Newport Beach Ocean View Homes

One of the best places to find historic home in the city of Newport Beach, California is the Balboa Peninsula Point area.  This is the area that is home to the famous "Wedge" surf break, a popular places for surfers during high surf.  Homes in this area can front the large beach frontage with panoramic views of the sandy beach and Pacific Ocean.  The Point is essentially the very tip of the peninsula that features the Pacific Ocean on one side and the Newport Bay on the other side of this small strip of land.  The area saw a massive growth during the 1920's and 1930's as many homes were built in this area during that time frame.  These properties were often used a luxury vacation properties for the well to do residents of the city of Los Angeles and

Newport Beach is considered one of the most expensive beach towns in Orange County, California with real estate two to three times higher that surrounding cities.  What makes Newport Beach so desirable and in high demand it's close proximity to both the Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean.  Many of the most exclusive neighborhoods are not beach front but guard gated bay front communities.  The lure for bay front homes is the offering of a private boat dock as many high wealth residents who live in Newport Beach have their own private boat or yacht.  Our guide here showcases the various Newport Beach Real Estate prices for both condos and single family homes.

As of July 2017, the lowest priced single family home in Newport Beach, California is listed at

Every summer we experience a big serge in people visiting the Newport Beach area.  We got a ton of request for those looking for short term rentals in Newport Beach and the surrounding areas.  When clients calling on rental listings they see online many don't realize that a large percentage of rental owners are looking for a long term rental unless they advertise in the listing description that it's a vacation rental.  This is especially true for the upscale Newport Coast are where the large majority of luxury rental homes are seeking long term renters and not those visiting for just a couple days.  There are several options for those looking to stay in a home versus staying in a hotel.  Here is our guideline.

First, many don't realize that the Pelican

The beach town of Newport Beach in Orange County, California offers a multiple number of tiny houses for sale.  Dating back 100 years ago, Newport Beach was the perfect place to own a small vacation home for those who lived in the bigger cities like Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Francisco.  These vacation homes were simply built an often offer one to two bedrooms and less than one thousand square feet.  The highest concentration of these homes can be found in the Balboa Peninsula neighborhood where many of these historic homes still exist.  However, the trend is to buy these older homes, tear them down and then build a larger brand new construction home.  Real Estate prices in this area for a tiny house currently starts at just under $1 Million dollars.

The Wedge is one of the most famous surf breaks in Southern California and is located at the very tip of the Balboa Peninsula.  On a calm day it's hard to imagine where this surf break is located as it's located right next to the channel where boats leave the Newport Bay and head out to the Pacific Ocean.  When the surf gets big the waves crash right on the beach which gives this a unique feature.  Most surf breaks are located further out and crash over reefs located under the sea level.  The homes surrounding this area are commonly referred to as the Balboa Peninsula Point area and tend to be some of the most expensive homes on the Peninsula.  This is one of the first built neighborhoods in Newport Beach with homes dating back to the early 1900's.  Many

The most expensive homes sold in 2015 in Newport Beach all sold for more than $10 million dollars and were some of the most beautiful water front properties in the city. The homes were located in the Balboa Peninsula Point, Harbor Island and Lido Island communities which are all premier bay front neighborhoods.  Here is the current list of the top three Newport Beach homes sold in 2015.

2210 Channel Road, Newport Beach sold for $12,545,000 on 9/11/2015.  Located on the Baloba Peninsula Point this six bedroom, 6,880 square foot water front home sat on an ideal location in the Newport Bay with wonderful water views.  The home featured 127 feet of water footage which was compared to three buildable lots in Newport Beach.  The estate was newly built in

The Harbor View Hills South community is ideally located at one of the highest points in the upscale Corona Del Mar area of Newport Beach.  This is a non-gated neighborhood located Marguerite Avenue with large one and two story homes that often overlook the Pacific Ocean with wonderful ocean and sunset views.  The neighborhood itself has a lot of history and dates back to the late 1960's when the homes were first built.  At the time these homes were very much in high demand as the home builder hand picked the perfect location that would have the best views of the Pacific Ocean.  The streets are gradually elevated so to maximize the views from a large majority of the properties that are located here.  Over the years many homeowners have renovated these

New Construction homes located by the beach are always high in demand and typically sell relatively quick if priced accordingly.  A lot of the newer construction homes coming on the market tend to be located in the Balboa Peninsula, Lower Newport Bay and the East Bluff Harbor View area of Newport Beach.  Real Estate prices for new construction homes will typically start in the mid $2.4 million dollar range and go as high as $6.5 million dollars.  The large majority of these properties are custom built properties that are not located in a brand new community but rather a well established Newport Beach neighborhood.

The Balboa Peninsula area is a small stretch of land located between the Pacific Ocean and the Newport Bay and offers a mixture of single

Kings Road is one of the premier areas in Newport Beach, California that offers panoramic views of both the Newport Beach, Pacific Ocean and Catalina Island like the photo depicted below.  Perched high on a hill above Pacific Coast Highway in the Newport Heights area is a unique neighborhood that offers large expansive homes that overlook the ocean.  The street names Kings Road has homes located on both sides of the street with the ocean view homes located on the west side of the  road.  Most of Newport Beach is located on flat land which makes this area so desirable.  

Real Estate prices can be listed for well above $7 million dollars for a premier ocean view estate home.  Currently no homes are available in this area but several ocean view rental

Newport Beach has a large variety of residential homes and condos on the market for sale but very few townhouses.  There are certain neighborhoods where you can find two to three level townhouses that offer views of the ocean.  These are mainly located in the West Newport area near the the Balboa Peninsula.  Here is a quick guide for the best communities to find ocean view townhouses in Newport Beach.

The first place we recommend is the Newport Crest community.  The photo taken below is from an actual Newport Crest unit that sits on the front row and offered panoramic views of the ocean.   The ocean view homes that are currently on the market currently start at $1,150,000 for a three bedroom property with 1,774 square feet of living space and located a