Laguna Beach Cottages

Many dream of owning a home in Laguna Beach, California and one of the most popular architectural styles is the cottage style.  Cottage style homes seem to encapsulate the essence of the Laguna Beach lifestyle with lots of charm and personality, just like the residents of Laguna Beach!  If you are familiar with the Laguna Beach landscape then you know that these small cottages are spread throughout the city.  The highest concentration of these cottage style homes will be in the heart of town in the Laguna Village.  You will also find these unique homes in the North and South Laguna area.  If you are looking for a hidden gem on an area in Laguna then you may want to venture into the Upper Victoria Beach area.  Victoria Beach is located on the south side of

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I was showing a Laguna Beach home for sale listed at $18,000,000 in the South Laguna Village community of Laguna Beach, California today.  The property is a new construction (spec) home and  is also the most expensive foreclosure property in Laguna Beach.  It doesn't take $18 million to buy a foreclosure home here in Laguna Beach, however you will find a wide range of properties in the upper price range. Currently there are 32 distressed sales on the market in Laguna Beach and nineteen of the homes are over 1 Million Dollars in price. Laguna Beach has seen a increase in sales of approximately 19% and with this increase we are also seeing a influx of all cash buyers looking for great deals on Laguna Beach Ocean View homes. My past three escrows have been…

The Village in Laguna Beach is a great area to find a contemporary home.  For starters, the Village offers residents and home buyers a great opportunity to live in the heart of Laguna Beach with a short distance to downtown shopping and to the beach.  If you are familiar with Laguna Beach you know the homes in this area are all custom with a nice mixture of vintage, cottage and contemporary homes.  We found a great example of a spectacular ocean view contemporary home located in the Village.  2540 Bonita Way, Laguna Beach, CA is on the market for $1,299,000 and features direct views of the ocean and Catalina Island.  If you are looking for a home you will find the winter time as an excellent time to pick up some great buys.  The inventory of homes are

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If you are looking for a single family home under $600,000 in Laguna Beach you know homes rarely come on the market in this price range.  This is especially true for homes in the South Laguna Beach area that always command a premium in price.  Homes that do come on the market in this price range are typically cottage style homes with one to two bedrooms.  We recently came across a great value in the South Laguna Beach as a new bank owned home has just come on the market located at 31592 Wildwood Rd in Laguna Beach and is priced at $576,900.  This home is also located in the South Laguna Beach area with hardwood flooring, pine wood ceilings and a 2 car garage!  No matter what you are looking for bank owned homes in Laguna Beach always provide a good value.

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Everyone knows that location is one of the main factors when considering real estate in Laguna Beach.  If you are familiar with Laguna Beach then you know that homes located on the ocean side of Highway 1 (Pacific Coast Highway) are very desirable.  Many home buyers are looking for good values in today's marketplace and finding a home that needs work with ocean views and located just a couple blocks to the beach is very much high in demand.  We are excited to see a new fixer upper ocean view two bedroom home to come on the market that is located on the Ocean side of Highway 1 for $1,050,000!  Located in the Victoria Beach area of Laguna Beach where you will find multi million dollar ocean view homes and oceanfront estate homes priced well over $10 million…

If you are in the market to buy a fixer upper property in Laguna Beach you are not alone.  There is small percentage of buyers who would prefer to put their own stamp on a home rather than have the home completely finished to some one's else taste.  Their is typically a trade off for this type of buyer as they are looking for the very best deal that they can find.  These savvy buyers analyze the cost of the home plus the renovations they will have to do and figure out if the property will be worth more or less after and the renovations have been done on the home.  Most fixer upper home buyers would like to buy at a low price, do the necessary renovations and still be under market value.  That is the best case scenario for these buyers.  One of the most

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Living by the beach you have many ocean view streets that have commanding views of the ocean.  One of the best streets to buy an ocean view home is located on "Temple Hills Drive" in the Laguna Village area of Laguna Beach, California.  Temple Hills Drive is located in the Temple Hills area of Laguna Beach and has a natural canyon area below the homes on the north side of the street.  The homes overlook the "Main Beach" and the Laguna Coastline with some of the best sunset views to be found in Laguna Beach!  The homes often come with multiple levels to the home with with multiple view decks.  A good example of this is a new Laguna Beach home that has just come on the market at 1697 Temple Hills Drive that offers incredible ocean views and is listed as a

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The Laguna Canyon area is the best place to find the lowest price single family homes in Laguna Beach, California.  The Laguna Canyon area is located on the outskirts of town and off the Laguna Canyon Rd which is the main way in to Laguna Beach from the 5 & 73 Freeway.  Since these homes are often 5 to 10 minutes into town the price of real estate is greatly reduced.  Single family homes in the Canyon area start just under $340,000 and up and you will find a nice mixture of Laguna Beach cottages and historic homes.  You will also find larger custom homes for well under $1,000,000 that sometimes features a lot of land and square footage of the home.  A good example of this is a new bank owned home that just came on the market 3 days ago the was built in

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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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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…