Orange County Home Sales

December home sales volume rose 29.2% from the previous December to 4,147, the second-highest level for any month in a decade. The countywide median price jumped 10.3% to $215,000, the highest for any month since September 1992 (main story, A1). Sales of new and existing homes and condominiums, by ZIP Code:

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Pct. Median Pct. Highest Community Zip Sales Chng. Price Chng. Price Aliso 92656 146 6.6% $198,250 10.1% $849,272 Viejo Anaheim 92801 33 13.8% $148,500 8.4% $325,000 Anaheim 92802 28 55.6% $160,000 17.2% $244,500 Anaheim 92804 64 12.3% $151,882 3.7% $300,000 Anaheim 92805 40 14.3% $144,500 -3.0% $233,000 Anaheim 92806 27 28.6% $186,000 6.7% $225,000 Anaheim 92807 56 36.6% $210,000 -14.3% $760,000 Anaheim 92808 66 -7.0% $270,500 54.4% $610,000 Brea 92821 46 58.6% $198,250 -4.2% $321,500 Buena Park 90620 65 116.7% $165,000 6.6% $320,000 Buena Park 90621 27 58.8% $128,672 -1.0% $254,000 Corona del Mar 92625 45 275.0% $600,000 -12.6% $2,300,000 Csta Msa 92626 42 13.5% $210,750 2.1% $707,500 Csta Msa 92627 45 104.5% $217,000 26.5% $645,000 Cypress 90630 57 -3.4% $200,000 -15.6% $1,227,000 Dana Pnt 92624 13 30.0% $246,000 36.7% $1,550,000 Dana Pnt 92629 65 62.5% $265,000 21.1% $490,000 Foothill Ranch 92610 50 -50.5% $213,500 8.1% $415,000 Fountain Valley 92708 63 28.6% $222,500 7.2% $417,000 Fullerton 92831 33 57.1% $213,500 38.6% $600,500 Fullerton 92832 19 35.7% $155,000 6.9% $318,000 Fullerton 92833 54 3.8% $158,500 -2.8% $367,500 Fullerton 92835 33 57.1% $291,500 26.7% $650,000 G. Grove 92840 48 14.3% $154,500 2.0% $198,500 G. Grove 92841 18 -56.1% $170,250 3.2% $250,000 G. Grove 92843 46 206.7% $139,000 0.0% $235,000 G. Grove 92844 18 5.9% $128,250 2.6% $185,000 G. Grove 92845 22 57.1% $193,000 8.0% $250,000 Hunt. Bch 92646 78 36.8% $226,250 9.6% $642,000 Hunt. Bch 92647 49 63.3% $234,500 13.8% $511,500 Hunt. Bch 92648 121 157.4% $401,000 59.4% $895,000 Hunt. Bch 92649 51 59.4% $223,500 -8.8% $1,385,000 Irvine 92604 37 48.0% $225,000 9.8% $540,000 Irvine 92606 69 50.0% $243,000 -10.7% $388,500 Irvine 92612 34 -30.6% $265,000 -22.1% $1,429,000 Irvine 92614 34 -19.0% $242,750 10.1% $550,000 Irvine 92620 78 11.4% $279,500 9.9% $614,000 La Habra 90631 65 41.3% $164,000 10.8% $333,000 La Palma 90623 14 7.7% $223,500 -4.5% $325,000 Lag. Bch 92651 49 28.9% $396,000 28.2% $2,150,000 Lag. Hills 92653 110 50.7% $158,750 -7.3% $820,000 Lag. Niguel 92677 185 14.9% $265,500 23.5% $1,233,500 Lake Forest 92630 95 13.1% $190,000 9.2% $382,000 Los Alamitos 90720 26 100.0% $296,000 -3.9% $695,000 Mission Vjo 92691 85 39.3% $206,500 3.5% $470,500 Mission Vjo 92692 126 34.0% $233,500 4.2% $660,000 Newport Bch 92657 18 0.0% $572,000 47.9% $1,800,000 Newport Bch 92660 72 71.4% $545,000 25.4% $1,750,000 Newport Bch 92661 7 -46.2% $987,500 138.0% $3,300,000 Newport Bch 92663 32 14.3% $241,500 15.6% $845,000 Orange 92865 17 70.0% $210,000 19.5% $298,000 Orange 92866 11 10.0% $186,000 9.7% $222,000 Orange 92867 45 60.7% $272,563 11.0% $1,070,000 Orange 92868 11 -26.7% $144,000 24.1% $280,500 Orange 92869 56 -8.2% $224,750 5.3% $1,644,500 Placentia 92870 64 48.8% $207,000 8.9% $340,000 R. Santa 92688 239 102.5% $188,000 15.3% $452,000 Margarita S. Juan 92675 77 30.5% $371,000 30.2% $1,130,000 Capistrano San Clem 92672 51 -1.9% $221,000 5.2% $1,175,000 San Clem 92673 30 25.0% $285,500 -2.2% $667,000 Santa Ana 92701 32 33.3% $83,268 14.1% $200,000 Santa Ana 92703 36 -2.7% $134,000 21.8% $511,500 Santa Ana 92704 55 12.2% $143,000 4.4% $212,000 Santa Ana* 92705 47 56.7% $294,000 31.5% $1,050,000 Santa Ana 92706 30 -14.3% $162,000 1.3% $398,000 Santa Ana 92707 50 28.2% $119,000 -13.5% $350,000 Seal Bch 90740 17 0.0% $315,000 28.6% $500,000 Stanton 90680 28 55.6% $107,000 -6.6% $280,000 Trabuco/ Coto 92679 170 17.2% $325,000 16.5% $985,000 Tustin 92780 61 110.3% $164,500 -7.1% $315,000 Tustin 92782 50 92.3% $254,000 10.6% $625,000 Villa Park 92861 10 66.7% $420,000 3.8% $840,000 Wstmnstr 92683 105 72.1% $180,500 6.2% $315,000 Yba Linda 92886 59 55.3% $232,000 -0.5% $805,000 Yba Linda 92887 28 -15.2% $302,250 2.5% $680,000 Other 64 Countywide 4,147 29.2% $215,000 10.3% $3,300,000

