Laguna Beach Luxury Real Estate

If you have ever dreamed of buying an oceanfront condo located directly above the sand then you will be happy to learn that prices have adjusted down.  Currently, there is one oceanfront condo for sale under the $900,000 range in Laguna Beach, California.  The property is located in the "Laguna Sands" oceanfront complex which was built in 1962 and offers great values for those looking to live by the beach.  One of the great features if this complex is the underground parking and direct elevator access to the units.  Laguna Sands is located in the South Laguna area just north of the Montage Resort & Spa Residences.   We are starting to see more and more distressed properties coming on the market in Laguna Beach and the affordability level for oceanfront…

In June 2011 we saw 25 properties close escrow from the periods of June 1, 2001 to June 30, 2011.  The lower Price homes ranged from $500,000 for a two bedroom/two bath condo located on Cliff Drive and $659,000 detached one bedroom single family home located on "Glenneyre" street.  The biggest sale we saw in June 2011 was an ocean view home located at 114 La Senda Drive in the gated community of Three Arch Bay in Laguna Beach.  The home featured four bedrooms, seven baths and over 4,200 square feet of living space according to the MLS Listing.  It was built in the Italian Villa style in 2006 and featured a large pool and great use of stone throughout the house.  Currently there are 406 homes on the market in Laguna Beach with 72 homes currently in backup…

If you are in the market to buy an oceanfront home in Southern California there is no better place to look than Laguna Beach, California.  Laguna Beach is home to many oceanfront homes ranging from custom oceanfront estate homes to oceanfront homes located in luxury gated communities.  Unlike other parts of the country, oceanfront homes in California are located relatively close to each other and finding privacy amongst these homes is hard to find.  A newly listed home in the lower Three Arch Bay gated community in Laguna Beach, Ca offers the utmost in privacy with a unique location that sits on a cliff with it's own swimming pool at the beachfront and ocean level.  Three Arch Bay is divided into two parts, one part sits on the upper end known as Upper…

If you are looking for a Contemporary home in Southern California with coastline views you have many beach towns to choose from Newport Beach down to the La Jolla area in San Diego.  There is no better place than Laguna Beach to find stunning wall to glass contemporary homes with coastline & ocean views.  A perfect example of this is a newly listed North Laguna Contemporary home  for sale that offers the best of views of the Southern California Coastline and currently priced at $3,900,000.  Please contact us today to learn more about this brand new contemporary home for sale and the Laguna Beach Real Estate marketplace.

Secret Cove is one of the hidden gems in Laguna Beach with majestic homes sitting directly on top of the cliff side in South Laguna Beach.  This birdseye view of Secret Cove shows many of the oceanfront homes in this Laguna Beach area just north of the oceanfront complex of the Laguna Lido.  If you are looking for an waterfront in Laguna Beach then you will be pleasantly surprised of the great selection and variety of ocean front homes on the market.  Oceanfront homes start at $825,000 for an oceanfront condo in the Blue Lagoon to a $32,500,000 oceanfront craftsman home in the Montage Ocean Estates community.  Other notable oceanfront communities like Three Arch Bay, Lagunita and Emerald Bay offer a great selection of beachfront and oceanfront homes with

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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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Rarely do we see bank owned properties come up for sale in the Laguna Beach CA Real Estate marketplace.  With a total of 418 listings in Laguna Beach, only 5 of these properties are bank owned foreclosure homes for sale.  With such a small number of homes, real estate investors and Laguna Beach home buyers have been chasing after short sales.  The problem with short sales is that you have to wait for the short sale to be approved by the bank which can take several months.  If you are looking for a deal and would like to be in the home before the end of summer then looking at bank owned properties is the right thing to do.  A newly listed Laguna Beach CA Bank Owned home has just come on the market and features great ocean views with lots of potential.  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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A lot of sellers ask us how to market their home for sale to get the very best price for their home.  With the changing real estate market it is always important to be two steps ahead of the current trends in the Laguna Beach Real Estate market.  First, we always express to seller's that you want to have as many eyeballs looking at your home as possible.  You don't know where you buyer will come from and a lot of international buyers from Australia are now coming to the US since the Australian dollar is so strong.  Understanding how to market your home beyond the local Laguna Beach market is crucial to sell a home for top dollar.  Days of print advertising are long gone as most home buyers see your home first on the Internet even before they step inside…

One of the most breathtaking views you can get beyond the traditional ocean view are the coastline views that many of the homes have in the South Laguna Village area of Laguna Beach, California.  The coastline views looking north capture Newport Coast, Newport Beach and even Long Beach on a clear day.  Looking south you also view Dana Point, San Clemente and San Diego on a clear day.  A newly listed South Laguna Village home has come on the market featuring great coastline views in a contemporary setting.  As you have read in our earlier posts, Laguna Beach is the hot spot for Contemporary design and architecture.  Finding a home that is both soothing to the eye with great coastline and ocean views is not hard to find.  If you are not familiar with Laguna…