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A South Cove condo in Dana Point, California has just been sold by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Sherry Bauer who represented the buyer.  The condo located at 3440 Doheny Way, Dana Point sold for $1,135,000 and closed escrow on 6/15/22.  The two bedroom, two bath condo featured an approximate 1,404 according to the building permit. The South Cove community has a lot to offer that often features and 9 and 10 foot ceilings with modern Contemporary design. These also often come with large kitchens with center islands with stainless steel appliances, generous size primary suites and an open floor plan that combines dining, kitchen and living spaces.  

South Cove is one of the newest neighborhoods in Dana Point with one of the best locations for a condo

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An Ocean Ranch home in Laguna Niguel, California has just been sold by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Wendy Kersh who represented the seller.  14 Newcastle, Laguna Niguel sold for $3,299,000 and closed escrow on 6/08/22.  The four bedroom, four and a half bath home sold for the full asking price of $3,299,000 after being on the market for 19 days.  It features an approximate 3,518 square feet of living space on two different levels with a 3 car attached garage according to our multiple listing service.  The property was located in the Ocean Ranch residence neighborhood which is well known for having beautiful homes that can offer nice ocean views from this location.  14 Newcastle was no exception and offers wonderful ocean views that could be seen from

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A Carmel Valley home in San Diego, California has just been sold by Beach Cities Real Estate and Dan Benjamin, Broker who both represented the seller.  13224 Ocean Vista Road, San Diego sold for $2,275,000 and closed escrow on 06/08/2022.  This was a very quick sale that received a lot of attention when it was first listed at $1,999,000 and ended up selling for $276,000 over asking price after being on the market for only 3 days.  One of the reasons for such the demand was the incredible unobstructed ocean views that could be seen from this one story home in the desirable Carmel Valley neighborhood.

13224 Ocean Vista featured a total of three bedrooms, two and a half baths with an approximate 1,717 square feet with a two car attached garage according

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A Harbor Estates home in Costa Mesa, California has just been sold by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Jim Knoska who represented the buyer.  1610 Ponderosa Street, Costa Mesa sold for $1,341,650 and closed escrow on 5/25/22.  This was a quick sale for a three bedroom, two bath home that was only on the market for 7 days.  It was originally listed for $1,225,000 on 3/30/22 and received a lot of attention at this price point and ended up selling for $116,650 over asking price.  The home had a lot to offer and was a classic one story home that featured a gated courtyard at the entrance to the home along with a 2 car attached garage.  Once inside the home it was quickly evident that the home was nicely maintained and upgraded with a nice open floor plan.  the

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A Newport Terrace condo in Newport Beach, California has just been sold by Beach Cities Real Estate who represented the seller.  34 Starfish, Newport Beach sold for $914,000 and closed escrow on 5/25/22.  The condo was originally listed at $889,900 and ended up selling for $14,100 offer asking after being on the market for only 8 days.  The three bedroom, two and a half bath condo featured an approximate 1,441 square feet of two levels of living space with an attached one car garage according to our multiple listing service.  This was a nice split level floor plan that had been nicely updated with a stunning gourmet kitchen with stainless steel appliances and granite counters.  The floor plan combined both the dining and kitchen spaces with a dedicated

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A College View Estates home in San Diego, California has just been sold by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Will Fuller who represented the buyer.  5310 Penny Place, San Diego sold for $1,225,000 and closed escrow on 5/20/22.  This was a quick sale that occurred after being on the market for 7 days.  The home was originally listed at $1,175,000 which received a lot of attention at that price point and ended up selling to Will's client for $50,000 over asking.  The four bedroom, two bath home featured an approximate 1,604 square feet of living space and located on a 10,700 square foot lot with an attached two car garage according to our multiple listing service.    This home was all about the views with an amazing backyard with Trex decking and a nice

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An Isle of Mariner Shores community home in Newport Beach, California has just been sold by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Tracey Kormushoff who represented the buyer.  1179 Winslow Lane, Newport Beach sold for $1,597,000 and closed escrow on 5/19/22.  This was a new construction property that was originally listed for sale in August of 2021 for $1,525,000.  It was slated for completion in April of 2022 and ended up closing escrow this month for $72,000 over the original asking price.  The three bedroom, two bath home featured an approximate 1,685 square feet of living space according to the builder and our multiple listing service with three levels of living space and an attached two car garage.  The classification of the home was an attached single

