Rents Are Picking Up. Sales Are Slowing. Neither Story Lands Here
A national forecast this month argued that priced-out buyers are staying renters longer. That's mostly true on the coast. The numbers behind it aren't. The argument goes like this. Rent growth is accelerating into the back half of 2026, the for-sale market is losing momentum, and affordability is ke
Costa Mesa Favors Sellers. Corona del Mar Favors Buyers. Six Miles Apart.
The national housing market just settled into balanced territory. Our stretch of the coast never got the memo. Every buyer we talk to wants to know if they can finally get a deal. Every seller wants to know if they'll still get their number. Around here, both are right, and which one applies to you
The Quarter Point You're Waiting On Is Worth About $165 a Month
 There's a number behind your mortgage rate that almost nobody explains. It has already done most of the work it's going to do. Every buyer we talk to wants to know when rates are coming down. Very few know that a second number, one that gets almost no airtime, already delivered the relief they're
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