2026 Laguna Beach, California Agent Directory

Top Real Estate Agent Choices in Laguna Beach, California

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Laguna Beach, California

Laguna Beach is a coastal Orange County city between Newport Beach and Dana Point, where neighborhoods climb from the beach coves into the San Joaquin Hills. Homes range from village cottages and condos to oceanfront estates, and the median list price was about $5.3 million in early November 2026, according to RealTrends. This directory features 17 agents who actively work Laguna Beach.

✓Laguna Beach Transaction History
✓Verified Sales Data
✓Oceanfront & Gated Community Experience
✓Brokerage & Specialties
✓Coastal Permit Know-How
✓Direct Source Links
17 Agents Featured
92651 Primary ZIP Code
2026 Directory Year

Laguna Beach buyers and sellers deal with coastal development permits, a design review process that runs alongside those permits, and defensible space rules in a fire hazard zone that covers about 85% of the city. The market also includes gated enclaves such as Emerald Bay and Three Arch Bay. The agents below all have a visible record of Laguna Beach sales or work from an office in or near the city.

How We Compiled This Directory

This is a directory, not a ranking. Agents are featured because they actively work Laguna Beach:

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Active in Laguna Beach

Each agent has documented Laguna Beach sales or listings on their brokerage profile, in press coverage or in RealTrends Verified data, or works from an office in or near Laguna Beach.

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Verified sales records

Where available, 2025 sales volume and transaction sides come from RealTrends Verified, and past sales come from each agent's brokerage profile or local press, with a link to the source on every card.

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Laguna Beach experience

We looked for agents who know Laguna Beach specifics such as coastal development permits, design review, hillside and fire zone rules, and the gated enclaves of Emerald Bay and Three Arch Bay.

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17 Real Estate Agents to Consider in Laguna Beach

A directory of agents worth contacting, not a ranked list. Tap the links on any card to read more at the source.

17 agents
1
Andrea Ballesteros, Realtor at Coldwell Banker Realty
Andrea Ballesteros
Sales Associate; Lead of The Ballesteros Group
Coldwell Banker Realty · Newport Beach, CA
28 yrs experience

Andrea Ballesteros leads The Ballesteros Group at Coldwell Banker Realty and works from the firm's Newport Beach office on Newport Center Drive. She lives in Laguna Beach, the first market listed on her Coldwell Banker profile. RealTrends Verified credits her team with $47.63 million in sales across 20 transaction sides in 2025. HomeLight lists 28 years of experience and 507 transactions, most of them single-family homes. She is a Luxury Property Specialist and an International President's Elite award recipient.

Focus Single-Family HomesLaguna Beach SellersTeam Representation
2
Gary Boisen, Realtor at Compass
Gary Boisen
Realtor
Compass · Laguna Beach, CA
20+ yrs experience

Gary Boisen is a Realtor with Compass and works from the brokerage's Laguna Beach office on South Coast Highway. He has more than 20 years in real estate, and RealTrends Verified shows $13.35 million in sales across six transaction sides in 2025. His past Laguna Beach sales on Compass include two homes on Barracuda Way at $4.7 million each. He has served on the board of Laguna Beach Seniors and on the city's Affordable Housing Task Force.

Focus Laguna Beach HomesBuyers & SellersNewport Coast
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PK Brief, Realtor at Coldwell Banker Realty
PK Brief
Luxury Property Specialist
Coldwell Banker Realty · Laguna Beach, CA
39 yrs experience

PK Brief is a Luxury Property Specialist with Coldwell Banker Realty, based at the firm's Laguna Beach office on South Coast Highway. She has sold real estate with Coldwell Banker since 1987 and has received the company's Society of Excellence and International President's Premier awards. RealTrends Verified shows $37.34 million in sales across eight transaction sides in 2025, with an average price of $4.67 million. She is also a Certified Relocation Agent who has worked with corporate transferees.

Focus Luxury HomesCorporate RelocationSeller Representation
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Mary Beth Buckles, Realtor at Coldwell Banker Realty
Mary Beth Buckles
Luxury Property Specialist
Coldwell Banker Realty · Laguna Beach, CA
33 yrs experience

Mary Beth Buckles is a Luxury Property Specialist at Coldwell Banker Realty's Laguna Beach office on South Coast Highway. A California native who lives in Dana Point, she began her real estate career in 1993 after owning her own company. RealTrends Verified shows $25.84 million in sales across eight transaction sides in 2025, with an average price of $3.23 million. Her Coldwell Banker profile says nearly all of her business comes from past clients and referrals.

