September 2014

Found 22 blog entries for September 2014.

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A Connemara By The Sea condo in San Juan Capistrano, California has just been leased by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Erica Olsen who represented the buyers.  The property located at 33801 Blessington Ln leased for $6,000 a month as a long term lease.  The home was located in the guard gated community of Connemara By The Sea and featured five bedrooms, five baths and 4,985 square feet of living space.  Situated at one of the top streets in the community the home offers stunning ocean, Dana Point Harbor, Catalina Island and sunset views.  The interior of this large Mediterranean home featured vaulted ceilings, floor to ceiling windows, custom fireplaces, granite counters in kitchen and beautiful hardwood flooring throughout.  The Master suite offered it's

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An Ocean Hills San Clemente condo has just been sold by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Sherry Bauer who represented the buyer.  3612 Calle Casino in San Clemente, California sold for $547,200 on 9/26/2014.  The town home was originally listed at $619,000 and was on the market for a total of 184 days.  The three bedroom unit offered both ocean and golf course views with a total of 1,285 square feet of living space.  The condo was a split level floor plan with all the bedrooms located on the lower level and the entertainment spaces located upstairs.  A nice 2 car garage, private patio and large Master suite were some of the highlights of this home.

The Ocean Hills community is located on the east side of the 5 freeway off the Camino De Los Mares exit.  The

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An Irvine Terrace home has just been leased by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Woody Marsh who represented the tenants.  The property located at 701 Patolita, Corona Del Mar leased for $4,600 a month as a long term lease.  Situated in the upscale Irvine Terrace community of Corona Del Mar, the single level home featured three large bedrooms, two baths with a reported 2,268 square feet of living space.  The home had recently gone through a renovation with new paint and carpet.  The home was only on the market for a short 14 days when the property was leased out to Marsh's clients.  The rent included gardening service and was leased unfurnished.

This area of Irvine Terrace is a great location and situated just blocks to the Newport Bay and Balboa Island. 

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A Tesoro Trails home in Rancho Santa Margarita has just been leased by Beach Cities Real Estate who represented the tenants.  The property located at 14 Andalusia leased for $2,950 a month as a long term rental.  Located in the brand new development of Tesoro Trails in Rancho Santa Margarita, the four bedroom, three bath home featured 1,851 square feet of living space.  The home was recently built by D.R. Horton builders and featured two level of living space which included a small loft area.  The unit offers a beautiful kitchen the granite counters, stainless steel appliances and rich hardwood flooring.  New home automated apps controlled many of the features of the home which came with a two car attached garage.

The Tesoro Trails community is one of

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A Laguna Niguel condo in the Expressions neighborhood has been leased by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Wendy Kersh who represented the tenants.  The property located at 25102 Calle Playa #D leased for $2,195 a month as a long term rental.  The condo featured two large bedrooms with two full baths and a reported 1,101 square feet of living space.  A large Kitchen with stainless steel appliances and Maple cabinetry open to the living room with a nice breakfast counter bar in between them.  A stone fireplace accented the family room with a small dining area and sliding glass doors that lead out to the small backyard area.  The Master suite featured vaulted ceilings and it's own private view deck which overlooked the community pool.  It was on the market for

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A San Clemente ocean view condo has just sold by Sherry Bauer of Beach Cities Real Estate who was the selling agent.  The sale represented the highest priced every paid in the Vista Pacifica Villas building for the calender year of 2014.  Unit #404 sold for a record $1,550,000 with Bauer representing the buyer.  The condo featured three large bedrooms, three baths and located in the top level of the building.  The ocean views were simply sensational with nothern ocean and sunset views of the San Clemente coastline.  On the market for a total of 127 days, the condo represented one of two sales that have occured in Vista Pacifica Villas in 2014.  Condos rarely come on the market in this building as there is only a total of 23 units.

Residents who live

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A San Clemente beach home has just sold by Joseph Horsley and Sam Smith of Beach Cities Real Estate who represented the owners of the property.  1513 Avenida Hacienda, San Clemente sold for $875,000 and closed escrow on Friday 9/19/2014.  The home received an offer the day after it was put on the market and closed escrow 7 days later for just $24,000 under the full asking price.  This is a real unique area of San Clemente where other similar Bungalow style homes are located on this quaint street.  Homes rarely come on the market on this street and was one of the reasons for the quick sale.  Another factor was the large size of the home that offered two large bedrooms upstairs and two main floor bedrooms.

