Newport Beach Real Estate Blog

The Villa Balboa is a great place to find an ocean view condo in the heart of the Newport Beach area.  This complex is very large with a total of approximately 60 units.  The building itself has many angels and offers a wide variety of views that include the Newport Bay, Ocean and Catalina Island.  The large majority of condos in this complex do offer some kind of a view with ocean view condo prices currently starting at just over $400,000 for a simple one bedroom unit that cover just a little over 1,100 square feet.  Luxury condos like the one pictured below will have a more panoramic view of the ocean and city lights and will normally command a premium in price.  Expect these large units to be priced anywhere from the mid $700,000 to well over $1

Newport Beach is a great place when looking for a golf course view home or condo.  For those looking for a well kept luxury town home that offers golf course views then one great neighborhood is the Big Canyon Villas community.  The general Big Canyon area was originally designed back in the 1980's and is a cluster of luxury homes and condos that are located next to the Big Canyon golf course and country club.  Some of the most expensive homes in Big Canyon are located directly in the middle of the golf course and often sell for multi-million dollars.  A great alternative and less expensive option are the condos at Big Canyon Villas.

The Villas were built in 1989 and offer several different floor plans with two to three bedroom units.  The most

Linda Island or often referred to as Linda Isle is a bay front community in the Lower Newport Bay area of Newport Beach.  This section of the bay heads out to the Pacific Ocean as it passes by Harbor and Balboa Island.  Situated on the ocean side of Pacific Coast Highway is this premier gated community.  Main of the homes have boat slips with home that normally have around 45 feet of bay frontage.  There are homes located on both the interior and exterior section of the community with interior homes have views of only the bay within the community.  Homes located on the western exterior section of Linda Isle will have what they call "main channel views."

Main Channel basically refers to wide open views of the bay where boats travel throughout the

Newport Heights community is located in a prime spot near the Newport Bay in Newport Beach, California.  Some of the most beautiful homes on the market can be found in this location.  One of the premier streets in this community is known as "Kings Road" and is a bluff front street that has amazing views of the bay located below as well as panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and Catalina Island.  For those who love contemporary designed houses then you will love this area of Newport Beach.

Contemporary Homes are often priced over the $3 million dollar price point and are simply amazing to look at.  The Newport Heights area is a very diverse area and features many different architectural style homes from Spanish, Mediterranean and Traditional style

The Canyon Crest community is located in Corona Del Mar and near the world class Fashion Island shopping center in Newport Beach.  This is a very nice small community of 42 luxury town homes located in the heart of the city.  The community was first built in 1975 and built in the Spanish Mediterranean style.  The condos offer various floor plans that include two to three bedroom units.  Rarely do these town homes come on the market do to the low numbers of properties here.  In the last year, three properties come on the market and sold between $629,000 and $730,000.

The community has many association amenities which include a large community pool and spa area as pictured below.  The association has recently added beautiful landscaping with tropical

The Villa Point community offers a prime location near Balboa Island in Newport Beach, California. The community has 2 distinct neighborhoods within the gated entrance known as Villa Point East and Villa Point West.  This is an ideal location that is within walking distance to Balboa Island, the beach and the Newport Bay.  The community was first originally constructed in the early 1990's and features one to two bedroom condos.  Select condos located on the Villa Point East side will have golf course views while condos on the West side will be located near the largest community pool and recreational center.

Condo sales range in the last 6 months range from $449,000 for a one bedroom condo to $775,000 for a 2 bedroom golf course front condo that faced

Harbor Island is a unique place and home to only 30 properties that occupies two sides of the Newport Bay.  Homes located on the interior part of the bay have nice water views and come with attached boat docks as pictured below.  The Island is comprised of just one single street that end at a cul-de-sac with every single home sitting directly on the water.  As you drive down the street homes on the right hand side will have the interior views of the bay and homes on the left hand side will have more panoramic views of the Newport Bay.  Homes located at the very end of the cul-de-sac and the tip of Harbor Island have the most sensational 180 degree views of the Bay.

Since only 30 homes occupy this only it's rare that more than one property is

Bonita Canyon is an upscale community that is centrally located in Newport Beach and adjacent to the Mormon Temple.  It is guarded by a 24 hour guard gate with access only granted to residents and their guests.  Once inside the gates you will find a very family oriented community with large two story homes built in the Spanish and Mediterranean architectural style.  The community has a small monthly association due of $310.00 a month which includes a huge community park, pool, playground, tennis and plenty of walking trails within the many neighborhoods within Bonita Canyon.

What makes this neighborhood unique besides the prime location are the homes that often modern amenities with open floor plans.  The homes were built between 1998 to 1999 and

The Sandcastle condo community is one of my favorite building for a number of reasons.  For starters, it's located in a prime area in the downtown section of Corona Del Mar.  First, the location is second to none. Located off Alvacado street which makes it way down to the beach from the Irvine Terrace community which is approximately 5 to 6 blocks away.  In the opposite direction, you are walking distance to Fashion Island shopping center which is world renown for it's high end shopping with big names like "Neiman Marcus" and "Bloomingdale's" to name a few.  Since you are located in the downtown area you are just steps away from the many unique shops and local restaurants that line Pacific Coast highway.

Second, the condos are some of the best values

The Bayridge Newport Beach community is located in the heart of Newport Beach and features luxury condo living.  The condos are either located on the lower level with a private patio area or situated upstairs with a large outdoor deck.  Originally built starting in 1984, the complex offers a variety between two and three bedroom units.  Condo sales in the last two years have remained very strong with closed transactions ranging from $460,000 to $700,000.  These are smaller square footage units ranging from 1,016 to 1,782 square feet but still offer well thought out floor plans.

The complex is gated with a manual gate with an association pool and spa in the middle of the community.  Monthly association dues run $370 a month and include the use the