Tagged : Capistrano Beach Homes

The city of Dana Point has some beautiful Cottage Style homes that have a lot charm to them.  Many of these homes can be found in a couple different areas throughout the city with the highest concentration found in the Capistrano Beach area of Dana Point.  This area was originally developed in the 1920's when smaller Spanish style homes were built throughout this area.  Some of these original homes still exist which show the origins of this great neighborhood.  In the 1950's is when we saw a large number of these homes being built due to the popularity of people living in smaller beach towns rather than in the large cities.  The one good thing they did was build a variety of architectural styles that range anywhere from Cottage, Spanish, Traditional and

One of the more popular places to live in Dana Point is the Capistrano Beach area.  Near the bluff that overlooks the ocean is a well known Pines Park that tends to be a gathering place for many of the locals that live in this area.  Homes in this area will command a premium in price due to the close proximity to the water and being all of the homes are custom built.  In fact, you will see some homes here that were built in the 1920's that have all the charm and character that you would expect.  There are also a good mixture of Mediterranean, Spanish, Traditional and Contemporary homes here.  If you say you live near Pines Park many of the locals will know the exact area that you are talking about and know the unique homes that exist in this area.

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Last weekend I had the opportunity to take a tour of open houses in the Capistrano Beach area of Dana Point and was really amazed how many single family homes are selling for over $1 million dollars.  Capistrano Beach has always been known as a very expensive community due to it's close proximity to beach and located on the ocean side of the 5 freeway.  During the tour I was pleasantly surprised to see quality homes that were actually priced under $1 million and seemed to offer a very good value based on the location and quality of the home.

One of these homes was located at 26761 Calle Maria.  The owners agent quickly let us know that she was selling her parents house which I thought to be very interesting. The home itself was very charming and built