Forster Ranch San Clemente

There are several new properties that have come on the market in the Forster Ranch area in San Clemente that offer tremendous value and opportunity. We consider this our best buy section as homes are selling very quickly in this price point in San Clemente.

This property is located in the secluded El Encanto area of Forster Ranch.  It's a nice home with 4 bedrooms located on a cul-de-sac street and just came on the market 7 days ago.  Listed for sale at $885,000 with 2,519 square feet, the home is priced at $351 per square foot.  The nice part about this home is the corner lot location that features 8,398 square feet.  Average size lots in San Clemente average 5,000 square feet so this is a larger than normal size lot.  The home has true pride of

A San Clemente Forster Ranch home has just been sold by San Clemente Real Estate agent Sam Smith who represented the seller.  5508 Costa Escondida, San Clemente is located in the Forster Highlands area of Forster Ranch and specifically in the Ridgemore neighborhood.  The property is widely known as one of the premier lot in the area with a very large 13,000 square foot lot.   A large front and back yard complete with a basketball court, outdoor fireplace area and big grassy area.   Inside the property featured a large master suite with deep soaking jacuzzi tub and a large covered gazebo on the 2nd level that overlooked the Forster Ranch Valley.  The home was sold as a standard sale and sold within 2 weeks of being on the market by Sam Smith.

The Forster

Glen Ridge Estates and the Forster Ranch area are the best kept secrets for finding homes with large lots.  Often times our clients will ask us for homes with pools or homes with pool size lots for under $700,000 and we immediately educate them on select communities in the Forster Ranch area.  If you are not familiar with the San Clemente marketplace then let us educated you here.  Forster Ranch is located on the east side of the freeway in San Clemente.  Basically, the 5 freeway cuts right through the middle of San Clemente and is the natural divider between homes located on the west side of the freeway near the beach and homes located on the east side where you will find panoramic ocean view homes up in the hills. 

One of the areas on the east side is

A Forster Highlands San Clemente home listed by San Clemente Real Estate agent Sam Smith has gone into escrow.  5917 Camino Rocoso is located in the Ashton community in Forster Ranch and was listed for $550,000.  This single level home had a huge interest upon being placed on the market and received 8 multiple offers.  The property featured 4 large bedrooms with a nice open floor plan.  The home as located on a quiet cul-da-sac street with a large front and backyard.  The housing inventory in San Clemente is extremely low and there are many buyers looking for homes under $550,000.  Forster Ranch is one of the best places to find homes in this price range as properties tend to be less expensive than other parts of the city.  First time home buyers and real

Forster Ranch is a diverse section of San Clemente where you will find a nice mixture of newer and older communities the co-exist with each other.  One of the newer sections of the Forster Ranch area is the Forster Highlands community.  The Forster Highlands community is a mixture of six different communities that have been built in the last 10 years or so that showcase Spanish, Mediterranean and Bungalow style homes with all the modern amenities you would want. 

Among one of the communities is the Ridgemore area where the new home located at 5508 Costa Escondida has been listed for $825,000.  The home features a one third acre lot with sports court, outdoor fireplace entertainment area and one of the best view gazebo's to be found in the area.  The

Finding a home in today's market can be tough when faced with the record low inventory of homes in the San Clemente Real Estate market.  One of the best deals in the current marketplace are "short sales" as bank owned and foreclosures properties have almost disappeared from our market.  Short Sales are considered distressed sales but have many significant differences than a foreclosure property.  The main difference is time.  If are willing to be patient and have time to wait for a bank to make a decision on a short sale then they may be the perfect vehicle for you in finding your dream home. 

A new short sale listing has come on the market in the "Reserve South" community in San Clemente.  For those not familiar with San Clemente, the "Reserves" is a

The Reserves is one of the most exciting communities that has been built in the last 10 years in San Clemente.  Known as one of the best family neighborhoods, the Reserves are located in the Forster Ranch area of San Clemente where four separate communities have been built.  All four of these communities are located behind electric gates which offers an extra layer of security when living in the Reserves.  The communities are simply known as the Reserve West, Reserve East, Reserve North and Reserve South.  If you are looking for a gated community under $800,000 with ocean views then the Reserves are a great place to start.  The homes were built around 2004 and built in the Spanish, Mediterranean and Arts and Crafts styles.  Homes sizes, views and prices