CASH HOUSE PRICES

One way to avoid a big mortgage is to pay cash. Here’s a list of the county’s 20 highest-priced houses bought for cash during the period January, 1988, through March, 1990:

Cash Price Community Zip Code Year Sold $1,300,000 Balboa Island 92662 1990 750,000 Newport Beach 92663 1989 750,000 Santa Ana 92701 1988 744,545 Laguna Hills 92652 1990 724,545 Corona del Mar 92625 1990 717,272 Anaheim Hills 92805 1988 634,545 Orange 92668 1990 624,545 Balboa Island 92662 1988 608,181 Irvine 92718 1988 608,181 Orange 92668 1989 542,727 Mission Viejo 92692 1989 525,000 Red Hill 92705 1989 514,545 Irvine 92713 1988 510,000 Midway City 92655 1989 500,000 Trabuco Canyon 92678 1988 498,181 Sunset Beach 90742 1989 460,909 Newport Beach 92658 1988 444,545 Anaheim Hills 92805 1990 444,545 Anaheim Hills 92808 1989 424,545 Corona del Mar 92625 1989 404,505 Costa Mesa 92627 1989 403,636 Garden Grove 92644 1988 400,000 Trabuco Canyon 92679 1989

Source: TRW Real Estate Services