February 2014

A Villagio II San Clemente condo has just been listed for lease by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Sherry Bauer.  The property situated at 55 Calle Sol, San Clemente is now available for lease at $3,000 a month.  This is a great area of San Clemente that is located high on a hill side in the Rancho San Clemente area of San Clemente, California.  Homes located on the front row like 55 Calle Sol have panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and Catalina Island.  The community itslef is not gated but a very safe and security neighborhood.  All the homes in this area are two story town homes with 2 car attached garages.  55 Calle Sol has gone through a complete renovation with a lovely kitchen with granite counter tops and modern stainless steel appliances.  This

A Cyprus Cove San Clemente home has successfully just sold today.  The home at 220 Avenida Vista Del Oceano, San Clemente closed escrow today for $1,850,000 by Beach Cities Real Estate broker Sam Smith who represented the owners of the property who had recently moved to Hawaii.  The home was previously on the market for a period of almost 6 months and listed with a different brokerage.  The home was then marketed by Beach Cities Real Estate and sold within just a little over 60 days on the market.   The sale represents the third sale for Smith this year for properties over $900,000.  He previously closed escrow on an ocean front home in San Clemente for $1,700,000 and a Southwest San Clemente home for $900,000.

Cyprus Cove is a beautiful place to live

A Laguna Hills condo in the Crestline community has just been leased by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Erycka Sanchez who represented the tenants in this rental transaction.  The property was locatated at 24410 Eastview Road and leased for $1,495 a month as a long term 12 month lease.  The condo featured one bedroom, one bath with 656 square feet of living space. The 2nd level condo featured a 1 car garage that was located directly below the unit.  It featured laminate wood flooring, a remolded kitchen and upgraded bathroom.  The landload included the washer/dryer in the monthly rent.  The property was on the market for only three days when Sanchez's client secured the unit.

The Crestline community is located near Alicia Pkwy and the 73 freeway.  This is

A Del Prado Laguna Niguel condo has just sold by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Sherry Bauer who represented the buyers.  The property located at 27914 Via Bellaza closed escrow for $355,000 on 2/20/2014.  The condo featured two bedrooms, two baths with 1,093 square feet of living space.  Situated in the desirable Del Prado neighborhood, the condo came with an attached 2 car garage with an open floor plan and private location with no other units looking into your property.  Some of the highlights included large Master Bedroom walk-in closet, sliding glass doors and outdoor patio area.  The property was on the market for a total of 192 days when the home sold to Sherry's clients and was originally listed at $410,000. 

The Del Prado neighborhood is

A Talavera Aliso Viejo home has just been listed for lease by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Lidia Raven who represents the owner.  The property located at 15 El Caserio in Aliso Viejo, CA is on the market for lease at $2,700 a month as a long term lease.  Located in the Talavera gated community, the three bedroom single family residence offers 1,800 square feet of living space just blocks away from the Soka University of America.  The home features a large gourmet kitchen with white tile and cabinetry with recessed lighting and lots of natural light.  Rich hardwood flooring and a stone fireplace in the living room with an attached 2 car garage.  Upstairs features a large master suite and an individual laundry room.

The Talavera is a ideally located in

A Carmel Aliso Viejo home has just sold by Scott Lytle of Beach Cities Real Estate who was the selling agent.  The property closed escrow today and sold for $20,000 below asking price at $729,000.  The large two story residence was only on the market a total of 36 days when Scott's clients purchased the home.  The property was a probate sale and was subject to a 15 day notice of property action.  This is the time normally used for a court to review all offers and make a final decision on selling the home.  The property had a lot to offers with canyon, city light, mountain and valley views from the upstairs rooms. Situated on a cul-de-sac street the home had great curb appeal both inside and out.  

