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A bi-weekly read on what's actually happening in coastal South Orange County real estate. Real numbers, the streets I'm watching, and the deals moving from San Clemente to San Diego.
Six months to ten weeks: the Dana Point shift.
A year ago, Dana Point was clearing inventory in about six months. This spring it is closer to ten weeks, and homes under $5M are closing at list in under two weeks. That is the steepest one-year shift of any coastal town in the South OC peer set. Featured area: Dana Point.
Read this issue →Peak spring, and pricing discipline is deciding everything.
Homes priced aggressively and correctly from day one are moving fast, while anything on the high side of its range is sitting. San Clemente closed March at a median of 11 days on market against 38 for Orange County overall. The difference is not demand, it is pricing. Featured area: San Clemente.
Read this issue →March closed strong. Here's what that tells us about April.
South Orange County led OC on closed sales in March, with San Clemente and Dana Point pacing the coastal peer set. Featured area: Capistrano Beach, the small unincorporated stretch between the SC pier and Doheny.
Read this issue →Spring is opening with a different tone than last year.
February closed faster than expected. The spring buyer pool is forming earlier this year, with sharper criteria. Featured area: Dana Point, the harbor town anchored by Doheny, Salt Creek, and the Headlands.
Read this issue →What I'm watching as the 2026 market opens.
After a slow December, January numbers came in. The pattern that defined the back half of last year still holds: pricing discipline is the difference between a quiet listing and a competitive one. Featured area: San Clemente.
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