Laguna Beach Houses

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…

If you are looking for deals in the Laguna Beach area then short sales are great vehicle to find the best value in today's real estate market.  If you are a buyer who wants to live in a gated community you will be surprised to learn there are many short sales located within gated communities in Laguna Beach.  A perfect example of this is 813 Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach CA which has just come on the market as a "short sale."  Emerald Bay is a luxury gated community in North Laguna Beach and is widely known as the most expensive community to buy a home.  With the aid of short sales now is your chance to get into this private community that can only be accessed by residents and their guests.  The community features a private beach, tennis, children's play area

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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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Emerald Bay In North Laguna Beach is the most expensive gated community with some of the most exclusive oceanfront and ocean view homes on the market.  Currently there are 5 homes for sale over the $10,000,000 dollar mark with a new oceanfront home to come on the market for $19,995,000 located at 168 Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, Ca with direct views of the entire Emerald Bay and Pacific coastline beyond.  These record listing prices are no indication of a depressed real estate market with six closed sales in the last 3 months ranging in pricing from $2,300,000 to $6,725,000.  One of the main reasons involved with these numbers is the desirability factor.  Home buyers want to live in Emerald Bay due to it's ideal location, tight security and some of the best

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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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Irvine Cove is one of the premier gated communities in the North Laguna area with homes located on both sides of Pacific Coast Highway.  The community is the last neighborhood before you enter into the Newport Beach city limits to the north.  One of the best features of the community is it's large abudance of ocean view homes.  The homes are situated gradually up the hill to maximize the ocean views.  This year we have seen one sale in Irvine Cove for just over $5 million price point with current prices ranging from in the upper $4 million dollar range to just under $16 million.  You will find large scale homes in this neighborhood with the privacy you would expect from a 24 hour guard gated community.  If you are looking for a large ocean view estate

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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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Laguna Beach is widely known for it's architecture with some of the most diverse collection of architectural homes in Southern California.  No matter what architectural style that you are looking for Laguna Beach is sure to have what you are looking for.  One of unique style homes in Laguna Beach is the Carriage House style.  Carriage Houses offer the charm and personality of classic vintage homes often times built in the early part of the century.  The Laguna Village is a great place to find these carriage house style homes that often times have two to three bedrooms.  We are happy to see a new Carriage House style home to come on the market in the Laguna Village area with two homes on one lot, ocean views and offered for sale as a short sale for

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