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Laguna Beach is a major tourist destination with thousands of visitors coming to the city each year.  Many Laguna Beach home buyers are looking for properties that can be used for both residential and commercial use to generate monthly cash flow and have a place to call home.  A newly listed residential and commercial use property has come on the market that offers these two elements with ocean views!  When considering where to buy commercial space in Laguna Beach is always best to walk the desired location during the day to see how the traffic flows.  Commercial properties located in the Laguna Village will typically have more traffic than North or South Laguna locations.  North Laguna area tends to have more upscale and is a popular area for art

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It seems like everyone is looking for a deal with bargain hunters looking for those properties where the sellers are motivated to sell.   Properties listed as short sales, are distressed sales where the owner needs to sell within a short period of time.  These can be priced very well and identifying those properties that need a sell quickly is the key.  A newly listed short sale listing has come on the market that is priced for a quick sale.  The home is located in the Laguna Village area of Laguna Beach and offers two homes on one lot for $1,350,000!  The Laguna Village area is a great place to find Bungalow, Craftsman and Carriage House style homes in the downtown Laguna Beach area.  The Schools are top notch with the Laguna Beach High School located

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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…

From time to time we see properties come on the market in the Laguna Canyon area of Laguna Beach that had various kind of zoning regulations.  The normal regulations in most parts of Laguna Beach you will find is R1 which stands for a one family residential home.  R2, R3 & R4 housing can also be found in Laguna Beach which allows for duplex, triplex and fourplex properties respectively.  A newly listed homein the Laguna Canyon area has been listed with a M1A Zoning which allows for light industrial and some commercial uses of the property.  Listed as a short sale, these homes are sold "as-is" where the seller is not obligated to fix any problems that may exist with the property.  If you are looking for a property in Laguna Beach that allows you to do more…

With 60 short sale listings on the market right now in Laguna Beach, California we are seeing a huge increase in the number of short sale homes on the market.  What is a short sale?  Well, a short sale is where a homeowner is in distress and can no longer afford their mortgage payments.  The property has not gone into foreclosure but typically mortgage payments have been missed and foreclosure can be just months away.  The homeowner decides to put their home on the market to short pay the bank the difference in amount owed to the bank and the price a buyer is willing to offer on their home.  A good short sale agent will prepare all short sale documents and negotiate with the bank to have the difference forgiven.  Keep in mind that short sales can take a

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