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Buyer's Guide Pacific Grove, City of Neighborhoods, #5: The Beach Tract / Fairway Homes Beach Tract / Fairway Homes is the coastal neighborhood at the northwest tip of the Monterey Peninsula, running along Monterey Bay and the Pacific Grove Golf Links. This is a tightly defined residential pocket where location is the selling point: shoreline frontage, bay views, and immediate beach and golf access. The neighborhood concentrates Pacific Grove’s […]
Buyer's Guide Pacific Grove, City of Neighborhoods, #4: Washington Park / Marino Pines Washington Park / Marino Pines is a quiet residential pocket built around PG’s largest park, close to downtown but set apart by a calmer pace, smaller streets, and a more private everyday feel. The neighborhood’s identity comes from that combination of park edge and residential fabric: tree-lined streets, older homes, and a setting that suits […]
Buyer's Guide Candy Cane Lane Bulletin: Monterey at the Mid-Year (2026) The Monterey Peninsula enters mid‑2026 in a reset phase. Prices are no longer behaving like the pandemic boom years, but the market is also not breaking down; instead, it is separating clearly by neighborhood, property type, condition, and price band. Buyers and sellers are being rewarded or punished less by broad market momentum and more […]
Buyer's Guide Buyer’s Guide: Pebble Beach Overview: Living in Pebble Beach Today Pebble Beach is a world class resort inside a low-density gated community within Del Monte Forest. Known for its golf corridors, private roads and the world-famous oceanfront 17 Mile Drive, Pebble attracts owners seeking privacy, quiet and space. Historical Context In 1919, Samuel F. B. Morse founded the Pebble […]
Buyer's Guide Buyer’s Guide: Seaside Overview: Living in Seaside Today Seaside is the Peninsula’s coastal city east of Monterey, shaped by older in-town housing, newer Fort Ord-side development and, usually, better prices. Many people begin here because it offers a real mix of entry-level homes, post-military planning, and a few pockets with bay and hillside views. Historical Context Seaside grew […]
Buyer's Guide Buyer’s Guide: Monterey Overview: Living In Monterey Today Monterey is the central city of the Monterey Peninsula—part historic coastal town, part working city, part hillside and Highway 68 corridor—so “living in Monterey” can mean very different things depending on where you land. Buyers encounter walkable, tourist-oriented waterfront blocks, quiet New Monterey hillsides, practical North Fremont neighborhoods, and more […]
Buyer's Guide Buyer’s Guide: Pacific Grove Overview: Living in Pacific Grove Today Why Buyers Choose Pacific Grove Who Pacific Grove Tends to Fit Best Ownership Challenges to Understand Up Front Market Expectations How Pacific Grove Is Laid Out Big Picture Geography Weather, Fog, and Daily Life Schools and School Geography Utilities, City Contacts, and Everyday Resources Key microclimate themes Neighborhood Guide […]
Buyer's Guide City of Neighborhoods #2: Lighthouse District and Corridor The bustling Lighthouse District is PG’s vibrant downtown and commercial core for over a century.     Lighthouse Avenue was plotted in 1874, beginning as a practical wagon road and supply route, carrying materials from Monterey to the to Point Pinos Lighthouse.     In 1903, Pacific Grove used the electrification of the Monterey & Pacific […]
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Buyer's Guide Pacific Grove, City of Neighborhoods, #1: The Retreat   The Retreat is the town’s foundational neighborhood.     Methodist leaders, led by Rev. J.W. Ross, scouted Pacific Grove in 1874 for its calm bayfront, ideal for a Christian seaside camp modeled after New Jersey’s Ocean Grove.     In 1875, David Jacks and the Pacific Improvement Company donated 100 acres to the newly […]

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