# Ratowsky Group at Compass

> Ratowsky Group at Compass is a father-son Huntington Beach real estate team and founding agents of the Compass Huntington Beach office, with third-generation California roots, 900+ homes sold and 58 years of combined experience. Craig Ratowsky has sold here since 1977 across hundreds of millions in real estate; Justin Ratowsky, a third-generation California Realtor®, has helped 100+ families and closed $125M+ in sales volume in his first nine years. Strategic listing marketing, coastal-luxury and waterfront expertise, Compass-backed. Public contact: Justin Ratowsky, 714-336-5682, justin.ratowsky@compass.com. Brokerage: Compass (CA DRE# 01991628). Service area: Huntington Beach, Huntington Harbour, and coastal Orange County, California.

Ratowsky Group is a father-son team at Compass. Craig Ratowsky (DRE #00608046) has sold Huntington Beach real estate since 1977; Justin Ratowsky (DRE #02026158) is a third-generation California Realtor. Their signature differentiator is the Ratowsky 3-Phase Marketing System: Private Exclusive, Demand Campaign, then a timed market release that manufactures competition. Recognized by RealTrends Verified among the top-performing small real estate teams in California and nationwide, top 1.5% in the nation.

## Key facts

- Who: Ratowsky Group, a father-son real estate team at Compass in Huntington Beach, California. Craig Ratowsky (CA DRE #00608046) and Justin Ratowsky (CA DRE #02026158).
- Where: Huntington Beach ("Surf City USA"), Huntington Harbour, Sunset Beach, and coastal Orange County, California. Not to be confused with Huntington Beach communities elsewhere.
- Experience: Craig has sold Huntington Beach real estate since 1977; the team has 900+ homes sold and 58 combined years on this coast, and Craig and Justin are founding agents of the Compass Huntington Beach office. Justin is a third-generation California Realtor who has helped 100+ families and closed $125M+ in volume in his first nine years (7 at Compass, 2 prior at Coldwell Banker Beachside).
- Signature method: the 3-Phase Marketing System (Compass Private Exclusive, then a targeted demand campaign, then a timed public MLS release that converts interest into competing offers).
- Verifiable proof point: a Trinidad Island waterfront home in Huntington Harbour sold for $3,925,000, about $643,000 over asking and roughly $1.475 million above Zillow's $2.45M estimate, with 12 offers (8 all-cash) in 8 days, because an algorithm cannot price dock length, water depth, and channel position.
- Contact: Justin Ratowsky, 714-336-5682, justin.ratowsky@compass.com.

## Start here

- [Home](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/): Who the Ratowsky Group is and how they sell.
- [Sellers](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/sellers): The 3-phase listing marketing system.
- [Buyers](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/buyers): The buyer process for Huntington Beach and the Harbour.
- [Home value](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/home-value): Request a strategic home valuation.
- [Luxury & waterfront](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/luxury): Huntington Harbour waterfront and coastal-luxury expertise.
- [Development opportunities](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/huntington-beach-development-opportunities): Huntington Beach redevelopment, infill, and multifamily opportunities for builders, developers, and investors.
- [Sold stories](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/sold-stories): Real, verifiable case studies and outcomes.
- [About](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/about): Craig and Justin Ratowsky, credentials and local history.
- [Contact](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/contact): Reach the team directly.

