Rates fell a third straight week to 7.18%, yet 443 Orange County sellers pulled their listings. Here’s what this week’s numbers actually mean.
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1,522 Pendings: Orange County Just Had Its Quietest October in Years
03
Nov
Nov
Orange County pendings fell to 1,522 — a fifth straight weekly drop — even as rates hit 7.24%. What the numbers mean for buyers and sellers now.
27
Oct
Oct
Rates fell to 7.32%, but OC pending sales dropped a fourth straight week to 1,573 — the lowest late-October count on the OC Housing Report.
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Why Orange County Housing is Holding Steady Despite a 24% Drop in Closings
20
Oct
Oct
Rates held at 7.40% while OC closings fell 24% in a week. Inventory is back over 5,000 — but discounts narrowed on both ends. What I’d do now.
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Rates Hit 7.40%, a Three-Year High and Orange County Inventory Just Slipped Below 5,000
13
Oct
Oct
Rates hit 7.40%, a three-year high. OC inventory slipped under 5,000, pendings fell again, and the luxury discount narrowed. What I’d do now.
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Rates Hit 7.28% and Orange County Demand Fell to Its Lowest Point Since February
06
Oct
Oct
Rates hit 7.28%, OC pending sales fell to the lowest level since February, and 43% of listings have cut price. What I’d do this week.
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Unhead of levels of coastal erosion have hit Laguna Beach
01
Oct
Oct
Now California Has Declared One Too. Here’s What It Means for Our Sand and Homes. I grew up in the Netherlands, where my family’s home sits 18 feet below sea level. When you come from a country where managing the ocean is literally a matter of daily survival, you view coastal threats through a very […]
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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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