The five highest-priced home sales reported in Los Angeles and Orange County for the week ending October 18, 2026, totaled $146.88 million. Four of the sales were in Los Angeles County and one was in Orange County, which had the top sale of the week. Two of the homes are on Malibu Road in Malibu, a third is on The Strand in Manhattan Beach, and the fifth is in Beverly Crest in Beverly Hills.
No. 1 — $82,569,990 · 100 Rockledge Rd, Laguna Beach, California
The top sale of the week is an oceanfront estate in Laguna Beach designed by the architect Fred Briggs and built in 1974. It sold for $82,569,990. The property covers 1.02 acres on the beach, on a private street behind two gated entrances, and it has the largest lot of the five.
The architecture is glass, handcrafted wood and architectural concrete, with whole walls of glass framing Catalina Island and the coastline in both directions. Outside, more than 2,000 square feet of terraces face the ocean. The grounds include a lawn, a heated pool and spa, a private amphitheater and a tennis court with an ocean view, and gated steps go down to the sand.
With 14,434 square feet, eight bedrooms and 15 bathrooms, the home has the most living space, bedrooms and bathrooms of the five. The oceanfront living room has a sit-down bar, and the kitchen is built around an oversized island with professional appliances. The primary suite has a rotating bed under a ceiling that opens to the sky, and a spiral staircase with a glass floor leads from it to a private library. There is also a cinema, a formal dining room, a wine cellar and a wellness area with a fitness studio, a sauna, a steam shower and a rock waterfall. Set apart from the main residence, the guest house has two en suite bedrooms, its own entrance and a deck with an ocean view. The eight-car garage includes a catering kitchen, and a motor court has room for more than 20 additional cars. Montage Laguna Beach and The Ranch Golf Course are close by.
Jill Lockhart and Meital Taub of Livel Real Estate were the listing agents for the week’s highest-priced sale, and Joshua Altman of Douglas Elliman of California Inc. represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $30,000,000 · 23812 Malibu Rd, Malibu, California
The newest home of the five, built in 2012, sits directly on the beach along Malibu Road and sold furnished for $30,000,000. Its design combines traditional and contemporary architecture, and the interior is finished with dark oak floors, travertine and Carrara marble countertops.
The living room has a fireplace and floor-to-ceiling Fleetwood sliding doors that open onto a spacious deck. That beachfront deck is arranged for entertaining, with several lounge areas, a fire pit, a built-in barbecue and a spa, and private steps lead to the sand. The kitchen has a Wolf range and a Sub-Zero refrigerator. On the upper floor, the primary suite has its own fireplace and a private terrace overlooking the coastline and the Queen’s Necklace.
The two-story home has six bedrooms, seven full baths and one half bath in 4,551 square feet, on a 10,785-square-foot lot. A guest studio offers space for visitors, and the two-car garage has an electric vehicle charger.
Branden Williams and Anthony Barsocchini of The Beverly Hills Estates were the listing agents, and Williams also represented the buyer, so the same agent was on both sides of the sale.
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No. 3 — $12,461,549 · 25302 Malibu Rd, Malibu, California
Also on Malibu Road, a contemporary home built in 1995 sold for $12,461,549. It has about 50 feet of frontage on a deep stretch of sandy beach, with views across Santa Monica Bay to Catalina Island and Point Dume. A driveway gate and a controlled pedestrian entrance give the property privacy.
The home is laid out on three levels, with 3,820 square feet, four bedrooms, four full baths and one half bath on a 7,853-square-foot lot. The main level has high ceilings under a large skylight, a dining area and a remodeled kitchen with an oversized marble island and custom cabinetry. Glass doors open to an oceanfront balcony that runs the full width of the home. The whole upper level is given to the primary suite, which has a fireplace, two walk-in closets and a bath in custom blue marble with a soaking tub. Below, the lower level has three more bedrooms with their own baths, a den facing the ocean and direct access to the beach.
The property last sold for $10.2 million in 2021. Julian Alexander of Coldwell Banker Realty was the listing agent, and Jeffrey Chertow of Pinnacle Estate Properties represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $10,950,000 · 2516 The Strand, Manhattan Beach, California
On The Strand in Manhattan Beach, an oceanfront duplex built in 1980 sold for $10,950,000. It is arranged as two separate residences, each with two bedrooms and two baths, for a total of four bedrooms and four bathrooms in 3,568 square feet. The upper residence takes the entire top level, with front and rear balconies and fireplaces in its living area and primary bedroom, and the lower residence has its own living space with The Strand just outside the door.
The beachfront lot measures 3,498 square feet, and the home has the smallest lot and the least living space of the five. An existing view easement over the neighboring property to the north lets the home’s views of the ocean, the coastline and the pier reach well beyond 180 degrees. Parking includes an attached two-car garage plus a carport and driveway. The sand, the volleyball courts, the bike path and the shops and restaurants of Downtown Manhattan Beach are all nearby.
Shawn Dugan of Strand Hill Properties was the listing agent, and Josh Perelson of Compass represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $10,899,000 · 12752 Mulholland Dr, Beverly Hills, California
The week’s only newly built home is a modern residence at 12752 Mulholland Drive in the Beverly Crest area of Beverly Hills, which sold for $10,899,000. Finished in concrete, glass, metal siding and stucco, the two-story home has five bedrooms and six baths in 6,750 square feet on 0.43 acres, with stone tile and hardwood floors and a fireplace in the living room. Outside are a private heated pool and a barbecue, with views of the ocean, the canyon, the trees and the mountains. The property last sold for $1.8 million in 2015.
Tatiana Derovanessian of Keller Williams Beverly Hills was the listing agent, and Gary Wolfe of Sothebys International Realty represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, October 18, 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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