Emerald Bay Laguna Beach

What can you buy for $20 Million in Laguna Beach, Caifornia?  Home prices in Laguna Beach, CA currently go as high as $32 million for a private residence at the Montage Resort & Spa in South Laguna Beach.  For just over $20 million dollars you have the choice of front row oceanfront property at the Montage Resort built in the Craftsman style.  You also can buy an oceanfront home in Laguna Beach that looks directly on to the beach at Emerald Bay with two levels of direct ocean views in one of the most exclusive communities in Laguna Beach.  If beachfront is not for you then $20 million will also buy you an 12 acre estate home that overlooks the pacific ocean in South Laguna Beach.  Finally, for just under $20 million you can buy an oceanfront home in the

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Emerald Bay is one last gated oceanfront communities as you travel from Laguna Beach to Newport Coast, California.  Currently there are 27 homes for sale ranging from $2.6 million to $24 million dollars.  Most of these properties are in the three to five million dollar range and offer great ocean views and quick access to the sandy beach at Emerald.  A new Emerald Bay custom home has come on the market for $7,495,000 and features great ocean views and is built in the Mediterranean style.  Emerald Bay has a wide selection of properties for sale on the lower Emerald Bay area located in the beach side of the community.  Upper Emerald Bay homes will have commanding views of the ocean and close proximity to the Emerald Bay association amenities.  If you would

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Three Arch Bay like several other communities like Emerald Bay and Irvine Cove have homes located on both sides of Pacific Coast Highway.  The homes located on the west side will feature oceanfront and ocean view properties. As you cross Highway 1 (PCH) then you also have homes that have spectacular ocean views.  This is in part due to the natural landscaping of Laguna Beach.  The hillside area gradually goes up on the east side of Pacific Coast Highway with homes perched up on a hill and offer panoramic ocean views.  A newly listed Upper Three Arch Bay home for sale offers unobstructed and ocean and coastline views.  If you are you looking for an ocean view property and wish to be in a gated community we recommend viewing the homes in the upper…

South Laguna Bluffs is home to some of the most expensive real estate you will find here in Laguna Beach, California.  Known for it's prime oceanfront and beach close ocean view homes, South Laguna Bluffs homes are also ideally located in the heart of South Laguna near the Montage Resort & Spa Residences and just minutes to the Three Arch Bay community, the Ritz Carlton and St Regis Hotel in Monarch Beach.  The homes here are very private and low key which is a draw for many Laguna Beach home buyers and rival the homes located in Emerald Bay & Irvine Cove.  One of the Famous streets in this community are "Camel Point Drive" & "Table Rock Drive" with true oceanfront and beachfront homes located here.  The Thousands Steps Beach is also located just outside

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Beachfront homes in Laguna Beach can be found in many different communities in Laguna Beach from the luxury communities like Emerald Bay and Irvine Cove to Three Arch Bay in South Laguna Beach.  One of the best kept secrets for luxury beachfront and oceanfront homes in the gated community of "Lagunita."  Lagunita is located just south of the Montage Resort & Spa and north of Three Arch Bay and features some of the most expensive homes for sale in Laguna Beach.  Currently, there are two homes on the market listed between $3,399,000 to a short sale listed at $8,400,000 which sits directly on the beach.  If you have been thinking about investing in the Laguna Beach Real Estate market now is a great time to buy.  We are seeing a lot more good deals come on the…

Things have really changed with the Laguna Beach real estate market.  Sellers are becoming more and more willing to work with buyers with the sale of their home.  We have noted before that lease option properties are becoming more and more popular as home buyers are electing to rent a home first before they decide to buy.  Having that "option" to purchase at a later date is very appealing to a lot of Laguna Beach home buyers.  As a twist to that, we are starting to see sellers willing to carry back the entire first trust deed note and do what we call a seller carry back.  A newly listed ocean view home has just come on the market for $3,450,000 where the owner is willing to carry the 1st trust deed.  What this means to a buyer is that the owner of the…

One of the dreams for most people is to ever live in a beach community as beautiful as Laguna Beach.  If you are amongst one of the lucky ones to have this dream come true and living and close to the beach would be your next wish.  Located in the North Laguna beach area just south of the famous Emerald Bay, Smithcliffs and Irvine Cove gated communites lies a small condo building called Crown Point.  Here it's an easy stroll to the Crescent Bay beach which is just one block away!  Condos in Crown Point don't come on the market that often and current there is only one condo currently for sale for $449,000 which is a tremendous value when you factor in the close proximity to the beach and being close to some of the most exclusive community in all of Laguna…

The Smithcliffs gated community in Laguna Beach, California offers the ultimate in privacy & location as a small collection of twenty one large estate homes occupy this exclusive neighborhood.  Located just south of the gated community of Emerald Bay and just north of Crescent Bay is the luxury community of Smithcliffs.  A newly listed home has recently come on the market listed for $5,999,000 as a short sale.  Only two listings are for sale in Smithcliffs with another home listed for sale at $6,999,000.   Short sales in Laguna Beach are on the rise and more and more luxury homes are now coming on the market as short sales.  Short Sale listings typically come on the market 3-5% under market value which provides a great opportunity for serious Laguna Beach…

A Crescent Bay Laguna Beach ocean view home has just come on the market for $4,895,000 and features great ocean views in an ideal location near the Crescent Bay Point Park.  Crescent Bay is a unique area with large two story spanish, mediterranean and cottage style homes.  Some of the original historic homes were built around Crescent Bay so you get a real sense of history when driving around the neighborhood.   If you are looking for an ocean view home then Crescent Bay is also a great place to start.  Located just south of the gated communities of Smithcliffs and Emerald Bay, this ideal North Laguna location has some of the best ocean views in all of Laguna Beach.  For more information on Laguna Beach Real Estate please contact us today at 949-355-1622. …

Yesterday, we saw a new short sale home for sale come up in the Laguna Village area of Laguna Beach listed for $799,000.  This ocean view home is located just east of Victoria Beach and just minutes to the heart of Laguna Beach.  The Laguna Village area is filled with quaint custom homes that date from the early 1920's with beach cottages, historic spanish bungalows and traditional style homes.  The advantage of living in the Laguna Village is that you are close to shopping, restaurants and the main beach.  Of course, living in Laguna Beach is a dream for most, but If you can afford to live here then starting your search in the Laguna Village area is not a bad place to start.  We are seeing more and more short sale listings coming on the market.  Nearly

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