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This week

  • Price cuts18 in Newport Beach
  • New listings24 in Newport Beach
  • Status changes25+ in Newport Beach

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Newport Beach this week

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

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Local news

100,000 Edison customers lose power as SoCal braces for peak of Santa Ana winds

Daily Pilot · 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; Newport Beach boundary from US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line.

Who is buying in Newport 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.
IrvineHuntington BeachCosta MesaLaguna BeachNewport Beach
Newport 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 Newport 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 Newport 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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92660$3,497,500Median sale price$1318Median $/sq ft$3,300,000Median a year ago358Closed salesUp vs last year
92661$5,700,000Median sale price$2501Median $/sq ft$5,395,950Median a year ago55Closed salesUp vs last year
92662$3,814,000Median sale price$2185Median $/sq ft$4,395,000Median a year ago48Closed salesDown vs last year
92663$2,887,500Median sale price$1438Median $/sq ft$3,500,000Median a year ago220Closed salesDown vs last year
92657$6,000,000Median sale price$1592Median $/sq ft$5,471,000Median a year ago115Closed salesUp vs last year
92625$4,060,000Median sale price$2005Median $/sq ft$4,065,000Median a year ago240Closed salesFlat 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 Newport 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 Newport Beach

  • 100,000 Edison customers lose power as SoCal braces for peak of Santa Ana windsDaily Pilot · Today
  • Laguna Beach ratifies proclamation of local emergency due to storm impactsDaily Pilot · Today
  • Brothers recreate Newport Beach 1982 flood photo 44 years laterDaily Pilot · Today
  • Newport Beach Looks to Bolster Flood Protection After Balboa Island FloodingVoice of OC - Newport Beach · Yesterday
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