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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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  • Rents Are Picking Up. Sales Are Slowing. Neither Story Lands Here,Bernice Devries

    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

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