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Saturday, November 14, 2026, Laguna Beach, Calif.
Freddie Mac's 30-year fixed rate was 7.11% for the week of November 12, 2026. October Realtor.com listings show Orange County at $1,260,000, Los Angeles County at $949,999, Riverside County at $625,000, San Bernardino County at $525,000, and San Diego County at $889,000, with price-cut shares from 16.91% to 20.51%.
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Original analysis for Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties — plus rates context.
- After an Ocean Flood in Newport Beach: A 9-Step Guide for Homeowners (Orange County · Featured guide)
- Orange County: How to Buy a Home in a Wildfire Zone After the Norte Fire: Zone 0, Defensible Space Inspections and the Fire Disclosures to Ask For (November 2026) (Orange County)
- How to Budget for Water, Sewer and Trash When You Buy a Home in San Diego County: The New 2027 Water Rate, the Winter Sewer Clock, and the Trash Fee on Your Tax Bill (November 2026) (San Diego County)
- How to Budget for Property Taxes When You Buy in San Bernardino County: Supplemental Bills, Impound Accounts, the December 10 Deadline, and the $7,000 Exemption (November 2026) (San Bernardino County)
- How to Buy a Home in Riverside County With a VA or CalVet Loan: Entitlement, the Funding Fee, Residual Income, and What Prop 1 Means for Veterans (November 2026) (Riverside County)
- Los Angeles County: How to Qualify for a Mortgage in 2026, the Income, Debt and Cash You Really Need (November 2026) (Los Angeles County)
- Orange County: How to Appeal Your Property Tax Assessment Before November 30 (and Pay Your Bill by December 10) (November 2026) (Orange County)
- San Diego County: How to Buy a Home With Solar Panels and Budget for SDG&E Bills (November 2026) (San Diego County)
- San Bernardino County: How to Buy a New-Construction Home in Ontario Ranch and the West Valley (November 2026) (San Bernardino County)
- Los Angeles County: How to Buy a Home Near a Metro Rail Station, and Run the Numbers on a Shorter, Cheaper Commute (November 2026) (Los Angeles County)
- Orange County: How to Buy a Home With a Co-Buyer (a Parent, Sibling, Partner or Friend) (November 2026) (Orange County)
- San Diego County: How to Get Ready for Prop 37's New-Home Down Payment Loan (and What to Do While You Wait) — November 2026 (San Diego County)
- San Bernardino County: How to Buy a Home in the High Desert (November 2026) (San Bernardino County)
- Riverside County: How to Relocate from Los Angeles or Orange County (November 2026) (Riverside County)
- Los Angeles County: How to Use Your Inspection Period to Negotiate Repairs or Credits (November 2026) (Los Angeles County)
- San Diego County: How to Buy in a Two-Speed Market (Slow Inventory, Fast Deals on Well-Priced Homes) — November 2026 (San Diego County)
- Orange County: How to Buy a Home During the Holiday Slowdown (November–December 2026) (Orange County)
- San Bernardino County: How to Buy a Home with an FHA Loan (November 2026) (San Bernardino County)
- Riverside County: How to Ask for a Seller Credit or Mortgage Rate Buydown (November 2026) (Riverside County)
- Los Angeles County: How to Buy a Condo or Townhome When HOA Insurance Is Rising (November 2026) (Los Angeles County)
- Orange County: How to Buy a Home When New Housing May Be Planned Next Door (November 2026) (Orange County)
- San Diego County: How to Buy a Mobile or Manufactured Home in a Park, and Budget for the Space Rent (November 2026) (San Diego County)
- San Bernardino County: How to Buy a Home With a Septic System, or With a Sewer Hookup Coming (November 2026) (San Bernardino County)
- Riverside County: How to Buy a Home in a Flood Zone, or Near a Wash or Creek, Before an El Niño Winter (November 2026) (Riverside County)
- Los Angeles County: How to Buy an Older Home and Budget for Earthquake Retrofits, Sewer Lines and Repairs (November 2026) (Los Angeles County)
- Orange County: How to Buy a Home With an ADU, or Room for Two, Before the 2027 Rules Arrive (November 2026) (Orange County)
- San Diego County: How to Buy a Home and Get It Insured in Wildfire Country (November 2026) (San Diego County)
- San Bernardino County: How to Buy a Home Near Warehouses and Truck Routes (November 2026) (San Bernardino County)
- How to Buy a Home With Mello-Roos Taxes in Riverside County: Reading the Notice, Running the Numbers and Negotiating (October 2026) (Riverside County)
- How to Buy a Duplex in Los Angeles County and Live in One Unit: Loans, Rent Rules and the Real Numbers (October 2026) (Los Angeles County)
- Orange County: How to Buy a Condo or Townhome and Read the HOA Reserve Study Before a Special Assessment Hits (October 2026) (Orange County)
- San Diego County: How to Buy a Starter Home Under $1 Million (October 2026) (San Diego County)
- San Bernardino County: How to Buy a Probate, Trust or Estate-Sale Home (October 2026) (San Bernardino County)
