The five highest-priced home sales reported in the Los Angeles metro area for the week ending October 4, 2026, totaled $82.275 million. One was in Beverly Hills, in Los Angeles County. The other four were in Orange County: an oceanfront home in Laguna Beach, a large contemporary home in Irvine’s Shady Canyon, and a home each in Newport Coast and Newport Beach. All five are single-family homes, and every one sold for more than $13 million.
No. 1 — $19,250,000 · 1140 Laurel Way, Beverly Hills, California
The week’s top sale was a Tuscan-style villa in Beverly Hills known as Chateau de Liberte, reached by a long, gated private driveway. Built in 1989, it is the oldest home in this Top 5, and its 0.86 acres make up the largest lot of the five. It sold for $19.25 million. The property last sold for $18.2 million in 2012.
The home is on a single level, with 5,889 square feet, four bedrooms and seven bathrooms, five full and two half. The formal living room has soaring ceilings, skylights, a bar and oversized French doors that open to the grounds. The interiors are finished in Venetian plaster and limestone, and there are seven fireplaces; the library, the kitchen, the family room and one of the baths each have one. Along with a large chef’s kitchen, the home has formal and informal dining rooms, a sitting room and a paneled study. The primary suite has two bathrooms and large custom walk-in closets.
The grounds include a heated pool and a spa, a covered loggia with a fireplace, and gardens and winding paths, and the views take in the city lights and the treetops. A detached two-story guest house has one bedroom. One bay of the three-car garage has been converted into a security center.
Kelly deLaat and Rachelle Rosten of Douglas Elliman were the listing agents on the week’s highest-priced sale, and Christine Martin of The Agency represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $17,250,000 · 2665 Victoria Dr, Laguna Beach, California
Architect Mark Singer designed this oceanfront home in Laguna Beach’s Victoria Beach area, known as Cima Della Roccia. It is built of steel, poured concrete and natural stone, and its three stories are linked by an elevator. From the home, the views take in the Pacific, the coastline, Catalina Island and the city lights.
A private entry leads to a sculptural floating staircase and then to a double-height great room with walls of glass facing the sea and a large fireplace. The great room has sitting and dining areas, a wet bar and a chef’s kitchen with an oversized island, and it opens to a courtyard patio and a broad ocean-view terrace. A bedroom on this level is now used as an office. The primary suite has a spa-style bath, a private deck and two closets. On the lower level, a second great room with a bar opens to an oceanfront patio with a fire pit.
In all, the home has five bedrooms, six bathrooms (four full and two half) and 5,467 square feet on a 6,020-square-foot lot, with a two-car garage. The property last sold for $2.15 million in 1998, before the current house was built.
The home sold for $17.25 million, its full asking price. Shauna Covington and Leita Covington of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties were the listing agents, and Julie Thomson of Valhalla Real Estate represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $16,650,000 · 40 Echo Gln, Irvine, California
At 10,168 square feet, this home in Irvine’s Shady Canyon is the largest of the five, and its six bedrooms are the most of any. Built in 2014, it is also the newest home in this Top 5. It sits on 0.79 acres with canyon views, was extensively upgraded in 2024 and sold for $16.65 million.
The design is contemporary, with sculpted lines, tall volumes and wide glass doors that open to the backyard. The grounds have landscaped gardens and a pool. The great room has ceilings of about 14 feet and a large window that looks out to the backyard and the hills. The remodeled kitchen has a quartzite waterfall island, custom cabinetry and a Wolf rangetop with a wok burner, and there is a separate prep kitchen.
Each of the six bedrooms has its own bath, and three of them are on the main level. The primary suite has wood floors, high ceilings, a large balcony and a custom display cabinet. The home has seven bathrooms, six full and one half, along with a loft, a wine cellar and a six-car garage, the most garage spaces of the five. Shady Canyon is a guarded community whose residents share a pool and spa, tennis and pickleball courts, and hiking and biking trails.
The property last sold for $12.35 million in 2023. This time it went under contract 16 days after it was listed. Ling Luo of Real Broker was the listing agent, and Yan Wang of Harvest Realty Development, Inc. represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $15,795,000 · 1 Ocean Blf, Newport Coast, California
This Mediterranean-style home in Newport Coast went under contract six days after it was listed and sold for $15.795 million. Built in 2005, it is a two-story home on a 0.34-acre corner lot on a cul-de-sac, with views of the ocean, Catalina and the canyon. It has four bedrooms, five bathrooms (four full and one half) and 5,045 square feet, with a three-car garage. Inside are beamed ceilings, crown molding and wood and stone floors, and there are fireplaces in the living, dining and family rooms and the primary bedroom. The property also has a private heated pool and a spa, a covered patio and an outdoor fireplace. Residents of the guarded community share a clubhouse, a fitness center, a pool, and tennis and pickleball courts. The property last sold for $8.175 million in 2021.
John Cain of Pacific Sotheby’s Int’l Realty was the listing agent, one of two listings in this Top 5 for the firm. Kevin Aaronson of Keller Williams Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $13,330,000 · 8 Beacon Bay, Newport Beach, California
Beacon Bay, a Newport Beach waterfront community founded in 1927, has wide grass estradas, private white-sand beaches, and boat docks and slips for its residents. This modern home there has 40 feet of frontage on Newport Harbor’s turning basin, and its views face south.
Built in 2010, the home has 5,129 square feet on three levels connected by an elevator, including a basement level, on a lot of 4,002 square feet. It has four bedrooms and six bathrooms, five full and one half. The main level is given to a bright great room that opens to the dining area and the kitchen, which has Sub-Zero, Wolf and Miele appliances, a built-in coffee system and an oversized island. A guest suite is also on this floor. On the upper level, the primary suite has a sitting room, and there are two more bedroom suites, an office and a laundry room. The basement level has a second family room, a gym, a temperature-controlled wine room, a back kitchen and a full bath with a steam shower.
Outdoors, a rooftop deck has a private spa, and a bayfront terrace has a built-in barbecue, a fire pit and built-in seating for dining. The home also has heated floors and an oversized three-car garage.
The home went under contract 20 days after it was listed and sold for $13.33 million, $335,000 above its asking price of $12.995 million. Michelle Linovitz of Pacific Sotheby’s Int’l Realty was on both sides of the sale, as listing agent and buyer’s agent. The firm also listed the Newport Coast home that ranks fourth this week.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 4, 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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