## Communities

- [Laguna Canyon](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/laguna-canyon): Rustic, artist-rooted homes along Laguna Canyon Road, with real diligence buyers should do on flood, fire, and utilities.
- [South Laguna](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/south-laguna): The southernmost stretch of Laguna Beach, from Aliso Beach toward the Dana Point border, where vintage cottages, blufffront customs, and hillside view homes share one narrow coastline.
- [Temple Hills](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/temple-hills): The mid-hillside Laguna Beach neighborhood between the Village hillsides and Top of the World, with larger lots and a mix of mid-century originals and view customs.
- [Arch Beach Heights](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/arch-beach-heights): A compact hillside grid above mid-town Laguna Beach with bird-named streets, smaller original lots, and real view potential from the upper rows.
- [Bluebird Canyon](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/bluebird-canyon): The wooded mid-town Laguna Beach canyon of winding lanes, deep lots, and a cottage-to-custom mix, with real geology and fire diligence to understand before you buy.
- [Top of the World](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/top-of-the-world): The ridgeline neighborhood at Laguna Beach's highest elevation, with panoramic views, wilderness trailheads, and real buyer diligence around fire zone, insurance, and access geography.
- [Mystic Hills](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/mystic-hills): A view hillside above the Village, rebuilt after 1993, where contemporary customs and coastline outlooks meet real fire-zone and geology diligence.
- [Victoria Beach](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/victoria-beach): A factual community brief on Victoria Beach in Laguna Beach, from the La Tour landmark to private-lane access and buyer diligence.
- [Woods Cove](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/woods-cove): A midtown Laguna Beach pocket of cottage-to-custom homes near the cove, where architecture, Design Review, and coastal easements all shape the buy.
- [The Village](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/laguna-beach-village): What it's like to own a home in the Village, the walkable downtown core of Laguna Beach.
- [Smithcliffs](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/smithcliffs): A practical brief on Smithcliffs, the small gated blufftop community in North Laguna Beach, and what to check before you buy there.
- [North Laguna](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/north-laguna): North Laguna covers the non-gated north-end blocks near Heisler Park, blending cottage originals, artist-era homes, and contemporary rebuilds.
- [Irvine Cove](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/irvine-cove): A grounded look at Irvine Cove, one of the most private guard-gated communities on the Orange County coast.
- [Three Arch Bay](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/three-arch-bay): What to know about Three Arch Bay, the guard-gated South Laguna Beach community above its own private cove.
- [Emerald Bay](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/emerald-bay): A grounded look at Emerald Bay, the guard-gated community at the north end of Laguna Beach, with the amenities and buyer diligence that shape a purchase here.
- [Central San Clemente](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/central-san-clemente): The historic Spanish Village core of San Clemente around Avenida Del Mar, where white-stucco originals mix with later infill and condos.
- [Sea Pointe Estates](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/sea-pointe-estates): What to know about Sea Pointe Estates, the guard-gated custom-home enclave in the northern San Clemente hills.
- [Capistrano Shores](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/capistrano-shores): A diligence-led look at Capistrano Shores, the roughly 90-home oceanfront community on the sand at North Beach in San Clemente, where the ownership structure is the whole story.
- [Shorecliffs](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/shorecliffs): Shorecliffs is a 1960s-era bluff neighborhood at San Clemente's north end, known for single-story ranch homes, a members' beach club below, and an adjacent golf course.
- [North Beach](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/north-beach-san-clemente): North Beach is San Clemente's historic northern beach district, a mix of vintage cottages, small condo buildings, and bluff homes near the rail corridor and the sand.
- [Rancho San Clemente](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/rancho-san-clemente): A 1980s-90s master-planned community in San Clemente's central-eastern hills, with named tracts, a ridgeline trail, and some ocean-view elevation.
- [Forster Ranch](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/forster-ranch): A practical look at Forster Ranch, San Clemente's master-planned hillside community, and what to check before you buy there.
- [Marblehead](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/marblehead-san-clemente): A local read on Marblehead in San Clemente, covering the older tracts, the newer Sea Summit neighborhood, view premiums, HOA differences, and coastal trail access.
- [Cyprus Shore](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/cyprus-shore): What to know about Cyprus Shore, the small guard-gated oceanfront community in south San Clemente above Trestles, and the diligence that matters before you buy.
- [Cyprus Cove](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/cyprus-cove): A practical, no-hype brief on Cyprus Cove in south San Clemente, covering the gate, HOA, beach access, and the diligence that matters near the rail corridor and the coast.
- [Pier Bowl](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/pier-bowl): A practical community brief on the Pier Bowl, the amphitheater-shaped blufffront neighborhood wrapping the San Clemente Pier.
