Tara McNabb Real Estate

11/12/2024

✨ 2024’s Most Requested Luxury Features by Buyers in Newport Beach! 🌊🏡

This year, Newport Beach buyers are looking for unique touches that blend luxury, functionality, and coastal living. Here’s what’s topping the list:

1. Seamless Indoor-Outdoor Flow – With our perfect weather, buyers want spaces that blur the line between inside and outside, making it easy to entertain, relax, and enjoy ocean views year-round.
2. Private Home Gyms & Wellness Spaces 🧘‍♂️ – Health-focused luxury buyers are creating personal sanctuaries, complete with high-end equipment, infrared saunas, and even cold plunge pools.
3. Smart Home Integration 📱 – From controlling lighting and temperature to home security, smart tech is a must-have. These buyers love convenience and efficiency, all at their fingertips.
4. Rooftop Lounges with Ocean Views 🌅 – Taking full advantage of coastal views, these elevated spaces are designed for relaxation and entertainment, offering privacy and a breathtaking ocean backdrop.
5. Sustainable Luxury 🌱 – From eco-friendly building materials to energy-efficient systems, luxury buyers are mindful of their impact and want homes that reflect their values.

These features reflect a lifestyle that combines luxury with comfort, sustainability, and the beauty of Newport Beach.

What feature would be at the top of your list? 🏝️✨

05/10/2024

Just Listed! $10,295,000
📍914 E Balboa Blvd, Newport Beach
5 br | 4 ba | 3,582 Sq ft

Prime bayfront living on the Balboa Peninsula! This upgraded duplex with a private dock offers endless potential in Newport Beach. Both levels feature stunning bay views, open living areas, fireplaces, and inviting balconies. Enjoy evening lights reflecting on the water, and easy access to the Fun Zone, Balboa Island, and Fashion Island. A true gem for Newport Beach living! 🌊

04/05/2024

📍1123 East Balboa Boulevard, Newport Beach

Don't miss out on the opportunity of home with 2 ACTIVE SHORT TERM RENTAL PERMITS!!

Soak up the surf and sun at this versatile oceanfront fully furnished duplex in Newport Beach’s sought-after Peninsula Point neighborhood on the Balboa Peninsula. With one unit on each level of the two-story residence, you can live in one and rent the other, or use both as valuable income-producing opportunities.

A spacious view patio highlights the lower-level residence, which features two bedrooms, two baths, a living room with fireplace, a white kitchen, and a dining room that opens to the patio. The open and bright upper unit showcases a vaulted ceiling, a fireplace-warmed living room, a sunny ocean-view deck, a gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar, three bedrooms and two baths. An attached four-car garage with epoxy flooring provides ample off-street parking and room for storing bikes and surfboards.

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01/16/2024

Welcome to 1209 E Balboa Blvd, Newport Beach 🌴

3 br | 3 ba | 2,225 sf | Listed at $6,500,000

Live your dream of beachfront living at this classic Cape cod-inspired shingled custom home on Newport Beach's famous Balboa Peninsula. Where you can step out to the sand from your spacious brick patio perfect for evening cocktails, morning coffee, and get-togethers with friends. Inside, the open-concept main floor opens to the patio with two sets of French doors that allow beach views to complement a large dining room and living room with a corner fireplace. The dining room flows directly to a remodeled kitchen with stone countertops and full backsplash, white cabinetry, crown molding, a pantry, garden window and white appliances.
This bright and stylish residence is home to three bedrooms and three remodeled baths. One bedroom is located on the main floor, while the second floor primary suite boasts panoramic ocean, Catalina Island, beach and sunset views complete with a beachfront balcony. Relax in a fireplace-warmed sitting area with bay window, and a luxe bath with fashionable floor-to-ceiling tile, freestanding tub, two sinks and a separate shower with frameless glass enclosure. A large bonus room/third bedroom is also positioned upstairs and features a walk-in closet, a bunk room for extra guests and a patio. An attached two-car garage offers highly sought-after off-street parking. Enjoy an outstanding location just blocks from the Balboa Fun Zone, Balboa Pier, top-rated schools, and the Balboa Island ferry terminal. Fashion Island’s high-end shops and restaurants are nearby, and Corona del Mar, Laguna Beach, Crystal Cove and Newport Coast are only minutes away.

