Point Dume Of all the Malibu neighborhoods, Point Dume has always been one of the most desirable places to live in. Point Dume is a family neighborhood made of predominately of single family homes that sit on rather large parcels of land. The area has a rural feel to it, as it lacks street lights and sidewalks. Surrounding beaches include Westward beach, Zuma Beach and the coveted, private "Big Dume" beach. Point Dume real estate can be challenging in that good properties get purchased quickly when they come on the market. There are private beaches, a great elementary school, and a genuine sense of community. Mobile homes in the Point Dume Club start around $400,000. House prices range from $2,100,000 to $40,000,000 and condos range from $700,000 to $1,500,000. The Encinal Bluffs neighborhood lies west of Broad Beach and El Matador State Beach. Here you will find large homes on acreage, true estates. The first sale of a Malibu home for more than $10 million was an Encinal Bluffs estate, sold in 1997. Addresses here are on PCH in the 32000-33000 range. Encinal Bluffs One of the most expensive homes in Encinal Bluffs is the 20,000 square foot mansion on seven acres once owned by Herbalife founder Mark Hughes. He bought it for $27 million in 1999 and then it was sold again in September 2001 for $31 million (then the highest sale ever in Malibu) after Hughes' untimely death. The 13-bathroom home has 300 feet of private beach and a spectacular guarded entrance gate near Decker Canyon Road and PCH. It was originally built in 1993 for Verna Harrah, movie producer and widow of the casino entrepreneur Bill Harrah, who died in 1978.

The "Gunther House," a noteworthy dwelling by architect Frank Gehry, was built here in 1978. Other celebrities who have had homes in the coveted Encinal Bluffs locale include former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, Katherine Ross, and Julia Roberts. Roberts spent $20 million for her property.