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        <title>San Clemente Homes that offer Rate Buy Down</title>
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Rising Interest Rates has become a problem for those looking to get a mortgage when buying a home in todays real estate market. nbsp;These higher rates were intended to slow down pries and inflation but the actual opposite as happened. nbsp;Due to low inventory, we have what they call shelter inflation which is reaction to the Federal government raising interest rates. nbsp;Its basically explained as the higher the interest rates go, less and less people who currently have a 3 or 4 percent mortgages on their home would not want to put their home on the market and buy another property at interest rates in the 6 to 7 percent range due to the higher costs involved. nbsp;So the higher interest rates have created a very limited number of homes coming on the market which is causing a high demand for these homes and in turn is driving prices to continue going up. nbsp;Thus, having higher interest rates are creating higher prices in our real estate market which is counterintuitive to the Feds purpose in trying to lower prices. nbsp;How long this will continue will be interesting as the Feds have indicated that there are more interest rate hikes that are expected in November and/or December of this year.


One of the ways to circumvent these higher rates is to offer an incentive to buyers who are getting a loan and offer to buy the rate down. We initially saw this with new home builders as they do a lot of their own financing and thus are able to work with buyers and getting slightly lower rates. nbsp;Now, we are starting to see this with some sellers that are willing to give the buyer a credit in order to buy the interest rate down. nbsp;How this works is that the seller finds out from the buyers lender how much it would cost to bring down the interest rate by however much the buyer is looking to get a loan. nbsp;I think we will start to see this method being used when interest rates continue to go up as many sellers in todays market are still able to sell their home for record prices without using this method.






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Capistrano Shores is well known for having some wonderful beach front properties that are located right next to the sandy beach. nbsp;These homes are typically offered for sale and rarely come on the market for lease. nbsp;When looking at the stretch of homes between the north side of San Clemente between the Ole Hanson Beach Club and Doheny Beach in Dana Point you will see two different communities that are located next to the sand. nbsp;Capistrano Shores is located in the city of San Clemente and originally was a manufactured home community on lease land. nbsp;This all changed with the owners had the opportunity to buy the land which caused many to develop larger two story homes. nbsp;The other community located in the city of Dana Point is a community called Beach Road. nbsp;These are typically detached residential single family homes with some duplex properties mixed in there as well. nbsp;Beach Road offers a 24 hour guard gate which makes it very private with a security patrol as well.





For those looking for furnished rentals both communities are a great place to start if you want a beach fronting property. nbsp;Beach Road will typically have more options to start with but keep in mind that the city of Dana Point has enacted a law that requires a minimum 30 day rental on any property. nbsp;So if you are thinking about doing a one week stay its probably best to look somewhere else. nbsp;There are currently two properties listed for lease in Capistrano Shores. nbsp;One is a two story home pictured above that is currently listed for lease at $22,000 a month. nbsp;The desired length of the lease is 12 months and it comes furnished as well. nbsp;Rent includes electricity, gardener, gas, sewer, trash pickup and water. nbsp;For those looking for a shorter term please contact us and we will double check to see if they would be willing to accommodate a shorter term lease. nbsp;There is another property listed for $25,000 a month that is pictured below that also comes furnished and open to a negotiable lease term length. nbsp;Typically the summer months tend to book up very quickly with the month of July being the most desirable month. nbsp;Please call us at 949-204-5110 to discuss further.nbsp;






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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:57:00 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title>Most Expensive San Clemente Homes Sold In 2022</title>
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The San Clemente real estate market has still seen monumental sales even with the shifting real estate market this year. nbsp;The majority of the highest sales took place earlier this year in March and April was well as the summer months June through August, all of them located in the desirable Southwest San Clemente area. nbsp;Often times, the highest sales are dealing with cash buyers who are not effected by the higher interest mortgage rates that we have seen this year. nbsp;For the most part many properties in the San Clemente area did see a slow down with some price reductions necessary in order to get a home sold while other well positioned properties still saw multiple offers. nbsp;Even with the shifting market the number of homes on the market is still very low which has helped maintained real estate prices. nbsp;Its not sure what will happen in 2023 with higher mortgage rates on the horizon and looming talks about a slow down in the real estate market. nbsp;In any case, there will always be opportunity for those who know where to look.


