Is Malibu, CA a good place to invest in rental property?

Malibu, CA has a median modeled monthly cash flow of $-20,874 and a median cap rate of 0.7%, on a median sold price of $2,200,000. Prices changed +1.4% year over year.

What is the average cap rate in Malibu, CA?

The median cap rate across recently sold homes in Malibu, CA is 0.7%, based on CashFlowRE's rent and expense modeling.

What is the median home price in Malibu, CA?

The median sold price in Malibu, CA is $2,200,000 (about $1,273 per square foot).

Investing in Malibu, CA Real Estate

A data-driven snapshot of the Malibu, CA rental-property market, built from recently sold homes and CashFlowRE's per-listing investment modeling — median price, cap rate, monthly cash flow, appreciation and inventory — so you can judge the market before you ever open a listing.

$2,200,000Median sold price

$1,273Median $/sqft

0.7%Median cap rate

$-20,874Modeled cash flow / mo

+1.4%Appreciation YoY

20.8Months of supply

476Active listings

275Sold (last 12 mo)

What the Malibu numbers say

In Malibu, CA, the median home sold for $2,200,000 (about $1,273 per square foot), and the typical deal models out to a 0.7% cap rate with a median $-20,874 of monthly cash flow. Sold prices moved +1.4% over the past year. Inventory sits at about 20.8 months of supply — a looser, buyer-friendly market. These are medians across recorded sales; individual properties vary widely, which is exactly what CashFlowRE scores listing by listing.

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CashFlowRE ranks every for-sale home in Malibu, CA by cap rate, cash-on-cash return, DSCR and monthly cash flow — so the best rental deals rise to the top. Create a free account to screen Malibu deals, or browse the national market data.