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This week

  • Price cuts8 in Laguna Beach
  • New listings5 in Laguna Beach
  • Status changes23 in Laguna Beach

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Laguna Beach this week

What moved, what dropped and what changed hands in Laguna Beach, read the way an inspector reads a house.

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Local news

Laguna Beach City Council candidates fundraise as campaigns enter final stretch

Daily Pilot (LA Times Community News) - Laguna Beach · Today

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As of October 19. Listing brokerage shown on each row. A named property carries photography only when it matches the exact feed record.

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Tile maps: neighbourhood positions from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors; Laguna Beach boundary from US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line.

Who is buying in Laguna Beach

How local buyers financed recent purchases, alongside the homes whose listing status changed this week.

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ConventionalAn appraiser and an inspector both price condition.
CashNo lender, so condition lands as a discount, not a repair list.
VAThe home has to pass, not just appraise.
FHAThe appraiser flags the same condition items.
OtherTerms decide it more than the loan type does.
Newport BeachLaguna NiguelAliso ViejoDana PointLaguna WoodsLaguna Beach
Laguna Beach and the markets next to it. Boundaries: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line.

Closed sales that stated how the buyer paid, as of October 19, 2026. Addresses as of October 19; listing brokerage shown on each row.

Properties worth watching

The homes I’m following in Laguna Beach. See the listing, then talk through what it means for your next move.

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Listing snapshots, as of October 19. Property photos are supplied with the listing; brokerage credited on each card.

Where prices moved in Laguna Beach

Closed sales by ZIP, the last twelve months against the twelve before. It tells you which side of the city is moving, not what your house is worth.

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92651$3,150,000Median sale price$1583Median $/sq ft$2,946,000Median a year ago319Closed salesUp vs last year

Oct 2025–Oct 2026 against Oct 2024–Oct 2025, as of October 19, 2026.

Auctions & what's moving

No agency publishes one authoritative trustee-sale calendar, so we never print one — here is what actually exists, next to this week's real Laguna Beach headlines.

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Auction calendar

  • Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector — Property Tax AuctionsRun from the county’s own tax-sale page — every source we check is listed on /auctions/.
  • Trustee salesPrivate aggregators carry the actual lender foreclosures; no central California calendar exists. We watch four of them and bid for you.
  • Came off the market unsoldListings leave without selling every month. Registered members see those addresses.
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What's moving in Laguna Beach

  • Laguna Beach City Council candidates fundraise as campaigns enter final stretchDaily Pilot (LA Times Community News) - Laguna Beach · Today
  • Laguna Beach ratifies proclamation of local emergency due to storm impactsDaily Pilot (LA Times Community News) - Laguna Beach · Yesterday
  • Massive swells flood Newport and Laguna Beach streets, trigger emergency responsesDaily Pilot (LA Times Community News) - Laguna Beach · Oct 9
  • Orange County Beach Cities Flood Ahead of Weekend StormsVoice of OC · Oct 9
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