Focus Laguna Beach HomesRepeat ClientsRelocation
5
Diane Cannon, Realtor at Compass
Diane Cannon
Realtor and Team Lead
Compass · Laguna Beach, CA
35+ yrs experience

Diane Cannon is a Realtor with Compass who has more than 35 years of real estate experience and leads a team of four agents from the Laguna Beach office. Her team focuses on luxury and waterfront homes in Laguna Beach, Emerald Bay and nearby coastal cities. Past sales on her Compass profile include 1715 Ocean Way in Woods Cove for $10 million and 107 South La Senda Drive for $6.3 million. She also supports several local animal welfare charities.

Focus Oceanfront HomesWoods CoveLuxury Listings
6
Lindsay Clark-Shields, Realtor at Engel & Völkers Laguna Beach
Lindsay Clark-Shields
Private Office Advisor
Engel & Völkers Laguna Beach · Laguna Beach, CA
Nearly 20 yrs experience

Lindsay Clark-Shields is a Private Office Advisor with Engel & Völkers Laguna Beach. RealTrends Verified shows $120.51 million in sales across 20.2 transaction sides in 2025, with an average price of $5.97 million, and ranked her first among individual agents in Laguna Beach by 2025 volume. She has worked in real estate for almost 20 years and has handled luxury sales in Orange County and Park City, Utah since 2009. She holds degrees from the University of Denver and speaks English and Spanish.

Focus Luxury EstatesDevelopment ProjectsBilingual Service
7
Shauna and Leita Covington
Luxury Property Realtors
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties · Laguna Beach, CA

Shauna Covington is a luxury property Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties, and she co-lists Laguna Beach homes with Leita Covington, including a 2026 listing on Bounty Way. RISMedia reported that in 2020 she closed more than $47 million in sales in Laguna Beach, with an average sale price of $3 million. The same profile placed her in the brokerage network's Chairman's Circle Diamond level and noted 15 years with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices at the time.

Focus Laguna Beach LuxuryBuyer RepresentationSeller Representation
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Trey Dewey
Real Estate Agent
Pacific Sotheby's International Realty · Laguna Beach, CA

Richard "Trey" Dewey is an agent with Pacific Sotheby's International Realty and works from its South Coast Highway office in Laguna Beach. His career began in real estate development and financing in California and Hawaii. RealTrends Verified shows $43.06 million in sales across 12 transaction sides in 2025. In October 2026 he listed a hilltop Three Arch Bay estate at $26.5 million, which Fox LA reported was Lauren Conrad's childhood home, seen on MTV's Laguna Beach.

Focus Three Arch BayLuxury EstatesDevelopment & Renovation
9
Mike Johnson, Realtor at Compass
Mike Johnson
Partner; Lead of Alcove Collective
Compass · Laguna Beach, CA
20+ yrs experience

Mike Johnson is a partner at Compass and leads Alcove Collective, a Laguna Beach team formerly known as the Mike Johnson Group. He has two decades of real estate experience, founded Laguna Beach Compass and is a past president and former Realtor of the Year of the Laguna Board of Realtors. RealTrends Verified shows $129.31 million in team sales across 43 transaction sides in 2025. His past sales include 1991 Ocean Way for $15.25 million and 1165 Gaviota Drive for $14.6 million.

Focus Oceanfront HomesTeam RepresentationInvestment Property
10
Amy Mosley, Realtor at Coldwell Banker Realty
Amy Mosley
Sales Associate
Coldwell Banker Realty · Laguna Beach, CA
35+ yrs experience

Amy Mosley is a sales associate at Coldwell Banker Realty's Laguna Beach office on South Coast Highway. She has more than 35 years of experience and works with buyers and sellers across Orange County, from Laguna Beach and Dana Point to Irvine and Mission Viejo. RealTrends Verified shows $17.74 million in sales across 16 transaction sides in 2025. Her designations include Luxury Property Specialist, Senior Real Estate Specialist and Certified Distressed Property Expert.

Focus Orange County HomesSeller RepresentationSenior Clients
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Harold Noriega, Realtor at Compass
Harold Noriega
Realtor; Lead of the Harold Noriega Group
Compass · Newport Beach, CA

Harold Noriega leads the Harold Noriega Group at Compass and has lived in Emerald Bay for more than 40 years. Most of the past sales on his Compass profile are in that gated community, including 145 Emerald Bay for $22 million, 71 Emerald Bay for $15 million and 33 Emerald Bay for $12.69 million. RealTrends Verified shows $51.40 million in team sales across 14 transaction sides in 2025. His current listings include 157-159 Emerald Bay at $34.5 million.

