When staging your home during the fall for a home sale, avoid adding to many fall or holiday decorations to the home.  Extra festive decorations will take people’s focus off of your home and its best features.  Instead, go with a few fall accents to highlight the home’s best features.  Try using vases of fall foliage or bowls of seasonal fruit for a pop of color.

The 53rd Annual Sandcastle Contest will be held on Sunday, October 5th from 11am to 4:30pm.  The contest is being held at the Corona del Mar State Beach. This year’s theme is “It’s a Beach Party.”  The event is put on by the Commodores Club of the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce. All levels of expertise are invited to join in the fun from novice to professional.  All types of teams are accepted: families, friends, work, church or school groups.  All participants will be given a t-shirt with registration fees. For a list of rules, registration information or directions, see their website at: https://www.newportbeach.com/events/53rd-annual-sandcastle-contest/.

Crystal Cove is a group of exclusive neighborhoods which are part of the Newport Coast section of Newport Beach.  Crystal Cove includes White Sails, Oceana, Seascape and Nautilus. Crystal Cove is located above the Crystal Cove State Park between the Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Coast Highway. Located at 20 Scenic, Newport Coast, this 5,100 square foot home has four bedrooms and six bathrooms. This home is part of the Watermark development.  The home has expansive views of the Pacific Ocean, the coastline, city night lights, Catalina Island and lovely evening sunsets.  Outdoors, residents will enjoy a beautiful pool, spa, cabana, with fireplace and a barbeque area.  Watermark is a 24 hour guard gated community, built in 1999 by Taylor Woodrow Homes.   There are only 33 homes in this neighborhood.  Watermark residents are within walking distance to all the shopping and dining options of the Crystal Cove Promenade. Begin your Newport Beach real estate search at Watermark.