Orange County Home Sales

After years of slow sales, home sales have gradually picked up steam since last summer. The trend toward lower prices continued in December, as the average price of all homes sold dropped about $5,000, or 2%, from December 1992. The highest average price in Orange County in December: nearly $650,000, in Corona del Mar.

DECEMBER 1992 DECEMBER 1993 ZIP Sales Avg. price Sales Avg. price Aliso Viejo 92656 121 207,345 97 180,289 Anaheim 92800 2 357,000 0 -- Anaheim 92801 31 182,276 24 152,609 Anaheim 92802 24 182,217 24 174,396 Anaheim 92804 34 180,279 48 175,983 Anaheim 92805 45 175,178 38 163,837 Anaheim 92806 20 203,925 26 199,280 Anaheim Hills 92807 53 235,075 50 244,927 Anaheim Hills 92808 53 252,030 63 268,286 Balboa 92661 2 692,500 7 535,000 Balboa Island 92662 3 801,000 3 525,000 Brea 92621 47 264,468 35 228,371 Buena Park 90620 40 180,475 43 170,244 Buena Park 90621 17 211,219 23 203,909 Capistrano Beach 92624 12 278,950 4 191,333 Corona del Mar 92625 13 744,423 17 646,906 Costa Mesa 92626 47 241,822 30 226,850 Costa Mesa 92627 32 230,806 49 209,250 Cypress 90630 52 254,621 47 240,326 Dana Point 92629 20 251,550 47 243,477 El Toro Marine Base 92709 12 246,000 4 225,000 Foothill Ranch/L.Forest 92610 23 249,826 15 249,400 Fountain Valley 92708 47 245,633 63 232,847 Fullerton 92631 28 204,833 30 210,552 Fullerton 92632 13 231,192 20 208,204 Fullerton 92633 53 203,902 40 203,141 Fullerton 92635 15 222,250 17 252,206 Garden Grove 92640 42 166,244 33 164,045 Garden Grove 92641 31 185,621 23 178,905 Garden Grove 92643 24 165,396 25 153,500 Garden Grove 92644 23 167,068 18 162,556 Garden Grove 92645 13 214,692 21 201,000 Garden Grove 92642 1 185,000 0 -- Huntington Beach 92646 65 266,905 48 233,576 Huntington Beach 92647 34 225,008 49 233,925 Huntington Beach 92648 47 336,293 85 308,390 Huntington Beach 92649 27 370,722 40 325,122 Irvine 92714 96 241,574 88 233,343 Irvine 92715 32 275,629 24 250,979 Irvine 92720 36 253,139 38 239,824 La Habra 90631 38 199,946 56 194,098 La Palma 90623 16 237,063 18 216,500 Laguna Beach 92651 18 498,000 40 388,014 Laguna Hills 92653 84 215,643 81 218,206 Laguna Niguel/L. Beach 92677 172 300,412 153 296,245 Lake Forest 92630 82 206,511 90 188,089 La Mirada 90638 1 212,500 2 188,000 Los Alamitos/Rossmoor 90720 16 305,188 11 288,136 Midway City 92655 11 156,550 7 149,000 Mission Viejo 92691 81 207,910 98 198,703 Mission Viejo 92692 107 259,115 84 230,742 Mission Viejo 92690 1 255,000 3 215,500 Newport Beach 92660 36 473,629 38 583,592 Newport Beach 92663 24 404,708 28 303,519 Newport Beach 92658 1 211,500 0 -- Orange 92665 23 192,652 20 193,632 Orange 92666 9 190,333 9 186,111 Orange 92667 26 338,058 69 348,581 Orange 92668 13 157,458 14 181,000 Orange 92669 36 278,786 49 266,367 Pelican Hill 92657 2 340,000 10 325,900 Placentia 92670 59 234,368 46 219,444 Portola/Trabuco/Coto 92679 70 288,389 85 309,798 Rancho Santa Margarita 92688 117 193,581 105 205,399 San Clemente 92672 74 284,860 75 254,292 San Clemente 92673 0 -- 6 279,417 San Juan Capistrano 92675 49 258,266 42 274,563 Santa Ana 92701 31 177,173 35 166,574 Santa Ana 92703 38 154,081 27 145,630 Santa Ana 92704 44 178,953 38 148,068 Santa Ana 92706 19 189,211 35 191,412 Santa Ana/Cowan Hgts. 92705 29 385,431 39 352,014 Santa Ana/S.A. Hgts. 92707 27 174,111 38 157,730 Seal Beach 90740 12 300,000 12 290,625 Silverado Canyon 92676 1 118,000 5 149,100 Stanton 90680 10 142,650 20 165,525 Sunset Beach 90742 0 -- 1 365,000 Trabuco Canyon 92678 4 246,250 4 247,875 Tustin 92680 85 209,068 107 230,926 Westminster 92683 67 194,858 61 197,176 Yorba Linda 92686 69 314,713 98 248,503 Yorba Linda 92687 13 328,024 20 360,591 others 17 -- 2 -- County total 2,962 245,145 3,137 240,373

Source: TRW REDI Property Data