These are the five highest-priced home sales reported in Orange County, California for the week ending November 1, 2026, and together they came to $59.249 million. Corona Del Mar accounted for two of the five, including the top sale, with one each in Irvine, Newport Beach and Huntington Beach. All five are single-family homes, and four of them have two stories.
No. 1 — $16,999,000 · 53 Montecito Dr, Corona Del Mar, California
The week’s top sale was a newly built modern home in the Spyglass Hill community of Corona Del Mar, which sold for $16,999,000. It stands on a 0.36-acre corner lot, with views that reach from Newport Harbor and the Back Bay out to the Pacific and Catalina Island, and inland to the mountains and the city lights.
The entry sets the tone. Its ceiling rises 22 feet, a moss wall climbs two stories against exposed concrete, and a water feature runs through the entry and continues beneath the staircase. Stone, wood, custom millwork and sculptural light fixtures carry through the rest of the interior. The kitchen is built around two islands, with illuminated Cristallo and alabaster lighting, and the living and dining areas open to the grounds through seven sets of floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors.
Outside, the grounds wrap around the home, with a heated infinity pool and spa, a barbecue, dining areas and a covered California room. An open-air courtyard planted with an olive tree and set around a second water feature brings light into the interior and leads to one of the main-level bedroom suites, which is shown as a private gym.
The home has 7,584 square feet, six bedrooms, each with its own bath, and eight bathrooms in all: six full and two half baths. There are primary suites on both levels. The upstairs primary faces the horizon and has a large walk-in closet and a bath where a freestanding tub sits before a picture window. A private theater also serves as a safe room, and the home has an elevator, a laundry room on each level, a mudroom, a three-car garage and Josh.ai home automation. The property last sold for $5.37 million in 2024, before the current house was built.
The home went under contract 20 days after it was listed. Paul Daftarian and Obeid Habibi of Luxe Real Estate were the listing agents, and Bradford Bankenbush of Douglas Elliman of California – Corona Del Mar represented the buyer in the week’s top sale.
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No. 2 — $13,000,000 · 98 Canyon Crk, Irvine, California
In Shady Canyon in Irvine, a Mediterranean and Spanish-style home built in 2008 sold for $13 million. At 9,713 square feet it is the largest home in this week’s group, and its seven bedrooms and 10 bathrooms are also the most of the five; five of the bedrooms are on the main level. The stone-clad home has stone and wood floors, coffered ceilings, a formal dining room, a loft, a wine cellar and a great room with a fireplace. The 0.77-acre property includes a guest house, a private pool and spa, a patio and a barbecue, and it looks out on the canyon, the hills, a golf course and the city lights. An electric gate, a brick driveway and a four-car garage complete the grounds. The Shady Canyon community has a clubhouse, a golf course, tennis courts, trails and security. The property last sold for $10.18 million in 2024.
Amber Wu of eXp Realty of Greater Los Angeles, Inc. was the listing agent, and Linna Zha of Alink Realty Group represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $10,000,000 · 4 Narbonne, Newport Beach, California
The other newly built home in the Top 5 is in Harbor Ridge, a guard-gated community in Newport Beach, where it sits at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac. Completed in 2025, the contemporary home sold for $10 million. From its 0.25-acre lot, the views take in Newport Harbor, the Back Bay, the ocean and Catalina Island, along with the canyon and the lights of the city.
A private gate and a statement front door lead inside, where an elevator connects the two levels. Three of the five bedrooms are on the main level, among them a junior suite that faces the ocean. A lounge on that floor has a fireplace, a built-in bar and a media wall. The kitchen sits at the front of the home and is backed by a separate, fully equipped prep kitchen, and sliding and bi-fold doors open the living and dining areas to the outdoors.
Upstairs, the primary suite is wrapped in glass to face the panorama, with a spa-style bath and a custom dressing room. Another upstairs bedroom is now used as an office and has its own balcony. Outside, a pool and spa are set among tiered water features, with a dry sauna, an outdoor kitchen, a fire feature and several places to sit and eat. The home has 5,463 square feet and eight bathrooms, six full and two half. The property last sold for $3.81 million in 2021, before the current house was built.
Milad Sadeghian and Mehdi Khosh of Berkshire Hathaway HomeService were the listing agents, and Jackie Guthrie of RE/MAX One represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $9,800,000 · 525 El Paseo Dr, Corona Del Mar, California
The fourth sale, at $9.8 million, is a one-story home in Irvine Terrace in Corona Del Mar, built in 1961 on a 0.82-acre corner lot on a bluff. It is the largest lot in this week’s group. The existing home has 3,166 square feet, with four bedrooms and four bathrooms, all of the bedrooms on one floor, and fireplaces in the living room and the family room. The site looks out over the ocean, the bay and Newport Harbor to Catalina Island and the city lights. The property last sold for $7.5 million in 2021.
The listing presented it as a development opportunity with permitted plans by Brandon Architects for a contemporary residence. The plans call for a great room with a bar beside a show kitchen and a separate chef’s kitchen, a lounge with its own bar, a wine room and tasting area, a media room, and a home gym with a sauna. Outdoors, the design includes a pool and spa with a Baja shelf and sunken fire pit, an outdoor kitchen, a bocce court and a lawn, and a 770-square-foot, one-bedroom guest house at the tip of the lot, with a gated motor court for parking. The neighborhood is close to Balboa Island, the beaches and Fashion Island.
Rob Smith of Compass was the listing agent, and Tara McNabb, also of Compass, represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $9,450,000 · 3271 Easter Cir, Huntington Beach, California
In Huntington Harbour, a contemporary home on a canal sold for $9,450,000. It has about 60 feet of waterfront and a private boat dock, and the kitchen, living room and dining room all open to the outdoors facing the water. The exterior combines smooth stucco with limed oak cladding and rounded corners, and the garage door is clad to match the facade.
A pivot door opens into a glass atrium built around an olive tree, with glass sliders connecting the entry to the dining room, the breakfast nook and a wellness room. Shinoki oak millwork runs through the cabinetry, built-ins and interior doors, and the walls are finished by hand in limewash, Roman clay, Marmorino and Venetian plaster. The kitchen has leathered Taj Mahal quartzite counters, Gaggenau and Thermador appliances and a butler’s pantry. Between the living and dining rooms, a 72-inch double-sided gas fireplace rises on the dining side into a two-story plaster wall. The living room also has a custom bar with a wine cooler and a built-in 98-inch television.
Upstairs, a loft has a second bar finished in Daino Reale marble. The primary suite has a plaster fireplace, a headboard of Taj Mahal stone and a deck that faces the sunset, and its bath is lined in the same stone. Lutron automation controls the lighting and shades, and KEF speakers are built in throughout. The home has five bedrooms plus the wellness room, 4,936 square feet, and six full baths and a half bath on a 5,998-square-foot lot. The property last sold for $2.35 million in 2020.
Ruth Elia of Christie’s International Real Estate SoCal was the listing agent, and Monica Singer of ROA California Inc. represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, November 1, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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