7 Stone Pine had a lot to offer and included a large

A San Clemente ocean view condo has just been leased by Joseph Horsley of Beach Cities Real Estate who represented both the landlord and tenant in this real estate transaction.  231 Avenida Granada, San Clemente was on the market for 2 short weeks when iit leased for the full asking price of $3,500 a month.  The town home was located on Avenida Granada street which is one block from the famous "Avenida Del Mar" shopping district.  Here you will find a wide variety of shopping and restaurants as it leads down to the San Clemente Pier.  This is considered a prime real estate location that's an easy walk down to the beach and the downtown area.  The building was newer construction building that offered wonderful views of the ocean.  It kept the original

A Laguna Niguel home in the Palmilla community has just gone into escrow by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Jim Knoska who represents the buyer.  The property located at 26 Vista Montemar in Laguna Niguel, California is listed for sale for $2,799,000.  The five bedroom home is located in the upscale gated community called "Palmilla" which is home luxury Mediterranean style homes in the West section of Laguna Niguel.  The home was built for entertaining with over 6,300 square feet of living space that is located on a huge 14,680 square foot lot.  The expansive home comes equipped with a 4 car garage with a gourmet kitchen, formal dining and living room.  Bonus rooms like a custom wine cellar, game room and library room with dark wood cabinetry add to it's

A Laguna Village condo in Laguna Hills, California has just gone into escrow by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Cara Farley who represents the buyer.  The three bedroom condo is on the market for sale for $359,000.  Located in the North Laguna Hills area, the condo features an open floor plan with 3 large bedrooms, 2 baths with a 2 car garage!  The two story town home has been highly upgraded with one bedroom location on main level.  Some of the upgrades include Travertine flooring, maple cabinetry in the Kitchen, new carpet, crown molding and appliances.  The home was only on the market for a short 7 days and received multiple offers.

The Laguna Village community features an association pool, clubhouse, gym, tennis and basketball courts.  The condos are

A Doma San Diego condo in the Little Italy district in downtown San Diego has just gone into escrow by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Kimberly Kramer who represents the buyer.  The property located at 1780 Kettner #313 is currently listed for sale for $755,000.  The unit is a sleek contemporary loft in the exclusive Doma building and features panoramic views of the bay and ocean with 17 foot ceilings and dramatic floor to ceiling glass.  The loft features one bedroom with an approximate 1,692 square feet of living space.  Built in 2003, the unit offers granite counters and top of the line stainless steel appliances in the gourmet kitchen.  The rooms are enriched with hardwood flooring that balances out the concrete walls.  The loft has only been on the

A Sea Pointe Estates residential home has just gone into escrow by Don Gisler of Beach Cities Real Estate who represents the buyer.  The property is located at 6 Tesoro and home was previously listed for sale at $999,5000 and is currently off the market on our Multiple Listing Service.  The home is rather large with a total of 5 bedrooms and 4,300 square feet of living space on a huge 11,326 square foot lot.  The property features a 3 car garage, double door entry, Travertine stone flooring and lots of windows that let in the natural light.  The gourmet kitchen features granite counter tops, stone flooring and dark wood cabinetry. 

The Sea Pointe Estates residence offers wonderful vaulted ceilings that add extra volume to the home with multiple

A Sea Pointe Estates lot has just gone into escrow by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Mike Kashani who represents the buyer.  The land is located at 27 Cantilena, San Clemente and is listed for sale at $349,000.  Sea Pointe Estates is a guard gated community with many association amenities.  The lot itself is located on one of the first streets as you enter the community.  Situated above the Shorecliff golf course, the lot features 12, 197 square feet with beautiful ocean views.  The land was only on the market for just over one month when it went under contract with Kashani's client.

Sea Pointe Estates is one of the few remaining communities in San Clemente where you can still find ocean view land for sale.  In the last year there has been one lot sale

A Mesa Verde Costa Mesa home has just gone into escrow by Don Gisler of Beach Cities Real Estate.  The property is located at 1873 Tahiti Dr and was listed for sale at $945,000.  The home received a huge amount of interest after coming on the market due to the location and price of the home.  Also, homes rarely come on the market for sale in Mesa Verde and many are in the market to find a home even if the property needs work in fixing up.  1873 Tahiti Dr was advertised as a fixer-upper home that featured five large bedrooms on an over-sized lot as pictured below.  The home received multiple offers and went into escrow this week and scheduled to close next month. 

Early signs of the real estate market in the first 6 weeks of the year are pointing to

A Downtown San Clemente home has just been listed by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Joseph Horsley.  The property located at 231 Avenida Granada, San Clemente is offered for lease at $3,500 a month as a long term lease.  The property is located in the downtown San Clemente area and was custom built in 2001.  The home features 3 large bedrooms, 3 baths with 1,558 square feet of living space with panoramic ocean views.  Built in the Spanish architectural style the home is reminiscent of the older Spanish homes that can be found throughout San Clemente.  The residence offers beautiful hardoowd flooring, vaulted ceilings and an upscale kitchen with top of the line appliances.  An amazing roof top deck offers great views of the ocean and city lights.

