Home Sales Up for Portion of Orange County

New home sales in southern Orange County during the first quarter of 1985 totaled 1,610, above the 1,472 homes reported sold during the last quarter of 1984 but 4.2% below sales in the first quarter of the previous year.

Residential Trends, a quarterly housing report developed by Market Profiles of Costa Mesa, added that the 9.4% increase occurred entirely among detached homes, which rose 24.8% from 609 to 750, while attached homes declined by 13 sales.

The increase in northern Orange County during the first quarter was small, 33 homes for a total of 889, the report added, but new home sales were still 34.1% below the first quarter of 1984.

However, unsold inventory in the county’s northern part declined 18.3% to 1,371. The decline amounted to nearly 15% among detached houses, to 562, and by 20.4% among attached homes, to 809.