The San Clemente Real Estate market selling

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An Oceanfront Estates home in Rancho Palos Verdes has just sold and closed escrow today for $7,490,000 by luxury real estate agent Michael Franco of Beach Cities Real Estate who was the buyer's representative.  39 Via Del Cielo is a luxury estate home located in one of the few oceanfront communities that exist in the Palos Verdes area.  The property had just recently finished construction and offered two levels of ocean view living spanning 8,000 square feet in a prime location situated just one block to the beach.  The listing had been on the market while the home was being constructed and was on the market for a total of 461 days.

Luxury homes in the Palos Verdes area are normally found in a few select communities.  Typically, homes priced over $5

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An Encantamar Dana Point condo has just been listed by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Sam Smith and Joy Cuda of Beach Properties.  The condo located at 94 Terra Vista, Dana Point is currently listed for sale for $625,000.  The two bedroom condo is located in the gated neighborhood of Encantamar and has the look and feel of a luxury hotel suite with wood beam vaulted ceilings, granite counters and top of the line appliances and modern bathrooms that are sure to excite the senses. 

Of course, the best feature of this condo are the sweeping ocean views that can be in different directions from the penthouse unit.  A small and intimate outdoor deck is a great place to enjoy the view that spans over the Dana Point city skyline.  The unit comes with a one car

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A Crest De Ville home in Laguna Niguel, California has just entered into escrow by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Wendy Kersh who represents the buyer in this real estate transaction.  The property located at 17 Bridington is currently on the market for sale at $1,459,000.  Situated in the very upscale gated community of Crest De Ville, the four bedroom, three bath home featured 3,200 square feet of living space.  The home had a lot to offer with panoramic views from the large backyard as pictured below as well as high end finishes on the interior.  Vaulted Ceilings, large picture windows, hardwood flooring and a stunning spiral staircase are just some of the highlights of this home.  A gourmet kitchen included granite counters, center kitchen island and

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A San Clemente Triplex property has just gone into escrow today by Beach Cities Real Estate broker associate Scott Bingham and Sam Smith who represent the buyer.  The property located at 136 Avenida Algodon is currently listed for sale at $975,000.  Located in the middle of the downtown San Clemente neighborhood are three 2 bedroom units that rent for a total monthly gross scheduled income of $5,250.00.  This is a great located that is just 5 blocks away from the center of town and one block to the desirable Southwest San Clemente neighborhood.  The property comes with community laundry that collects an average $350.00 a month and new hardscape and driveway that was recently installed.  The Mediterranean style building comes with 3 covered parking spaces

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A Huntington Landmark townhome in Huntington Beach, California has just been leased by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Woody Marsh who represented the tenants.  8877 Lauderdale Ct #212E, Huntington Beach was a two bedroom condo that leased for $1,950 a month as a long term lease.  The property was located in the senior community of Huntington Landmark that requires residents to be at least 55 years of age.  The condo have been nicely upgraded with vaulted ceilings, crown molding, rich hardwood flooring and an open floorplan.  The gourmet kitchen offered grantie counters, white cabnietry and staintless steel appliances.  An enclosed roof top deck overlooked the community while providing plenty of shade.  The condo came with a one car detached garage and

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A San Clemente North home has just been listed by Beach Cities Real Estate agents Joseph Horsley and Smith who are the listing agents.  The home located at 1513 Avenida Hacienda is listed for $899,000.  The location of the home is absolutely ideal and situated approximatley 2 blocks to the beach.  The neighborhood is very quaint with similar type bungalow style homes and situated on a quiet street that leads to the beach.  The home had a large remodel and addtion done to it in 2008 and features 2,400 square feet of living space.  The Master Bedroom takes up almost half of the entire 2nd floor with a huge walk-in closet and Master Bath.  One additional bedroom can be found upstairs while two bedrooms can be found on the main level.  The showers have also

