Laguna Beach Oceanfront Homes

Smithcliffs ocean front homes rarely come on the market in Laguna Beach due to the small nature of the community.  A total of 6 properties occupy the bluff front area with a total 21 homes located in the gated community called "Smithcliffs."  The neighborhood is very discrete and situated just south of Emerald Bay, one of the most publiziced ocean front communities in Laguna Beach.  As you can image when these prized properties come on the market they do command a premium in price.

This week a new oceanfront residence has come on the market for $33 million and is ideally situated in the middle of the Smithcliffs bay with unobstructed views of the ocean and occupies two ocean front lots!  One of the home's best selling points is the outdoor pool and

A lot has changed in the real estate market in Laguna Beach with inventory going down and home prices going up.  This is especially true for ocean front properties in Laguna Beach that never seems to loose it's allure to luxury home buyers.  In the past 12 months we have seen record sales but high and low for these kind of properties. 

On the low side, a Three Arch Bay ocean front home sold for $4,460,000.  I showed this house to a client of mine from Minnesota and he was shocked to learn that this 1,886 square foot 3 bedroom home had sold for this price point.  I explained that most ocean front home prices typically start around $4.5 million and up and this is a perfect example of this irregardless of the size of the home. 

On the high side, an ocean

Anita Street Beach Ocean Front Homes offer quick beach access directly from your backyard which is rare for Laguna Beach.  The quickest way to get to Anita Street beach is to take Anita Street to the cross section Ocean Front and Gaviota streets.  You will not find a lot of guest parking here so make sure to use the paid street parking on Coast Highway.  There are steps that take you directly down to the beach and your view to the north will be exactly as pictured below.  It's truly a beautiful beach with surfers riding the waves and great views of the Laguna coastline.

Ocean Front homes in this area currently range for sale from $12,750,000 to $13,800,000 with a recent sale at 992 Oceanfront which sold for $13,650,000 on 5/28/2013.   If you love ultra

Shaw's Cove is a popular beach in the North Laguna Beach area. To find Shaw's Cove you will want to head towards Cliff Drive that runs parallel with the ocean. As you head north from Heisler Park you will reach Fairview Street and Marine Drive. This is the entry location to Shaw's Cove with about 100 steps down to the sandy beach from street level. Homes in this area of North Laguna are probably the most expensive you will find that are not located in a gated community. Marine Drive for example is one of the best places to find ocean front homes that have wonderful views of the Laguna Beach coastline as pictured below.

There is a nice mixture of residential homes and condos in this area with the large majority of ocean front properties being single

Laguna Beach has many wonderful ocean front homes that curve to the many coves that exist in the Laguna Beach coastline.  One special place in the oceanfront Woods Cove community in the Laguna Village is a spot called "Arch Point."  Arch Point is a rocky formation that extends out in to the Pacific Ocean that is home to 3 luxury ocean front homes located in a private gated entrance.  The home located at the very tip of Arch Point has recently come on the market for sale for $18,880,000 and offers coastline views to the north and the south of the Laguna Beach coastline.  If you are looking for prime real estate in Laguna Beach it's really hard to be this location.

The views are absolutely stunning as you walk through the arched gateway as you enter the

The Emerald Bay community in Laguna Beach is going through a construction boom as real estate prices are starting to move upwards and the demand for these homes is growing.  There are several new construction homes currently being built in various parts of the community as we have seen record breaking prices for homes sold in this community in the last 12 months.

This week a new listing just came on the market in the Emerald Bay community for a record $38 million.  The highest priced home in Emerald Bay.  The home is located 156 Emerald Bay and just down the street from a home at 168 Emerald Bay that sold for $16 million last summer.  What makes this home so unique and that much more expensive is the direct steps down to the beach with it's own

Laguna Beach has many homes that are located near the Crystal Cove nature preserve that is protected land between the homes in Laguna Beach and the Crystal Cove housing development in Newport Beach, California.  These homes are located in the upper section of the Irvine Cove gated community and commonly known as "Upper Irvine Cove."  One of the nice benefits for these homes that boarder the preserve area is the instant privacy these homes get to enjoy.  Homes can never be built on the preseve so there is no worries about another party building a home that would block your view.

One of the benefits of living in this community is the direct access to the beach.  Homes located on the upper side of Irvine Cove can conveniently go under Coast Highway

Laguna Beach is well known for having the highest concentration of contemporary homes than any other beach town in Southern California.  With a current inventory of 74 contemporary homes on the open market for sale, Laguna Beach is the ideal spot for those who love this architectural design.  The word "contemporary" conjures up images of sleek lines and walls of glass for some people while other consider contemporary as wide open spaces with lots of curves and angels to the walls.  In Laguna Beach you will find three different types of contemporary homes known as soft contemporary, ultra contemporary and your classic contemporary homes with many of these offering ocean views.

Ultra contemporary homes are to the extreme with hard angels and sleek

For those who live in Laguna Beach the mention of a $20 million dollar home is not out of the norm.  In recent months homes have come on the market for well over $40 million and currently go as high as $65 million dollars for a luxury ocean front estate home.  In the last week two new properties have come on the market in the Laguna Beach that also top this $20 million dollar price point for a total 8 properties over $20 Million dollars.

176 Emerald Bay is currently on the market for $20,000,000 and is located on the north cliff at the Emerald Bay community that extends out into the Pacific Ocean.  The home features nearly 7,000 square feet of living space and commands one of the best views to be found in Laguna Beach.  The nice part of these east

What a difference a couple years makes for real estate in the Irvine Cove community.  In the last several months we have two homes in the Irvine Cove community listed as the most expensive homes in Laguna Beach with a brand new listing for $31.5 million dollars making Irvine Cove home to 4 homes listed over the $30 million dollar price point.  Has Irvine Cove become a $30 million dollar plus community?

All of these high end homes are located on the ocean front in the area known as Abalone Point which was originally designated to the Irvine Family.  The home where you will find the $65 million dollar ocean front home was originally one large parcel that was then divided up into 3 lots.  Home sales in the Irvine Cove has been strong in the last 12 months