The Most Important Number in Orange County Real Estate Right Now Is $1,249,125
- Carly Zamani
- 08/24/26
Our 2026 conforming loan limit sits about $226,000 below the county's median home price. Here's what that gap actually costs yo...
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Quote Your Insurance Before You Remove Contingencies
- Carly Zamani
- 08/24/26
California's FAIR Plan average rate increase of 29.1% takes effect October 15. If you're buying near the South OC hillsides thi...
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Five Things That Changed in California Real Estate This Year
- Carly Zamani
- 08/24/26
AI-altered listing photos, nicotine residue disclosure, balcony reports, a federal rule that can stop your escrow — and coastal...
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What Changes When Your Agent Is Also Your Lender
- Carly Zamani
- 08/24/26
I hold both licenses. Here's the honest version — what it genuinely gets you, and the three things you should stay skeptical ab...
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Laguna Niguel in 2026: What It Actually Costs to Live Here
- Carly Zamani
- 08/24/26
Median sale price up 9.8%, 38 days on market, and nearly three in ten homes selling above asking. Here's what the numbers say —...
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Laguna Beach vs. Dana Point: Choosing Your Stretch of Coast
- Carly Zamani
- 08/24/26
Eight miles apart and not remotely the same purchase. One is appreciating fastest and selling slowest. The other goes pending i...
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Irvine Is the One Orange County Market That Cooled — and That's Good News
- Carly Zamani
- 08/24/26
Prices down 1.8%. Sales up 7.1%. That combination means something specific, and it isn't weakness.
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Carlsbad in 2026: The Fastest Market on the Coast, and the Loan Limit Nobody Warns You About
- Carly Zamani
- 08/24/26
26 days on market. A third of homes over asking. And a San Diego County conforming limit that's $145,125 lower than Orange Coun...
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