Emerald Bay Laguna Beach

Laguna Beach is well known for having the highest concentration of contemporary homes than any other beach town in Southern California.  With a current inventory of 74 contemporary homes on the open market for sale, Laguna Beach is the ideal spot for those who love this architectural design.  The word "contemporary" conjures up images of sleek lines and walls of glass for some people while other consider contemporary as wide open spaces with lots of curves and angels to the walls.  In Laguna Beach you will find three different types of contemporary homes known as soft contemporary, ultra contemporary and your classic contemporary homes with many of these offering ocean views.

Ultra contemporary homes are to the extreme with hard angels and sleek

For those who live in Laguna Beach the mention of a $20 million dollar home is not out of the norm.  In recent months homes have come on the market for well over $40 million and currently go as high as $65 million dollars for a luxury ocean front estate home.  In the last week two new properties have come on the market in the Laguna Beach that also top this $20 million dollar price point for a total 8 properties over $20 Million dollars.

176 Emerald Bay is currently on the market for $20,000,000 and is located on the north cliff at the Emerald Bay community that extends out into the Pacific Ocean.  The home features nearly 7,000 square feet of living space and commands one of the best views to be found in Laguna Beach.  The nice part of these east

Everyone from real estate agents to home buyers are talking about the low inventory of housing in Southern California and how frustrating it is to find a suitable property at a reasonable price in today's real estate market.  A lot of times these hidden gems may be out there but not visible on the open real estate market and hidden from being seen anywhere on the Internet.  Sometimes the best deals are those that are on "hold" status for one reason or another.

A real estate agent will put a home "on hold" for a wide range of reasons.  Sometimes seller's will have some kind of an emergency come up and still want to sell the home but are unable to cooperate with showings during a short period of times.  In other cases we see a lot of short sale and bank

Emerald Bay is considered one of the top destinations of local and International buyers looking to invest in the Laguna Beach Real Estate market.  Nestled in a private gated community is the luxury community called Emerald Bay.  Entry level pricing may be shocking to most as homes typically start at the $2.5 million dollar price point with homes going as high as $20 million dollars. 

There have been several new listings in the Emerald Bay community, two of them being priced under $3 million dollars.  79 Emerald Bay is a really unique home that's located on an unusually large lot with a pool that offers privacy from other homes looking in.  The home is located on the ocean side of the Emerald Bay community and just steps to the sandy beach.  The home is

One of the most sought after communities in Laguna Beach is the Emerald Bay community in North Laguna Beach.  Known as one of the most family friendly communities in all of Orange County, Emerald Bay offers the tight security of a 24 hour guard gate as well as many outdoor activities available for it's residents.  If you have kids you will love the organized events throughout the summer designed just for kids.  In addition, you will find numerous tennis courts, swimming pool & team as well as beach volleyball.  Home prices currently range from $2,229,000 for a fixer upper home in the community and go as high as $35 Million.  If you are looking for an entry level home into this community finding a home that you can fix up and make your own may be your best

Laguna Beach estate homes are can be found in many different areas of Laguna Beach but if you are in the market for a luxury estate home in a gated community we recommend the following neighborhoods: Three Arch Bay, Emerald Bay & Irvine Cove. 

First, Three Arch Bay is a great place to start.  The community is located in the South Laguna area and features homes located on both the east & west side the freeway.  Commonly referred to as "lower" and "upper" Three Arch Bay with various price ranges depending on the size and view, proximity to the beach and the views.  The inventory of homes is really low in the Lower Three Arch Bay, especially for four bedroom plus ocean view properties.  The great thing about Three Arch Bay is the easy walk down to the

Ocean View homes are plentiful here in Laguna Beach with the natural hillside topography that you will find throughout the city.  If you are looking for an ocean view property near the beach then expect prices to go up significantly.  This is especially true for finding an ocean view property in a premier gated community like Three Arch Bay, Emerald Bay and Irvine Cove.  Irvine Cove is located on the Laguna Beach & Newport Beach boarder next to the Crystal Cove state beach.  The Irvine Cove area is a smaller community homes to roughly 110 homes that are located on both the west and east sides of the coast highway. If you are looking for homes located on the front row of Irvine Cove you need to look at homes located on Riviera Drive and Monte Carlo Drive. 

We just got a Trulia.com notice today from a listing agent who represents a home in the Emerald Bay Laguna Beach gated community in Laguna Beach, California.  The ocean view home was recently dropped in price from $2,790,000 to $2,375,000 and represents the lowest price in the Emerald Bay community.  If you are in the market to buy a home in a gated community and have a budget of $2.4 million dollars or less there are currently three homes on the market for sale.  Two of the properties are located in Emerald Bay and one located in the Three Arch Bay community in South Laguna listed for sale for $1,595,000.  Gated communities along the coast consist of Three Arch Bay, Lagunita, Montage, Emerald Bay, Smithcliffs and Irvine Cove.  In the last 12 months we

There is hardly no comparisons to the Laguna Beach market as one the most premier destinations to find luxury contemporary homes.  Of course, throughout Southern California you will find stunning Contemporary homes in the Hollywood Hills area of LA, Contemporary Masterpieces in Malibu and Soft Contemporary Homes in La Jolla.  All of these destinations do not have the deep concentration of contemporary homes that Laguna Beach has.  For example, Laguna Beach has a total of 52 Contemporary homes + 26 Contemporary Modern homes active and pending Contemporary homes on the market.  This is huge number for a such small beach town like Laguna Beach to be actively on the market since you will find hundreds more Contemporary homes that are not actively marketed for

One of the luxury's of buying a home in Laguna Beach is the extra perks that a home comes with.  Some of the most requested items are three to four garage plus home, wine cellar, gym, home theater and luxury pool and spa.  If you are wine enthusiast then buying a home with a custom wine cellar should be on your list.  Not all Laguna Beach homes will come with this unique feature so it's to work with a local realtor who knows the homes currently for sale that have this feature.  Contemporary and Mediterranean style luxury homes will typically tend to have wine cellars compared to other architectural style homes.   As a rule of thumb the more expensive the home is the better the chance the home will have these unique features.  Homes over $10 million