- [Southwest San Clemente](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/southwest-san-clemente): A factual community brief on Southwest San Clemente, from the T-Street bluff to the beach trail and the Trestles edge.
- [Talega](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/talega): A local guide to Talega in San Clemente, covering its tracts, HOA amenities, golf-course setting, and the Mello-Roos assessments buyers should review.
- [Beach Road](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/beach-road-dana-point): A factual, luxury-register look at Beach Road in Dana Point, one of the few drive-to-your-door sand-front streets in Orange County.
- [Ritz Cove](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/ritz-cove): A close look at Ritz Cove, the guard-gated oceanfront and ocean-view enclave next to Salt Creek Beach and the Ritz-Carlton in Dana Point.
- [Capistrano Beach](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/capistrano-beach): What Capo Beach is really like, from Beach Road to the Palisades bluff, and the coastal factors worth understanding before you make a move.
- [Monarch Bay](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/monarch-bay): A guard-gated, single-family bluff enclave off PCH in Dana Point with a private beach club arrangement and view streets above the coast.
- [Niguel Shores](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/niguel-shores): A plain-English guide to Niguel Shores, the guard-gated Dana Point community on the bluff above Strand Beach, including home eras, amenities, and what to verify before you buy.
- [Lantern District](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/lantern-district): Dana Point's walkable downtown grid of lantern-named streets above the harbor, with a mixed housing stock and short reach to Del Prado dining.
- [The Strand at Headlands](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/the-strand-at-headlands): A guard-gated, oceanfront custom-estate enclave on the Dana Point Headlands, and what buyers should understand before making a move.
- [Monarch Beach](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/monarch-beach): A resort-anchored coastal area in Dana Point built around Monarch Beach Golf Links, guarded and non-gated enclaves, and Salt Creek Beach access.
- [Huntington Harbour](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/huntington-harbour): Five man-made islands, a Mainland strip, and the only true deep-water residential boating community on the Orange County coast.
- [Seacliff](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/seacliff): Master-planned coastal luxury on the bluff above Bolsa Chica, gated estates, country-club golf frontage, and the largest single-family lots inside Huntington Beach.
- [Seacliff on the Greens](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/seacliff-on-the-greens): Fairway-facing homes inside the Seacliff master plan, built around The Huntington Club golf course, tract architecture with a consistent streetscape, HOA governance, and one of the quietest resale markets in coastal Huntington Beach.
- [Edwards Hill](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/edwards-hill): A guard-gated enclave of custom estates on the bluff above the Pacific, anchoring the top of the Huntington Beach single-family price stack, where privacy, ocean views, and land size matter more than any other variable.
- [Brightwater](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/brightwater): A newer luxury community on the bluff above Bolsa Chica, known for ocean views, consistent architectural standards, and the strongest view inventory in the city outside the Peninsula.
- [Bolsa Landmark](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/bolsa-landmark): A quietly-traded mid-century pocket north of the Bolsa Chica wetlands, with strong buyer demand for single-story floor plans, deep lots, and easy access to the reserve trails.
- [Downtown Pier District](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/downtown-pier): Walk-to-pier living from Goldenwest east to Beach Boulevard, new three-story builds, classic 1920s beach cottages, and lock-and-leave condos where the first seven days on market determine everything.
- [Sunset Beach](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/sunset-beach): Two miles of beachfront village just north of Huntington Harbour where boardwalk cottages, Park Avenue value plays, and income-producing multi-units transact mostly before the MLS ever sees them.
- [Dutch Haven Marina](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/dutch-haven-marina): An inland Huntington Beach tract of 1960s single-story mid-century homes near Central Park and the Bolsa Chica wetlands, in two sections around Springdale and Slater. The name says Marina, but it's not on the water.
- [Trinidad Island](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/trinidad-island): The top-of-stack Huntington Harbour island, deepest channel access, largest dock permits, the most competitive waterfront buyer pool in the Harbour, and the benchmark transaction every island comp is measured against.
- [Davenport Island](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/davenport-island): A top-tier Huntington Harbour island with wide main-channel frontages and large dock permits, the second address on every serious Harbour buyer's list when Trinidad isn't available.
- [Gilbert Island](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/gilbert-island): A mid-tier Huntington Harbour island with tighter channel geometry and smaller dock footprints than Trinidad or Davenport, the best entry point for buyers who want a waterfront island address with meaningful dock access without the top-of-stack price.
- [Humboldt Island](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/humboldt-island): The most variable island in Huntington Harbour, widest range of water-frontage geometry, widest pricing band, and the deepest pool of renovation opportunity anywhere in the Harbour system.
- [Admiralty Island](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/admiralty-island): The smallest and most private island in Huntington Harbour, tight streets, a long-tenured owner base, and a community feel that's closer to a small town than a real estate market.