Focus Emerald BayOceanfront HomesLuxury Listings
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Penny Pattillo, Realtor at Compass
Penny Pattillo
Realtor; Lead of The Penny Pattillo Team
Compass · Laguna Beach, CA
38 yrs experience

Penny Pattillo leads The Penny Pattillo Team at Compass's Laguna Beach office. She began her real estate career in 1988, earned her broker license in 1990 and has lived in Laguna Beach for more than 22 years, according to her Compass bio. Her past sales include 245 Crescent Bay Drive for $16.25 million and 2 Mar Vista Lane in Three Arch Bay for $9.475 million. RealTrends Verified shows $21.90 million in team sales across 10 transaction sides in 2025.

Focus Coastal EstatesLeasingGreen Building
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Danielle Purcell, Realtor at Team Laguna Real Estate
Danielle Purcell
Founder and Broker, Team Laguna Real Estate
Team Laguna Real Estate · Laguna Beach, CA
37+ yrs experience

Danielle "Dani" Purcell is the founder and broker of Team Laguna Real Estate, an independent brokerage on Glenneyre Street in Laguna Beach that handles sales, rentals and property management. She has lived in Laguna Beach since 1968 and has more than 37 years of real estate experience. Her firm reports more than $1 billion in sales. Her work ranges from oceanfront estates to investment properties, and she serves on the board of the Boys & Girls Club of Laguna Beach.

Focus Oceanfront EstatesRentals & LeasingInvestment Property
14
Tim Smith, Realtor at Coldwell Banker Realty
Tim Smith
Founder and Principal, Tim Smith Real Estate Group
Coldwell Banker Realty · Newport Beach, CA
25+ yrs experience

Tim Smith founded the Tim Smith Real Estate Group at Coldwell Banker Realty, based in the firm's Newport Beach office, and lists Laguna Beach among his core markets. RealTrends Verified shows $697.26 million in team sales across 162.3 transaction sides in 2025. In 2022 he closed the $43.5 million sale of 66 Emerald Bay, about $8,733 per square foot, according to Inman. In 2024 he handled both sides of two Woods Cove oceanfront deals at $21.5 million and $15 million, the Orange County Business Journal reported.

Focus Emerald BayOceanfront EstatesNew Construction
15
John Stanaland, Realtor at The Agency
John Stanaland
Broker Associate
The Agency · Corona del Mar, CA
Nearly 30 yrs experience

John Stanaland is a broker associate at The Agency's Corona del Mar office, which he joined in January 2026. Born and raised in Laguna Beach, he comes from a fourth-generation Orange County real estate family with roots dating to 1919. The Agency reports close to $5 billion in career sales over nearly three decades. In 2011 he sold 4 Mar Vista Lane in Three Arch Bay for $6 million, the Orange County Business Journal reported. He is involved with Laguna Beach Little League.

Focus Three Arch BayTrophy PropertiesSeller Representation
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Meital Taub, Realtor at Livel Real Estate
Meital Taub
Founder, Livel Real Estate
Livel Real Estate · Laguna Beach, CA

Meital Taub founded Livel Real Estate in 2024 and leads it from an office on Glenneyre Street in Laguna Beach. RealTrends Verified shows $283.19 million in sales across 86 transaction sides in 2025 for the Livel team, placing it 36th nationally by volume among large teams. At her previous brokerage, her group represented the sellers of 2679 Victoria Drive, overlooking Victoria Beach, in a $9.75 million sale in 2023. She is a graduate of both law school and business school.

Focus Oceanfront EstatesLuxury ListingsTeam Representation
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Chris Tebbutt, Realtor at Compass
Chris Tebbutt
Founder, Chris Tebbutt Real Estate Group
Compass · Laguna Beach, CA
20+ yrs experience

Chris Tebbutt founded the Chris Tebbutt Real Estate Group at Compass and works from its Laguna Beach office. An Orange County native and longtime Laguna Beach resident, he has more than 20 years of real estate experience and a degree in architecture from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. RealTrends Verified shows $40.39 million in team sales across 18 transaction sides in 2025. His past Laguna Beach sales include 2115 Catalina Street for $4.645 million and 1315 Pitcairn Place for $4.595 million.

Focus Laguna Beach HomesArchitecture & RenovationOff-Market Homes

Laguna Beach Neighborhoods and Nearby Areas

Agents in this directory work across Laguna Beach and the gated enclaves along its coast, including:

Emerald Bay

An unincorporated, gated community of about 538 homes at the north end of town, split by Coast Highway, with its own fire station and a beach it treats as private.