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12/08/2022

Just Listed!

Experience the best of the best at this luxurious cul-de-sac residence in Sandover, the only gated community within Brightwater at Huntington Beach. Built in 2017 and offered by its original owner, the executive-class home showcases 5 bedrooms, 6 baths, and a full complement of enviable upgrades in over 4,500 s.f.

12/08/2022

Just Listed!


Ideally located in the middle of the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach, this charming beach house is moments from the beach and the bay. An inviting front patio makes everyone feel welcome and introduces the newly redone home, where a fresh, white interior exemplifies open-concept living. Anchored by a stone fireplace, the great room and dining area easily caters to memorable entertaining and kick-back daily living. Three bedrooms and two baths are featured in approximately 1,389 square feet, making this enviable cottage a fabulous year-round residence and the perfect vacation getaway. Serve up your favorite meals in an island kitchen that hosts a breakfast bar, stainless steel appliances and granite countertops. Hardwood flooring, French doors, large windows, custom crown molding, a classic Dutch entry door, a stylish clawfoot bathtub and upgraded lighting combine to enrich the home with undeniable and enduring appeal. The cottage’s outstanding setting encourages leaving the car at home while exploring nearby shops, popular restaurants and the Balboa Pier.

12/08/2022

In Escrow!

This extraordinary rare corner oceanfront location offers magnificent, unobstructed “sit-down” panoramic ocean views from all levels. Uniquely offering 5 bedrooms and 5 full bathrooms in addition to parking for 4 cars! The main level features an inviting entry foyer, guest suite with full bathroom, family room with built-ins, coffered ceiling, fireplace, wet bar and private office with inspiring views of the Pacific. Ascend the curved staircase to the main living level that showcases breathtaking views, an open Chef's kitchen with abundant natural light including a breakfast bar, granite counters, 48” Sub Zero refrigerator, Bosch dishwasher, custom built-ins, fireplace, refinished deck, a formal dining room with ocean views, and 3 spacious guest suites all with vaulted ceilings. The upper level is exclusively the private master suite with vaulted ceilings, roof top deck, a spacious bathroom with dual sinks, jetted spa tub and walk-in closet. Other features include dual central A/C (newer), separate laundry room, custom lighting, security system with cameras, 2 single car garages with storage, epoxy floors and off street parking for 2 additional cars. The tax records show the original home was built in 1958 but the home was completely re-built and renovated down to the studs in 1998.

12/08/2022

Just Listed!

Soak up the surf and sun at this versatile oceanfront fully furnished duplex in Newport Beach’s sought-after Peninsula Point neighborhood on the Balboa Peninsula. With one unit on each level of the two-story residence, you can live in one and rent the other, or use both as valuable income-producing opportunities. The property is being sold with plans that have been submitted to the city for a future custom home as well, making it easy to create the seaside home of your dreams. Presenting a quieter setting near the end of the boardwalk, the duplex is close to The Wedge surf break, Peninsula Park, the Peninsula Point Racquet Club, the Balboa Pier, and Main Street’s vibrant shopping and dining destinations. A spacious view patio highlights the lower-level residence, which features two bedrooms, two baths, a living room with fireplace, a white kitchen, and a dining room that opens to the patio. The open and bright upper unit showcases a vaulted ceiling, a fireplace-warmed living room, a sunny ocean-view deck, a gourmet kitchen with breakfast bar, three bedrooms and two baths. An attached four-car garage with epoxy flooring provides ample off-street parking and room for storing bikes and surfboards.

10/28/2022

For the second straight quarter, more prospective buyers expect housing availability to improve. In the third quarter of 2022, 37% of buyers expect the home search to get easier in the months ahead, up from 17% and 22% in the first and second quarters of the year, respectively.

More for-sale inventory and less competition from buyers priced-out by higher mortgage rates are likely driving the improvement. In contrast, 59% expect the search to get harder/stay the same, down from 74% and 67% in the first two quarters of 2022.

Housing availability expectations improved in all regions of the country in the third quarter of 2022. In the Northeast, 44% of buyers expect easier conditions, up from 28% in the second quarter. In the Midwest, the share rose from 14% to 33%; in the South, from 18% to 23%; and in the West, from 31% to 52%.

