AUCTIONS

LAGUNA NIGUEL: Twenty single-family homes and 58 home sites at Palmilla, homes have 3-5 bedrooms, 3 1/2-4 1/2 baths, 3,814-4,576 square feet and minimum bid prices of $420,000, with minimum bids of $138,000; auction is noon, Nov. 4, Irvine Marriott Hotel; on-site auction office open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily at 7 San Simeon, reached from the westbound La Paz Road exit of Interstate 5; preregistration required; auctioneer is LFC Real Estate Marketing Services, (800) 966-0660.

* SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY: Twenty-six single-family homes at Summerfield, 3-4 bedrooms, 2 1/2-3 baths, 2,723-3,461 square feet; minimum bids, $215,000; auction is 3 p.m., Oct. 28 at Sheraton Newport Hotel, Newport Beach; on-site auction office open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily at 6 Mahogany Run, reached from the eastbound El Toro Road exit of Interstate 5; preregistration required; auctioneer is Kennedy-Wilson, (800) 933-0305.