Laguna Beach Real Estate Blog

The real estate market has changed with new laws and regulations to help those in wheelchairs.  The fact is that it's still hard to find a home that is wheelchair accessible in Laguna Beach, California.  We did a quick search to see how many homes are listed as wheelchair accessible and came up with 8 results.  Three of the listings were condos located in the Laguna Lido, Laguna Royale and a condo building located on Table Rock drive.  5 custom homes fit the criteria to being wheelchair friendly with homes located directly on the oceanfront and in the hills of Rancho Laguna and the North Laguna area.  A good example of this is a Mark Singer designed oceanfront home currently listed for $16,800,000 located at 992 Oceanfront.  If you budget doesn't allow

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A lot of Laguna Beach seller's are now looking to be creative when selling their beach home in Laguna Beach, California.  We have seen the trend of seller's offering lease options where the buyer rents for a temporary period and then has the "option" to buy the home at a later date.  Another creative finance technique is buying a home with assumable loans.  This allows for the buyer to assume the seller's existing mortgage at the interest rate that exists when the owner locked in the mortgage.  Buying a home with an assumable loan is a creative way to buy a house in today's real estate market.  We found two properties that have assumable loans with restrictions in the Victoria Beach and Terraces Laguna Beach community.  468 Ashton Drive is an ocean view

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Have you ever looked at a map and know exactly where you would want to live?  Believe it or not, many Laguna Beach home buyers have a pretty good idea where they would like to live, especially after spending some time in the Laguna Beach area.  Some buyers will want a home in the hills over looking the ocean while other prefer to be on the sand with oceanfront & beachfront views.  No matter what you taste for buying Laguna Beach real estate there is an easy way to find the perfect home, all at your fingertips!  Using a Laguna Beach Map search is one of the easiest ways to pin point the exact location where you want to live and see the current homes for sale in that vicinity.  Most of our clients will quickly identify several properties they would like to

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Grand Historic homes can be found in any major city across the United States with each town having it's own grand historic home.  Laguna Beach is also home to many grand estate homes that were built in the 1920's up to the 1950's.  The unique part about buying a home in the Laguna Beach area is the benefit of having ocean views and being just minutes to the beach.  Home prices typically will have a wide range depending on the view, size of the lot and the location of the home.  One of the grand historic estate home that is currently on the market can be found in the Temple Hills area of Laguna Beach for $4,650,000 that is situated on a 2/3 acre usable lot.  As we have noted before, Temple Hills in the Laguna Village area is one of the best to find a

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Selling a home through an online real estate auction has become one of the trendy things to do to sell luxury homes in today's real estate market.  There have been many successful auctions in the Southern California area with a recent $7.5 million dollar property selling in the Strand at Headlands last year.  The bids typically start at a very low price which cause a lot of interest for luxury home buyers looking for a great deal.  A Beachfront home in Dana Point just announced this week that it was going to be sold at auction with a starting bid of $3.9 million according to Concierge Auctions.  In Laguna Beach, you will find a couple homes coming up for auction in the Arch Beach Heights and the Mystic Hills area according to auction.com.  1255 Pacific…

Nestled in the hills of the Laguna Village area is a great area called Temple Hills.  If you are in the market to buy a contemporary home in Laguna Beach then Temple Hills should be on your list for homes to visit, especially if you are looking for an ocean view home.  We have reported in the past that Laguna Beach is one of the best places to find luxury Contemporary designed homes in all of Southern California.  Many of the these luxury homes have ocean views and can be found in all regions of the city.  Some of the best examples though can be found in the Temple Hills area where homes are situated on large lots and have forever coastal ocean views.  A perfect example of this is a Contemporary home that just came on the market today that features

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Many homes buyers looking to buy a home in Southern California are looking for a home with a pool to enjoy the daily sunshine and warm California weather.  Many estate homes here in Laguna Beach do come with luxury swimming pools, a definite premium for most real estate home buyers.  Currently, there are 108 homes on the market in Laguna Beach that come equipped with a private pool!  If you are in the market to buy a home with a pool size lot where you can custom build your own perfect home you have many options.  There are currently 10 Laguna Beach homes for sale with over 1 acre of land starting just under $2.6 million.  If you are looking under $1.5 million then you may want to consider this Temple Hills contemporary homethat just came on the market…

If you are familiar with the Laguna Beach real estate marketplace then you know that Laguna Beach has many great park areas to children to play and relax.  One of the more popular parks in Laguna Beach is Moulton Meadows Park in the Arch Beach Heights area of Laguna Beach, California.  Moulton Meadows Park is a great combination of the natural hills setting in Laguna Beach with soccer fields, tennis courts, large play area for children and many hiking trails that start from the park area.  This is one of the perks of living next to this open park space area in Arch Beach Heights which is known for it's close community feel and stunning ocean view properties.  If you are looking for a home located near Moulton Meadows Park then you may be interested in…

We have often discussed the many wonderful homes located on Cliff Drive in Laguna Beach.  Cliff Drive is and oceanfront and ocean view street that runs along side the ocean on the North Side of Main Beach in North Laguna Beach.  Cliff Drive is very popular for tourists and locals alike for it's public park area and some of the best views of the coastline of Laguna Beach.  If you are looking for an ocean view property then starting you search on Cliff Drive is a great place to start.  Our attention has been made aware of a new Contemporary Ocean View home that has recently come on the market on Cliff Drive for $1,200,000.  This is a tremendous value for homes located on this very desirable street in North Laguna.  North Laguna is home to some of the most

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One of the most popular designs in Southern California seems to be from the Mediterranean family.  This would include the architectural styles of Mediterranean, Spanish & Tuscan style homes.  The Tuscan style is a refined version of a Mediterranean home here in Southern California that is reminiscent of old Italy.  For the most part, you will see a larger majority of Spanish style homes in the beach cities with a small selection of Tuscan style homes.  If you enjoy the old world charm and personality and want to purchase a luxury Tuscan style home then there is no better place than Laguna Beach, California.  Laguna Beach is home to some of the most expensive real estate in the world and is known for it's luxury estate homes.  A good example of this is a

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