The $8 Million Question: How Did Kamala Harris Just Buy a Malibu Fortress on the Same Coastline She Said Was Sinking?
I love a good real estate glow-up as much as anyone. But when the former Vice President drops $8.15 million on a beach house in Point Dume, my calculator starts glitching.
The news broke this week that Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff have officially joined the “Malibu Colony” (well, Point Dume technically, where Julia Roberts and Sean Penn hide out). The house is stunning—4,000 square feet, wood-beamed ceilings, private beach keys. It is the kind of house you buy when you win the lottery.
But here is the sharp question that no one at the dinner party wants to ask: How?
The “Public Service” Paycheck Myth
Let’s look at the numbers. We were told for years that Kamala and Doug were “comfortable” but not Malibuc omfortable. Their net worth was estimated around $8 million total—mostly tied up in their Brentwood home and retirement accounts.
So, did they liquidate their entire life savings to buy this house in cash? Unlikely.
Did they take out a massive mortgage with interest rates where they are? Maybe.
Or is there a massive influx of cash we haven’t seen yet? The rumors of a $20 million book deal have been swirling since November 2024. If this house is the first purchase from that advance, it confirms what we’ve always suspected: Losing an election is the most profitable career move in America.
The Climate Change Irony
Here is the part that makes my eye twitch.
For four years, we listened to speeches about the “Climate Crisis.” We were told that rising sea levels were an existential threat. We were told that coastal communities were in danger.
Yet, Kamala just bought a property on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean—literally the front line of the “crisis” she warned us about.
Is the water rising, or isn’t it? Because you don’t park $8 million on a sinking ship. It feels like the Obamas buying Martha’s Vineyard all over again. The rhetoric says “Emergency,” but the real estate portfolio says “Oceanfront is fine.”
The “Renovation” Scoop
If you think the $8 million price tag is high, wait. My sources in Malibu (contractors talk, ladies) tell me this isn’t a “turnkey” situation for her.
She is planning a total renovation.
We are talking about gutting the kitchen, expanding the security perimeter (Secret Service requirements are no joke), and potentially adding a guest compound. You don’t do a Point Dume renovation for under $2 million.
So now we are looking at a $10M+ project. For a couple who has spent their lives in government and law? It’s a lifestyle upgrade that screams “nouveau riche,” and quite frankly, it’s a little tone-deaf when the rest of the country is struggling to buy eggs.
Good for her, but still many questions
Kamala Harris has every right to buy a beautiful home. She worked hard. She reached the second-highest office in the land.
But don’t expect us not to notice the hypocrisy. You can’t preach about the evils of wealth and the dangers of climate change, and then buy a carbon-heavy mansion on the beach the second you leave office.
Enjoy the view, Madam Vice President. We’ll be watching the renovation budget.