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A La Costa home in Carlsbad, California has just been sold by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Will Fuller who represented the buyer.  7415 Brava Street, Carlsbad sold for $1,500,000 and closed escrow on 5/17/22.  This property received a lot of attention when it was first listed for $1,460,000 and ended up selling for $40,000 over the original asking price after being on the market for a total of 10 days.  The three bedroom, two and a half bath home featured an approximate 2,200 square feet of living space located on an approximate 4,495 square foot lot with an attached two car garage according to our multiple listing service.  One of the bigger selling points for this property was the interior living spaces which featured tall vaulted ceilings and really

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A Palos Verdes home has just been sold by Beach Cities Real Estate agents Sam Smith and Jo Lee who represented both the buyer and seller in this real estate transaction.  6201 Via Subida, Rancho Palos Verdes sold for $2,650,000 which closed escrow on 5/13/22.  This was the second time Beach Cities Real Estate had been part of the sales transaction of this property which offers wonderful ocean and city light views.  The home was originally listed at $2,499,000 and received multiple interest in this property which ended up selling for $151,000 over the original asking price.  The three bedroom home featured an approximate 3,514 square feet and located on over a half acre parcel of land.  The property was originally built in 1978 and offered a very

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A Monaco condo in Anaheim Hills, California has just been sold by Beach Cities Real Estate agent James Knoska who represented the seller.  7936 E Monte Carlo Avenue, Anaheim sold for $662,000 and closed escrow on 5/02/22.  This was a quick sale with the property receiving a full price offer of the original asking price of $662,000 after being on the market for a total of 4 days.  The two bedroom, two bath condo built in 1996 featured a total of 1,190 square feet of living space and came with a two car attached garage.  It is located in the desirable Monaco communion in Anaheim Hills with two levels of living space.  The first level featured the main living quarters that included nice hardwood flooring, living room fireplace, open floor plan that combined

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An Orchard Hills community property in Irvine, California has just been sold by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Susie Brutosky who represented the buyer.  106 Tritone #66, Irvine sold for $1,638,000 and closed escrow on 4/25/22.  This was a very quick sale with the property selling after being on the market on the market for a total of 2 days.  It was originally listed at $1,499,000 and ended up selling for $139,000 over the asking price.  The property featured a total of three bedrooms, two baths with an approximate 2,087 square feet of living space with an attached two car garage according to our multiple listing service.  One of the biggest selling points of this property was that it was newly built in 2020 with modern finishes and amenities and located

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An Arrowood community home in Oceanside, California has just been sold by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Susie Brutosky who represented the seller.  1013 Village Drive, Oceanside sold for $1,900,000 which closed escrow on 4/22/24.  This was a truly amazing property that was located in the prestigious Arrowood community that is seated next to the Arrowood golf course.  1013 Village Drive sold for $1.9 million after being on the market for only 4 days.  The five bedroom, four and a half bath home featured an approximate 4,129 square feet of two levels of living space with an attached 3 car garage according to our multiple listing service.  The home was newly built in 2014 and was located next to the golf course with an amazing backyard pool area as featured

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A home in the Solera community in Beaumont, California has just been sold by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Sherry Bauer who represented the seller.  935 Monarch Court, Beaumont sold for $540,000 which it closed escrow on 4/22/22.  The city of Beaumont offers really great real estate prices for Southern California and this property was no exception.  935 Monarch Court was originally listed at $535,000 and ended up selling for $5,000 more than the asking price after being on the market for 13 days.  The two bedroom, two bath home featured an approximate 2,127 square feet of living space and was located an approximate 9,583 large square foot lot with an attached three car garage according to our multiple listing service.  it was newly built in 2005 and was

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A home located in the Wind Rows neighborhood in Lake Forest, California has just been sold by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Sherry Bauer who represented the seller.  27062 Valleymont Road sold for $985,000 and closed escrow on 4/14/22.  The Lake Forest real estate market has really seen a lot of activity in the last couple years as many find this as one of the last affordable places to buy a home in Orange County.  