North Laguna

The neighborhoods north of downtown around Heisler Park and Crescent Bay, with ocean-view homes on the streets and hillsides above the coves.

Top of the World

A hilltop neighborhood above the city that includes Temple Hill, the highest point in Laguna Beach at 1,007 feet, with canyon and ocean views.

Woods Cove

A beach neighborhood south of downtown whose oceanfront stretch between Moss Point and Rockledge Road includes some of the most expensive single lots in the city.

Three Arch Bay

A 29-acre private gated community in South Laguna named for three natural rock arches, where some oceanfront homes have pools built into the tide rocks.

Laguna Village and Downtown

The walkable center around Main Beach and the Hotel Laguna, with galleries, restaurants and cottages within a few blocks of the sand.

Where Laguna Beach Sits in Orange County

Laguna Beach lies on the Orange County coast between Crystal Cove State Park and Newport Beach to the northwest and Dana Point to the southeast, with Coast Highway and Laguna Canyon Road (State Route 133) as the main roads in and out of town.

Hiring a Realtor in Laguna Beach, California: FAQs

Which real estate agents should I consider in Laguna Beach?

Agents worth contacting in Laguna Beach include Meital Taub of Livel Real Estate, whose team RealTrends Verified credits with $283.19 million in 2025 sales, Danielle Purcell of Team Laguna Real Estate, a Laguna Beach resident since 1968, Harold Noriega of Compass, whose past sales are concentrated in Emerald Bay, and Chris Tebbutt of Compass. The right fit depends on multiple factors, including your property and price point, so compare a few of the agents on this page.

Is this list a ranking of the best agents in Laguna Beach?

No. This page is a directory of agents who actively work Laguna Beach, and the order isn't based on sales volume or reviews. The best agent for you depends on multiple factors, including your property, price point and whether you're buying or selling.

Do I need a coastal development permit to build or remodel in Laguna Beach?

Often, yes. Laguna Beach has a certified Local Coastal Program and issues coastal development permits for projects that meet the definition of development in its coastal zone, unless the work is exempt. If you plan to remodel or rebuild, check the property's permit history and talk to the city's Community Development Department before you buy.

How does design review work in Laguna Beach?

The city requires design review whenever it must issue a coastal development permit, so the two are handled together. Some projects go to a public hearing before the Design Review Board, with public notice and, for some projects, staking that shows the outline of the proposed building. Ask your agent about design review decisions on nearby lots before you buy a home you plan to change.

Is Laguna Beach in a high fire hazard zone?

Mostly, yes. About 85% of the city is in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, according to the city as reported in 2021. Since July 1, 2021, sellers in these zones must give buyers documentation that the property complies with state defensible space law, and the Laguna Beach Fire Department inspects on request and issues a letter of compliance.

Is Emerald Bay part of the City of Laguna Beach?

No. Emerald Bay is an unincorporated, gated community of about 538 homes in Orange County, bordered by Laguna Beach and Crystal Cove State Park, with its own fire station. Its homes use Laguna Beach mailing addresses, so confirm which rules and services apply to any property you consider there.

What should I know before buying in Three Arch Bay or another gated enclave?

Three Arch Bay is a 29-acre private gated community in South Laguna, and Irvine Cove at the north end of the city is also gated. Before you make an offer, ask for any association documents, rules and fees, and talk to an agent who has recent sales inside the gates.

How much does it cost to hire a Realtor in Laguna Beach?

Commissions are fully negotiable under California law, according to the California Department of Real Estate. Since January 1, 2025, buyers must sign a written agreement with their agent no later than when they make an offer, and it must state the agent's compensation, the services provided and an expiration date no more than three months out.

How do I check an agent's reviews and license?

Read reviews at the source, such as Zillow, Google or the agent's own website, and keep in mind that team profiles often combine reviews for several agents. You can look up any agent's license on the California Department of Real Estate website, and RealTrends Verified publishes reported sales by agent and team.

What do homes cost in Laguna Beach right now?

RealTrends' market update for early November 2026 showed a median list price of $5,349,000, with 137 homes for sale and a median of 91 days on market. Prices vary widely between village condos, hillside homes and oceanfront estates, so ask agents for recent sales near the property you're considering.

About This List

This page is independently compiled and isn't affiliated with any Orange County brokerage. It is a directory of agents who work in Laguna Beach, not a ranking, and agent details come from public profiles and may change. If you're an agent and believe your information needs correcting, reach out to contact@topagenttoday.com.

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