A 2012 estate at 1 Clear Water in Newport Coast’s double guard-gated Crystal Cove community sold for $38.90 million, the highest-priced home sale publicly reported in the Los Angeles, California metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026. The five leading closings reported across the metro that week combined for $102.52 million in Southern California real estate.
The sales span Newport Coast, Laguna Beach, Mulholland Estates, Los Angeles and Studio City. Build years run from 1980 to a residence completed this year, and gated and guard-gated communities recur across the list, from Crystal Cove above the coast to Mulholland Estates in the hills above Beverly Hills. Compass held the listing on both the No. 1 and No. 2 transactions.
No. 1 — $38,900,000 · 1 Clear Water, Newport Coast, California
Crystal Cove produced the week’s highest reported sale. The six-bedroom, 10-bathroom estate at 1 Clear Water in Newport Coast changed hands for $38,900,000 in a transaction that closed on August 3, 2026. Built in 2012 on one of the few double lots inside the enclave and sited entirely above grade on just over 1.10 acres, the property carries a reported 12,347 square feet; the main residence is given as 10,464 square feet and the detached guest house as 1,883.
Listing materials identify PrideMark as the builder of the Tuscan-inspired farmhouse design, which takes in roughly 280 degrees of ocean views. The great room frames the water through steel-framed windows that reach toward Palos Verdes and Long Beach, and an enclosed indoor-outdoor loggia works as a year-round living and dining room. The main level holds a library, an executive office with ocean, city-light and harbor views, two ensuite bedrooms, a mud room and a gym with its own entrance.
The kitchen is fitted with a Viking range under a stone arched hood and a breakfast nook beside an antique stone fireplace, and the primary suite upstairs has heated floors, antique Moroccan tile, a soaking tub framed in brick arches and dual showers. Four fireplaces, three indoors and one outside, serve the house, and the grounds hold an infinity-edge pool, a putting green, a fire pit and a built-in barbecue pavilion. The detached guest house has one bedroom, two bathrooms and elevator access. The property previously changed hands for $30,000,000 in 2026.
Michael Fawaz of Compass was the listing agent. The $38,900,000 closing put Fawaz at the listing side of RealtyWire’s highest-priced reported home sale in the Los Angeles metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026. Paul Daftarian of Luxe Real Estate represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $22,000,000 · 145 Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, California
Laguna Beach accounted for the metro’s No. 2 reported sale. The house at 145 Emerald Bay traded for $22,000,000, with the closing recorded August 5, 2026. Built in 2007 in the Emerald Bay community, it offers five bedrooms, 12 bathrooms and a reported 6,965 square feet.
Harold Noriega of Compass was the listing agent. Noriega represented both sides of the transaction, standing in for the seller and the buyer alike. The $22,000,000 sale ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Los Angeles Metro Area Top 5 home sales for the week ending August 9, 2026.
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No. 3 — $15,000,000 · 3364 Clerendon Rd, Beverly Hills, California
A reported 12,498 square feet fills the estate at 3364 Clerendon Rd in Beverly Hills, a corner double parcel in the guard-gated Mulholland Estates community and one of the largest flat sites in the neighborhood. The six-bedroom, seven-bathroom house was built in 1992 and sold for $15,000,000, closing on August 6, 2026.
Behind a private motor court, the plan opens through a double-height foyer to a family room with a bar, a formal living room, a kitchen, formal and informal dining rooms, a game room, an office and a guest suite with its own bath. Three further guest suites and a home theater sit upstairs beside the primary suite, which carries two bathrooms, a sauna, a steam shower, a wet bar and a two-level closet. Lawns, a pool and spa, a sun deck and a built-in grill fill the grounds. The property previously changed hands for $4,680,000 in 2001.
Drew Fenton and Chase Koplow of Carolwood Estates were the listing agents. The pair carried the listing side of the No. 3 sale in RealtyWire’s Los Angeles Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 9, 2026. Brian Lane of Carolwood Estates represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $13,400,000 · 16401 Mulholland Dr, Los Angeles, California
Mulholland Drive produced the fourth-ranked reported sale of the week. The house at 16401 Mulholland Dr in Los Angeles traded for $13,400,000 in a transaction recorded August 3, 2026. Built in 1980, it holds six bedrooms and 10 bathrooms. The property previously changed hands for $6,480,000 in 2024.
Craig Knizek and Scott Gorelick of The Agency were the listing agents. The $13,400,000 transaction placed them at the listing side of the metro’s No. 4 reported home sale for the week ending August 9, 2026. Daniel Milstein of Christie’s International Real Estate SoCal represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $13,220,000 · 3274 Oakdell Rd, Studio City, California
New construction rounded out the list. Villa Duir, a 2026 residence at 3274 Oakdell Rd in Studio City’s Fryman Canyon, traded for $13,220,000 in a transaction recorded August 3, 2026. The five-bedroom, seven-bathroom house carries a reported 6,447 square feet on a 27,000-square-foot flat lot with about 200 feet of frontage.
Studio Rob Diaz and M. Alexander Design are named as the architects of the limestone-and-timber residence, which is arranged around preserved century-old oaks and an orchard beyond. Full-height glass doors open the main rooms onto a pool terrace, and the house carries two fully appointed kitchens, dual living rooms and a media room paneled in rift oak. All five bedrooms are ensuite, one on the main level and four above, and a glass bridge set among the trees leads to a secluded guest suite. A gym, a wellness suite and a three-car garage complete the plan. The property previously changed hands for $2,012,500 in 2021, before the current residence was completed in 2026.
Andrew Dinsky and Jennifer Winston of Equity Union were the listing agents. The $13,220,000 closing ranked No. 5 in RealtyWire’s Los Angeles Metro Area Top 5 home sales for the week ending August 9, 2026. Lisa Klein of Compass represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, August 9, 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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