Newport Beach Real Estate

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

The city of Newport Beach, California is rich in history and offers homes that date back to the early 1910's.  A large majority of these homes were built on the Balboa Peninsula Point which is a small stretch of land that occupies a three to four block radius between the sandy beach and the waters of the Newport Bay.  This is a high density area of Newport Beach with many smaller historic homes built close to each other. At the time these were built this was the premier neighborhood to live due to the close proximity to the Pacific Ocean.  Over the years many multi-unit condo buildings and larger estate homes were built in this area which makes it a very diverse community.  This is also a high traffic area due to the many vacation renters and beach goers

Newport Beach is filled with many water front homes in neighborhoods that surrounded the Newport Bay which leads out to the Pacific Ocean.  For those who prefer owing a residential condo located on the waters edge then the Mai Kai condo complex has a lot to offer.  Where exactly are Mai Kai condos located?  The condominiums are located on the plush Bayside Drive in the Corona Del Mar area of Newport Beach with a total of 33 units.  These are widely popular since they are single level look directly over the Newport Bay.  Over the last 13 years only less than 8 units have come on the market for sale and have consistently been listed close to the $2 to $3 million dollar range.  The large majortity of these units are two bedrooms units with a select three and

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

Living in the Big Canyon McLain condo community has a lot to offer and is one of the best kept secrets in Newport Beach.  Located on the perimeter of the Big Canyon golf course near the 6th fairway is a community of 61 luxury townhouses that can offer wonderful golf course views.  The location is almost to good to be true considering prices are often found well below the one million dollar price point for a community situated in the heart of the city of Newport Beach near Fashion Island shopping center and the beach.

Big Canyon McClain features two to three bedroom floor plans that offer a combination of golf course and city light views.  The community itself has two separate sections located on the north and south south of Ford Road.  The southern

The Versailles building in Newport Beach, California has a few select condos that can offer wonderful sea views of the Pacific Ocean.  The approximate location is adjacent to the Hoag Hospital and Superior Avenue which leads down to the beach.  This is an older complex with one story units that were built in the early 1970's.  There many individual buildings that are within the Versailles community that are three stories high with condos located on each floor.  There is a nice central courtyard and gated patrol at the entrance of Versailles with a very distinctive Italianate architecture.  

The majority of ocean view condos located in Versailles are located in the 100, 101 and 102 buildings.  These three buildings will face west towards the ocean will

One of the unique things seller's are doing in today's Newport Beach Real Estate market is condo conversions.  The process entails taking a multi-family duplex style property and converting them into individual condos.  By doing this the total property value of the property typically increases as two stand alone condos are normally worth more than one duplex building.  This is not an easy task by any stretch of the imagination but the benefits often make the process very worthwhile and profitable.  The entire Newport Towers building located on the Newport Bay recently went through the condo conversion process as well and turned all of the units into individual condos.

A condo conversion has just been completed at 5306 Seashore Drive in Newport Beach.

Newport Beach is one of the largest beach towns in Orange County, California and there is a wide range of architectural style homes that can be found here.  The Mid-Century architectural style is very popular in various cities in Orange County but can be hard to find in the Newport Beach area.  There are a few select areas where these homes can be found that offer the simplistic design that was very common in the 1950's and 1960's.  The floor plans tend to incorporate the outdoor spaces into actual living quarters as pictured below.  Homes tend to feel larger when this is put into practice and takes advantage of a lot more living square footage.

One of the best places to find these homes is in the Dover Shores Community.  Dover Shores is located just

The Westcliff and Dover Shores community share the same common area in the West Bay area of Newport Beach, California.  The majority of the homes in this area date back to the early 1950's when they were built as vacation beach bungalow style properties.  Many of these original homes still exist but the area has seen a huge surge in new construction as this is considered one of the most popular neighborhoods north of the Back Bay.  What makes this area unique is the individual charm of custom homes that can be found here.  This is not a track community where all the homes look the same but each has it's own unique architectural charm.  Dover Shores area occupies the land closest to the Newport Bay and is where you will find multi-million dollar water

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