4070 Calle Isabella, San Clemente was the highest sale in 2022 which sold for $14 million in March of this year. nbsp;This was a very large estate property with an approximate 14,999 square feet of living space with a total of five bedrooms in this beautiful Spanish style home. nbsp;This works out to $933.40 per square foot which is a pretty good average when considering the total number of square feet that the home had to offer. nbsp;The home was newly built in 2008 and located in the exclusive double gated community of Cotton Point Estates which was home to the former Nixon White House was located. nbsp;The interior featured its own theatre, wine cellar, fitness center, spa and outdoor pool with ocean views. nbsp;The property was originally listed in June of 2021 for $15,500,000 and was on the market for a total of 182 days.





1820 Calle De Los Alamos, San Clemente was a unique property located on the bluff in Southwest San Clemente. nbsp;I originally had gone through an open house of this property when it was being advertised for lease at $35,000 a month. nbsp;I thought it was odd to have an open house for a rental property when this is normally only done for a property that is listed for sale. nbsp;Well, I guess that paid off for the real estate agents who did this since they ended up selling the home for $8.7 million dollars in June of this year, not too bad for a rental listing turned into a sale. nbsp;Walking though the home it was clear that the home needed some updating. nbsp;The location was an A+ with unobstructed ocean views with the famous T-street beach just located to the north. nbsp;Probably one of the biggest selling features was the huge lot that featured an approximate 15,625 square feet of living space. nbsp;I would imagine if this property was ever torn down there might be the possibility of having this re-zoned for two properties and who knows this might happen in the future.





4018 Calle Isabella, San Clemente was the third highest sale selling at $8,275,000. nbsp;The five bedroom home was located in the gated Cyprus Shore community in San Clemente and offered an approximate 4,145 square feet of living space and stunning ocean views. nbsp;Finding a property in this community with an ocean view is very hard to find so its not surprising that this home sold before it even came on the market. nbsp;The two level home was built in 1998 and featured a 3 car attached garage. nbsp;The interior of the home was just stunning with a wide open floor plan with a Contemporary style wood ceilings, large center island, dining and living spaces that captured this incredible view. nbsp;Cyprus Shore is very popular for those in the surf community as its a private community this is just a short walking distance to one of the best surf breaks in California known as Trestles. nbsp;If you are thinking about buying a home here I highly recommend reaching out to us as some of the best homes located here seem to find a buyer before it hits the market.






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San Clemente is well known for having some amazing ocean front homes but which location is considered the best? nbsp;When buying a home in San Clemente we like to break the down the city into the different areas. nbsp;A quick drive through these areas is probably the quickest way to decide where you would like to like. nbsp;When is comes to living on the ocean front and want a single family home there is no better area than the Southwest San Clemente neighborhood. nbsp;In this area is a street called Calle De Los Alamos is where you will find some stunning ocean front properties that overlook the beach. nbsp;


This is not the only street in the SW San Clemente community that offers ocean front views so make sure to also consider streets like Paseo De Cristobal, Boca Del Canon, La Rambla and Plaza A La Playa in the Riviera district. nbsp;Beyond these streets on the very southern end of town is an ocean front gated community of Cyprus Cove, Cyprus Shore and Cotton Point Estates. nbsp;This is where you will find the most expensive ocean front properties with very limited inventory at any given time. nbsp;The great thing about living here is that you will receive a 24 hour guard gated entrance, direct access to the beach and community pool and clubhouse.


