Malibu Real Estate & Homes for Sale in California

Malibu Real Estate & Homes for Sale in California

Malibu: A place apart...a place of natural beauty...a place where the sea glistens and mountains rise up. Malibu has some of the most famous beaches, parks, and mountains in the world. Once a Spanish land grant, the city of Malibu is two miles wide and 26 miles long. In the 1930s and 1940s, many large tracts of land were sold to local movie studios and used in Westerns and television shows such as Gidget and Mash. Today, Malibu is a close-knit community of more than 13,000 residents with more than 27 miles of Pacific shoreline. Malibu offers its residents a spectacular environment, unique shopping and dining and a quality educational system. The city is also home to nationally-renowned Pepperdine University. Famous beaches provide some of the best surf spots in the world. Malibu is a combination of incorporated and unincorporated areas and covers some 45,000 acres of naturally preserved beaches, mesas and canyons. The city’s proximity to Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Woodland Hills, Sherman Oaks and others allows Malibu residents to maintain privacy while having easy access to all the amenities of a major metropolitan area. The real estate market is a mix of beachfront homes and hilltop estates. Condominiums and townhouses can also be found. Malibu Canyon offers a variety of home styles set amid incredible natural scenery.