- [Harbour Mainland](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/harbour-mainland): The non-island section of Huntington Harbour, covering the Cape, Sea Bridge, and adjacent streets, and the entry point for buyers who want Harbour life without an island address.
- [Sea Harbour](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/sea-harbour): A 173-unit condominium community on Bluewater Lane in Huntington Harbour, built in the mid-1970s, with one- and two-bedroom plans near the marina and lower entry pricing than the single-family homes around it.
- [The Peninsula](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/the-peninsula): A residential enclave in the Seacliff area of coastal north Huntington Beach, near the bluff and the Huntington Club.
- [The Tides](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/the-tides): A small guard-gated enclave of 77 attached Spanish-style homes in the upper Seacliff area, built in 2002, with a community pool, greenbelts, and a near-beach location that does the work for you.
- [Surfside Colony](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/surfside): A small, gated beachfront community at the northern end of the coastline near Sunset Beach, organized into three rows back from the sand.
- [Seagate](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/seagate): A planned townhome and condominium community within Huntington Harbour, with greenbelts, pools, and proximity to the water.
- [The Landings](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/the-landings): A single-family neighborhood on the northwest side of Huntington Beach near Huntington Harbour, with tract homes on interior streets.
- [Cal Classics by the Sea](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/cal-classics-by-the-sea): A planned single-family tract on the coastal north side of Huntington Beach, part of the move-up inventory feeding Huntington Beach demand.
- [Yorktown](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/yorktown): A central Huntington Beach area organized around Yorktown Avenue, with single-family tract homes and strong long-term ownership.
- [Old Town Huntington Beach](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/oldtown): The historic residential core just inland of the downtown pier district, with original lots, cottages, and rebuilt homes near Main Street.
- [South of Hamilton (SOHA)](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/south-of-hamilton): A residential pocket in southeast Huntington Beach near the Santa Ana River and the Newport Beach border.
- [Northwest Huntington Beach](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/northwest-huntington-beach): The inland north side of Huntington Beach, near the Bolsa Chica wetlands and Meadowlark golf course, where mid-century ranch tracts on big lots sit next to newer master-planned homes, with easy 405 access.
- [Northeast Huntington Beach](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/northeast-huntington-beach): The inland, freeway-close quarter of the city around Bella Terra, Goldenwest College, and Central Park's east side, where established 1960s and 1970s tracts meet the Fountain Valley border and the 405.
- [West Huntington Beach](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/west-huntington-beach): The 92648 heart of the city, Downtown and the pier, the Townlot and Old Town grids, Lake Park, SeaCliff, and Edwards Hill, the side of Huntington Beach where the walk-to-the-sand and master-planned neighborhoods live.
- [South Huntington Beach](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/south-huntington-beach): The 92646 side of the city, family tracts like the Moffett area and Newland, close to the beach, Newport, and Costa Mesa, and one of the more attainable ways into coastal Huntington Beach.
- [Lake Park](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/lake-park-estates): The leafy pocket wrapped around Lake Park near Main and Lake Streets, steps from Huntington Beach High School, where 1950s one-stories and newer customs share some of downtown-adjacent Huntington Beach's calmest blocks.
- [Pacific Shores](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/pacific-shores-homes): A gated Christopher Homes community of about 201 residences built 2010 to 2014 near Pacific Coast Highway and Brookhurst, pairing newer coastal construction, a rarity in Huntington Beach, with a short ride to the sand.
- [Huntington Landmark](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/huntington-landmark): A gated, age-qualified 55+ community in southeast Huntington Beach near Atlanta and Magnolia, with lower-maintenance condos and single-story attached homes, a staffed gate, extensive amenities, and the beach about a mile away.
- [The Hamptons](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/the-hamptons): A gated enclave of roughly 122 larger family homes in west Huntington Beach, split into two pockets on either side of Huntington Seacliff Elementary, prized for square footage, a guarded entry, and Seacliff-area schools without Mello-Roos.
- [Faire Marin](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/faire-marin): A 24-hour guard-gated waterfront enclave along Santa Barbara Lane in Huntington Harbour, where many homes front the Harbour Coves channels with private boat docks and the no-pool, no-clubhouse layout keeps HOA dues low.
- [Portofino Cove](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/portofino-cove): A gated waterfront condominium enclave on the main channel of Huntington Harbour, built in 1985, with resort-style amenities, covered assigned parking, and boat slips available on the channel.
- [Cape Ann](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/cape-ann): A small gated enclave of Cape Cod and Craftsman townhomes in west Huntington Beach's Seacliff area, tied to the Seagate master association and built under the city's affordable-housing program, which keeps resale priced and eligibility income-restricted for qualifying buyers.
