Laguna Beach Homes

Two Laguna Beach Homes Built in 1925 have come on the market this week making it a great opportunity to own a piece of Laguna Beach History. Located in prime locations in North Laguna and the Laguna Village lie this two historic homes for sale. 1762 Glenneyre St, Laguna Beach is currently priced at $1,495,000 and enjoys the benefit of the Mills Act tax break and located in the prime Woods Cove area of Laguna Beach, California. The Mills Act is a federally run program to give tax benefits to historic home owners in order for them to preserve the historic integrity of the homes. This can be a significant tax savings, especially in California when the normal tax rate is 1% of the purchase price. Each property covered under the Mills Act will slighlty…

The Laguna Beach Real Estate market has seen some incredible deals in the past 30 days.  If you are a Laguna Beach home buyer wanting to get into the Laguna marketplace you are missing some really great deals!  In the past 30 days, we have seen 5 single family detached homes come on the market for under $490,000!  This is something we haven't seen in a long time and we are very excited for the change.  Of course, like anything else there is a huge numbers of buyers looking for homes in this price range so it's not surprising that all of these homes have already got accepted offers on them and have been acquired within a matter of days by savvy Laguna Beach homes buyers.  Unlike other parts of the country, there is a very active buyer pool for new listings…

Laguna Beach Emerald Bay Homes have always had a reputation for being expensive with entry level homes starting above the $3 million price point even in a down economy.  If you are looking to live in the most exclusive gated community then Emerald Bay should be the community to look for homes.  Homes prices in the community go all the way up to $35 Million with stunning ocean front mega mansions priced right around $20 million for this prime North Laguna location.  For those looking for a smaller priced homes in Emerald Bay you may be interested in a new traditional style ocean view home that just came on the market for just under $2.7 million.  The Laguna Beach housing inventory is extremely low right now and is at it's lowest point since 2005 so keep

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Laguna Beach home buyers are looking for various things when looking for a home in Laguna Beach, California. One of the more common requests we get is for a home with an ocean view that has a grassy backyard for pets and children to play. Often time this request allow comes for homes listed under $700,000 which can be a challenge with the below normal inventory and the number of homes that have both a grassy backyard and an ocean view in this price point. On Sunday, we were showing a buyer an ocean view home located in the Arch Beach Heights area of Laguna Beach. This bank owned home has ocean views from all three levels of the home as well a grassy backyard on the lower level. The top level is the main living & dining room that is an open concept…

As the Laguna Beach housing inventory starts to increase we are starting to see some really incredible prices on single family homes.  Take for example this South Laguna Village Home that just came on the market as a short sale for $459,900 that offers two bedrooms and an incredibly beach close location and is currently the lowest priced single family home for sale In Laguna Beach.  Keep in mind with short sale listings that the offering price is not necessarily the final price the bank will accept on a home.   Prices for real estate listings are typically negotiated at first between the listing broker and the seller of the home.  In a short sale process the price that is picked between the owner and the agent and then offered for sale at will be…

There is a strong sense in today's Laguna Beach Real Estate market that the economy is improving and buyer confidence is starting to rise.  Laguna Beach homes under $700,000 and hard to come by especially when looking for a single family home.  I was out showing a bank owned home in the Summit Ridge area located at 783 Summit Dr, Laguna Beach the other day and noticed the large traffic of agents and buyers wanting to take a look at this home.  Most single family homes in Laguna Beach that are located near the beach with ocean views under $700,000 rarely come on the market and when they do they typically will have multiple offers within a matter of days.  The buyer pool for these kind of homes is very large and buyers have been waiting for these kinds of

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Laguna Beach is home to some of the most beautiful homes for sale in Southern California and the opportunity to buy bank owned foreclosure properties doesn't come around that often.  Currently there are 9 bank owned and foreclosure homes on the market right now in Laguna Beach.  Today, a buyer requested to see a bank owned home located 2063 Hidden Valley Canyon Rd in the Laguna Village area of Laguna Beach that is currently priced at $725,000.  At a cool 75 degrees today the ocean views in Laguna Beach could not be have been clearer.  During the showing the buyer quickly noticed the great exterior curb appeal with it's Mediterranean style villa architecture and classic Tuscan style lines.  Inside the home featured nice vaulted ceilings and large and

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When considering buying a ocean front short sale you have many choices in Southern California.  The south part of California yields some of the best places to buy ocean front homes from the San Diego beaches of La Jolla to the cliffs in Malibu, ocean front homes are plentiful.  If you are looking for a special place to live and considering the Orange County area there is no better place to find an ocean front short sale then Laguna Beach.  Home to one of the largest collection of oceanfront homes in all various price ranges.  Many of these ocean front homes are in small carved out streets that provide direct access to the beach.  Areas like Lagunita and Woods Cove are perfect examples of locations in Laguna Beach that provide beach living at it's best. 

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A once and a lifetime opportunity to own one of the premier properties in any given community only happens on very rare occasions.  For Laguna Beach, the premier ocean and beach front community is Emerald Bay, known as California's most desirable private beach enclaves.  Finding a luxury ocean front home on the front row takes time and patience as there are only a small collection of these unique homes.  Emerald Bay is located on the north boarder of Laguna Beach with homes surround the u shape of the bay.  Homes that sit majestically at the top of the cliff are known as the "front row" homes.  These direct ocean front homes have arguably the best views in all of Orange County. 

A new home has just been listed on the front row with commanding views

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If you are in the market for finding High End Listings In Laguna Beach CA then there are several locations where you should start your search.  Living in Laguna Beach is more about a lifestyle than anything else.  One of the joys of living in Laguna Beach is the well maintained gated communities throughout the city.  Luxury communities like Emerald Bay & Irvine Cove are the crown jewel of the city and some of the most desirable communities in all of Southern California.  What makes these communities so great?  Well, to start with you are living in a 24 hour guard gated community.  Emerald Bay & Irvine Cove are very strict with who they allow in to the community and casual tourists are not allowed into the community.  In fact, beach is access is completely

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