Now California Has Declared One Too. Here’s What It Means for Our Homes. I’ve worked on this coast long enough to know what a normal winter does to our beaches. Sand moves offshore, the coves get rocky, and by summer most of it comes back. What happened this September wasn’t normal. On Thursday, September 10, […]
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The Biggest One-Week Move in Orange County’s Days on Market All Year
01
Sep
Sep
OC’s median days on market jumped to 44 this week, the largest single-week move of 2026. Here’s my read for South OC buyers and sellers.
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One fifth of Orange County’s Home Listings Have Gone Stale.
24
Aug
Aug
Rates went down again this week. That’s the headline everyone will run with, and it’s the least interesting thing in my data. Here’s what I actually pulled apart this morning. Rates fell for a second straight week — barely Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey put the 30-year fixed at 6.65% on August 20, down […]
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OC Housing Update: What buyers and sellers need to know this week
22
Aug
Aug
If you’ve been waiting for the Orange County market to make a giant, headline-grabbing swing, I have some news that might feel a little anticlimactic: it isn’t. But honestly? What the market is doing right now is actually a lot more useful for you than a dramatic crash or spike would be. Here is the […]
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OC Housing Market Update: Inventory Just Hit a 2026 High — What It Means for You
14
Aug
Aug
Orange County inventory just hit a 2026 high and mortgage rates are hovering near 6.5%. Laguna Beach Realtor Jaleesa Peluso breaks down what it means for OC buyers and sellers right now. Est. reading time: 4 minutes Every week I get some version of the same question: “Jaleesa, is this a good time to buy?” […]