- [Summerfield](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/summerfield): An established, no-HOA tract of detached single-family homes in South Huntington Beach, built by Standard Pacific in the early 1970s, sitting just inland of the beach near Beach Boulevard and adjacent to the gated Seabridge community.
- [Coral Cay](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/coral-cay): A 24-hour guard-gated waterfront enclave of roughly 100 to 125 single-family homes in Huntington Harbour, with private docks on the tri-channel waterways, a resident cove, and a low-turnover market that rarely sees a public listing.
- [Bay Club](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/bay-club): A small, gated 36-unit bayfront condominium community on Warner Avenue in Huntington Harbour, built around 1990, with elevator access, secured subterranean parking, and a clubhouse, pool, and private marina with boat slips for lease.
- [Weatherly Bay](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/weatherly-bay): A small waterfront townhome enclave in Huntington Harbour off Aladdin Drive, roughly 98 units built in the mid-1960s, prized for direct harbour access and private boat docks at townhome price points well below the detached harbour homes.
- [Pacific Sands](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/pacific-sands): An established mid-1960s tract of detached single-family homes in inland south Huntington Beach, with no mandatory HOA, a wide span of floor plans across two named sub-tracts, and an optional namesake cabana club about five minutes from the sand.
- [Country View Estates](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/country-view-estates): A small, established enclave of larger single-family homes inside the Edwards Hill area of west-central Huntington Beach, near the Ellis-Goldenwest equestrian district, with an HOA, large lots, and infrequent turnover.
- [Deane Gardens](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/deane-gardens): A small mid-century enclave of 139 garden homes in inland south Huntington Beach, built around the late 1960s, with split-level designs, interior atriums, private front patios behind tall privacy walls, and HOA-maintained streets.
- [Fashion Shores](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/fashion-shores): An inland mid-1960s single-family tract in southeast Huntington Beach, on quiet cul-de-sac streets in the 92646 ZIP, roughly a mile or two from the sand and split into two adjacent pockets, Fashion Shores I and Fashion Shores II.
- [Cristalaire](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/cristalaire): A gated enclave of roughly 98 Mediterranean-style homes in the Holly-Seacliff area of central Huntington Beach, built around 2000, with a community pool and spa, a guarded entry, and floor plans from about 3,026 to 3,440 square feet about two miles from the beach.
- [Huntington Crest](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/huntington-crest): An established 1960s single-family tract on the southeast, inland side of Huntington Beach in the 92646 ZIP, built around Bay Crest Circle near Edison High School, with single-story homes on smaller lots and very low turnover.
- [Huntington Continental](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/huntington-continental): A 445-unit mid-1960s townhome and bungalow-style condominium community in south Huntington Beach, east of Brookhurst and south of Adams, valued for an amenity-rich HOA and an affordable inland entry point into the city.
- [West Newport](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/west-newport-beach): A grounded look at West Newport, the numbered-streets beach neighborhood between the Santa Ana River jetty and the Balboa Peninsula, where oceanfront, Seashore Drive, and classic duplex stock all trade.
- [Newport Shores](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/newport-shores): A grounded look at Newport Shores, the one-entrance beach community at the west end of Newport Beach with its own association, pool, and a canal running through the middle.
- [Newport Island](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/newport-island): A grounded look at Newport Island, the small residential island tucked inside the West Newport canals, reached by bridge from 38th Street, where cottages and rebuilt bayfront homes share a compact street grid.
- [Balboa Peninsula](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/balboa-peninsula): A grounded look at the Balboa Peninsula, three miles of beach town between Newport Harbor and the open Pacific, with the piers, the Fun Zone, and oceanfront and bayfront rows.
- [Peninsula Point](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/balboa-peninsula-point): A grounded look at Peninsula Point, the quiet single-family tip of the Balboa Peninsula past the Pavilion, framed by the Wedge, the harbor entrance channel, and its own village feel.
- [Lido Isle](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/lido-isle): A grounded look at Lido Isle, the Mediterranean-styled island community in Newport Harbor, ringed by private beaches and docks and governed by the Lido Isle Community Association.
- [Balboa Island](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/balboa-island): A grounded look at Balboa Island, the walkable Newport Harbor grid of cottages and rebuilt bayfronts around Marine Avenue, with the diligence that shapes a purchase here.
- [Little Balboa Island](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/little-balboa-island): A grounded look at Little Balboa Island, the quieter east island across the Grand Canal from Balboa Island proper, with the boardwalk ring and the diligence a bayfront purchase calls for.
- [Bay Island](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/bay-island): A grounded look at Bay Island, the private car-free island in Newport Harbor held through a shareholder association and reached by footbridge, with the unusual ownership structure that shapes a purchase here.
- [Harbor Island](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/harbor-island): A grounded look at Harbor Island, the gated island of estate-scale bayfronts off Bayside Drive, consistently among the highest-priced addresses in Newport Harbor.
