City Market
Scope: CityData as of November 5, 2026 · Sold figures for September 2026 · Report dated November 9, 2026
Steven Thomas, Reports on Housing — Orange County Housing Report: Holiday Slumber
Right now
Scope: City40
Active listings
Orange County: 4,845
17
Pending sales, last 30 days
Orange County: 1,099
71
Days expected market time
−61 days vs. Orange County (132 days)
Expected market time trend
69 days
Market time 2 weeks ago
49 days
Market time 4 weeks ago
37 days
Market time 1 year ago
57 days
Market time 2 years ago
$1,334,000
Median active list price
Orange County: $1,249,999
0
Distressed active listings
0.0% of inventory · foreclosures and short sales combined
September 2026 Sales
Scope: City33
Units sold
September 2025: 32
$1,410,000
Median sales price
$1,398,000
Median list price
100.0%
Sales-to-list ratio
$415,000
Low price
$2,500,000
High price
1,749
Median square feet
$806.17
Median $ per sq ft
12
Median days on market
Comparison
Scope: City| Metric | Fountain Valley | Orange County | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected market time | 71 days | 132 days | −61 days vs. Orange County |
| Active listings | 40 | 4,845 | 0.8% of county inventory |
| Pending sales (30 days) | 17 | 1,099 | 1.5% of county demand |
| Median active list price | $1,334,000 | $1,249,999 | +$84,001 vs. Orange County |
| Sales-to-list ratio (September 2026) | 100.0% | 99.1% | +0.9 pts vs. Orange County |
| Distressed share of inventory | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.4 pts vs. Orange County |
Source: Steven Thomas, Reports on Housing — Orange County Housing Report: Holiday Slumber, November 9, 2026 (city data as of November 5, 2026; sold data for September 2026)


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Brad Coleman is a Broker Associate | Branch Manager | REALTOR® and the Irvine Branch Manager, First Team Real Estate, affiliated with First Team Real Estate and Luxury Portfolio International. California DRE Broker License #01290481.
He publishes this Orange County housing market update and covers city-level figures for Orange County communities, including Laguna Hills, Mission Viejo, Irvine, Newport Beach, Newport Coast, Corona del Mar.
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