Published October 18, 2026 in Market Update · Expired Listings
More listings are hitting the market, but fast homes still stand out Across this market, more homes are coming to market and more are going pending, but the ones priced right are still the ones that move quickly.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak 92620 pending sales
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up 23.7% year over year
92625 pending sales
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up 38.2% year over year
92603 pending sales
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up 65.7% year over year
Read the letter Published October 18, 2026 in Market Update · Irvine - Central and North
Prices are not moving the same way across Irvine - Central and North The three months ending August 31, 2026 show one ZIP up 14.1% in median sale price and another down 13%, so where your home sits matters more than any national headline.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak Median sale price
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Up 14.1% year over year
Homes sold
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Up 47.1% year over year
Sale to list
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Up 1.1 points year over year
Read the letter Published October 18, 2026 in Market Update · SFR under $1M
More sellers showed up, but this market still stayed pretty tight The three months ending August 31, 2026 brought more listings across these ZIP codes, but buyers kept pace well enough that supply barely budged.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak New listings
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up 9% from a year before
Homes for sale
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up only 1.8% from a year before
Homes sold
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down 1.2% from a year before
Read the letter Published October 18, 2026 in Market Update · Newport Beach
One part of Newport Beach is moving faster even with higher mortgage rates ZIP 92660 counted 103 pending sales in the three months ending August 31, 2026, and a quarter of its homes went under contract within two weeks.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak Pending sales
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Up 9.6% from 2025
Under contract within 2 weeks
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Down 2.5 points from 2025
Median days on market
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Unchanged from 2025
Read the letter Published October 18, 2026 in Market Update · Deal of the Week
Deal of the Week has more listings, and contracts are keeping up More homes are hitting the market across Deal of the Week, and buyers are still writing offers, even with rates at 7.40%.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak New listings
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Up 13.9% from a year before
Pending sales
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Up 14.2% from a year before
Homes sold
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Up 6.4% from a year before
Read the letter Published October 18, 2026 in Market Update · Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach moved against the national slowdown While sellers swamp buyers across the U.S., Laguna Beach sold more homes, faster, at higher prices in the three months ending August 31, 2026.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak Median sale price
$ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 , 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 , 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Up 14% from a year before
Median days on market
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30 days shorter than a year before
Sale to list price
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Up 1.1 points from a year before
Read the letter Published October 18, 2026 in Market Update · Corona Del Mar
Corona Del Mar has more deals moving with less inventory Pending sales jumped 38.2% while the number of homes for sale fell 22.3%, and that gap is reshaping what it means to own here.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak Median sale price
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Up 9.1% from a year before
Homes sold
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Up 30.2% from a year before
Months of supply
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Down 2.2 months from a year before
Read the letter Published October 12, 2026 in Market Update · Alhambra
Nearly Half of Alhambra Sellers Cut Their Price. Every One Still Sold. In Alhambra, 46% of homes for sale right now have already dropped their price, yet every home that did sell got 100% of its last asking price.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak Read the letter Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · Irvine - Central and North
Sales are up across Irvine, even with fewer homes for sale The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 429 homes sold across Irvine Central and North in the three months ending August 31, 2026, up 3.9% from a year before, even as CNBC reported the average 30-year fixed rate hit 7.49%.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak Homes sold
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Up 3.9% from a year ago
Pending sales
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Up 2.7% from a year ago
Homes for sale
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Down 2.9% from a year ago
Read the letter Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · Expired Listings
More sellers are cutting prices, and some parts of this market show why Buyers are taking longer to commit, and the numbers from the three months ending August 31, 2026 show which ZIP codes feel that most.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak Median sale price
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Down 1.4% from a year ago
Median days on market
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13 days longer than a year ago
Months of supply
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Up 1.2 months from a year ago
Read the letter Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · SFR under $1M
More sellers came out, but contracts still kept pace New listings across these ZIP codes rose 9% year over year, yet buyers kept signing contracts at a steady clip, according to the Real Estate Data Aggregator.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak New listings
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Up 9% from a year before
Pending sales
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Down 2% from a year before
Homes for sale
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Up 1.8% from a year before
Read the letter Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · Newport Beach
One part of Newport Beach is moving fast even with rates near 7.5% In ZIP 92661, pending sales jumped 40% and a third of homes went under contract within two weeks, even as the average 30-year rate hit 7.49%.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak Pending sales
