If you have ever imagined living by the beach in a beachfront home then now may be a great time for that dream to become a reality
. We are starting to see record low prices on beachfront homes for sale here in San Clemente California. This current real estate market has created a lot of opportunity for homebuyers looking for a beachfront property in Southern California.
San Clemente is a great place to live with real estate prices lower then neighboring beach Laguna Beach and Newport Beach, California. San Clemente also has a lot of charm and personality with homes from the early 1920s that were built in the Spanish colonial style. These homes are often referred to as Ole Hansen homes after the founder, Ole Hanson. The San Clemente real estate market has seen a huge change in the last 10 years. Before, San Clemente was a sleepy beachfront community were a lot of owners used their San Clemente homes as a second residence and vacation destination. Now, we are starting to see a lot of owners calling San Clemente home.
Beachfront homes in San Clemente are typically found in the Southwest area of San Clemente. Gated communities like La Ladera, Cyprus Shore, Cotton Point Estates have some of the most expensive beach front homes for sale. If you are looking for a home that actually sits on the sand then you will need to look at the neighboring beach community of Dana Point. Homes on the "Beach Road" in Dana Point sit directly on the sand and offer Malibu style homes. In San Clemente, you won't find any homes that sit directly on the sand but many of the beachfront homes front the ocean and are on the ocean bluff.
If you have been thinking about owning a beach front home then now is the time to act on that dream. Owning a home in Southern California has not been this affordable in the last 10 years.