SECTIONS

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.

Congress Raises Conforming Loan Limit

Congress passed the economic stimulus package which temporarily raises the conforming loan limit to $729,750 from $417,000.

This should loosen up credit and give a boost to the real estate market, especially in high-priced areas like Orange County.

The median price for single-family, re-sale homes in Orange County fell 2.8% from December. Year-over-year, the median price was off 13.6%. Home sales were down 17.1% month-over-month, and down 44.5% compared to last January.

Orange County condo sales rose 0.6% from December, but were down 39.2% year-over-year. The median price was off 3.8% to $375,000, a year-over-year drop of 14.8%.

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.

The real estate market is very hard to generalize. It is a market made up of many micro markets. For complete information on a particular neighborhood, call me.

If we can help you devise a strategy, call or click buyer or seller.

For our statistical tables, click next page.

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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