For those looking for a residential condo then we always recommend the ocean front street of Buena Vista in addition to the Southwest San Clemente area. nbsp;This location can be found north of the San Clemente Pier and can equally have stunning ocean views. nbsp;There tends to be a larger percentage of residential condos in this area so its a great place to look if you are new to San Clemente. nbsp;The neighborhood is a complete different in this area since there is a good mixture of single family homes, condos and multi-unit properties. nbsp;Southwest San Clemente will give you a more traditional single family home neighborhood and tends to be a little more upscale. nbsp;We will be happy to explain of this to you on the phone so please give us a call at 949-204-5110 to connect with one of our San Clemente Real Estate experts






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One of the premier bluff front locations is located in the Southwest San Clemente area with a small condo complex known as Sea Pointe Villas. nbsp;If you are family with San Clemente then you have probably been down to the State Park area. nbsp;Just above the park is a circular street known as Avenida Montalvo and Avenida Lobiero which meet as the street loops around the area where some of the best bluff front ocean view condos can be found in San Clemente. nbsp;Sea Pointe Villas is located right at the Botton of the loop and can have stunning white water views. nbsp;The complex itself is very small so dont expect to see a lot of listings coming on the market and any given time. nbsp;We did some research on the past listing history for this complex and found that besides having one listing this year and last year there had been a period of almost 8 years when no condos had come on the marek for sale here.


The last Sea Pointe Villas sale occurred earlier this year in January where a 2 bedroom condo with an approximate 1,648 square feet of living space sold for $1,310,000. nbsp;This condo had nice coastline views but a better comparable would be a two bedroom condo that sold in 2020 for $1,500,000 and was an end unit with direct bluff front views. nbsp;Its interesting in the timing of this condo as it was listed on April 30th, 2020 which is right around the time that the country was under a stay at home order. nbsp;It was originally listed at $1,395,000 and got bid up to $1,500,000 after being on the market for 21 days. nbsp;Of course, the market has dramatically increased since this time so I would expect similar type condos to be at a much higher price point. nbsp;If you own a Sea Pointe Villas condo please give us a call at 949-204-5110 and we will be happy to give you a free consult on the current value of your condo. nbsp;Below is a listing history chart for Sea Pointe Villas as the s stands for sold listings, x stands for expired listings that did not sell and k stands for listings that were cancelled and did not sell.






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The year 2020 will remembered for a variety of reasons and was surprisingly a good year for real estate in San Clemente, California. The market was good for the first couple of months at the beginning of the year and slowed down dramatically due to the nationwide shut down that occurred in March and April. nbsp;Of course, that didnt last long as COVID19 caused many home buyers the urgent need to find another home that was more suited for staying at home. nbsp;We experienced a lot of buyers coming from the big cities looking to own a home with more land and more interior space. nbsp;Low mortgage interest rates also helped increase the buying power and we started to see multiple offers on many properties in the summer and fall months. nbsp;There were three large sales that occurred in San Clemente which all of them were over the $5 million dollar price point and all located in the Cyprus Shore area of San Clemente. nbsp;This a very popular community located in the very end of the Southwest San Clemente area filled with 4 different gated neighborhoods.


Two of the top 3 sales for 2020 where actually located next to each other on Vista Blanca street in San Clemente. nbsp;3824 Vista Blanca was originally listed for $5,777,8888 and was on the market for only 46 days and closed escrow on 11/23/20 for $5,400,000. nbsp;This property had a lot of interest from multiple buyers due to its bluff front location and attractive price point. nbsp;The home featured five bedrooms, six and a half baths with an approximate 6,907 square feet of living space on two different levels and came with an attached three car garage.





The other sale that was located next door was located at 3822 Vista Blanca. nbsp;This home was on the market for $6,450,000 and sold after being listed for sale for 11 days. nbsp;This was a large home of the two with a total of six bedrooms, five and a half baths with an approximate 8,004 square feet of living space. nbsp;This was also located in the gated community of Cyprus Cove and was located on the bluff front with spectacular ocean front views. nbsp;The video link below shows how spectacular this home is and the wonderful ocean views that can be seen from this location.





