Upward Market

Led by appreciation in attached homes--condos, townhouses and the like--Orange County’s red-hot real estate market marched relentlessly on in the second fiscal quarter (March-May). Here’s how prices changed from the first three months (December-February):

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Area Attached Change Detached Change Coastal north $282,990 -0.4% $610,000 24.5% Central 240,990 28.9% 332,990 8.8% North 128,490 10.8 % 296,000 7.3% Coastal south 203,990 36.9% 359,900 40.6% Inland south 125,990 -20.3% 324,990 16.5% Countywide $203,990 23.6% $369,990 17.5%

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Coastal North: Newport Beach, Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa

Central: Irvine, Anaheim, Westminster, Santa Ana, Orange

North: Yorba Linda, Brea, Placentia

Coastal south: Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel, Aliso Viejo, San Juan Capistrano, Dana Point

Inland south: Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Dove Canyon

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Source: The Meyers Group Consulting Services LLC; Researched by DARYL STRICKLAND / Los Angeles Times