San Clemente Ocean View Homes

The Marblehead Crest community is a great place to find ocean view homes in a secure gated community in San Clemente.  The community is situated at the very top point of the Marblehead community which is easily accessed by taking the "Pico" exit off the 5 freeway.  Marblehead homes were built in the mid 1990's and at the time there was a huge demand for these homes.  So much so that homes were being offered on a lottery system where you would take a card and if you number got called you were lucky enough to purchase a home!  Those days are gone but these homes are still high in demand.  Case in point, a home in the Crest community located at 2538 Called just came on the market and within a week had two multiple offers on it.  The home featured a wonderful

Harbor Estates is one of the best ocean view neighborhoods in all of San Clemente.  This is especially true when looking for a home in the low $1 million dollar range.  It's offers a unique location situated in the city limits of San Clemente and neighbors San Juan Capistrano and Dana Point.  Located on the east side of the freeway the homes have panoramic ocean views with little to no obstruction as pictured below.  View properties normally start selling in the mid $800,000 range and have sold for as much as $1,300,000 in the past year.

For those sensitive to freeway noise should taken cation as the homes located on the lower streets of Harbor Estates will have freeway noise.  This can be true of homes located on the upper levels as well but It seems

The Miraleste community is located in the Talega area of San Clemente.  Talega is one of the newest master planned communities in San Clemente that was originally started in the year 2000.  Since this time over 40 new communities have been built offering over 3,000 homes in the outlining area of San Clemente.  One of the first communities to be built was the Miraleste community which finished building homes in the 2002 -2003 time frame.  What makes this community unique is that the homes back to the natural canyon reserve and offers panoramic views of the canyon, valley with peek ocean views.  Home prices will typically be right under $1 million dollars for a 4-5 bedroom with 3,000+ square feet of living space.

As with all the communities in Talega

The Broadmoor area of San Clemente is situated in the hill side area directly behind the San Clemente High School as pictured below.  It's a very quiet community that is home to many of the single level homes that can be found in San Clemente.  The location is ideal and situated high on a hillside that has nice views of the ocean.  As you make your way up the hill the views keep getting better with panoramic views of the ocean.  The homes were built 1974 to 1976 and normally feature three to four bedrooms with an average 2,000 square foot home with an attached 2 car garage.  These are classic ranch style homes with large living and family rooms and bedrooms located off a narrow hallway.  The backyards face the ocean and the lot sizes tend to be very

Shorecliffs area in north San Clemente is a great place to find ocean view homes in San Clemente.  In the last year many ocean view homes have come on the market in the mid $500,000 to $600,000 range.  The homes in this area were first built in the 1960's as single level homes.  Throughout the years there has been a modest mixture of two story homes in the neighborhood but for the most part the majority of homes are one level.  These are smaller beach homes that average under 2,000 square feet with some large homes that range up to 3,000 square feet of living space.  Home buyers who have a budget up to $600,000 and looking for a view property should seriously consider this community.

As a general disclosure it's important to understand that some of

Rancho San Clemente is one of my favorite area for showing clients who are looking for Ocean View homes.  When homes were first built in the mid 1980's this area was prime for hundreds of ocean view properties.  Once complete, the Rancho San Clemente area is a wonderful combination of single family home communities mixed in with condo and townhome style residences, many of them offering incredible views of the ocean as pictured below.  San Clemente is known for it's many rolling hills and Rancho San Clemente is one of the highest points in the area.  Home communities gradually go up the hill maximizing the views for all the homes.  Properties located at the top of the ridge have some of the best ocean views to be found in the San Clemente area.  Clear

Marblehead is one of the best places to find ocean view homes in San Clemente.  Often times these homes are the lowest priced ocean view properties on the market and offer a secure gated community environment.  Marblehead is a combination of several small communities located behind the man guarded gates.  The community was first built in the 1980's and the developers were smart and built homes gradually up the gentle hillside so every community will have properties that have views of the ocean.  I have personally seen nice ocean view homes sell in the mid $600,000 range in the last 12 months with great views.  These homes are typically three to four bedrooms and average 2,100 square feet of living space.  Considering association dues are just under $300 a

