provides an exceptional service that actively tracks auctions daily. Only here can you find out if a property is still in foreclosure, and if not, what happened - postponement, cancellation, or sale. We offer foreclosure data and analysis that simply isn't available anywhere else.• Click here to search foreclosures or visit http://www.4Malibu.com/ForeclosureSearch.html. 11/10/2011

Conforming loan limits severly dropped on October 1, as Congress failed to extend GSE and FHA conforming loan limits.  Unless Congress takes action soon, this move will dramatically impact the recovery of the housing market and the overall economy.  Recently, the Senate included an amendment to the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations bill that reinstates the previous loan limits through December 2013.  While the Senate passed that bill, the House passed its own version of the same bill without the amendment.  To remediate this, a conference committee now must reconcile the two bills.  We hve been informed that the C.A.R. and NAR will continue to work with the members of the conference committee, fighting to include the loan limits provision in the final legislat... 11/10/2011

Median prices of home sales fell in most of the metropolian areas surveyed by the NAR in the 3rd quarter.  Existing hme sales are 17% above last yera wich was over 4 million. Total existing home sales fel to just below 5 million in the 3rd quarter.  Compared to a year earlier, every state and the District of Columbia saw sales rise from 2010 levels with 45 states posting double-digit gains. The national median existing single-family home price hit $169,500 in the third quarter. That is down 4.7% from $177,800 in the third quarter of 2010. 11/09/2011

   www.4Malibu.com DRE 01889550                                                                                                                                                 Malibu Real Estate http://www.4Malibu.com Search for Malibu properties for sale & for lease.                                                                                                                                                 Property Management http://www.4Malibu.com/PropertyManagement.html Having a Malibu property management company handling the leasing of your residential property will lighten the load for you. We handle all marketing, advertising, lead contacts, follow-up, lease preparation and tenant management 365 days a year.                                                                        ... 11/09/2011

The limit on loans that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can guarantee dropped to $625,500 on October 1st. This mostly affects the upper end housing in the US. FHA loan limits vary based upon the area median home prices, but they fall within a range of $271,050 and $625,000.  Those homebuyers wanting to purchase a home in the upper-cost housing markets will face larger mortgage rates, higher down payments and stricter loan qualifications. Therefore resulting in higher interest rates and down payments.  By the end of the year, loan limits will be reviewed for 2012 and certain counties will see dramatic drops in their loan limits.  11/09/2011

 The Senate passed an amendment to an appropriation bill that would restore the $729,750 loan limits through December 2013.  Both Senate and House are now working out the differences between the Senate bill and the House bill, which the House passed earlier this year. However, it did not reinstate the higher loan limits.  There would be a 2 year extension on the conforming loan limits if the House and Senate agree on a final bill. The California Association of Realtors is also working with the California Congressional Delegation to ensure this provision is included in the final bill. There's also changes coming down the road to help distressed borrowers. Late October, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced important changes to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) to... 11/08/2011

Malibu has become a tourist and relocation hot-spot and great place to own investment real estate. With many real estate investors living outside of Malibu, it is important to have an experienced property management company to represent and protect your investment. Whether you own a house, condo, townhouse, or other investment property in Malibu, 4 Malibu Real Estate Partners understand the Malibu market as well as the local Westside such as Pacific Palisades, Topanga and Santa Monica.As a home owner or investor you have chosen a great place to own rental property. Having a reputable Malibu property management company in your corner will take all the heavy lifting off your shoulders, such as property maintenance, financial reporting, accounting and leasing. Due to Malibu’s great lifesty... 11/07/2011

According to a Fitch Ratings report, reflecting the impact of last year's robo-signing scandal, rising foreclosure start rates will add to the distressed property inventory driving  home prices down further.  More than 10% of severely delinquent loans in private-label residential mortgage-backed securities are now moving into foreclosure each month, the ratings agency said. That's nearly double the rate from a year ago when the moratoria instituted by lenders and servicers in the wake of the robo-signing debacle were in place. It's also edging closer to the 14% rate seen between 2000 and 2010. Home prices are expected to dip another 10% before they stabilize, due to an increasing inventory of distressed homes. Home prices dropped around 1%  in September from August and 4.1% from a year ... 11/07/2011

Loans in foreclosure are at their highest level yet, at an average of six hundred twenty-four days. In contrast, foreclosure starts dropped over 11% from August to September.  A mortgage monitor report from LPS for September showed foreclosure starts fell about 15% from a year earlier. The national delinquency rate  is 8.09%, down from 8.13% the prior month and 9.27% a year earlier. LPS said that the average delinquency process in judicial states, where backlogs remain extremely high, is about 200 days longer than non-judicial states: 751 to 565. According to LPS, 1st time delinquencies accounted for about nearly 30% of new delinquencies in September. Almost 40% of loans in foreclosure have not seen a payment in more than two years and foreclosure starts outnumber sales by more than thr... 11/04/2011

Malibu Short Sales Currently on the Market (as of October 29, 2011)               Type Address LP Br Ba SF LSZ SFR 6390 Meadows Ct. $3,850,000 5 5.5 6,706 98,445 SFR 520 Costa Del Sol Way $1,395,000 5 5 3,931 228,254 SFR 24730 W Saddle Peak Rd. $1,299,000 4 3 2,690 329,314 SFR 3000 Sequit Dr. $1,195,000 4 3.5 - 17,628 SFR 6029 Latigo Canyon Rd. $995,000 3 2 - 133,729 SFR 2850 Seabreeze Dr. $910,000 3 2 1,827 5,606 C/C 6451 Zuma View Pl., #116 $900,000 3 3 2,390 - SFR 26200 Lockwood Rd. $879,000 3 3 2,061 11,330 SFR 2794 Hume Rd. $800,000 6 6 3,148 19,162 C/C 3601 Vista Pacifica St., #7 $750,000 3 3.5 1,799 - C/C 6435 Zumirez Dr., #17 $702,900 2 2.5 2,081 - SFR 26349 Fairside Rd. $485,000 2 2 - 12,646 LND 31555 Pacific Coast Hwy. $475,000 - - - 319,295 LND 3963 Encinal Canyon Rd. $395,0... 11/03/2011

MALIBU REAL ESTATE PARTNERS Sales | Leasing | Property Management | Notary23805 Stuart Ranch Rd., Ste 150 & 22967 Pacific Coast Highway | Malibu, CA 90265 O 310.456.3655    F 310.218.2117     Info@4Malibu.com •  REO Offer Instructions •  REO Offer Worksheet  Bank-Owned / REOs Coming Soon to Market      Address B/B Sq. Ft. LSZ LP Status 31422 Birdella Rd. Malibu, CA 90265 3B/3B 2,649 18,709 TBD COMING SOON 4935 Serrania Ave. Woodland Hills, CA 91364 3B/2B 1,584 6,615 TBD COMING SOON                     MALIBU Bank-Owned / REOs Currently on the Market (as of October 29, 2011) Type Address LP Br Ba SF LSZ LND 0 Kanan Dume Rd. $6,900,000 -   - 19,825,027 LND 0 Pacific Coast Highway $3,350,000 -   - 153,331 LND 33400 Pacific Coast Highway $2,895,000 -   - 27,442 SFR 28860 Selfridge Dr. $2,2... 11/02/2011