Celebrities often rent out their homes in Malibu for big bucks in August when the Southern California swelter sends everyone scurrying to the the beaches. These month rentals have hit six figures in past years. Radar Online reports that Kate Hudson's only getting $90,000 for her $10 million home but she's got a bonus that other celebs don't, her home was a gift. Hudson has been spending a lot of time in New York this summer with baseball player Alex Rodriguez.

Radar Online says that the home was a wedding present from her mother, Goldie Hawn when she married Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson, whom she later divorced. However a listing of the rental from an LA Times report in 2007 when it was listed for $95,000 for the summer, said that the home belonged to Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. Either way the money earned by the rental stays in the family.

Today's Malibu, California beach home has a bit of celebrity provenance, this beach home high up on a bluff was once owned by rock star and restaurateur Sammy Hagar. Hagar's former beach house has enviable waterviews. A rustic seaside garden leads to a staircase and the beach below. A sundeck on the bluff edge includes a hot tub and lounging area. The home itself has a funky and distinctive look that harks back to an older Malibu style when it was a surf-driven beach community rather than a celebrity enclave. There are beamed ceilings, a pitched roof, polished teak floors and fireplaces that look like they've seen a lot of use on foggy nights. The home has six bedrooms including a truly stellar master suite. The expansive suite has a fireplace and sitting area and a balcony that opens out to the ocean. The current decor is a bit eccentric in some places. The combination of a pot rack and greenery in the kitchen is the type of decorating move that makes the Real Estalker call for nerve pills. Overall though, this is a beautiful and private abode. It is listed at $10.9 million.
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The Real Estalker revealed yesterday that a Malibu beach house belonging to Barry Manilow has hit the market. The four-bedroom home is a blocky contemporary with a matching one-bedroom guest house on the oceanfront. The most impressive part of this home is the two-story living room with big glass windows to exploit the ocean view. The Real Estalker reports that the home has already had a price cut from $12.6 million to $10.9 million but Manilow paid $3.85 million in 2002 so there is likely room for further price cuts here and it may need them.

The Real Estalker's commenters have been involved in some sharp discussion about the location and whether or not this is the most desirable place to have beachfront property in Malibu. The home is certainly bulwarked with an impressive amount of concrete to keep the sea at bay and there is not a lot of strolling beach available below the home. The home and the guest house are separated by a flagstone courtyard.

One of the Real Estalker's commenters posted the link for the virtual tour of the home so we've got some interior pictures. The home includes a media room, at least one office (another bedroom seems to be serving as an office as well) and a master suite with a fireplace and a bathroom that includes a spa tub set right against the window for a soak with a sunset view. The home is positioned cheek by jowl with other homes so you don't get much privacy with this one.
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Last month Britain's Prince Harry made his first official visit to the U.S. and kicked our asses at polo. Now his brother Prince William is reportedly house shopping in Malibu. Looks like we're in for another invasion of British royals.

The dashing Prince and his girlfriend, party favor heiress Kate Middleton, toured a privately-sited $8 million 4-bed, 4.5-bath compound with a detached guest house, 4-car garage and beautiful ocean view.

As it turns out, that house had been sold (to someone else) but no doubt the broker, Malibu's Bentzen Levin Real Estate, had plenty of other equally luxe listings to tempt his royal highness; there are several in the $6 - $16 million range.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have amassed some lovely real estate during their years as a band. The Real Estalker reveals that Michael Balzary, aka Flea, the band's energetic bass player has listed his Malibu getaway home for sale. Flea, who lost a different home in the Malibu fire of 2007 also owns this compound on two acres in the Encinal Bluffs area. He bought this home in January of 2007 for $9.98 million and renovated the main home and two guest houses, one of which appears to be in use as a music studio. The contemporary main home has beautiful tree trunk floors and a large main living space with beamed ceilings and white walls. The open kitchen has views of the ocean. The home includes a master suite with an ocean view and the home also includes a loft. One guest house looks to have a couple of bedrooms. Outside there is a large lawn, several seating areas, a built-in barbecue center and a hot tub area. This home is listed at $13.676 million. Check out the property website (red hot chili ocean?) here.

Actress Shannen Doherty has put her ultra-mod ocean-view Malibu mansion (above) on the market for $4 million because she plans to relocate to New York. The gated contemporary 3,410-sq.-ft. eyesore has five bedrooms and 4 1/2 baths and sits on more than an acre of landscaped grounds with mature trees, a swimming pool, a spa and an expansive patio with a waterfall, the L.A. Times reports. The interior features beamed vaulted ceilings, terracotta floors and multiple skylights. A "dramatic" fireplace is flanked by picture windows in the sunken living room. The master bedroom has a corner fireplace, and there's another fireplace located off the open-plan kitchen.

