January 2015

Found 19 blog entries for January 2015.

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A San Juan Capistrano home has just been listed for lease by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Tracy Ellis.  The property located at 32005 Avenida Evita, San Juan Capistrano is now available for lease at $3,950 a month.  Located in the Sun Ranch East community in San Juan Capistrano, the four bedroom single level home features 2,450 square feet of living space and features a huge front and back yard.  The home comes with a 3 car garage plus RV parking, new vinyl windows, air conditioning and a central courtyard area.  The gourmet kitchen features granite counters, double oven, center kitchen island and stainless steel appliances.

This Sun Ranch home has a very open floor plan with fireplaces, formal dining room and a large Master suite with vaulted ceilings

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A South Laguna Bluffs home in Laguna Beach, California has just closed escrow today by Scott Lytle of Beach Cities Real Estate who represented the buyer.  31696 Seacliff Dr closed on 1/29/2015 and sold for $4,475,000.  The home was on the market a total of 55 days and was custom built by local architect Paul McClean. The buyers have decided to lease the property and the home is currently available for rent at $15,000 a month.  This is a stunning contemporary home with floor to ceiling glass, top of the line finishes and materials and ocean views from most rooms in the house. 

The ocean view home includes a 2 car attached garage, smart technology through a smart phone or iPad, Portuguese limestone, white oak flooring and glass sliding doors.  From this

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A Laguna Beach, California home has just closed escrow and has been sold by Broker Associate Scott Bingham of Beach Cities Real Estate who was the selling agent.  2740 Highland Way, Laguna Beach closed on 1/28/2015 and sold for $1,550,000.  The sales price sold at 94% of the original list price and was on the market for a total of 140 days.  Highland Way is located two blocks to Pacific Coast Highway and just several past that point the beach in Victoria Beach.  This is a very popuar destination for local residents and tourists alike.

The sale is one of the first sales in the Upper Victoria Beach area that normally see homes sales from one to four million dollars.  In 2014, sales ranged from $1.065 to $3.975 million with a total of 9 home sales in Upper

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A San Clemente condo has just been listed by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Erica Olsen.  The property located at 220 Avenida Lobeiro is listed for $1,100 a month as a long term rental.  The one bedroom, one bath apartment studio is located in the desirable Southwest San Clemente area and just one short block to the beach.  The unit comes with a large kitchen and custom built-in's and situated on the ground level.  Built in 1971, the building is located on the ocean side of the freeway with the rent including water, electric, gas, trash and gardener.  A 12 month lease is requested with the unit that comes unfurnished with no pets and no parking spaces provided in the rent.  

This section of Southwest San Clemente is called the Lobeiro Loop as the street

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An Encinitas home has just been listed by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Dan Benjamin.  The property located at 1624 North Coast Highway #25 is available for lease at $1,650 a month.   The beach cottage manufactured home features one bedroom, one bath with a total 460 square feet of living space.  Built in 2003, the home is available as a furnished or unfurnished rental in the Sands Park community.  This is a great location near the oceanfront street of Neptune and just blocks to the Grandview Beach area in Leucadia.  The home comes with one designated parking space and has a nice front yard and garden area.

The Leucadia area of Encinitas is a great place to live and is located on the north side of the city of Encinitas.  Many love living here due to

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An Encinitas Ocean Front home has just been listed by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Kimberly Kramer.  The property located at 110 5th Street is available for lease at $15,000 a month as a long term lease.  The four bedroom, four bath home is located in the Moonlight Beach area and built in the classic Spanish architectural style with ocean views from a large majority of the rooms.  The estate property has lots of room to explore with 5,800 square feet of living space with a bonus roof top deck lounge area.  The upper level features the master suite, office and guest bedroom while the mid level offers a large living room, kitchen, family room and bedroom.  A beautiful spiral staircase connects all the levels on the north wing while another set of stairs

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A Lago Vista South home in Oceanside, California has just gone under contract by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Lidia Raven who represents the buyer.  The property located at 5229 Windmill Street is currently on the market for sale at $479,000.  The Three bedroom, two bath home features 1,622 square feet of living space with a 3 car attached garage.  The home was originally built in 1988 in the Cape Cod style with panoramic city and valley views.  Situated on a quiet cul-de-sac location, the two story property featured bay windows, formal dining room, vaulted ceilings, living room fireplace and large grassy backyard area.

