Newport Beach Ocean View Homes

The Granville Newport Beach community is a great place to find golf course views condos in the center of Newport Beach, California.  Located next to the Newport Beach Country Club golf course with distant views of the Pacific Ocean the guard gated community of Granville is extremely private with no neighboring communities.  The homes are located on a single loaded street that ends on a small cul-de-sac location.  All the condos sit next to the golf course with various golf and ocean views. 

The neighborhood offers a nice community pool and spa area that is located at the entrance of the community and includes a small clubhouse area that is ideal for entertaining friends and family.  Real Estate prices at Granville currently start at $1,695,000 and go

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Balboa Island in Newport Beach has two main sections to the island.  The main island is the largest section and is where you will find a large majority of the homes found on this island.  A small section called "little island" and pictured below to the right is connected by a small bridge and is home some amazing water front homes.  For the most part these are homes are very similar and date back to the early 1900's and have lots of personality and charm to them.

Real Estate prices on the main island tend to be more expensive than the little island with current homes selling between $1.7 to $8.5 million dollars.  This in comparison to the little island that currently has home listed between $3 to $4 million dollars.  One of the reasons for this

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Newport Beach is one of the most desirable places to live in Orange County and savvy real estate investors and home buyers who enjoy remolding a home are always on the lookout for a quality fixer upper home.  Fixer upper homes come in various degrees from an easy cosmetic change to the more challenging remodels.  Currently, there are 9 properties in the Newport Beach area that are considered fixer-upper homes and range in price from $459,900 to $3,449,500.  For the most part, many of these homes do not have any kind of a view of the ocean. One of the most expensive homes on this list does have ocean views and located in the Harbor Ridge gated community.

The fixer-upper home is listed for $3,449,500 and features four bedrooms, six baths and a total of

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Collins Island is a very small island in the Newport Harbor consisting of only 8 residential homes that all have water front view.  Situated at the very tip of Balboa Island sits a small remote island that is separated by a small bridge as pictured below. This is a gated community with a small manual gate that only allows cars that are authorized to come into the community even though it is accessible to those via foot.  The views from these homes is truly spectacular with views of Harbor Island to the north, Bay Island to the west and Beacon Bay to the east.

This is considered on the best locations off the Balboa Island with all homes offering boat docks for various size yachts.  Currently, 5 Collins is currently for sale for $7,850,000 and offers…

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

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The Corona Del Mar spyglass area is located south of Pacific Coast Highway near Bayside Drive and is one of the best places to find both Newport Bay and ocean views as pictured below.  This location offers the best of both worlds since it's located very close to the beach and also close to the many shops and restaurants that line Coast Highway in Corona Del Mar.  The photo below was taken on 1st Ave near Avocado Lane and looks directly at the Balboa Peninsula with the bay on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the horizon.  Home prices in this area will start at $695,000 for a one bedroom condo and can go as high as over $21 million for a bluff front estate home.  Residentail single family homes are the norm here with home prices starting over $1.2

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Lido Isle Homes are some of the most sought after rentals due to thier prime bayfront location.  Located in the heart of Newport Beach and surrounded by the Newport Bay near the Pacific Ocean is the little island that is referred to as Lido Island or "Lido Isle."  Lido Isle rentals properties will range from small one bedroom unit to large luxury bayfront residences.  Starting prices for a one bedroom unit will typically start around $2,495 a month.  From there it's not uncommon to find a two to three bedroom non-view house for rent on the island between $3,000 to $5,000 a month.  View properties will normally start about the $5,000 dollar price point with bayfront homes starting at $7,000 a month.

 

It's important to remember that these prices are

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Cliffhaven is well known as one of the premier places to live if you are looking for an ocean view in Newport Beach.  Located just north of Coast Hwy and near the Newport Bay is the community known as "Cliffhaven."  The homes in this community large with a variety of architectural styles like the classic Bungalow to the grand Mediterranean Estates.  Many of the homes will have a small view of the ocean but the truly amazing homes will have unobstruced views that are truly amazing as pictured below.

Home prices in Cliffhaven normally start just under $1.3 million with a pending sale at $1,295,000.  Ocean view homes tend to be over the $2 million dollar price point with a pending sale in the community on famous Kings Road listed for $2,375,000.  Sales

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Harbor View is the quintessential neighborhood in Newport Beach with classic Bungalow style two story homes located in the heart of central Newport Beach.  The homes seem to almost be taken out of a movie set and have some of the best curb appeal for homes you will find in Newport Beach.  For the most part, homes in the Harbor View area will not have much of an ocean view due to it's flat topography.   For those homes set high enough on the ridge views of the ocean can be seen.  If you are looking to buy in this neighborhood expect to find homes priced at least $1.7 million and up.  The larger cottage style homes are much more expensive and often range in the mid $2 million to low $3 million range.

One thing to keep in mind is that homes in this

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The Balboa Peninsula is one of the popular spots to be during the annual Christmas Boat Parade that happens every year in Newport Beach, California.  Beyond that, living on the water in this section of Newport Beach is unique to other water front areas in the city.  The Balboa Peninsula Point is located at the tip where the Newport Bay channel meets the Pacific Ocean.  For those who own a boat this is ideal and very convenient to head out to the Pacific Ocean.  For view purposes, a lot of the properties will have direct bay front views as well as ocean views.

A new listing has just come on the market that is almost located at the very tip of the Point and built in the Spanish style.  I have shown this home many times before and love the wood beam

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