Newport Beach Bayfront Homes

There is no better place to live in Newport Beach than on the water.  The Newport Bay fronts some of the most expensive real estate in Newport Beach and the gated community of Linda Isle is no exception.  Located just west of Coast Hwy lies a quiet and peaceful gated community where every single home has wonderful bay front views.  For those who own a boat this community is ideal with large boat docks that can typically accommodate large boats and yachts.

Currently, home prices start at over $10 million dollars for a 7,200 plus square foot home that is situated on the water with 113 feet of bay frontage.  Many of the homes have been featured in Architectural Digest and other design magazines for their ideal waterfront location.  The community has a

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The Newport Beach Boat Parade started last night and was a big success.  There were hundreds of boats in the Newport Harbor as the annual event started with colorful boats and fireworks.  Newport Beach is truly a nautical town with hundreds of waterfront homes with many small islands that have incredible water views. Here is a sample of some of the boats that were on tour last night. The videos were taken at the corner of Harbor Island and Beacon Bay which allowed views of boats going in both directions passing Collins Island and wrapping around the bay.

The first video was a colorful boat that featured dancing palm tree lights, surfboards and a Woody car to complete the ultimate beach theme. This was definitely one of the most colorful boats in the

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Newport Beach has an abundance of water front homes and condos for sale.  Depending on what part of the city you want to live will determine the right community for you.  The Corona Del Mar area of Newport Beach is an excellent place to live with easy access to local shopping and restaurants that line Pacific Coast Hwy and lead into the central Newport Beach area.  Along the coast in Corona Del Mar you will find a special place call Chanel Reef.  Channel Reef Condo building has been around since the early 1960's and was one of the earlier water front condos to be built in the area.  The condo building has a prime location and includes a secure gated area as well as a salt water pool and potential boat slips when available.  If you are looking for grand

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For those who love the outdoors and sailing their is no better place to live in Orange County than Newport Beach!  As one of the top sailing hot spots, Newport Beach has no shortage of water front properties.  In fact, you will find more water front communities in Newport Beach than any other beach town in Southern California.  Due to the high concentration of these bay front homes, home buyers are often seeking properties that have boat slips included with the sale.  Boat slips can vary in size depending on the size of the property and it's location. 

The very upper end of the marketplace will often have multiple boat slips included with the sale of the property.  Communities like Harbor Island, for example will have homes listed well above $10 million

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Newport Beach Landmark Estate Homes only come on the market from time to time as these prime properties are considered the most sought after homes in their respective communities.  Often times, landmark estate homes will have a rich history of when the home was built and often times are located on corner view lots.  One of the exciting landmark estate homes is offered for sale in the Linda Isle gated community.  The home is a true landmark bay front home with over 133 feet of bay frontage and is well known throughout the Newport Beach community and currently offered for sale for $24,500,000.  Another exciting landmark property has come on the market in the Newport Heights area that covers two contiguous lots and built in 2001 in the classic California

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Bay Front properties are plentiful in Newport Beach especially if you have a budget up to $5 Million dollars.   Locating the right community will be the key with this many choices.  One of the more popular places to buy bay front homes in a gated community is the Linda Isle community.  Linda Isle has a wide range of bay front properties as the main street in the community is in a "u" shape that wraps around the bay.  Half of the homes will be on the interior of this u shape with direct water access out to the Bay and Pacific Ocean.  Linda Isle also has bay front properties on the inside channel that face Pacific Coast Highway and Harbor Island Drive.  Prices in Linda Isle will range from $2.5 to $24 million dollars with all homes having direct bay front

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Beacon Bay Newport Beach homes are one of the best kept secrets for those looking to live in a waterfront community in Newport Beach, California.  The community has a nice mixture of waterfront and water close homes.  Architecturally you will find a nice mixture of Cape Cod, French and Mediterranean style two story homes.  Beacon Bay has many association amenities which include a community tennis court, private beach, boat slips and lots of grassy areas for kids and pets to play.   Those looking for a relaxed atmosphere away from the stuffiness of a gated community will be at home at Beacon Bay.  For the first time in many years we have several properties available for sale under the $2 million dollar mark.  One of the homes listed for $1,999,000 was a

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If you are in the market to buy a luxury water front condo in Newport Beach you may want to consider the famous Mai Kai condo building in the Corona Del Mar area of Newport Beach.  Mai Kai Condos were originally built in 1960 as the premier bayfront building in Newport Beach.  Back then you didn't have many choices when looking for luxury condos located directly on the water.  The condos features one to three bedroom models with various square footage's.  Expect to get around 1,347 square feet for the one bedroom, 1,651 to 1,857 for the two bedroom with luxury 3 bedrooms in the 3,000 square foot range.  All condos are located on the "Yacht Club Row" in Corona Del Mar and have wonderful views decks of the boats, the Newport Bay and faces Balboa Island. 

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As the market continues to change in Newport Beach one thing is true that the deals are becoming harder to find as the bottom of the real estate market has passed us.  Local media outlets have reported that the Newport Beach Real Estate market is now on an upswing which is causing many home buyers who were on the fence to get out and start looking at properties.  Interest Mortgage rates are still low making this the perfect storm for locating a home.  Currently, the inventory of homes is at a very low point making it even more difficult to find the "good deals."  When looking for well priced homes we always recommend distressed properties.  In the last several years the common thread for most home buyers is finding the nicest home for the lowest price. 

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Newport Beach Bayfront Homes are considered the most expensive real estate to purchase in the Newport Beach area.  If you are an international buyer looking for a trophy estate in Southern California then you should consider the luxury bayfront real estate market here in Newport Beach, California.  Currently there are three homes for sale over $20 Million in the Bayshores, Bay Island and Linda Isle communities.  One of these luxury bayfront homes for sale just came on the market yesterday in the Lower Newport Bay community of Linda Isle for an asking price of $24,500,000 and is considered on the best and extraordinary bay front residence in all of Newport Beach.  One of the main draws for luxury home buyers is the ability to park a yacht or large boat in…