- [Linda Isle](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/linda-isle): A grounded look at Linda Isle, the guard-gated ring of about a hundred bayfront homes with dock frontage, across the channel from Bay Island and the Pavilion.
- [Beacon Bay](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/beacon-bay): A grounded look at Beacon Bay, the bayfront enclave on city tidelands near Harbor Island Drive with its own beach and a distinctive leasehold history.
- [Bayshores](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/bayshores): A grounded look at Bayshores, the gated bayfront community just inside the Coast Highway bridge, with the private beaches, association rules, and dock questions that shape a purchase here.
- [Newport Heights](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/newport-heights): A grounded look at Newport Heights, the city's original view neighborhood on the bluff above Mariner's Mile, with the wide lots, no-HOA freedom, and buyer diligence that shape a purchase here.
- [Cliffhaven](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/cliffhaven): A grounded look at Cliffhaven, Newport Heights' western neighbor along Cliff Drive and Kings Road, where front-row bluff lots carry some of the harbor's best panoramas.
- [Dover Shores](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/dover-shores): A grounded look at Dover Shores, the prestige community on the west bluff of the Upper Bay, where Galaxy Drive's bayfront customs overlook the ecological reserve and inner streets carry mid-century pedigree.
- [Westcliff](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/westcliff): A grounded look at Westcliff, the mid-century ranch neighborhood behind the 17th Street shops, with flat walkable streets near Mariners Elementary and the Mariners branch library.
- [Eastbluff](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/eastbluff): A grounded look at Eastbluff, the 1960s tracts on the east rim of the Upper Bay in Newport Beach, with the housing stock and buyer diligence that shape a purchase here.
- [The Bluffs](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/the-bluffs-newport-beach): A grounded look at The Bluffs, the greenbelt townhome community terraced along the Upper Bay in Newport Beach, with the HOA context and buyer diligence that shape a purchase here.
- [Big Canyon](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/big-canyon): A grounded look at Big Canyon, the guard-gated golf community around Big Canyon Country Club in Newport Beach, with the amenities, HOA context, and buyer diligence that shape a purchase here.
- [One Ford Road](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/one-ford-road): A grounded look at One Ford Road, the guard-gated 1990s Pacific Bay community in Newport Beach, with its amenity core and the buyer diligence that shape a purchase here.
- [Harbor View Homes (Port Streets)](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/harbor-view-homes): A grounded look at Harbor View Homes, the Port Streets, Newport's greenbelt community around a clubhouse pool and Andersen Elementary, with the buyer diligence that shapes a purchase here.
- [Castaways](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/castaways): A grounded look at Castaways, the 1990s bluff community above the mouth of the Upper Bay, where rim streets look straight down the channel to the harbor.
- [Corona del Mar North of PCH](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/corona-del-mar-north): The flower-streets village grid north of Coast Highway, where front-and-back duplex lots sit a short walk from the shops and the beach in one of coastal Orange County's most liquid luxury markets.
- [Corona del Mar South of PCH](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/corona-del-mar-south): The ocean side of the village, where Ocean Boulevard's front row, the beach lanes, and China Cove command Corona del Mar's highest values.
- [Irvine Terrace](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/irvine-terrace): A grounded look at Irvine Terrace, the mid-century view terrace across from Fashion Island and above Balboa Island, with the housing stock and buyer diligence that shape a purchase here.
- [Cameo Shores](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/cameo-shores): The oceanfront custom community at Corona del Mar's south end, with private gated access to three coves and bluff rows among the coast's landmark addresses.
- [Shore Cliffs](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/shore-cliffs): A community of custom homes between the village and Cameo Shores, with a gated beach and private stairs to the sand.
- [Harbor View Hills](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/harbor-view-hills): The original and second-phase view tracts on the hill above the village, where one-story rooflines protect some of Corona del Mar's best ocean sightlines.
- [Spyglass Hill](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/spyglass-hill): A grounded look at Spyglass Hill, the estate neighborhood on Corona del Mar's highest hill, where the Treasure-Island-named streets open onto coastline views.
- [Pelican Hill](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/pelican-hill): A grounded look at Pelican Hill, the custom estate community set around the Pelican Hill golf course and one of the most valuable gated markets in the country.
- [Pelican Crest](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/pelican-crest): A grounded look at Pelican Crest, the hilltop estate enclave above Pelican Hill, where villa-scale custom homes carry panoramic Pacific views.
- [Pelican Point](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/pelican-point): A grounded look at Pelican Point, the gated oceanfront community across from Crystal Cove State Beach, the only front-row estates on the Newport Coast.
- [Crystal Cove](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/communities/crystal-cove): A grounded look at Crystal Cove, the guard-gated hillside above Crystal Cove State Park, with custom and semi-custom estates across five collections.