The highest sale in 2020 in San Clemente was located in the gated community of Cotton Point Estates which is located within the Cyprus Shore gated community. nbsp;4085 Calle Isabella sold for the full asking price of $6.6 million and closed escrow on 11/23/20 while being sold off market . nbsp;This often happens when a real estate agent knows of a potential seller who wants to sell and a potential buyer who wants to buy and pairs the two of them together and procures a sale. nbsp;This was a six bedroom, five and a half bath home with an approximate 7,152 square feet of living space. This unique thing about this location is that its super secure as you have to go through one 24 hour guard gated entrance then through a second gated entrance to get to this home. nbsp;If you are a surfer then the world class Trestles surf break is also just minutes away as well.






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The San Clemente Real Estate market in the last three to four months has been really crazy as buyers are bidding against each other when new listings that are priced well come on the market. nbsp;Many thought COVID would bring the real estate market down but it has actually had a reverse effect and the market has never been stronger. nbsp;One of the biggest issues is limited inventory which has been a problem for the last two to three years in San Clemente and has become even more limited due to COVID. nbsp;What many buyers are doing is looking for homes that are not on the market yet but will be coming on the market soon. nbsp;These listings that were once only limited to real estate agents are now available to the general public.


One of the best things you can do when looking for a home in San Clemente is to identify the right neighborhood that you want to live. nbsp;For example, if you are looking for a larger home near the $1 million dollar price point then communities like Talega or Forester Ranch may be a better fit than homes near the beach which tend to be much smaller and more expensive. nbsp;If you want a home in a gated community then neighborhoods like Cyprus Shore, Sea Pointe Estates and Careyes may be a good option. nbsp;Once you have identified the perfect neighborhood then we recommend reaching out to local agents who cover and know that community to know if they know of any new listings that may be coming on the market. nbsp;This combined with the new coming soon listings will help you identify the right property for you. nbsp;If you need help please contact any of our local San Clemente Real Estate agents at 949-204-5110 today.






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What a difference a couple of months make when looking at San Clemente real estate market. nbsp;COVDI19 has really changed the landscape of the marketplace and has actually caused the reverse of what most people think would happen. nbsp;We get a lot of calls from buyers thinking they can get a big discount on real estate since they feel the overall economy has taken a hit due to the large number of jobs that were lost. nbsp;In fact, the opposite has happened to the real estate market. nbsp;The inventory of homes on the market for sale was low before COVID19 and because of the pandemic there are even less sellers wanting to put their home on the market. nbsp;Given the high demand of buyers that still want to buy in part to the very low interest rates there is almost a bidding war when new properties come on the market.


Its not uncommon now to see multiple offers on properties that are priced at market value. nbsp;The COVID effect has turned this market into a sellers market with an even more lower inventory of homes on the market for sale.nbsp;Homes that marketed as priced to sell are getting a lot of attention right now since homes that are priced correctly are getting a lot of activity. nbsp;This is also true for vacation rental properties this year as many clients are tired of being stuck in their homes and would rather spend time in a luxury vacation home. nbsp;Its unique that something that would normally depress a real estate market has actually made it even stronger. nbsp;If you are thinking about buying a home in the San Clemente area please contact any of our local real estate agents at 949-204-5110 today.






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San Clemente has many different neighborhoods that can offer private backyards if you know where to look. nbsp;It seems like the latest trend in real estate is to build new homes close to each other which sometimes seems to come in the lieu of offering privacy between properties. nbsp;For the most part its always best to look in older and more established neighborhoods as these were often built on larger lots. nbsp;This is especially true for some sections of the Forster Ranch and neighborhoods by the beach in San Clemente.


