Pebble Beach Homes and Condos for Sale

Pebble Beach Real Estate is one the most premier places to live with the combination of both Golf and Real Estate. Pebble Beach is located on the Monterey Peninsula and bordered by Carmel-by-the Sea, Pacific Grove, Monterey, and the Pacific Ocean. Pebble Beach is considered a very affluent community which is home to many retirees and sophisticated business entrepreneurs. Pebble Beach is not deemed a city but rather a corporation owned by the Pebble Beach Company. Pebble Beach is a unincorporated community in Monterey County with residents experiencing the privilege of living in the Del Monte Forest and behind the private gates of Pebble Beach.

A drive through the private enclave community of Pebble Beach and the Del Monte Forest along 17-Mile Drive is one of life’s few unforgettable visual experiences. Few drives will ever be as magnificent or memorable as the famous 17 mile drive. The collide of coastal natural splendor, fairways of seven world famous golf courses, and magnificent architectural mansions is a site to see. One not need be a golf fanatic to appreciate the harmonious marriage of golf course geography and coastal majesty in and around Pebble Beach. However, Golf continues to be the number one sport of the area for over 80 years.

The well traveled two lane 17 mile drive has seen many years of activity with 20 stops along the scenic drive with vistas and sights of the land and restless sea. From the legendary Lone Cypress to the famed eighteenth green of Pebble Beach Golf Links, your trip along 17- Mile Drive will leave you spellbound. Spectacular Pebble Beach estates punctuate but never overwhelm the picturesque shoreline. Discover nature’s treasures as you explore the serene majesty of Del Monte Forest home to a fortunate few Pebble Beach citizens. Here you’ll quickly experience the magic of a legendary scenic tour that’s home to, Seal and Bird Rocks, Fanshell Beach, Point Joe, and the colliding currents of the restless Sea. When your storybook tour is complete, an unforgettable dining experience awaits at one of the many gourmet restaurant as you contemplate purchasing a home in Pebble Beach.

The exclusive community of Pebble Beach has few businesses apart from those owned by the Pebble Beach Company (except the golf courses, Stevenson private school, one gas station, and a deli), most of the very exclusive estates are hidden behind mature trees within the Del Monte Forest. The ambiance of Pebble Beach is quiet, secluded, and romantically foggy. The community is home to many famous people including Al Bernardin (inventor of the Quarter Pounder,) Clint Eastwood (actor-director,) Greg London (singer-actor-impressionist,) George Lopez (comedian,) Alan Shepard (astronaut,) and Charles Schwab (stock broker.)

Residents of Pebble Beach pay homeowner’s fees for road maintenance and property taxes to Monterey County. The area is also partly administered by the Del Monte Forest Foundation, a non-profit organization designated by Monterey County and the California Coastal Commission, and comprising a volunteer board of 12 members working to preserve the open space within the Del Monte Forest. Except for two representatives of the Pebble Beach Company, all must be property owners and residents of the Forest.

The public schools serving Pebble Beach are Carmel High School, Carmel Middle School, and River School, all located in Carmel, and Forest Grove School, Pacific Grove Middle School, and Pacific Grove High School, all located in Pacific Grove. Pebble Beach is also home to Stevenson School, a coed half-boarding, half-day private high-school. The high school runs alternative radio station KSPB, which broadcasts BBC World Service when students are not operating the station.

Access to Pebble Beach is available at five guard gates in Carmel or Pacific Grove with an entry fee per vehicle. Pebble Beach Real Estate is comprised of 5 areas or sub-divisons each with it’s own ambiance and special characteristics. The five sub-divisions are as follows:

• Country Club East
• Country Club West
• Central Pebble Beach
• The Lodge
• Upper Forest, Sheppard’s Knoll, Ocean Pines

Prices for Estates in each sub-division of Pebble Beach can vary greatly depending on ocean views, ocean front, scenic drive, or Forest living. Some locations of properties will command top dollar. Pebble Beach real estate with both golf course and ocean vistas are spectacular and highly desired by many home buyers.