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The Vista Pacific Del Gado community is ideally located near the Shorecliff's Beach in north section of San Clemente. These are smaller homes that offer an indoor/outdoor feel to it with a large private patio area that is often filled with mature landscaping and foliage.  These are some of the best priced properties in the San Clemente area and are often priced under $500,000.  The complex has a lot of history to it when it was first designed by architects who were inspired by mid century modern architect Joseph Eichler.   Some of the features found in Eichler homes include wood beam ceilings, floor to ceiling glass as pictured below. These are simple homes that are often feature less than 1,000 square feet of living space with 2 bedroom floor plans. The

The residential real estate market has seen a lot of changes in the last couple months as the market is starting to shift back into a seller's market.  When this happens real estate prices tend to go up as inventory of available homes is very limited.  Finding a single family home under $500,000 is almost a thing of the past unless you know were to look.  Here is a quick guide to the best communities to find these great deals!

First, the Tocayo Canyon community has always been well known for offering some of the lowest priced single family homes in the San Clemente.  Located in the Forster Ranch area of San Clemente which is situated on east side of the 5 freeway off the "Camino De Los Mares" exit.  Head inland about one mile and the community is

Mid-Century Modern homes are very popular throughout the country but finding these unique architectural styles homes in the beach communities in Southern California is more difficult than other parts of the United States.  Mid-Century homes usually reflect homes that were built in the 1950's and gained popularity by Eichler who created entire communities based on this single level design.  The city of Orange in the north part of Orange County, California has an entire neighborhood that was built by Eichler as the area has now been designated as an historic area of the city.  In San Clemente, you won't find any Eichler homes but you will find Eichler inspired Mid-Century homes in the Vista Pacific Del Gado community.

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