An oceanfront home in the Laguna Beach enclave of Emerald Bay has quietly sold for $110 million, the highest price in Orange County history.
It’s a market-shattering deal — one that redefines what a house can sell for in Orange County, which features a higher median home price than L.A. County but has never quite reached the dizzying nine-figure numbers of communities such as Beverly Hills or Malibu. The previous high belonged to another Laguna Beach property that traded hands for $70 million in 2021.
The reason for the exorbitant price tag? It’s perhaps the most private home on one of the few private beaches in California…