The FAIR Plan’s 29.1% increase took effect October 15. Here’s what it does to an Orange County escrow, your loan approval, and your listing.
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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 […]
23
Sep
Sep
Every few months I meet a buyer who has already designed the house in their head. Second story, bigger deck, glass wall facing the water. Then they learn about the coastal development permit. If you’re buying a coastal home in Orange County -Laguna Beach, Dana Point, Corona del Mar, Newport Beach or San Clemente- with […]
02
Sep
Sep
OC homes over $2.5M are closing 4.2% below asking while homes under $2.5M close within 1%. Here’s how I set a coastal list price around that gap.
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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 […]