Southwest San Clemente Ocean View Homes are some of the more sought after real estate here in San Clemente, California due to the close proximity to the beach and surf.  San Clemente is divided into 9 different regions with only 3 sections located on the west side of Pacific Coast Hwy known as "San Clemente North" "San Clemente Central" and "Southwest San Clemente."  Imagine the main street known as "Avenida Del Mar" that takes you down to the San Clemente Pier as the middle ground.  This is known as central San Clemente and covers about 6-7 streets in both the south and north directions from Pacific Coast Highway to the Ocean.  Located just to the south of the central area and divided by the historic canyon area is the southwest area.  Ocean View homes

Cotton Point Estates is the most expenisve community in San Clemente with only 15 luxury estates homes located in a secure gated community located in the compounds of Cyprus Shore.  The neighborhood used to belong to the Nixon Estate before the additional 14 lots were subdivided and sold.  Now the community is home to 15 luxury properties which with a small handful of them located on the ocean front. 

A new home has come on the market in Cotton Point that features 8,600 square feet of living space on a near acre lot.  Built in the Spanish architectural style that blends in with many of the homes here in San Clemente the estate home is one of the largest homes on the market.  This includes an 8,000 square foot main house, 600 square foot pool cabana and

The market is on the upswing in the Ocean Hills community as a recent sale of a 2 bedroom condo that sold for $600,000 after being on the market for 4 days. This is a dramatic change from what we saw last summer when homes prices dipped down in the low $300,000 range. I personally represented the buyer in Ocean Hills home at 724 Calle Casita that sold as a short sale for $315,000 in September of 2012. Since then inventory of homes dropped significantly until the property at 3709 Calle La Quinta came on the market and sold in 4 short days for $1,000 above the $599,000 asking price. The home was a highly upgraded residence that resembled a $2 million dollar home with extensive use of Travertine and Granite in the Kitchen and Baths. The renovation continued

The North Side of San Clemente has a small strip of bluff front properties located near the Dana Point and San Clemente border. Many residents are not aware of this area of San Clemente since it is commonly considered to be in the Dana Point city limits. Bluff front homes in this area rarely come on the market due to the small number of these San Clemente homes.  The street known as "La Ventana" is where you will find these bluff front homes and are often similar to the ocean front homes located on Camino Capistrano street in Dana Point.  The one major difference is the privacy from the street level.  Homes located on Camino Capistrano back to a busy street where many cars come and go.  The nice advantage to homes located on La Ventana is the street is

Southern California is home to many senior communities throughout San Diego, Orange and Los Angeles counties.  Many of these communities will offer different style amenities in all different price points.  If you are looking to live by the beach then the senior communities in San Clemente, California area hard to beat.

San Clemente is home to 3 different senior communities that area located very close to the beach.  Home prices will start as $300,000 for a small 2 bedroom cottage style home to $600,000 for a newer construction home in a gated community.  Depending on your budget and style of living will determine the best place for you.  Here is quick overview of the communities that area available in San Clemente.

The first community is called

Cape Cod homes are a popular style here in San Clemente and often is a refreshing break from the Mediterranean and Spanish style homes that can often be seen here.  San Clemente is a quaint beach town and the Cape Cod style blends in beautifully with the cool coastal and sunny weather.  A home has just come on the market in the Southwest San Clemente area built in the Cape Cod style.  The home was remolded about 10 years ago where the owner added great details that bring out the unique east coast flare. 