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A Mystic Hill home in San Clemente, California has just been listed for sale by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Sam Smith and Joy Cuda of Beach Properties.  The property is located at 624 Calle Embocadura is listed for sale for $975,000.  Situated in the quiet neighborhood of Mystic Hill of San Clemente, the four bedroom, three bath home spans over 3,000 square feet of living space with very large front and back yard the equals over 12,000 square feet.  The home is nicely updated with a gourmet kitchen with top of the line appliances and stunning center island cook top.  The rooms have nice vaulted ceilings which gives the illusion of additional space with a huge Master suite and bath that would rival any resort hotel room.  An attached 3 car garage,

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A Emerald Ridge home in Dana Point, California has just been leased by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Michael Franco who represented the tenants.  The property located at 32502 Via Mentone leased for $5,300 a month as a long term rental which included association dues and gardener.  The contemporary home was designed by the well known architect Mark Singer who is very popular in the Laguna Beach and surrounding beach towns.  His homes are easily recognized for their sleek contemporary design which blends harsh lines with warm and soothing wood tones.  32502 Via Mentone comprised of 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths with 2,741 square feet of living space.  The home was extremely private and featured an open floor plan with wood covered ceilings, floor to ceiling

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A North Laguna ocean view home in Laguna Beach, California has been leased by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Scott Lytle who represented the tenant.  The property located at 335 Cajon Terrace is a short term vacation rental that is available for $15,000 a month.  The large estate home in the upscale Emerald Terrace community covered 4,000 square square feet and feature four bedroom, three baths and panoramic ocean and Catalina Island views.  The home included a private swimming pool, movie theater and is available fully furnished with the rent including the water, electric, gas, trash, pool and gardener. 

Laguna Beach has a large supply of short term vacation rentals that are available from one week to one month.  The summer months are typically the

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A Lantern Village condo in Dana Point, California has gone under contract by Beach Cities Real Estate agents Scott Ltyle and Natalie Brown who represents the buyer.  The property located at 25062 Alicia Dr #B, Dana Point is currently on the market for sale at $574,000.  Situated in the central Lantern Village area, the two bedroom, two bath condo features wonderful ocean views with 1,250 square feet of living space.  The condo is situated in a quaint Spanish style building on of the best view streets in Dana Point.  Lots of charm can be found on the interior of the condo which includes a stone firpelace, custom arches, tile and carpet flooring and a 2 car garage. 

There are only a total of 3 units in this building which the $200 a month homeowners

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A Coral Gardens home in Mission Viejo, California has just gone under contract and into escrow by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Scott Bingham who represents the buyer.  The property located at 28034 Cayman #331 is a three bedroom condo currently on the market for sale at $474,000.  The town home style unit is located in the desirable Coral Gardens neighborhood that is within close proximity to Lake Mission Viejo.  The condo had recently gone through recent renovation with upgrades that included new recessed lighting, new kitchen cabinetry and appliances in the Kitchen area with new vanity, marble flooring and updated tub and showers in the bathrooms.  Two of the bedrooms were considered Master Suites with their own individual bath with one located

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A Gables home in Ladera Ranch, California has just gone under contract by Beach Cities Real Estate broker associate Scott Bingham who represents the buyer.  The property located at 136 Main Street is currently on the market for sale at $664,900.  Situated in "The Gables" neighborhood and located in the heart of Ladera Ranch is a three bedroom, two bath home with 1,995 square feet of living space.  The home was originally built in 2001 on a corner lot location with charming Spanish style arches and tile roofs.  A large and inviting front porch greets you as you come into the home with light and bright interiors that offered recessed lighting, crown molding and stained glass windows.  A gourmet kitchen with dark cabinetry and large center island make this a

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A Mesa Verde home in Costa Mesa, California has just gone into escrow by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Michael Franco who represents the buyer.  The property located at 2877 Europa is on the market for sale at $829,999.  Located in the highly desirable Mesa Verde area, the four bedroom home was built in 1964 in the classic ranch style with two levels of living space and a total of 2,101 square feet.  Some of the highlights of the home include nice hardwood flooring, updated kitchen with stainless steel appliances and newer style cabinets.  The bedrooms are generous size rooms with updated modern bathrooms.  A huge backyard with brick patio and large grassy area makes this the idea place to call home.  

The Mesa Verde area is a very popular area due to