Entered Community Foreclosure Aliso 16 Viejo Anaheim 11 Anaheim 7 Anaheim 20 Anaheim 7 Anaheim 12 Anaheim 12 Anaheim 4 Brea 6 Buena Park 14 Buena Park 6 Corona del Mar 0 Csta Msa 6 Csta Msa 9 Cypress 9 Dana Pnt 1 Dana Pnt 7 Foothill Ranch 2 Fountain Valley 15 Fullerton 11 Fullerton 9 Fullerton 12 Fullerton 4 G. Grove 9 G. Grove 6 G. Grove 6 G. Grove 9 G. Grove 2 Hunt. Bch 17 Hunt. Bch 10 Hunt. Bch 0 Hunt. Bch 9 Irvine 4 Irvine 0 Irvine 1 Irvine 10 Irvine 9 La Habra 14 La Palma 6 Lag. Bch 4 Lag. Hills 11 Lag. Niguel 29 Lake Forest 27 Los Alamitos 2 Mission Vjo 21 Mission Vjo 6 Newport Bch 2 Newport Bch 10 Newport Bch 0 Newport Bch 2 Orange 4 Orange 1 Orange 7 Orange 5 Orange 5 Placentia 11 R. Santa 14 Margarita S. Juan 7 Capistrano San Clem 9 San Clem 0 Santa Ana 10 Santa Ana 30 Santa Ana 26 Santa Ana* 12 Santa Ana 7 Santa Ana 19 Seal Bch 0 Stanton 7 Trabuco/ Coto 6 Tustin 9 Tustin 5 Villa Park 2 Wstmnstr 17 Yba Linda 4 Yba Linda 5 Other 14 Countywide 662

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*Includes Lemon/Cowan Heights

Sales, Price Trends

Monthly Sales

December 1997: 4,147

Median Price

December 1997: $215,000

December Sales

1997: 4,147

December Median Price

1997: $215,000

Source: Acxiom/DataQuick Information Systems

Researched by JANICE L. JONES / Los Angeles Times