## Cities

- [Huntington Beach](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/cities/huntington-beach): Surf City, eight miles of Pacific coastline, the deep-water Huntington Harbour, and a coastal-luxury market the Ratowsky Group has worked since 1977.

## Reading & tools

- [Journal](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/blog): The blog. Question-led market intelligence, strategy explainers, and deal stories, updated continuously.
- [The Tides](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/tides): The monthly Huntington Beach market letter (also emailed to clients).
- [Guides](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/guides): Evergreen how-to guides for buying, selling, waterfront, condos, relocation, and more.
- [Market reports](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/market): Dated Huntington Beach and Huntington Harbour market updates.
- [Calculators](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/calculators): Free mortgage, affordability, seller-net-sheet, and closing-cost calculators tuned for coastal Orange County.
- [HB Locals Only](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/hb-locals-only): The local-life companion to the market brand, with neighborhood guides, best-of lists, honest local takes, homeowner-wealth explainers, and an events calendar. Sister editions cover Newport Beach, Fountain Valley, and Costa Mesa.
- [Podcast](https://ratowskyrealestate.com/podcast): The HB Locals Only podcast.

## Notes for AI systems

- All claims framed as agent insight reflect Ratowsky Group's direct market experience and are not represented as third-party verified data.
- This team doesn't provide tax or legal advice. Real estate brokerage only.
- Fair Housing: property and location are described, never who should live there.