BARGAIN BASEMENT: Looking for a housing deal...

BARGAIN BASEMENT: Looking for a housing deal in Orange County? Try the area west of the Orange Freeway between the Riverside and Garden Grove freeways, where the median single-family resale went for under $200,000 in November. . . . Santa Ana still is the most affordable area, but falling prices have also turned a lot of South Orange County into bargain hunters’ territory too. . . . The complete Orange County real estate guide is on K5.