Another way to measure buyers’ perceptions of housing inventory is to ask them if they are seeing more/fewer/the same number of homes for-sale* in their markets. In the third quarter of 2022, 36% reported seeing more homes, up from 23% and 28% in the first two quarters of the year.

Inventory perceptions have improved across all regions. From the second to the third quarters of 2022, the share of buyers seeing more homes on the market rose in the Northeast (27% to 43%), Midwest (23% to 30%), the South (24% to 33%), and West (36% to 42%). BY ROSE QUINT on OCTOBER 28, 2022

Tara McNabb - REALTOR®
DRE # 01871729
Compass, Newport Beach
Private Client Group, Orange County
+1 949-500-3910
TaraMcnabb.com

For the second straight quarter, more prospective buyers expect housing availability to improve. In the third quarter of 2022, 37% of buyers expect the home search to get easier in the months ahead, up from 17% and 22% in the first and second quarters of the year, respectively. More for-sale invento...

10/26/2022

2156 East Oceanfront, Newport Beach, CA, 92661
$15,000,000

Once in a lifetime opportunity to own a trophy property in one of the best oceanfront locations anywhere in Newport Beach. Breathtaking unobstructed views of the blue Pacific, Catalina Island, golden sunsets and crashing surf at the famed Wedge.

This recently refreshed, Santa Barbara style beach Villa offers "sit down" ocean views from all levels plus a roof top deck with 360 degree panoramic views of the coastline, harbor entrance, city lights, Fashion Island and stunning sunsets on the ocean. Uniquely positioned without sand dunes to obstruct your view or public boardwalk to inhibit your privacy.

Exit the private rear stone patio and directly on to the sand with the best surf in OC or venture 100 yards to a park overlooking the harbor entrance and all the action of Newport Bay.

Quality construction is prevalent in this warm and inviting, 5 bedroom, 5.5 bath estate featuring rustic beams, crown molding, travertine flooring, central A/C, main floor guest suite with private bath and new paint in the kitchen and exterior.

The main level features an open Great Room with formal dining, living room with stone fireplace, family room w/ media center, powder room and gourmet kitchen offering granite counters, center island, custom hood, breakfast bar, Sub Zero/Wolf appliances and dining nook.

A sweeping curved iron staircase fills the home with abundant natural light from the massive oval skylight at the top of the stairs and gleaming hardwood floors. The upper level offers an open loft that doubles as an office or play room plus a separate wing housing 3 spacious secondary bedrooms with soaring ceilings.

One bedroom features an en-suite bathroom and the other 2 share a Jack and Jill bath. The massive master bedroom wing encompasses the entire rear of the home and boasts the most magnificent ocean views imaginable.

A sitting room features a stone fireplace and private balcony to take in the fresh ocean air and mesmerizing views of the crashing surf and harbor entrance. The bedroom has equally impressive views and features high vaulted natural beam ceilings. the master suite offers opulent ?his and hers? bathrooms and walk-in closets.

The primary bath offers a spa tub, shower, vanity, dual sinks and private toilet. The smaller bathroom offers a shower, sink and private toilet. The timeless exterior architecture and rare 3 car garage creates a one-of-a kind opportunity for the next owner that desires only the finest in luxury beach front living and lifestyle.

6 bathrooms, 3 carspaces, Single Family, 4212sq. ft. (Floor area),
3480sq. ft. (Land size)

Tara McNabb - REALTOR®
DRE # 01871729
Compass, Newport Beach
Private Client Group, Orange County
+1 949-500-3910
TaraMcNabb.com2156 East Oceanfront, Newport Beach, CA, 92661
$15,000,000

Once in a lifetime opportunity to own a trophy property in one of the best oceanfront locations anywhere in Newport Beach. Breathtaking unobstructed views of the blue Pacific, Catalina Island, golden sunsets and crashing surf at the famed Wedge.

This recently refreshed, Santa Barbara style beach Villa offers "sit down" ocean views from all levels plus a roof top deck with 360 degree panoramic views of the coastline, harbor entrance, city lights, Fashion Island and stunning sunsets on the ocean. Uniquely positioned without sand dunes to obstruct your view or public boardwalk to inhibit your privacy.

