As reported in the OC REGISTER, 4/9/10

For the 22 business days ending March 25 – DataQuick’s freshest stats — Orange County homebuying patterns showed:

  • 61 of O.C.’s 83 ZIP codes had gains in their respective median selling price. Overall, prices were +10.5% vs. a year ago.
  • Taking sales volume in consideration, home pricing is up in ZIPs representing 61% of the Orange County market.
  • 5 of 83 O.C. ZIPs had median sales prices above $1 million in the period vs. 11 million-dollar ZIPs when the county median price peaked in June 2007.
  • Since that pricing pinnacle, there’s been a -34% drop in the countywide median price!
  • 44 of 83 O.C. ZIPs had year-over-year sales gains in the period.
  • Overall, countywide sales were +5.7% vs. a year ago.
  • 7 of 83 O.C. ZIPs has sales gains of 100% or more in the period.
  • NOTE! 29 local ZIPs had both sales gains and price gains in the period. (Highlighted in green below!)
  • For a detailed report on the price moves, CLICK HERE!

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