The first place we recommend looking is the Forster Ranch of San Clemente. nbsp;While this area isnt the oldest community in San Clemente, homes in this area are well known for having large over-sized lots. nbsp;This is especially true for the large majority of the homes that were built here in the 1970s. nbsp;There are several section of Forster Ranch that offer newer construction homes like the Reserves and Forster Highlands so make sure you are looking in the older area to find the largest lots that typically over the best privacy.


Another area is the Southwest San Clemente area. nbsp;This community is located on the ocean side of the 5 freeway and offers custom homes built between the 1920s to 2020s. nbsp;Its important to note that not all homes will over total privacy but some of the lots here back to a natural canyon preserve and offer a great deal of privacy. nbsp;The appreciation of homes here is also very appealing as there always seems to be high demand of clients that want to live here.


There is also a neighborhood located on the north end of town called Harbor Estates. nbsp;its located east of the freeway and can offer nice panoramic ocean views. nbsp;Select properties in this neighborhood also have private backyards which is always an added bonus. nbsp;For questions regarding the different neighborhoods in San Clemente and the various amenities when living there please reach out to our local San Clemente Real Estate agents at 949-204-5110.






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        <title>Most Expensive San Clemente Homes Sold in 2019</title>
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This has been a great year of real estate in San Clemente with over 900 homes selling in this calendar year. nbsp;The strength of the economy and the stock market has resulted in a very active market with higher sales than the previous year. nbsp;There were a total of seven homes that sold for $4 million dollars or more with the top sale over the $6 million dollar price point. nbsp;December is typically one of our slower months but many agents whom I have spoken with think its been the busiest December that we have had in recent years. Here is a quick guide to the highest homes sales in San Clemente for 2019.


The highest sale this year occurred in the Cyprus Cove community which sold before it even came on the market. nbsp;This was a newly designed home by James Glover who has done some amazing homes. nbsp;The five bedroom, four bath home featured 4,728 square feet of living space and was located one street back from the ocean front with wonderful ocean views. nbsp;The home truly incorporated top of the line finishes and details throughout the home with a warm Contemporary feel to it with a lot of wood accents. nbsp;Cyprus Cove is a 24 hour guard gated community in the Southwest San Clemente area with a private walk to the beach location. nbsp;Amenities include a community pool, tennis court and clubhouse.





The next highest sale was actually a residential ocean front condo that sold for $4.5 million dollars. nbsp;San Clemente has come a long way in condo sales with this stunning condo located on the ocean front street of Buena Vista. nbsp;The 3 bedroom condo featured an approximate 3,500 square feet of living space and was newly constructed and completed in 2019. nbsp;The condo is located in a complex of 4 residential condos with the other 3 properties still available for sale. nbsp;Those condos are currently listed between $3,995,000 to $4,695,000. nbsp;Some of the highlights in this sale included 10 foot ceilings, disappearing glass doors to take in the ocean views and a gourmet kitchen that would rival any professional chefs kitchen. nbsp;Of course, no expensive was spared with the custom bathroom and finishes throughout the home.





The third highest sale was located in the new Sea Summit community in San Clemente that is located on the ocean side of the 5 freeway. nbsp;The four bedroom home was originally listed at $4.8 million and sold for $4,425,000 after being on the market for a total of 93 days. The home featured wonderful ocean views with an approximate 4,179 square feet of living space on a 8,447 square foot lot according to our multiple listing service data. nbsp;The Tuscan and Mediterranean designed home was completed in 2017 and truly embodies the wonderful upgrades and views you can find in Sea Summit. nbsp;The floor plan incorporated a main floor bedroom with 3 additional bedroom located on the upper levels with fantastic views. nbsp;The lot was large enough to accommodate a resort style pool complete with a 3 car attached garage. nbsp;The good news for buyers is that we are starting to see more re-sale homes coming on the market in Sea Summit with price ranges starting at $1 million dollars.





Below are some of the most expensive homes listed for sale in San Clemente. nbsp;Please contact any of our local San Clemente Real Estate agents at 949-204-5110 for information on any of these luxury properties.



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