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: City227
Active listings
Orange County: 4,845
40
Pending sales, last 30 days
Orange County: 1,099
170
Days expected market time
+38 days vs. Orange County (132 days)
Expected market time trend
135 days
Market time 2 weeks ago
137 days
Market time 4 weeks ago
76 days
Market time 1 year ago
63 days
Market time 2 years ago
$825,000
Median active list price
Orange County: $1,249,999
2
Distressed active listings
0.9% of inventory · foreclosures and short sales combined
September 2026 Sales
Scope: City72
Units sold
September 2025: 81
$862,500
Median sales price
$877,000
Median list price
100.0%
Sales-to-list ratio
$180,000
Low price
$2,700,000
High price
1,314.5
Median square feet
$656.14
Median $ per sq ft
21.5
Median days on market
Comparison
Scope: City| Metric | Santa Ana | Orange County | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected market time | 170 days | 132 days | +38 days vs. Orange County |
| Active listings | 227 | 4,845 | 4.7% of county inventory |
| Pending sales (30 days) | 40 | 1,099 | 3.6% of county demand |
| Median active list price | $825,000 | $1,249,999 | −$424,999 vs. Orange County |
| Sales-to-list ratio (September 2026) | 100.0% | 99.1% | +0.9 pts vs. Orange County |
| Distressed share of inventory | 0.9% | 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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