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Long Beach, Irvine & Palos Verdes Neighborhood Guides

Guides to the neighborhoods we work in: what homes cost, what living there is like, and which houses are for sale right now. Long Beach, Irvine, Palos Verdes, Malibu and more.

Aerial view of Belmont Shore and Alamitos Bay, Long Beach, California11 guides
California

Long Beach

11 neighborhood guides

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North Lake in Woodbridge, Irvine, with its lakefront pavilion and homes4 guides
California

Irvine

4 neighborhood guides

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Point Vicente Lighthouse above the bluffs in Rancho Palos Verdes4 guides
California

Rancho Palos Verdes

4 neighborhood guides

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Aerial view of the Lunada Bay coastline and bluff-top homes in Palos Verdes Estates3 guides
California

Palos Verdes Estates

3 neighborhood guides

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The Point Dume headland above the beach in Malibu, with spring wildflowers on the bluff1 guide
California

Malibu

1 neighborhood guide

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Buying here

Neighborhood guides cover where to buy. These cover how: the rules and costs that decide a purchase in each city.

Palms and open lawn of Bluff Park at dusk above the Long Beach shoreline
Long Beach, California

Buying in Long Beach

What decides a Long Beach purchase: historic review, tenant law, and the ground under the house

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Downtown Long Beach high-rise skyline at dusk from across the water
Long Beach, California

Long Beach condos

The HOA questions that decide whether a Long Beach condo is a good buy or an expensive lesson

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Homes along the Malibu bluffs above a cove, with the coast stretching east
Malibu, California

Buying in Malibu

What it takes to buy in Malibu: insurance, fire history, and permits

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Every neighborhood guide

Each guide covers home prices, the different pockets inside the neighborhood, current listings, and the things we tell our own buyers before they make an offer.

Aerial view of Belmont Shore and Alamitos Bay, Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California

Belmont Shore

Walkable coastal blocks, Second Street energy, and bay-side living

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Aerial view of Naples Island and the Alamitos Bay canals in Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California

Naples

Venetian canals, gondolas, and waterfront island living on Alamitos Bay

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Aerial view of the Belmont Heights neighborhood grid and Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California

Belmont Heights

Historic Craftsman bungalows, a proper main street on Broadway, and quiet blocks just above the shore

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Downtown Long Beach skyline at dusk seen across the harbor from the Queen Mary
Long Beach, California

Downtown Long Beach

The city's original waterfront core: Pine Avenue, high-rise living, an arts district, and the beach at the end of the street

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Palm-lined Ocean Boulevard with the green-roofed Villa Riviera tower in the distance at Alamitos Beach in Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California

Alamitos Beach

A dense, walkable 1920s beach neighborhood: vintage apartments, Bixby Park, and the sand at the end of the block

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Palm trees silhouetted at dusk over the grassy lawn of Bluff Park with historic homes along Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California

Bluff Park

A nine-block historic district of grand pre-war homes on the bluff above the beach, wrapped around a 25-acre ocean-view park

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The Monterey-style Rancho Los Cerritos adobe behind its garden lawn and fountain, framed by mature trees in Bixby Knolls, Long Beach
Long Beach, California

Bixby Knolls

Long Beach's walkable uptown: custom 1920s to 1940s homes on tree-lined streets and a revived Atlantic Avenue with shops, breweries and First Fridays

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A 1920s Spanish Colonial Revival bungalow with tile roof, arched window, and a vintage streetlamp in California Heights, Long Beach
Long Beach, California

California Heights

Long Beach's largest historic district: roughly 1,500 Spanish Colonial Revival, Tudor, and Craftsman homes on tree-lined streets with vintage streetlamps in uptown Long Beach

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The 1844 Rancho Los Cerritos adobe seen across its garden lawn and fountain, the heart of the Los Cerritos neighborhood in Long Beach
Long Beach, California

Los Cerritos

Long Beach's old-money enclave: roughly 700 estate homes on wide, tree-lined streets around the Virginia Country Club and the historic 1844 Rancho Los Cerritos

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The 1952 Richard Neutra-designed Moore House, a mid-century modern home in Park Estates, Long Beach
Long Beach, California

Park Estates

A master-planned enclave of custom mid-century modern and traditional estates on curving, tree-lined streets between Recreation Park and Cal State Long Beach

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Aerial view of the Long Beach Peninsula, a narrow spit of homes between the open ocean and Alamitos Bay
Long Beach, California

The Peninsula

A narrow sandspit of beachfront and bayfront homes between the open ocean and Alamitos Bay, where pedestrian walk-streets take the place of front roads

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The Point Dume headland above the beach in Malibu, with spring wildflowers on the bluff
Malibu, California

Point Dume

Bluff-top lots, a state preserve headland, and Malibu's calmest streets

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The Malaga Cove library's stone terraced fountain framed by pines
Palos Verdes Estates, California

Malaga Cove

The 1920s heart of the Peninsula: arcaded plaza, bluff paths, and the first streets the Olmsteds drew

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Aerial view of the Lunada Bay coastline and bluff-top homes in Palos Verdes Estates
Palos Verdes Estates, California

Lunada Bay

A crescent bay under high bluffs, terraced view streets, and the Peninsula's most famous wave

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Golden-hour view over Santa Monica Bay from the Palos Verdes slope
Palos Verdes Estates, California

Montemalaga

The upper slope of Palos Verdes Estates: big midcentury lots and the Queen's Necklace at night

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The open hillsides of the Portuguese Bend Reserve meeting the Pacific in Rancho Palos Verdes
Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Portuguese Bend

The wildest coast in Los Angeles County, and the land that will not hold still

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Point Vicente Lighthouse above the bluffs in Rancho Palos Verdes
Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Point Vicente

The lighthouse turn of the Peninsula: whale-watch lawns, Golden Cove errands, and bluff-top living

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The clifftop fairways of Trump National Golf Club on the Rancho Palos Verdes coast
Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Seaview & Ocean Trails

Catalina-view streets beside a clifftop golf course, where the coast is public and the paperwork is honest

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The Vincent Thomas Bridge lit at night over Los Angeles Harbor, the view below Miraleste
Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Miraleste

The Peninsula's 1920s east slope: pines, bridle trails, and the harbor lights below

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Aerial view of the Turtle Rock hillside neighborhoods above Irvine toward the coast
Irvine, California

Turtle Rock

Irvine's hillside village: top schools, canyon trails at the back gate, and UC Irvine next door

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North Lake in Woodbridge, Irvine, with its lakefront pavilion and homes
Irvine, California

Woodbridge

Irvine's village of two lakes: beach lagoons, dozens of pools, and the family life the master plan was built for

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The Quail Hill Loop trail climbing the open hills above Irvine
Irvine, California

Quail Hill

The trailhead village: 2000s hillside homes wrapped in open space, minutes from the Spectrum and the coast road

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The green ridgelines of the Irvine Ranch open space above North Irvine
Irvine, California

Orchard Hills

North Irvine's newest hills: preserved citrus groves, a guard-gated enclave, and views over the whole city

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