Homebuyers are drawn to San Clemente’s coastal beauty and Mediterranean charm
As San Clemente evolves into a modern surf town, residents look
to the past to establish their sense of local identity.
In 1925,San Clemente founder Ole Hanson enticed hundreds of residents from Los Angeles and beyond to invest in his Spanish Villagedream in Orange County.Within the firstsix months,Hanson hadsold 1,200 lots to homebuyers eager to join arapidly growing community on the California coast.
Therewas acatch, though. Residents were required to build homes of strict Spanish Colonial Revivalarchitecture.
Today, SanClemente is markedlymoreeclectic than Ole Hanson intended it to be. However, the classic Mediterranean style of earlySan Clemente has been well preserved by historic homeowners and builders who incorporate modern dayelements of Spanish Colonial Revival architectureinto their developments.With beautiful homes so close to the beach, San Clemente real estate is surprisinglyaffordable by OrangeCountystandards.The median home price is amere$829,900.
Those who settle in San Clemente enjoyits smalltowncharm, signatureSouthern California sunshine and beautiful beaches.Asone of the mostconsistentlywave-rich zones in the area, the rangeofswells directed at San Clemente makeitasurfer’s paradise. When they’renot in the water,localscan be found shopping and dining along Avenida Del Mar or casting aline at the city’s historic wooden fishing pier.
