The Malibu Podcast

The Malibu Podcast covers a single town, and that narrow focus is the point. The subject is Malibu property. The people talking are members of a Malibu real estate team, so the market talk comes from people who work in it. Tony Mark introduces the episodes. Justin Cumbee and Russell Grether share the mic with him at different points. Guests come from the team's own working circle. In 'Malibu Vacation Rentals 101 with Brandon Coxton', the guest is a client the hosts call probably the coolest person they have worked for. He is an airline captain who grew up in South Carolina and moved to Malibu after meeting his wife. The stated agenda is real estate investment, cost segregation analysis, property management and Airbnb. The talk gets specific. The hosts share a rule of thumb from their own leasing: the shorter a lease runs, the more a tenant treats the place like a hotel, and the longer it runs, the more it becomes a home. There is also a riff on how useful it would be if renters carried an Uber-style rating from past landlords. 'Malibu Staging 101 with Amy Adams' brings in a designer from Malibu Staging whom the hosts call their favorite. That conversation stays close to return on investment: fresh paint, finished floors, and the small up-front changes that keep a buyer from walking in and deciding the place is too much work. Compass Concierge comes up as a help in getting sellers to make those changes early. In a story about Broad Beach, demand pushed the team into showings before a construction project was finished, and a host admits he kind of wishes he had waited, given how sophisticated those buyers were. '2022 Malibu Year in Review' shows the show's other side. It weighs 2022 as a market year, with 2021 judged slightly stronger by the numbers. Then it wanders into local lore: a Fourth of July party at a big house on the bluff at the end of Zuma, with fireworks from a barge timed to the music, and a memorable entrance up the hill by David Carter, described as Paradise Cove's legendary realtor and mobile home specialist. The tone is loose and self-deprecating. The hosts debate how many microphones a guest needs, joke that they are giving Joe Rogan a run for his money, and say that if the feed goes quiet, the market must be good. Guests leave with generous praise. For seller prep, start with the staging conversation. For rental economics, start with Brandon Coxton. For a feel of the town itself, start with the year in review.