231

A Seagate Colony Aliso Viejo condo has just been leased by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Erycka Sanchez who represented the tenants.  The property located at 227 Cinnamon Teal, Aliso Viejo leased for $1,450 a month.  The one bedroom unit was located on the penthouse level of this 2 story building and featured nice hardwood flooring, plantation shutters and vaulted ceilings.  The condo had only been on the market for a short 26 days when Sanchez's clients leased the property.  This particular floor plan was a nice open concept with a combined living space of the Kitchen, living and dining room.  In addition, the unit came with a detached one car garage, laundry hook-ups and a small patio area.

The Seagate Colony condo complex is ideally located off the

A Forster Ranch San Clemente home has just been leased by Joseph Horlsey of Beach Cities Real Estatein San Clemente, California.  The four bedroom home leased for the full asking price of $3,200 a month.  This is a beautiful home was located in the Vera Cruz community and situated on a quiet cul-de-sac street that is close to many of the best schools in San Clemente.  Large mature landscaping with an over-sized lot size gives plenty of room to enjoy the warm San Clemente weather.  The home came equipped with a main floor bedroom, living and family room, sun-room, and three bedrooms including the Master suite located upstairs.  Views of the Veracruz community could be seen from the Master Bedroom deck as well. 

The Veracruz community is a small

A Southwest San Clemente home has just sold by Sam Smith of Beach Cities Real Estate who represented the buyer.  The property is located at 147 W Avenida Ramona that sold for $900,000 and closed escrow on 2/10/2014.  The home was just a handful of properties in the Southwest area that were built in the 1920's.  This is when San Clemente was first developed as a city with the founder's dream of creating a Spanish Village by the Sea with white stucco homes with red clay roofs.  Many of these homes were destroyed throughout the years but there are a select few which still remain.  147 W Avenida Ramona was built in 1930 and still has the charm of grand older homes.  Classic wood beam ceilings, Spanish entry courtyard and small intimate rooms make this a cute

A Downtown San Diego condo in the Horizons building has just sold by Kimberly Kramer of Beach Cities Real Estate who represented the tenants. 555 Front St #1601, San Diego sold for an amazing $520,000.  The Horizons building is located in the upscale Marina district in downtown San Diego has many condos for sale well above the $2 million dollar price point.  The one bedroom condo offered stunning bay and city views from it's 16th floor location and offered an 2nd bonus room that could be used as a bedroom or office.  Some of the highlights of the condo included Travertine flooring, gourmet kitchen with stainless steel appliances, floor to ceiling windows, 24 hour security and subterranean parking.

The downtown San Diego area has many upscale condo

A San Clemente ocean front home has just sold by local real estate agent Sam Smith of Beach Cities Real Estate who represented the owner.   The bluff front residence at 2825 La Ventana closed escrow today for $1,700,000.  Located on a small quiet street known as "La Ventana" which is ideally situated on the boarder of San Clemente and Dana Point.  The single level home featured 3 bedrooms and an approximate 1,695 square feet with breathtaking views of the ocean, coastline and the San Clemente Pier.  The home was sold off market and was not actively on the market for sale.  Sam Smith negotiated the sale which closed escrow on 2/7/2013.  

The pictures below really showcase the home that offered views from almost every room in the house.  The Master

An Armstrong Ranch home in Santa Ana, California has just been leased by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Mike Kashani who represented the tenants.  The property located at 1932 Deerfield Rd in Santa Ana leased for $4,000 a month as a long term lease.  The home featured four large bedrooms, three baths with a total of 3,750 square feet of living space and was highly upgraded with stunning hardwood flooring, vaulted ceilings and an open floor-plan.  The gourmet kitchen featured dual ovens, large center island and an adjacent formal dining room.  The Master Retreat was equally as nice with a large retreat area and Master Bath with jacuzzi tub and walk-in shower.  The home was on the market for a total of 41 days when the it was rented out by Kashan's