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Relocation Guide
Check out our articles on taking the moo out of moving to Orange County.

Demographics
Find out city populations, median age, median income and more.

Schools
If you have a family, schools are important. This section lists the schools in each city and provides access to school scores.

Buying
There's a lot involved in buying a home: agency, title, disclosures, mortgages. It pays to get your ducks in a row.

Selling
What to do before you put your house on the market.

Median Price Up 10.5% in May

The median price for single-family, re-sale homes in Orange County climbed to its highest level since last October. Year-over-year, the median price was down 11.5%. This is the lowest annual decline since December 2007.

Home sales were up 14.7% from April, and up 17.1% compared to last May.

Orange County condo sales rose 2.6% from April, and were up 32.3% year-over-year. The median price gained 2.7% to $263,500, a year-over-year drop of 25.5%.

Even the new home market showed signs of life with sales up 28.3% from the month before, while the median price gained 12.3% month-over-month, and was up 13.8% year-over-year.

Comprehensive statistical tables are on page two.

A complete set of charts for each city we cover is also available by clicking on the city in the City Trends section to the bottom right.

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Tables and Charts

The tables on the second page provide a snapshot of the Orange County real estate market.

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ARTICLES
Annual Trends
Our annual graphs showing average and median prices since 1997.
Future Trends
We examine the factors affecting the Orange County real estate market for the foreseeable future.
C.A.R. Report
The California Association of Realtors latest press release.

CITY TRENDS
 Aliso Viejo
 Corona del Mar
 Coto de Caza
 Dana Point
 Irvine
 Laguna Beach
 Laguna Hills
  Laguna Niguel
 Laguna Woods
 Lake Forest
 Mission Viejo
 Newport Beach
 Newport Coast
 Rancho Santa Margarita