The Lago Vista south community is located just south of the 76 freeway the cross streets of Santa Fe Ave and Melrose Drive.  Homes in

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A Village Niguel II Laguna Niguel home has just closed escrow today by Jim Knoska of Beach Cities Real Estate who represented the buyer.  28546 Via Reggio closed escrow on 1/21/2015 and sold for $755,000.  Located in the desirable Village Niguel II community, the single family home was on the market for a total of 42 days and sold for 98% of list price at $388.37 per square foot.   This was one of the larger models in the community and also offered nice city lights and hill side views.  

The sale represented one of the first homes sold in the Village Niguel community in 2015.  Last year, there were a total of 5 homes that sold between $627,000 to $850,000 with the average days on the market being approximately 58 days.  This is a well maintained complex

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A Newport Crest condo in Newport Beach, California has just been listed for lease by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Erica Olsen.  The condo located at 10 Land Fall Court is available for lease at $3,800 a month.  Located on the front row of the complex, the three bedroom unit features two levels of living space with a large master suite situated on the upper level.  The views are simply amazing with direct ocean and Catalina Island views.  The unit also overlooks the new Sunset Ridge park area with the Newport Beach Pier in the distance.  A gallery style kitchen, formal dining area and a large finished basement area complete this beautiful ocean view condo.

The Newport Crest community is a premier condo complex with an approximate 460 units.  The units

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A Niguel Shores home in Dana Point, California has just been listed for lease by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Joseph Horsley.  The home located at 24161 Vista D' Oro, Dana Point is available for lease at $4,100 a month as a long term rental.  The home has a premier location with panoramic ocean views from the living room, master bedroom and outdoor patio area as pictured below.  This is the first time this property has been available in a long period of time and offers a central courtyard, galley style kitchen and formal dining room.  It comes with a 2 car garage and located in a secure gated community. 

The Niguel Shores neighborhood is considered one of the top communities in Dana Point that allows direct beach access from within the gates.  The

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A Village San Juan Patio home in San Juan Capistrano has just been listed by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Scott Bingham.  The home located at 26502 Briarwood is on the market for sale for $529,000.  The home features three bedrooms, two baths with 1,200 square feet of living space.  A very desirable single level floor plan with hardwood flooring, living room fireplace and an open style kitchen make this a great deal for a first time home buyer or real estate investor.  There is even a good size front and backyard as pictured below.  Homes in the low $500,000 price point do sell very quickly so contact Scott for an immediate showing.

The home is located in the valley of the Ortega area of San Juan Capistrano with large open spaces and community parks

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A Carlsbad oceanfront home at 5201 Shore Drive has successfully closed escrow today on 1/13/2015 and sold for $3,775,000 by Kimberly Kramer of Beach Cities Real Estate who represented the buyer.  In the last 45 days Kramer has sold two ocean front properties in the San Diego coastline totally over $12.5 million dollars worth of real estate.  Kimberly has proven herself as a luxury real estate expert who understands the nuances of beach front properties.  The sale at 5201 Shore Drive closed within a little less than 30 days for just under the list price of $4,100,876.  Her client was able to negotiate the price down by over $300,000 for a great mid century home located right on the bluff.

Real Estate buyers looking for properties similar to 5201 Shore

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A Newport Beach ocean view rental has just been listed by Jim Knoska of Beach Cities Real Estate.  The property located at 270 Cagney Lane is listed for rent at $2,600 a month. The unit comes with two full bedrooms and two baths and accented with nice hardwood flooring and a living room fireplace.   One of the biggest selling points is the large floor to ceiling windows that allow a lot of natural light into the unit with 9 foot ceilings and a private balcony that offers views of the ocean.  It's also situated as a desirable end unit that is close to the community clubhouse. The interior includes a nice breakfast bar, family room, main floor bedroom and a gated entrance.

