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  • Fall Isn't Too Late to Sell. It's Just a Different Market.,Bernice Devries

    Fall Isn't Too Late to Sell. It's Just a Different Market.

    The national "fall is busy" headline gets one thing right and one thing wrong. Here's how it actually plays out in Costa Mesa and Newport Beach. If you spent the summer going back and forth on listing, you haven't missed your chance. But the reason fall still works here isn't the one you'll see in n

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  • Orange County Homes Are Taking 99 Days to Sell. Or 11.,Bernice Devries

    Orange County Homes Are Taking 99 Days to Sell. Or 11.

    The county average is one of the least useful numbers in real estate right now, and the August data shows exactly why. The national housing report for August described a market finally in balance: five months of supply, homes going pending in 51 days, sellers netting about 98% of list. Orange County

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  • Sellers Are Cutting Prices. In Orange County, Watch Which Ones.,Bernice Devries

    Sellers Are Cutting Prices. In Orange County, Watch Which Ones.

    Nationally, July brought the lowest list prices in five years. Locally, the median sale price went up 5.4%. Both are true, and the gap tells you something useful. There's a national story right now that more than 4 in 10 sellers are dropping their price. It's accurate. It also describes a market tha

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