Philanthropist Steven M. Hilton may be most famous for being Paris and Nicky's uncle but he's also the the president and CEO of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. Berg Properties Big Time Listings reports that he has listed a lovely four-bedroom contemporary home in the Ramirez Canyon area of Malibu. The home sits on over two acres and was built in 2000. There are two master bedrooms and dramatic high ceilings accented with skylights. Outside there is a pool and spa with a waterfall and large decks and patios. This is the home which was involved in a thwarted robbery attempt at the end of last year just days after Hilton's niece Paris was robbed. Hilton bought the home in 2002 for $1.625 million but wants $2.96 million for the home now.
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Summer in Malibu, California can often mean hours spent on Pacific Coast Highway to run even the simplest of errands. But soon Malibu's wealthy residents won't have so far to travel. The LA Times reports on the Malibu Lumber Yard, a new $25-million shopping complex built on the site of the old lumber yard. The new center will include shops from James Perse, Tory Burch and J. Crew. The 2,400-square-foot special resort store, J.Crew at-the-Beach will offer beach delivery service and a Malibu House Guest Survival Kit, a beach bag filled with flip-flops, swimwear and another beach-friendly items.

The two-story, open-air center will offer a laidback hangout in the form of a central deck with lounge chairs and hammocks for children's activities, outdoor dining and wireless computer access. A few local business will be included and are paying reduced rent.

Some longtime Malibu residents question the need for another shopping center in Malibu, especially one that is stuffed with upscale retail chains. It's another sign that the town, once a funky surfer's paradise, is now the home of the exclusive rich.

The tie dye look is a popular one this spring, and this Malibu Mini Morning After Bag by Rebecca Minkoff does the trend proud in bright, cheerful pink and yellow panels set inside peacock blue leather trim. The structured, boxy shape of this cute bag is accented with goldtone hardware in square rings that attach the handles and clipped sides. I love extra pockets to keep essentials easy to find and this one does that job nicely with a zip pocket right on the front with flap detail. $450

Turns out this Malibu retreat doesn't have the celebrity provenance we were told it did but it's interesting anyway. . The five-bedroom home has a walled and gated entry with a long, serene palm-lined driveway. The home has dark hardwood floors, tiled floors, rich beamed ceilings and colorful tile in the kitchen and bathrooms. The main living spaces are cozy and welcoming if perhaps a little heavy on the cocoa tones. The property includes a detached guest quarters, office/board room, gym, massage room, and pool. It is listed at $12.95 million.

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Director and producer Rob Cohen has directed some blockbuster films including "The Fast and the Furious" but his Malibu home is far more low key. The LA Times Hot Property column reports that Cohen's home is located in a six-home gated community in the Point Dume area. The property includes a four-bedroom main house, detached two-story guest house and a pond and also has beach rights. The home has a modified "salt box" East coast style. Cohen has decorated with Buddhist statues, a surfboard mounted on the wall and casual style that seems a bit unfinished. His book-lined office with a stone fireplace seems like a very cozy place to work. This home is listed at $3.25 million.

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Last week's LA Times Hot Property column led me to the beachside home of Roy Schlobohm, whose father founded the famed bra and lingerie manufacturing company, Shirley of Hollywood. Scholobohm has listed his Malibu beach home at $13.3 million and it's worth a long look if only for the verdant lawn all that glorrious beachfront. This property on Pacific Coast Highway is a bit up the coast in a secluded part of Malibu, away from the major clog of traffic. The layout is a bit weird, there are two houses with two bedrooms each, a main house and a guest house. Walls of glass make the ocean part of your daily life. The current decor is also interesting, the white and shiny contemporary house has been enlivened with animal prints and exotic art. This home is listed at $13.3 million.
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Paradise Cove and Point Dume Club are mobile home communities. Albeit, they're mobile homes with a view -- one of the most expensive views in the country: of Malibu beaches, crashing waves and sun-drenched skies. These double wides will also run you about $2 million, though you can still find residence in one of the two parks for closer to $300,000 for a one-bed, one-bath, no view.

Then again, most trailer parks don't come with private beaches, tennis courts, clubhouse and an on-site spa.

[via Los Angeles Times]

Last time I mentioned the Villa Malibu complex it was to discuss Brody Jenner's move there in 2007. Now the complex which is located near the Pacific Coast Highway between Zuma Beach and Point Dume in Malibu, California, has started renting out units for vacation packages during November and December. Thanksgiving packages start at $10,700 and Holiday packages start at $11,300, per package for two-and-three bedroom suites. The packages include a one month lease, fully catered dinner for five to eight people, a private tour of Malibu wineries with a picnic lunch, horseback riding lessons and access to Villa Malibu's full-service amenities and onsite private staff which consists of a concierge, chauffeur and a beach porter. There is also a pool with private cabanas, an outdoor barbeque and dining garden, tennis courts, basketball court, fitness center, Pars course and a doggy park. While Malibu can be a bit cool in winter, like many beach towns, it is a lot calmer and easier to enjoy out of season.

For today's estate of the day we are back in Malibu, California where real estate prices continue to rise. The LA Times Hot Property column alerted me to the Las Flores Beach property of cinematographer Newton T. "Tom" Sigel who has worked on films like Three Kings and The Usual Suspects. Sigel's got a prime spot right on the beach and the modern home has glass windows showcasing the view and leading out onto the wide deck.

But this four-bedroom home could really use the help of a stager. The crinkled leather couches, haphazard window treatments and rumpled beds don't help sell the luxury of the home. The ersatz home theater is more depressing than inviting. Also, as much as I love concrete as a modern building material it's almost too much here. It is listed at $7.995 million. Too much? Anything is possible in Malibu but I'm not sure this one is worth nearly $8 million even with that blockbuster view.
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