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Up 40% from a year before
Under contract within 2 weeks
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Up 20 points year over year
Median days on market
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33 days shorter than a year before
Read the letter Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · Deal of the Week
Deal of the Week has more choices, and buyers are still moving New listings jumped 13.9% and pending sales climbed 14.2% across Deal of the Week in the three months ending August 31, 2026, even as mortgage rates pushed higher.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak New listings
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Up 13.9% from a year ago
Pending sales
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Up 14.2% from a year ago
Homes sold
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Up 6.4% from a year ago
Read the letter Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach moved faster even with mortgage rates above 7% Pending sales rose and homes went under contract quicker, even as borrowing costs climbed to levels not seen since early 2025.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak Median days on market
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30 days shorter than a year before
Homes under contract within 2 weeks
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Up 12.7 points year over year
Pending sales
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Up 9.6% from a year before
Read the letter Published October 11, 2026 in Market Update · Corona Del Mar
Corona Del Mar tightened even with higher mortgage rates Pending sales jumped 38.2% and supply fell to 3.2 months, even as Freddie Mac put the 30-year rate at 7.40%.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak Median sale price
$ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 , 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 , 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Up 9.1% from a year before
Homes sold
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Up 30.2% from a year before
Months of supply
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Down 2.2 months from a year before
Read the letter Published October 8, 2026 in Market Update · Mesa Verde, Costa Mesa
More Than Half of Mesa Verde Buyers Paid Cash In Mesa Verde, 64 of the last 116 buyers skipped the mortgage entirely, and the homes that used loans still held their own at the closing table.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak Read the letter Published October 7, 2026 in Market Update · Market Update Cleaned Combined 2
In Irvine, More Than Half of All Buyers Paid Cash In this market, 56.2% of buyers paid cash, and those buyers closed four days faster than buyers who used a loan.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak Read the letter Published October 4, 2026 in Market Update · Expired Listings
More sellers are cutting prices, but some parts of this market still move fast Nationally, price cuts are at a four-year high, yet in ZIP 92626 nearly half of all homes go under contract within two weeks.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak Months of supply
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Lowest in this market
Under contract in 2 weeks
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Up 0.6 points from a year ago
Median days on market
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6 days shorter than a year ago
Read the letter Published October 4, 2026 in Market Update · Corona Del Mar
Corona Del Mar prices held up, but homes are taking longer to sell The median sale price in Corona Del Mar held at $3,950,000 for the three months ending July 31, 2026, but buyers are taking their time, and that changes how you need to prepare.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak Median days on market
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29 days longer than a year before
Homes sold
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up 10.6% from a year before
Months of supply
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down 1 month from a year before
Read the letter Published October 4, 2026 in Market Update · Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach moved faster even with mortgage rates above 7% Sales picked up, days on market fell, and more homes went under contract within two weeks, all while rates climbed past 7%.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak Median days on market
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Down 11 days from the same period in 2025
Homes sold
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Up 23.1% from the same period in 2025
Months of supply
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Down 3.3 months from the same period in 2025
Read the letter Published October 4, 2026 in Market Update · Irvine - Central and North
Irvine sales rose even as fewer owners put homes on the market In the three months ending July 31, 2026, the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 426 homes sold across Irvine Central and North, up 10.6%, while new listings fell 8.2%.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak Homes sold
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Up 10.6% from a year before
New listings
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Down 8.2% from a year before
Homes for sale
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Down 14% from a year before
Read the letter Published October 4, 2026 in Market Update · Deal of the Week
More homes hit the market, and more are still finding buyers In Deal of the Week, new listings and closed sales both rose over the past year, even as mortgage rates climbed past 7%.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak New listings
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Up 8.3% from a year ago
Homes sold
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Up 8.7% from a year ago
Pending sales
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Up 5.4% from a year ago
Read the letter Published October 4, 2026 in Market Update · Newport Beach
More listings are giving Newport Beach buyers more room Inventory is up in two Newport Beach ZIP codes, but with rates near 7.45% and more sellers competing for buyers, pricing and preparation matter more than ever.
By Jason & Susan Zwolak 92660
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Closest to full price
92625
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Down 0.7 points from last year
92661
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Up 1.4 points from last year
Read the letter Published September 30, 2026 in Market Update · Irvine Market Update Clean 2
El Camino Real Homes Still Sell for Full Price, But Only at the Right First Ask With 3.7 months of supply and 59.1% of current listings already cut, Irvine still favors sellers, but only the ones who price it right from the start.
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