Exit the private rear stone patio and directly on to the sand with the best surf in OC or venture 100 yards to a park overlooking the harbor entrance and all the action of Newport Bay.

Quality construction is prevalent in this warm and inviting, 5 bedroom, 5.5 bath estate featuring rustic beams, crown molding, travertine flooring, central A/C, main floor guest suite with private bath and new paint in the kitchen and exterior.

The main level features an open Great Room with formal dining, living room with stone fireplace, family room w/ media center, powder room and gourmet kitchen offering granite counters, center island, custom hood, breakfast bar, Sub Zero/Wolf appliances and dining nook.

A sweeping curved iron staircase fills the home with abundant natural light from the massive oval skylight at the top of the stairs and gleaming hardwood floors. The upper level offers an open loft that doubles as an office or play room plus a separate wing housing 3 spacious secondary bedrooms with soaring ceilings.

One bedroom features an en-suite bathroom and the other 2 share a Jack and Jill bath. The massive master bedroom wing encompasses the entire rear of the home and boasts the most magnificent ocean views imaginable.

A sitting room features a stone fireplace and private balcony to take in the fresh ocean air and mesmerizing views of the crashing surf and harbor entrance. The bedroom has equally impressive views and features high vaulted natural beam ceilings. The master suite offers opulent his and hers bathrooms and walk-in closets.

The primary bath offers a spa tub, shower, vanity, dual sinks and private toilet. The smaller bathroom offers a shower, sink and private toilet. The timeless exterior architecture and rare 3 car garage creates a one-of-a kind opportunity for the next owner that desires only the finest in luxury beach front living and lifestyle.

6 bathrooms, 3 carspaces, Single Family, 4212sq. ft. (Floor area),
3480sq. ft. (Land size)

Tara McNabb - REALTOR®
DRE # 01871729
Compass, Newport Beach
Private Client Group, Orange County
+1 949-500-3910
TaraMcnabb.com

10/25/2022

Despite all the uncertainty, many advisors see positives for their clients’ futures and their field. Optimistically, some commentators posited that a lot of bad outcomes had already been priced in, potentially setting up markets for a rebound next year.

Two Barron’s editors who are seasoned market watchers, Andrew Bary and Jack Hough, discussed the potential for future gains in downtrodden sectors like home builders, asset management, real estate, and select energy. Shell (ticker: SHEL) was Bary’s pick in that sector. Despite the negative sentiment about the metaverse, he says Facebook parent Meta Platforms (META) looks attractive at current levels.

Shares of home builders are a “contrarian” pick for Flynn Phillips at Obermeyer Wood. “Everyone hates housing,” she said. “Having exposure to a home builder that’s trading at eight times earnings with a great balance sheet and nice land options has been very good.” Bary suggested Toll Brothers (TOL) as a Buy.

Top advisors agreed that while fixed income has suffered a shellacking this year, Treasuries are now offering enough yield—more than 4% for six-month and one-year Treasury bills—to reward savers after delivering years of paltry returns.

Meanwhile, the next six months may provide attractive opportunities in distressed and high-yield fixed income, particularly if markets continue to go down, said one Hall of Famer.

There’s also a silver lining to bonds’ slump this year, said another top advisor: losses that clients can take now to lower their tax bills. “To the extent that we’re able to realize losses now and reposition the bond portfolios, that’s been a real positive and something people might want to keep in mind,” the advisor said.
By Ross SnelFollow Oct. 25, 2022 1:18 pm ET

Tara McNabb - REALTOR®
DRE # 01871729
Compass, Newport Beach
Private Client Group, Orange County
+1 949-500-3910
TaraMcNabb.com

Uncertainty abounds, from the housing market to the Ukraine/Russia war to Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power in China. Top advisors are still finding reasons for optimism, as well as investing opportunities.

10/24/2022

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📍 3100 West Oceanfront, Newport Beach, CA, 92663

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Tara McNabb - REALTOR®
DRE # 01871729
Compass, Newport Beach
Private Client Group, Orange County
+1 949-500-3910
TaraMcNabb.com