Michael Caruso

After a storied 35 years as a top producing coastal real estate broker and manager, and nearly 20 of those operating his own boutique real estate firm, Michael Caruso has joined forces with Christie’s International Real Estate | Southern California working at their Newport Beach office with his son and 12 year business partner, Phillip Caruso.

Michael began his real estate career in development and property management at the Florida coast. After moving to California, he worked at several coastal real estate firms and was quickly ranked as a top agent for sales and service. He then completed broker’s license testing in 1994 and immediately established his own independent real estate firm in Orange County for about 19 years, with hundreds of millions in personal closed sales. Recognized for his unique, customer-centric approach, Michael’s focus is and remains in coastal Orange County however, by request he has successfully represented buyers and sellers from Santa Monica and the Hollywood Hills through San Diego. His unrelenting focus, easygoing nature and penchant for overcoming each challenge that comes his way have always been the foundation of his success. Michael has truly earned his reputation as one of Orange County’s foremost brokers and has served the real estate industry as President of the Orange County Association of Realtors. He believes in continued professional development having achieved accreditation as a Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist, Certified Residential Specialist, Certified Brokerage Manager and Accredited Buyers Representative.

Michael devotes his personal time to his grandchildren and his resources to local and distant building projects with Habitat for Humanity and GivebackHomes and he is an ambassador for ocean clean up with 4Ocean. When he’s not serving his clients or at the office, he enjoys early morning tennis, gym work, and kayaking in Dana Point or Newport Harbor.

Now focused solely on client sales and purchases, Michael’s only goal is to provide a memorable luxury real estate service experience for customers alongside the creative talents of his son, Phillip.