Laguna Beach Luxury Real Estate

Laguna Beach is a great place to find quality new construction homes by the beach with ocean views.  Of course, home prices in Laguna Beach will vary tremendously depending on the property's location, view and size of the home.  If you are in the market for a brand new construction home built this year in 2012 then home prices will start just under $2 million dollars. 

For $2 Million you will find a home in the hills of the Laguna Village area of Laguna Beach then features warm contemporary lines in the Bluebird Canyon area.  Large entertainment area upstairs with views of the ocean while downstairs features three contemporary bedrooms including a large master suite and luxury master bath featured below.

If your budget allows beyond two million there

One of the most sought after communities in Laguna Beach is the Emerald Bay community in North Laguna Beach.  Known as one of the most family friendly communities in all of Orange County, Emerald Bay offers the tight security of a 24 hour guard gate as well as many outdoor activities available for it's residents.  If you have kids you will love the organized events throughout the summer designed just for kids.  In addition, you will find numerous tennis courts, swimming pool & team as well as beach volleyball.  Home prices currently range from $2,229,000 for a fixer upper home in the community and go as high as $35 Million.  If you are looking for an entry level home into this community finding a home that you can fix up and make your own may be your best

Laguna Beach estate homes are can be found in many different areas of Laguna Beach but if you are in the market for a luxury estate home in a gated community we recommend the following neighborhoods: Three Arch Bay, Emerald Bay & Irvine Cove. 

First, Three Arch Bay is a great place to start.  The community is located in the South Laguna area and features homes located on both the east & west side the freeway.  Commonly referred to as "lower" and "upper" Three Arch Bay with various price ranges depending on the size and view, proximity to the beach and the views.  The inventory of homes is really low in the Lower Three Arch Bay, especially for four bedroom plus ocean view properties.  The great thing about Three Arch Bay is the easy walk down to the

As Reported today in the OC Register, a $65 Million dollar Irvine Cove home has come on the market (except for the Multiple Listing Service) and is reported the most expensive home in Laguna Beach & Orange County, California.  Located on the Abalone Point in North Laguna Beach, a special enclave of luxury homes at the very point in Irvine Cove that was originally reserved for the Irvine family. 

The estate feature 18,000 square feet ocean front estate was recently constructed in 2010 and sits on the corner of Riviera & Monaco Drive and above the Irvine Cove beachfront clubhouse.  According to the article "the property has four bedrooms, nine bathrooms and two formal powder rooms, two separate offices, a wine cellar and tasting room, a home theater with

When living by the beach in Southern California you learn very quickly that land is very expensive and finding a home located on a large lot with either be very expensive or located on the outskirts of town.  If you are looking to live by the beach and want a lot of land then it can be found for a premium price.  We see properties that come on the market from time to time located on double lots but these homes tend to be at the very top of the price range here in Laguna Beach.  Communities like Three Arch Bay, Park Avenue Estates, Top of the World Park Place and Temple Hills are some of the communities that current have 1/2 acre plus lot homes for sale.  The price range for these homes varies a lot on location and currently ranges from $1,625,000 for an

One of famous streets in Laguna Beach is "Victoria Drive" located in South Laguna.  Victoria Drive is one of the main streets to find the best waterfront and ocean view homes in Laguna Beach.   The homes are located on both the north and south sides of the street with oceanfront homes on the north side and ocean view homes on the south.  You will see a lot of homes advertised as "Almost Oceanfront" which are homes located on the south side of the street.  These homes are truly almost oceanfront since across the street are homes that hang over the ocean.  If you are looking for an ocean front home on Victoria Dr plan to currently spend $3,300,000 for a trust sale home that has just come on the market.  Trust Sales do come on the market here in Laguna Beach

Ocean View homes are plentiful here in Laguna Beach with the natural hillside topography that you will find throughout the city.  If you are looking for an ocean view property near the beach then expect prices to go up significantly.  This is especially true for finding an ocean view property in a premier gated community like Three Arch Bay, Emerald Bay and Irvine Cove.  Irvine Cove is located on the Laguna Beach & Newport Beach boarder next to the Crystal Cove state beach.  The Irvine Cove area is a smaller community homes to roughly 110 homes that are located on both the west and east sides of the coast highway. If you are looking for homes located on the front row of Irvine Cove you need to look at homes located on Riviera Drive and Monte Carlo Drive. 

If you are in the market to buy a home but looking to leverage your cash you may want to consider seller's who are open to doing a seller carry back.   What exactly is a seller carry back?  Instead of going through a traditional mortgage to buy a home the seller of the bank becomes the bank, in essence, and provides the buyer with an interest rate and terms for the amount that is to be borrowed.  Typically, a certain amount of down payment will be required in order for the seller carry back to work, in most cases this can be anywhere from 10 to 20% of the purchase price. 

Most of it depends on the sellers motivation and the amount of equity the seller has in the property.  If the property is owned free and clear then you will have more negotiating room

We just got a Trulia.com notice today from a listing agent who represents a home in the Emerald Bay Laguna Beach gated community in Laguna Beach, California.  The ocean view home was recently dropped in price from $2,790,000 to $2,375,000 and represents the lowest price in the Emerald Bay community.  If you are in the market to buy a home in a gated community and have a budget of $2.4 million dollars or less there are currently three homes on the market for sale.  Two of the properties are located in Emerald Bay and one located in the Three Arch Bay community in South Laguna listed for sale for $1,595,000.  Gated communities along the coast consist of Three Arch Bay, Lagunita, Montage, Emerald Bay, Smithcliffs and Irvine Cove.  In the last 12 months we

There is hardly no comparisons to the Laguna Beach market as one the most premier destinations to find luxury contemporary homes.  Of course, throughout Southern California you will find stunning Contemporary homes in the Hollywood Hills area of LA, Contemporary Masterpieces in Malibu and Soft Contemporary Homes in La Jolla.  All of these destinations do not have the deep concentration of contemporary homes that Laguna Beach has.  For example, Laguna Beach has a total of 52 Contemporary homes + 26 Contemporary Modern homes active and pending Contemporary homes on the market.  This is huge number for a such small beach town like Laguna Beach to be actively on the market since you will find hundreds more Contemporary homes that are not actively marketed for