This home was no exception as it sold after being on the market for a total of 9 days.  It was originally listed at $997,000 and ended up selling for $985,000.  The four bedroom, three bath detached single family home featured an approximate 1,644 square feet of living space and was located on a large approximate 7,600 square foot lot with

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A Cyprus Cove home in San Clemente, California has just been sold by Sam Smith of Beach Cities Real Estate who represented the buyers.  204 Calle Potranca, San Clemente sold for $3,065,000 and it closed escrow on 4/11/22.  This was a very popular property that sold after being on the market for only 10 days.  It was originally listed at $2,995,000 and sold for $70,000 over the asking price.  The four bedroom, three and a half bath home featured an approximate 3,892 square feet of living space located on an approximate 8,000 square foot lot with an attached three car garage according to our multiple listing service,

This was a really great house that featured a nice open floor plan with vaulted ceilings in the living, family room and entry foyer area.

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A Villa Mira condo in Laguna Niguel, California has just been sold by Susie Brutosky of Beach Cities Real Estate who represented the buyers.  28191 Sorrento #111, Laguna Niguel sold for $570,000 and it closed escrow on 4/8/22.  This was a very active sale with the property selling after being on the market for an approximate 6 days.  It was originally listed at $568,000 and ended up selling for $2,000 over the original asking price.  This price point tends to attractive a lot of buyers which includes first time home buyers and real estate investors.  The two bedroom, one bath condo featured an approximate 855 square feet of living space with a one car detached garage according to our multiple listing service.  

What made this condo unique was it's

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A Solana Beach ocean view home has just been sold by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Dan Benjamin who represented the buyers.  1114 Via Mil Cumbres sold for $3,200,000 and closed escrow on 4/1/22.  This was a very quick sale with the property selling after being on the market for 5 days.  It was originally listed at $2,875,000 and ended up selling for $325,000 over the original asking price.   One of the reasons for the high demand for this property is that is was located in an area with no formal homeowners association and no monthly dues.  The property featured a total of four bedrooms, three baths with an estimated 2,972 square feet of living space with an attached three car garage according to our multiple listing service.  This was an older home that

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A Fractional Ownership condo has just been sold by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Kimberly Fyock who represented the buyer.  999 N Pacific Street #E303, Oceanside sold for $263,000 and closed escrow around 3/27/2022.  We received a lot of calls on this one due to it's low price point.  Since it was a fractional opportunity the asking price of $263,000 was a very attractive price point for a lot of buyers.  What many didn't realize it that a fractional ownership opportunity means is that you own the property along with a group of other owners.  In this case, the percentage being sold was a 1/8 ownership which means you own the property with 7 other owners.  

The good thing about fractional ownership properties is that the ongoing maintenance costs are

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A Pacific Beach home in San Diego, California has just been sold by Beach Cities Real Estate agent Kimberly Kramer who represented the buyer.  3640 Promontory Street, San Diego sold for $2,150,000 and closed escrow on 3/25/22.  This was a very quick sale with the one story home selling for the full asking price of $2,150,000 after being on the market for 7 days.  The property featured a total of three bedrooms, two bath with an approximate 1,680 square feet of living space on a 5400 square foot lot and built in 1994 according to our multiple listing service.  The single level property had a lot to offer and one it's biggest selling features was it's prime location.  From this area it's just a few block radius to the Mission Bay on both sides of the Crown

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A Huntington Bayshore condo in Huntington Beach, California has just been sold by Beach Cities Real Estate broker associate Tracey Kormushoff who represented the buyer. 430 Lake Street #104, Huntington Beach sold for $654,000 and closed escrow on 03/29/22.  The one bedroom, one bath condo had a lot to offer with an approximate 706 square feet of living space and located all one level according to our multiple listing service. The nice thing about this building is that's it offers private security gates for the underground parking with a locked glass entry security door outside unit #104 for extra security.  

Once inside the condo is very light and bight with recessed lighting and a nice gas fireplace in the living room.  The kitchen in this condo has