The owner is asking for a 12 month lease with no pets allowed.  The rental price

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A Laguna Royale Laguna Beach condo has just closed escrow today by Scott Lytle of Beach Cities Real Estate who represented the buyer.  31423 Coast Hwy Unit #59 closed escrow on 1/9/2015 for $1,800,000. Situated on the beach front Laguna Royale building, the condo was originally on the market for just under $2 million when Lytle's clients secured the property.  The unit had a really great corner location that offered coastline and white water views of the southern beaches of Laguna Beach.

The sale represents the first sale of 2015 in the Laguna Royale building as there were a total of 1 condo sold in 2014 for $1,840,000.  The complex is one of the most expensive condo buildings in the South Laguna Beach area and offers some of the best ocean views to be

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A San Clemente ocean view home has just gone under contract by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Jeremy Aloe who represents the buyer.  The property located at 1201 Via La Jolla, San Clemente is currently on the market for sale at $1,545,000.  Situated in the Southeast section of San Clemente, the four bedroom, three bath home spans 3,864 square feet of living space on a prime corner lot location.  The home has a lot of history to it and was originally built in 1966 and designed by Chris Abel who is well known in the beach communities for building well thought out contemporary designed homes. 

One of the best features of this home is the view.  From every room in the house panoramic views of the ocean can be seen and include stunning coastline, Dana Point

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A Seacliff Club Series home in Huntington Beach, California has just been leased by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Woody Marsh who represented the tenants.  6055 Shadowbrook, Huntington Beach leased for $3,200 a month as a long term lease.  Located in the Seacliff gated community, the two bedroom, two bath single famioy residence featured 2,049 square feet of living space on three levels.  The home offered high ceilings with lots of windows to let in the natural light.  The interior layout features the living quarters on the main level, kitchen and dining room on the 2nd level with bedrooms located on the upper third floor.  There is also direct access to a 2 car garage and lots of storage.  A peek view of the Pacific Ocean can also be seen from the

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A Victoria Beach home has just been leased by Michael Franco of Beach Cities Real Estate who was the listing agent.  152 Mcaulay Pl leased for $7,500 a month as a long term lease on 1/1/2015.  Situated in the desirable Victoria Beach area of Laguna Beach was a stunning sea view property located just steps to the sandy beach. The property was recently purchased and the owner decided to rent it out on a yearly basis.  Victoria Beach is a multi million dollar neighborhood that is situated on the ocean side of Coast Hwy with homes located on the oceanfront and several rows back.  

Victoria Beach homes normally rent up to $7,800 a month depending on the size and location of the home.  Homes located on the water front will commnad a premium in price.  For

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A Lake Elsinore lot has been listed for sale by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Jeanette Infield who is the listing agent.  The lot is located just blocks from the lake and listed for sale for $75,000.  The vacant piece of land features an approximate 6,301 square feet on Zeller street in Lake Elsinore.  This is a great area with newer model homes located in the area.  One of the biggest selling points for the lot is the close proximity to the lake that offers a variety of fishing and water features.  This is considered the West side of Lake Elsinore that is located off a paved road and sits on the right side of Zellar street.  

Lake Elsinore has a huge number of lots currently available for sale with a total of 278 listings on the market.  Real Estate

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A Villa Balboa condo in Newport Beach, California has successfully closed escrow by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Jim Knoska who represented the buyer.  270 Cagney Lane, Newport Beach sold for $602,500.  The condo was located in the Villa Balboa which is beach close gated complex in Newport Beach.  The two bedroom, two bath condo featured nice hardwood flooring, high end kitchen with granite counters and stainless steel appliances.  An interior living room fireplace and nearly floor to ceiling windows offered an abundance of natural light that was adjoined by the dining room area.  The unit enjoyed peek views of the Newport Bay and Pacific Ocean while providing spacious bedrooms and upgraded baths.  270 Cagney Lane was on the market for a total of 90