The home itself is supringsly rather large for the area and features 4,500 square feet of living space.  In addition, the home backs to the preserved canyon area which creates a small backyard and lush and matrue landscaping.  The home is currently

San Clemente has many ocean view streets but there is no comparison of the views you get from the street known as "Avenida Salvador."  Avenida Salvador is located at the top of the hill side ridge that overlooks the city of San Clemente and has panoramic and direct views of the Pacific Ocean and the San Clemente Pier.  Many of the homes also have coastline views which truly are spectacular to view.  The area is sometimes referred to as "Salvador Hill" based on it's hill side location.

One quick tip when looking for a home on this street.  Homes with an "even" house number will be located on the ocean front side of the street.  Homes with an "odd" house number will be on the non-ocean side of the street.  This is the quick and easy way to determine the

Cyprus Shores San Clemente Home Tour commenced yesterday with several properties being opened to real estate brokers and agents.  Cyprus Shore is a luxury beach front gated community in the South west area of San Clemente.  The homes are some of the most expensive real estate by the beach in San Clemente. The first home located at 305 Calle Francesca is a true contemporary masterpiece with wrap around ocean views.  The home was designed by the famous local architect Mark Singer who is well known for his ultra contemporary design.  Beautiful clean lines with clear floor to ceiling glass that really take in the views.  The master bedroom is located on the main level with views with the remainder of the bedrooms located on the lower level.  If you are

There is a a huge construction boom happening in the ocean front community called "Capistrano Shores."  The community was well established as a mobile home park for many years.  The homes were on lease land with the average monthly cost to lease that land was around $2,500 a month.  In 2008, all of this changed.  The 90 residents within the Capistrano Shores community bought the land for an estimated $100 million dollars which instantly caused the real estate values to jump from an average $750,000 mobile home to now nearly $2 million dollars.

What is happening in the community is a construction boom where old existing mobile homes are being torn down and replaced with large two story residences.  The homes are keeping their original foot print of the

The Marblehead Coastal construction continues on as evidence to an agreement was signed off by the San Clemente city council on the 19th of February, 2013.  Driving by the site today it's evident that things are moving forward with construction workers and machines in production.  The city council approve Lehman Bros to complete the work needed for the infrastructure of the site which includes adding streets, utilities, grading, etc.  Residents of San Clemente will soon see the large vacant parcel become more developed in the upcoming months.

It has been reported that by the end of March that the community park construction will begin and work to the off ramp of the 5 freeway will complete by the end of this summer.  The original plans to the 248 acre

A new Mark Singer designed home has come on the market in the Cypress Shores community in San Clemente, California.  Mark Singer is one of the most influential architects for contemporary design here in Southern California.  His work can often be found in the Laguna Beach area where many of his designed homes come on the market.  The design is very contemporary with an open floor plan that complements the natural setting and views of the home. 

The home located in the gated community of the Cyprus Cove community is located one street back from the ocean front in the popular Southwest San Clemente area.  The home is a true master piece and has sensational views of the ocean and is currently on the market for $4,950,000.  The home features 60 feet of

Presidential Heights is one of the older communities in San Clemente and located near the Orange and San Diego county border lines.  Built in the 1970's, these one and two story condos feature some of the best ocean views you will find for condos under the $500,000 range in San Clemente.  There are actually two communities within Presidential Heights and commonly known as Presidential Heights I and Presidential Heights II.  One of the benefits the condos offer is a great location just minutes to the Riviera & Trestles surf beach and located directly above the San Clemente municipal golf course.  Another benefit to living in Presidential Heights are the views.  Not all condos will have views but select condos in both Presidential Heights I & II will have

We get a lot of requests for buyers looking for ocean view condos here in San Clemente.  In San Clemente, you will find a high concentration of condos located in the immediate area right around the San Clemente Pier with condos starting around the $800,000 range.  For those not familiar with San Clemente should note that you will find some great ocean view condo buildings located just north of the Pier.  Prices will vary a lot depending on the size and the view of the condo so here are some quick tips on where to look.

One of my favorite view streets in San Clemente is the street called "Buena Vista."  One of my first real estate sales over a decade ago was an oceanfront condo located on this street.  The views are really incredible and depending where