South Laguna Homes For Sale

Located next to the Montage Resort & Spa in Laguna Beach is a small and upscale neighborhood with 13 existing residential homes.  There is only 1 remaining lot for sale in this development which has recently been listed for sale at $14,888,000.  The ocean view lot is located on the 2nd row of the community and features panoramic views on it's 0.29 acre lot.  Residents who live here get the same access to the Montage Resort as if you were staying at the hotel.  Some of these service include in-room dining, concierge, access to spa and restaurants, fitness center, use of the resort pool.  

So how does the nearly $15,000,000 price point compare to other sales in the community?  Back in September of 2012, 3 Montage Way was on the market for $24,995,000 and

Laguna Beach is widely known for having very expensive land that causes homes to be located close to each other and built on small residential lots.  Many of these homes were built during the turn of the century as small vacation cottages from those who lived in the Los Angeles area.  It's not uncommon to find a 400 square foot home in the South Laguna area and commonly referred to as a "Laguna Beach Charmer" that typically features a small living room, kitchen, bathroom and a small bedroom.  Even with the small square footages these homes can be very expensive with the average medium price for a single family home starting at $600,000.

One of the most unusual tiny house that's currently on the market is located in the North Laguna area and situated

Laguna Beach has many oceanfront communities and areas to choose from but very few offer coastline views of the South Laguna Coastline like 31713 Seacliff offers.  The Seacliff street jets out into the ocean and offers five unique properties that have some of the best views to be found in Laguna Beach.  The property is the very first home on this cliff side that offers direct steps down to Toutava Beach which is very hard to find in Laguna Beach.  The property spans 3,300 square feet on multiple levels that all offer coastline ocean and white water views.  A total of 5 large bedrooms, 4.5 baths and a guest casita make this a very unique oceanfront offering with a huge Master suite with it's own private ocean view deck, fireplace and walk-in closet.  The

South Laguna has a nice selection of older historic properties that were built in the 1920's and 1930's.  Some of the oldest homes and neighborhoods exist in this area like the Three Arch Bay gated community that dates back to the early 1920's.  Other notable spots in South Laguna like Point Place offer coastline views that look directly below at Thousand Steps Beach.  As you can expect these historic properties were built in the most prime spots with many of these historic gems built on the ocean front and have commanding views of the Pacific Ocean like the famous Lighthouse house as pictured below.  

One of the most exciting new listings to come up is the historic Crawford Ranch home in South Laguna.  The home was built in 1927 and then featured in

Just several years ago buying a home in Laguna Beach could be done through various methods that included short sales, bank owned and foreclosure properties.  In the last two years the real estate market in Laguna Beach has improved significantly and days are almost gone for seeing any kind of distressed property for sale.  One of the few remaining methods for finding homes that need to sell is through a trust or trustee sale.  A trustee sale is basically when a property is being sold by a trust often times when an owner of a property passes away.  Properties that are set up in a trust are done for tax purposes and are sold by a trustee that has been appointment by the trust to be the authorized person to sell the home.  While these homes are not

South Laguna is a great place to find properties located on the cliff side hills that are located next to the sandy beach and Pacific Ocean.   The community is a nice mixture of homes located in secure gated neighborhoods to private homes located along the cliff.  One of the most expensive communities to find these types of homes is the Three Arch Bay community.  This is one of the oldest gated communities in Laguna Beach and offers two separate gates with homes located on both the ocean side and on the hill side in the very southern point of Laguna.  Homes currently range up to $24,950,000 for a iconic lighthouse home that sits on the cliff and comes with it's own lighthouse and private pool that sits next to the sandy beach!  The home was built in 1929

Circle Drive is a small street located in the South Laguna area of Laguna Beach.  The homes are located on a cliff formation that extends out to the Pacific Ocean as pictured below.  Thousands Steps Beach is located to the south of this community and the Woods Cove neighborhood located to the north.  The oceanfront views that can be found here are simply stunning with Contemporary and Mediterranean style homes that occupy the bluff.  Many of the homes located here share a private beach access which leads directly down to the beach with real estate prices normally starting above $5 million dollars for an ocean front property.  Over the years homes have been listed for north of $20 million dollars with a majority of the homes selling for under $10 million.

One of the best hidden spots to find both oceanfront and ocean view homes is on a small street called "Seacliff Drive."  This small and winding road leads down from Pacific Coast Hwy and gets out into the Pacific Ocean on a steep cliff as pictured below.

Magnificent homes sit directly on the cliff with great coastline and white water ocean views. The South Laguna area is widely known for having lower priced oceanfront and ocean view homes and this street is no exception. Currently, an oceanfront home sits directly above the sand and is listed for $6,488,000. One of the unique features of the home besides the great views is the direct access to the sandy beach. The home incorporates a path that leads down to the sand that sits in front of the Laguna

The Table Rock beach area is located in the South Laguna Bluffs area is one of the best kept secrets for finding incredible ocean view properties in Laguna Beach, California.  Located off Pacific Coast Highway is a small street known as Table Rock Drive.  This is a very small and winding street that doesn't invite many cars to pass through unless one lives in this area.  The area get's it's name from the oceanfront condo complex known as Table Rock that sits directly on a large parcel on bedrock that jets out into the ocean.  These are million dollar plus condos that rarely come on the market.   

Many are unaware that there are also single family homes in this area that share the same great ocean views and also have quick access down to the Table Rock

Lower Three Arch Bay has really seen a surge in real estate prices as record sales have hit this summer.  Within the last month a $10 million dollar home sold located at 11 La Senda and was only on the market for 10 days.  This was an oceanfront home that was built in 1932 and has gone through renovations in the past and featured 4,000 square feet with four bedrooms located on a 12,197 square foot lot.  It was only on the market for one day and sold due to it's prime location in Lower Three Arch Bay.  Earlier this year another oceanfront home was sold for a record price of $8,500,000 to celebrity Lauren Conrad from the MTV reality show "Laguna Beach."

Today there are a total of 7 homes for sale in Three Arch Bay with three of them listed over $9.9 million