Emerald Bay Laguna Beach

Smithcliffs is a quiet and exclusive gated community In North Laguna where homes rarely come on the market.  With only 23 homes in the community, Smithcliffs homes in Laguna Beach are seldom offered for sale.  The community is based on a circular street with homes located on both sides of the street.  Homes located of the bluff are wonderful oceanfront homes with views of the coastline and Emerald Bay.  One of the most sought after real estate in Smithcliffs are homes with ocean views. Currently there are only two listings being offered for sale with a new listing located on a corner lot with ocean views and the other listed as a short sale.  If you are looking for a very quiet and upscale area in Laguna Beach you may want to consider the Smithcliffs

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As Emerald Bay Laguna Beach Real Estate experts we pride ourselves in educating our clients about the various homes for sale in the Emerald Bay community located in North Laguna Beach.  One fact that most new comers to Laguna Beach don't realize is that there are two different sections to Emerald Bay, namely Upper Emerald Bay & Lower Emerald Bay.  Imagine driving on Pacific Coast Highway driving north through Laguna Beach on your way to Newport Coast.  As you cross the Emerald Bay community to your left and to your right you will see the two communities split between the Coast Highway.  Directly underneath you is a tunnel that is a pass through to these two communities in Emerald Bay.  If you have never been to Emerald Bay we would love to show you this

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Living in the private gated community of Emerald Bay in North Laguna Beach is like no other experience. The community boasts a private white sand beach with crystal clear blue waters, framed by jagged cliffs, and mild surf, perfect for swimming with the entire family. The sandy beach also features fire pits for your evening barbecue and roasting of marsh mellows while listening to the calm surf and enjoying a spectacular evening sunset. There is a playground for the kids right on the beach adjacent to the grassy tree lined park where many weekend concerts are provided for the residents.

Owning a golf cart makes travel a breeze while visiting the communities 6 Tennis Courts, Beach Volleyball, Gated Pool Complex, or Basketball Courts. Several green tree

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We get a lot of inquiries from Laguna Beach buyers wanting to know where the most expensive streets are located in Laguna Beach, California.  There are two ways to look at this, one is the actual highest price sales that have occurred on any given street in Laguna Beach.  The second way would be to look at the currently available homes for sale and determine the most expensive street currently for sale in Laguna Beach.  Historically, if you look at sales for the past 10 years there is a true winner for the most expensive street in Laguna Beach, namely "Emerald Bay."  Emerald Bay street in the gated community of Emerald Bay has the highest reported sold home in Laguna Beach for $19,00,000 located at 168 Emerald Bay.  There have been reported an even higher…

One of the earliest communities built here in Laguna Beach was the luxury gated community of Emerald Bay.  Like Three Arch Bay, Emerald Bay located in North Laguna has a rich and long history of having some of the early homes built in Laguna Beach, California.  Back then, a lot of these homes were used as second residences as vacation homes.  A good example of these historic homes is a recent hometo come on the market in Emerald Bay with all the charm and personality you would expect from a historic home built in Southern California during the 1920's.  We specialize in the historic homes here in Laguna Beach and understand the nuances of these older homes.  Many of these homes are eligible for the Mills Act which gives historic homeowners tax breaks for…

Finding the most expensive gated communities in Laguna Beach, CA is easy if you know where to look.  Our Laguna Beach Real Estate agents work daily with Laguna Beach buyers wanting information on the most exclusive places to live.  One easy way to find the most expensive communities is to do a home search and see where the most expensive homes for sale are located.  An easier way is to talk with a local real estate expert who knows the inside story on the different communities to live in.  Here are the 5 most expensive communities.  1)  Emerald Bay, 2) Smithcliffs, 3) Three Arch Bay, 4) Irvine Cove, 5) Montage Residences.  It's not uncommon in any of these five communities to have homes for sale in the $5 million dollar range and up.  Montage Residences

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If you are looking for a luxury home in Laguna Beach then you have probably been looking in the Emerald Bay community in North Laguna Beach.  Emerald Bay features some of the best ocean view and oceanfront properties available in today's Laguna Beach Real Estate market and is the top choice of luxury homes buyers in Laguna Beach, California.  If you are looking at the selection of homes you will currently find 25 homes for sale in Emerald Bay.  These 25 listings will range from $2.6 to $24 million dollars with 843 Emerald Bay listed at $2,675,000 and 410 Emerald Bay listed at $3,295,000 currently "In Escrow."  In the last three months we have seen four sales in the community ranging from $3,425,000 to $5,460,000.  This is a good sign for a healthy market

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Laguna Beach seems to attract many different types of people including those in the media spot light.  Back in the early 1920's, many from Hollywood would use Laguna Beach as a vacation home destination away from the hustle and bustle of the Los Angeles city life.  So it's not uncommon to find oceanfront properties that were previously owned by a celebrity.  Oceanfront homes can be found in many different destinations in Laguna Beach including Three Arch Bay, Woods Cove, Shaw's Cove, Secret Cove, Victoria Beach, Lagunita, Crown Point and Emerald Bay just to name a few.  With so many choices when looking for oceanfront and beachfront homes it makes sense to work with a professional Laguna Beach realtor who knows these secluded spots to find the perfect

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Many of the luxury homes for sale in Laguna Beach, California come with luxury swimming pools as an added bonus to the home.  If you are in the market for a Laguna Beach property with a pool you will be pleasantly surprised to know that over 100 properties fit that criteria.  From luxury gated communities to small beach cottages, Laguna Beach homes with pools offers a wide selection to choose from.  As the climate in Laguna Beach is an even 72 degree for most of the years cooling off to escape the heat is something that is not necessary in Southern California.  Swimming pools are considered a luxury and homes with pools can be a negative or a positive depending on the lifestyle of the home buyer looking at your home.   No matter what your preference,…

Secret Cove is one of the hidden gems in Laguna Beach with majestic homes sitting directly on top of the cliff side in South Laguna Beach.  This birdseye view of Secret Cove shows many of the oceanfront homes in this Laguna Beach area just north of the oceanfront complex of the Laguna Lido.  If you are looking for an waterfront in Laguna Beach then you will be pleasantly surprised of the great selection and variety of ocean front homes on the market.  Oceanfront homes start at $825,000 for an oceanfront condo in the Blue Lagoon to a $32,500,000 oceanfront craftsman home in the Montage Ocean Estates community.  Other notable oceanfront communities like Three Arch Bay, Lagunita and Emerald Bay offer a great selection of beachfront and oceanfront homes with

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