The Buyer's Summer Is Real. It Just Starts at $2 Million.
More listings and softer asking prices are showing up nationally. Around here, the negotiating room is sitting somewhere else entirely. The national housing story this summer is simple: more homes for sale, lower asking prices, better odds for buyers. Coastal Orange County is running the opposit
Are Buyers Still Buying? In Costa Mesa, Yes. In Newport Beach, It Depends.
The national headlines say demand is holding up. Orange County's numbers tell a more specific story, and the dividing line is about $1.5 million. There's a story going around that buyer demand has been more resilient than expected. Nationally, that's true. Locally, it's true for about half of you.
The Second Half of 2026 Won't Look the Same Everywhere
National forecasts are calling for a rebound. Orange County's own numbers tell a more divided story, and where you sit in the price stack decides which one applies to you. Every summer, the national forecasts arrive with the same shape: things were slow, things will improve. This year they might be
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