Malibu, CA 90265 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 94
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Home Value
$3.2M
+2.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
94
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
14.5 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
84 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
10%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
93.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
109%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$10,344/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
41%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$333
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 41% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 2.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), but still 6% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 25% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+7% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (94/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 6.8% below their final list price; 10% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 109% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $717k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $3,844 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $7,588/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $333 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding. Flood isn't covered by standard homeowners insurance.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −7% to +10% over the next 12 months (68% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −6.5% to +9.8% (80% range; middle estimate +2.7%), chance of a rise 68%, of a 5%+ drop 13%.
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