March 12th, 2009

After the pink version of Italian city car Fiat 500, another company created a fashionista present for Barbie’s 50th Birthday.
It’s the time of Volkswagen with its New Beetle dressed like the famous doll and called Malibu Barbie New Beetle Convertible.
The chic car made its debut at Barbie’s real-life Malibu Dream House, a 3,500 square-foot Jonathan Adler-designed residence in California, during an exclusive birthday celebration where celebrity guests, as supermodel Heidi Klum, received a grab bag with Barbie sunglasses, handbags, and “tiny shoes.”


February 16th, 2009

Brad Pitt’s nice house in Malibu is on sale for $18 million. It is just in front of the beach, with spectacular terraces and stunning view for peace of mind.
Tastefully and stylishly furnished, the villa has also a private tennis court and a wide open terrace, bordered by manicured gardens with trees and palms.
Fantastic to chill and totally relax.

July 16th, 2008
William J. Chadwick, a managing director of the real estate investment banking and capital management firm Chadwick Saylor & Co., has listed his 10,500-square-foot home in Malibu at $65 million (a city record), the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.
Chadwick purchased the land on which the house was built from Pepperdine University in April 2002 for exactly $2,000,000 only, according to public records.
The estate includes 150 feet of beach front, a 75-foot pool and spa, state-of-the-art home theater, a wine cellar, six bedrooms and nine bathrooms, a pub, a gymnasium a paneled office, a spa, and a home theater that seats 16, according to listing information and the Times. Other features include a wine cellar and a full wall-size aquarium, the Times reported




April 11th, 2008
While not wanting to subject anyone to Malibu’s audacious real estate market, the back story on this 10-bedroom home, listed at $23.75 million, is too good to pass up. A wealthy builder/developer built this 10-room, 11-bath home in 1992 for the love of his life. She moved in, but didn’t like being so far from the city. So the couple moved out after a weekend. Yes, the couple spent all of a weekend living here.
Since the couple moved out of this 5.33-acre estate, dubbed Villa Versaille, the home has been rented out for parties, and movie, television, and music video shoots, according to the listing agent. Additionally, the owners have hosted parties at this estate. Also, it was rented out as a rehab center/wellness center at one point. While the listing notes the pools, the gardens, the horse stables, and the caretakers’ residence, it’s also worth pointing out this detail: “Today’s building restrictions & a recently passed Malibu Municipal Ordinance will not allow an estate of this caliber to be built again. Today, the maximum the city will allow is 11,172 sq ft for the main house (on a five+ acre lot minimum). This property was built prior to the ordinance & is therefore “grandfathered” in to the city ordinance.” No, these things don’t get built anymore.