Following a wildfire, soil conditions are known to produce rock and debris flows. These flows form rapidly, and can be particularly devastating during high-intensity rainfall. Additionally, areas that are not typically prone to flooding may now be at new risk due to higher than usual flows in nearby streams and creeks.
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Resources for Those Affected by the Fires
Pritchett Rapf Realtors® has compiled a list of Resources for those affected by the Woolsey Fire, we will continue to add to the list:
Here is the City of Malibu YouTube video of the community meeting on 11/13/18 in Santa Monica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1J7dGD43no
Is It Time for You to Downsize With Distinction?
In decades past, the downsizing of one’s residence was often viewed as a negative event. This is no longer the case. Many homeowners are choosing to opt out of a large home in a traditional neighborhood and instead are embracing the chance to have a new adventure by purchasing a smaller property, offering the opportunity to escape the maintenance of their current home and enlarge their lifestyle.
Staging Your Home Like a Professional
Are you considering putting your house up for sale, but not sure where to start? Afraid it will take too long to sell, or that you won’t get the price you want?
Think about staging your home, or in other words, setting the scene for immediate buyer interest in your property.
TV director Randy Zisk hopes to get away with big profit on Point Dume ranch home
Via LA Times
Director-producer Randy Zisk, whose credits include “Monk” and “The Mentalist,” is prepared to part with his Malibu digs. He’s listed his home in the Point Dume area for sale at $5.6 million, a sizable jump up from the $3.16 million he paid for the place four years ago, real estate records show.
Malibu Beach Homes
If turning your home into a more luxurious space is on your to-do list, you’re in luck because we’ve compiled a list of luxury real estate home trends for 2018. By adding some of these genius ideas into your luxury space, you can enjoy a high end look and feel and greater convenience.
2018 Luxury Home Spaces
If turning your home into a more luxurious space is on your to-do list, you’re in luck because we’ve compiled a list of luxury real estate home trends for 2018. By adding some of these genius ideas into your luxury space, you can enjoy a high end look and feel and greater convenience.
Luxury Homes are Incomplete Without Smart Technology
Transforming your home into a smart home can make selling your home a breeze. Most buyers are interested in smart home living now, so you should consider investing in several smart home devices. With these devices, your home’s lighting, appliances, media systems, thermostat, doors and windows, and a variety of other functions can all be controlled with your smart phone. Let’s look at the top smart home devices that are currently on the market and why people want them.
The Millennial Buyer
Going after Millennials is going to be one of the most important tasks of today’s real estate agent. Millennials will be powering home sales for the next few decades. But real estate agents also have a problem; Millennials are far different from Baby Boomers.
Architects Tell – The Top Landscaping Trends for 2018
Native plants, outdoor yoga spaces, and charging stations are among the hottest landscaping trends growing in consumer demand for 2018, according to a new report released by the American Society of Landscape Architects. Landscape architects were asked to rate the popularity of several residential outdoor design elements. Landscape architects noted a growth in the use of native plants, low-maintenance landscapes, and flexible-use spaces, for yoga classes or movie night.
Overall, landscape architects ranked the following outdoor design elements as the overall most popular in 2018:
- Fire pits/fireplaces
- Lighting
- Seating/dining areas
- Outdoor furniture
- Outdoor kitchens
- Decking (i.e. rooftop decking)
- Grills
- Movie/TV/video theaters, wireless/internet, stereo systems
- Outdoor heaters
- Stereo systems
- Pools and spa features (hot tubs, Jacuzzis, whirlpools, indoor/outdoor saunas)
- Utility storage
- Hammocks
- Outdoor cooling systems (including fans)
- Showers/baths
- Storm Preparation for Woolsey Fire
- Resources for Those Affected by the Fires
- Is It Time for You to Downsize With Distinction?
- Staging Your Home Like a Professional
- TV director Randy Zisk hopes to get away with big profit on Point Dume ranch home
- Malibu Beach Homes
- 2018 Luxury Home Spaces
- Luxury Homes are Incomplete Without Smart Technology
- The Millennial Buyer
- Architects Tell – The Top Landscaping Trends for 2018
- Current Malibu Coastal Real Estate Design Trends
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