Laguna’s Best Ten Weeks Start Tuesday

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The Off-Season

Laguna’s Best Ten Weeks Start Tuesday

Labor Day closes out summer. What follows is the finest stretch of weather all year, and a very unusual winter lining up behind it.

Ask anyone who has spent a full year in this town to name the best month and almost nobody says July. They say September, or they say October, and then they get slightly protective about it.

There is a reason. The marine layer backs off. The water is still warm, warmer than it was in June, and it holds through October. Mornings go glassy and offshore. The light drops into that long amber angle that makes the whole coastline look like it was color graded. Coast Highway breathes, the gallery…

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Imagine Your Dream House | 2155 Temple Hills Drive | Laguna Beach

Modern Laguna Architecture & Design on the Coast   Temple Hills, Laguna Beach  

An AIA-Honored House That Has Not Been Built Yet

Anders Lasater Architects designed it. The Design Review Board approved it. The lot it belongs to just came to market at $5,995,000.

The Sunset Duet & Sunrise Duet

At the 2025 AIA Orange County Design Awards, a Laguna Beach project took honors in the Unbuilt Category. The jury cited its quiet clarity, a sculptural stair, a floating upper volume, and a plan that answers its site instead of fighting it. The architect is Anders Lasater. The site is 2155 Temple Hills Drive.

Unbuilt awards are a particular kind of recognition. They reward the idea before the…

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Build the House Your Family Never Outgrows

The Aaronson Group Luxury Coastal Real Estate - OC
 

Featured Laguna Beach Listing

Build the House Your Family Never Outgrows

2155 Temple Hills Drive, Laguna Beach, CA 92651

Most Laguna Beach buyers eventually run into the same wall. They find a location they love, then discover the house on it cannot grow with them. The lot is too tight, the topography is unforgiving, or the approval process for anything meaningful stretches out for years.

2155 Temple Hills Drive removes that wall. The property offers a functional 3 bedroom, 4.5 bathroom residence of approximately 4,800 square feet today, along with Design Review Board approved plans for an entirely new home of approximately 7,500 square feet. The heavy lift, design,…

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Represented by The Aaronson Group: One of the Few Places in Laguna Beach You Can Actually Live on the Sand

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Laguna Sands

One of the Few Places in Laguna Beach You Can Actually Live on the Sand

Drive South Coast Highway between the Village and Aliso Beach and you pass a long stretch of buildings that face the water. Very few of them sit on it. The bluff does most of the work along this coast, which is why so much of Laguna’s oceanfront housing looks down at the beach from thirty or forty feet up rather than opening onto it.

Laguna Sands is one of the exceptions. The gated community sits directly on the sand next to the Surf & Sand Resort, and residents reach the beach without crossing a road or hunting for a public stairway. That single fact explains most of what makes the…

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Where Art Comes Alive: The Pageant of the Masters and the Sawdust Art Festival

Modern Laguna Contemporary Coastal Living · The Aaronson Group Laguna Beach · Summer 2026

Where Art Comes Alive: The Pageant of the Masters and the Sawdust Art Festival

Every summer, Laguna Canyon becomes the center of the Southern California art world. A quiet stretch of road just above the coast fills with music, handmade work, and one of the most inventive stage productions in the country. Two events anchor the season, and together they capture what makes Laguna Beach unlike anywhere else on the coast.

Living Pictures Under the Stars

Now in its 93rd year, the…

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Where to Watch Fourth of July Fireworks in Laguna Beach

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Coastal Living • Laguna Beach

Where to Watch Fourth of July Fireworks in Laguna Beach

Where can you watch Fourth of July fireworks in Laguna Beach in 2026? The city’s annual show launches at 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 4, 2026, from Monument Point at Heisler Park, with excellent viewing from the park, Main Beach, and the North Laguna coves.

Few things capture summer in Laguna like fireworks breaking over the water. The city’s elevated coastline turns the Fourth into one of the most scenic Independence Day shows on the Orange County coast, and it is free to watch from the bluffs and beaches downtown.

Here is what you need to know for the night: the show time, the best places to watch, the local…

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Short-Term Rental Rules in Laguna Beach

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Buyer Guide / Laguna Beach

Short-Term Rental Rules in Laguna Beach

What luxury buyers must know before counting on nightly income

Can you run a short-term rental in Laguna Beach? In most cases, no. The city no longer issues new short-term rental permits in residential zones, and any stay of 30 days or fewer is tightly regulated, capped, taxed, and licensed.

If you are buying a coastal home in Laguna Beach with the idea of offsetting your costs through Airbnb or Vrbo income, read this before you write an offer. The rules changed again in 2025, and they do not work the way most buyers assume. Getting it wrong can cost you the income you were counting on,…

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Laguna Beach Luxury Market Forecast: Where Are Prices Heading?

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Market Forecast · Laguna Beach

Laguna Beach Luxury Market Forecast: Where Are Prices Heading?

Where are Laguna Beach luxury home prices heading in 2026? Laguna Beach is in a slight seller’s market with a median list price of $5,495,000, 140 active listings, and upward pricing pressure as sales continue to outpace supply.

If you own a home in Laguna Beach, the question right now isn’t whether the market is moving. It is. The question is which direction, how fast, and what that means for your decision to list, hold, or buy.

As of this week, the Altos Research Market Action Index for…

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Modern vs. Contemporary vs. Coastal Luxury Homes in Laguna Beach

Modern Laguna Contemporary Coastal Real Estate

Architecture · Laguna Beach

Modern vs. Contemporary vs. Coastal Luxury Homes in Laguna Beach

What is the difference between modern, contemporary, and coastal luxury homes in Laguna Beach? Modern homes follow a specific 1920s to 1970s architectural movement (flat roofs, glass walls, geometric forms). Contemporary homes reflect current design trends. Coastal homes prioritize beach lifestyle materials, lighter palettes, and indoor-outdoor flow.

Three buyers walk three Laguna Beach listings in the same week. All three properties get described as “modern.” One is a 1968 Mid-Century post-and-beam in…

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Oceanfront Modern Living at Laguna Sands

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Modern Oceanfront · Laguna Beach

Sand-Level Modern Living at Laguna Sands

The most interesting properties in Laguna Beach right now aren't the ones with the biggest square footage. They're the ones where every surface was chosen with intention, every line drawn with purpose, and the architecture itself frames the ocean rather than competing with it.

1585 S. Coast Highway #47 belongs to that category. Inside Laguna Sands, a gated oceanfront community recently transformed by a multi-million-dollar renovation, this 2-bedroom residence has been completely remodeled to deliver a contemporary,…

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