$27,500,000 - 21 Montage Way, Laguna Beach

One of the luxury's of buying a home in Laguna Beach is the extra perks that a home comes with.  Some of the most requested items are three to four garage plus home, wine cellar, gym, home theater and luxury pool and spa.  If you are wine enthusiast then buying a home with a custom wine cellar should be on your list.  Not all Laguna Beach homes will come with this unique feature so it's to work with a local realtor who knows the homes currently for sale that have this feature.  Contemporary and Mediterranean style luxury homes will typically tend to have wine cellars compared to other architectural style homes.   As a rule of thumb the more expensive the home is the better the chance the home will have these unique features.  Homes over $10 million…

As one of the most expensive real estate markets in the country, Laguna Beach is known for it's multi million dollars homes.  In fact, you will find 19 homes listed for sale between $10 to $20 million dollars, 1 home listed between $20 to $30 million dollars and two homes listed for more than $30 million dollars.  What makes these homes so expensive?  Location plays a big part of the asking price.  Homes located on the ocean front will always command a premium in price and some of the more expensive gated community will have a premium price for living inside it's community.  A good example of this is a new Laguna Beach home that just came on the market that is situated on two beach front lots in Emerald Bay, a rare opportunity in the exclusive…

Many have asked if 2012 is a good time to buy a house in Laguna Beach.  As real estate inventory in Laguna Beach is reaching record lows the supply and demand for real estate is reaching a new high.  What does this mean for real estate prices?  Our experts don't believe that we will see an increase in pricing for 2012 but a very competitive market for prime properties priced at market value and offering ocean views or located on the ocean front.  We are currently seeing multiple buyers bidding one single properties especially in the short sale arena.  Short Sales are becoming the dominant way to seize a great deal in Laguna Beach but there are good and bad points about doing a short sale.  If you are patient and you act quickly when you see a good…

One of the hidden spots in Laguna Beach to find spectacular oceanfront homes is a small community called "Camel Point" in Laguna Beach, California.  Located just above Aliso Creek Beach to the south sits some of the most majestic oceanfront estate homes.  The homes have a tremendous view of the Laguna Coastline as you look towards the Montage Resort & Spa to the north.  The homes situated with southern views look towards the Laguna Royale condo complex and have forever views of the coastline looking past Dana Point & San Clemente.  Currently, there are two homes for sale in the Camel Point community with one oceanfront contemporary home currently listed at $13,900,000.  If your budget does not allow for this amount of luxury you may want to consider…

Laguna Beach is a great place to find unique waterfront homes over $10 million dollars that take in the pacific ocean views and offer some of the best luxury architectural design to be found in the world.  These water front homes can be found in many different luxury locations like Emerald Bay, Montage Residences, Lower Three Arch Bay and Victoria Beach.  All these locations are behind gated communities with the exception of Victoria Beach which is home to some of the most awe inspiring contemporary waterfront homes.  If you are looking for a waterfront home that is not located in a gated community then you may be interested in this waterfront home that just came on the market that takes in the wonderful ocean front views from a stunning North…

If you are a fan of different architectural styles of homes and respect the individuality of these unique homes then you will really appreciate living in Laguna Beach.  So many of the homes in Southern California are built in the Mediterranean and Spanish style, especially those built as tract homes.  We do love these style of homes but when something unique and different comes along like a French Country Architecture then we get really excited!  A newly listed French Country Style home has come on the market offering panoramic ocean views on a street-to-street lot in the Coast Royal community in South Laguna Beach.  The Coast Royal community is located on the east side of Pacific Coast Highway and just above the "Table Rock Dr" oceanfront street that…

One of the more popular destinations for finding oceanfront properties is in the South Laguna area of Laguna Beach, California.  One particular street is known for it's great white water ocean views and the sandy beach known as "Table Rock Dr."  Table Rock Dr is located of the ocean side of Pacific Coast and north of Three Arch Bay and south of the Montage Residences and Ocean Estates.  A bird's eye view of a current Table Rock Dr listed for sale for $999,500 gives you a great perspective of the incredible location of these oceanfront properties.  Thre great thing about this location is the direct access to the beach and Secret Cove.  Many of the famous Laguna Beach restaurants and shopping is located just minutes away.  If you are in the market to…

We get a lot of inquiries from Laguna Beach buyers wanting to know where the most expensive streets are located in Laguna Beach, California.  There are two ways to look at this, one is the actual highest price sales that have occurred on any given street in Laguna Beach.  The second way would be to look at the currently available homes for sale and determine the most expensive street currently for sale in Laguna Beach.  Historically, if you look at sales for the past 10 years there is a true winner for the most expensive street in Laguna Beach, namely "Emerald Bay."  Emerald Bay street in the gated community of Emerald Bay has the highest reported sold home in Laguna Beach for $19,00,000 located at 168 Emerald Bay.  There have been reported an even…

Finding the most expensive gated communities in Laguna Beach, CA is easy if you know where to look.  Our Laguna Beach Real Estate agents work daily with Laguna Beach buyers wanting information on the most exclusive places to live.  One easy way to find the most expensive communities is to do a home search and see where the most expensive homes for sale are located.  An easier way is to talk with a local real estate expert who knows the inside story on the different communities to live in.  Here are the 5 most expensive communities.  1)  Emerald Bay, 2) Smithcliffs, 3) Three Arch Bay, 4) Irvine Cove, 5) Montage Residences.  It's not uncommon in any of these five communities to have homes for sale in the $5 million dollar range and up.  Montage…

If you have lived in the Laguna Beach for any length of time you are familiar with the local designer Greg Abel.  The Abel name carries a lot of weight here in Southern California with wonderfully designed beach homes all throughout Orange County.  A newly listed home has come on the market that was designed by Greg Able in 1988 and features classic lines that take in the wonderful ocean views, now listed for $6,500,000.  The South Laguna Bluffs area is none for it's wonderful ocean view homes.  A birdseye view shows you the close proximity to the Secret Cove beach and situated just north of the Laguna Lido and south of the Montage Resort & Spa Residences in South Laguna Beach.  From this location there are many local shops and restaurants and…