Los Angeles Lakers executive and co-owner Jim Buss has added another piece to his personal roster, buying an ocean-view spot in Dana Point for $2.915 million.

The approximately quarter-acre lot sits behind gates at the Strand at Headlands, a development of luxury custom homes and sites above the beach in Dana Point. The property adjoins a half-acre lot that is also owned by the Lakers vice president of basketball operations, public records show.

In 2013, Buss paid more than $13.5 million for four home sites in the community. Among them were two to-be-completed Mediterranean-style homes, one of which was briefly on the market in 2015 for $5.995 million.

Current homes for sale in this prestigious community start at the high $8M - and the highest…

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WHEN: January 27, 2017 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm WHERE: Ocean Institute             32500 Dana Point Harbor Dr
            Dana Point, CA 92629 COST:$100   The Dana Hills Boys Lacrosse Program is stepping up their fundraising efforts with a rather phenomenal collection of top chefs for the 1st Annual Food and Wine Experience at the Ocean Institute. A very special evening with an exclusive opportunity to meet & chat with some of OC’s top chefs, enjoy their savory dishes & fine wine pairings at the beautiful venue in Dana Point.The Friday evening event features 8 top chefs from the area in a 21-years and older VIP party. Chat with chefs, taste savory dishes and wine pairings and enjoy the great blues and jazz of Addie Hamilton in…

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What: Lunar New Year Celebration When:: January 28, 2017 Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM  Where: Outlets at San Clemente Cost: free - open to public   The Outlets at San Clemente is having a family-friendly event this coming Saturday January 28th to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Highlights include performances by more than 50 performers from the Irvine Chinese School and San Diego-based Three Treasures Cultural Arts Society.  There will be a Dragon Dance, interactive Lion Dances for kids, musical performances, martial arts demonstrations, arts and crafts activities, face painting, balloon animals and a Red Envelope Giveaway! Full of gifts and wonder, the Red Envelope symbolizes good luck and fortune. Pick up your free Lucky Red…

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Alexis Bellino, onetime cast member of “Real Housewives of Orange County,” has sold a San Juan Capistrano home with a golf course view for $2.739 million. The home was listed in September 2016 at $3.188 million. The asking price was cut to $2.939 million in December.

The 6,449-square-foot Spanish Colonial home is set on more than three-fourths of an acre in a cul-de-sac behind a set of private gates in the guard-gated Marbella Country Club community.

Marbella is an exclusive neighborhood of San Juan Capistrano with about 250 custom luxury homes. Homes in Marbella sell in the low $2M to over $4M, many of them have private pools, are on large lots and have views of the Marbella Golf Course.  

Interested in Gated Homes in San Juan Capistrano?…

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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Mark Sanchez recently purchased a little Monarch Bay area 4-bedroom, 4.5 bath bungalow for just under $2 million. Built in 1964, Sanchez's fixer upper was last renovated in 2001 and is located in a gated waterfront community - Monarch Bay - near Monarch Beach and Laguna Beach and the Dana Point State Marine Conservation Area.

Sanchez was born and raised in Southern California, and his new home is located less than a half-hour from the high school he attended.

Records show the 4,774-square-foot house was built in 1964 and it was renovated in 2001 and also shows a conflicting build date of 2003, so more likely there was more renovation done to the home.

Homes in this neighborhood routinely sell for $5 million and go up to…

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