- Riverside County: How to Buy a Home in a Wildfire Zone When Insurance Is Hard to Get (October 2026) (Riverside County)
- How to Buy a Burned Lot or a Rebuilt Home in Altadena or the Palisades: Permits, Soil, Offers and the Numbers (October 2026) (Los Angeles County)
- How to Buy a Coastal Home in Orange County With Flood and Erosion Risk: King Tides, Seawalls, Flood Zones and Insurance (October 2026) (Orange County)
- How to Buy a Home Near the Tijuana River and the South Bay Coast: Sewage, Odors, Flood Zones and the Fixes on the Way (San Diego County)
- How to Buy a Mountain Cabin or Vacation Rental in San Bernardino County: Big Bear, Lake Arrowhead and the Rules Behind the Rent (San Bernardino County)
- Riverside County: How to Buy a Home With a Septic System or a Private Well (October 2026) (Riverside County)
- How to Use Down Payment Assistance to Buy a Home in Los Angeles County: LACDA HOP, City of L.A. LIPA/MIPA, CalHFA, and What's New for Late 2026 (Los Angeles County)
- How to Buy a Home in an Orange County 55+ Community: Age Rules, Money Tests, Co-ops vs. Condos, and Moving Your Tax Base (October 2026) (Orange County)
- San Diego County: How to Buy a Home With an ADU, or Add One, and Make the Numbers Work (October 2026) (San Diego County)
- San Bernardino County: How to Get Homeowners Insurance in Wildfire Country Before You Buy (October 2026) (San Bernardino County)
- Riverside County: How to Buy a Home With Solar Panels Without Inheriting a Bad Deal (October 2026) (Riverside County)
- Los Angeles County: How to Use Prop 19 to Move Your Property Tax Base or Inherit a Parent's Home (October 2026) (Los Angeles County)
- How to Check Mello-Roos and Read Your Orange County Property Tax Bill Before You Buy (October 2026) (Orange County)
- How to Buy a Home in San Diego County With a VA Loan: Entitlement, the Funding Fee, Residual Income, and the Real Monthly Math (October 2026) (San Diego County)
- San Bernardino County down payment assistance: which programs are open now, how to check whether you qualify, and how to run the numbers before you write an offer (San Bernardino County)
- Riverside County property tax: how to check whether you are overpaying, request a Prop 8 decline-in-value review by November 2, file a formal appeal by November 30, and what buyers should know about supplemental tax bills (Riverside County)
- How to buy or build an ADU in Los Angeles County to help pay the mortgage: state ADU law, LADBS and county permits, the rent math, how lenders count ADU income, and property taxes at 7.40% (Los Angeles County)
- How to sell an Orange County home when more than 1 in 5 listings are cutting their prices: pricing from comps, price cuts vs. rate buydowns, disclosures, and your net proceeds at 7.40% (Orange County)
- How to negotiate as a buyer in San Bernardino County when nearly 1 in 5 listings is cutting its price (San Bernardino County)
- How to buy a new-construction home in Riverside County: builder incentives, Mello-Roos, and the contract, step by step (Riverside County)
- Los Angeles County transfer taxes: how buyers and sellers should plan around Measure ULA, city taxes, and the November ballot (Los Angeles County)
- Orange County: how to finance a home near the $1,249,125 loan limit — high-balance conforming, jumbo, FHA, piggyback, and duplex options at 7.40% (Orange County)
- San Diego County: how to figure the true monthly cost of a home — taxes, Mello-Roos, insurance, HOA dues, and mortgage insurance at 7.40% (San Diego County)
- How to sell a San Bernardino County home when nearly 1 in 5 listings is cutting its price (San Bernardino County)
- Riverside County first-time buyers: how to qualify at 7.40% — income, debt-to-income, down payment, and what lenders check (Riverside County)
- Los Angeles County: with 15.9% of listings cut and 56 days on market, here is how to negotiate (Los Angeles County)
- Orange County: at 7.40%, buying the median-priced home costs about 2.9 times the typical rent (Orange County)
- San Diego County: at 7.40%, buying the median-priced home costs about 2.2 times the typical rent (San Diego County)
- San Bernardino County: at 7.40%, buying the median-priced home costs about 1.6 times the typical rent (San Bernardino County)
- Riverside County: at 7.40%, buying the median-priced home costs about 1.8 times the typical rent (Riverside County)
- Orange County: buying the median-priced home now takes about $285,000 a year in income, before insurance (Orange County)
- Los Angeles County: at 7.40%, the payment on a median-priced home is about 2.7 times the typical rent (Los Angeles County)
- San Diego County: Asking prices are down 6% from a year ago, but the monthly payment is up (San Diego County)
- San Bernardino County: Southern California's lowest asking price meets a 7.40% mortgage rate (San Bernardino County)
- Riverside County: the most house for the money in Southern California, as mortgage rates top 7% (Riverside County)
- Orange County: price cuts hit a four-year high as mortgage rates climb past 7% (Orange County)
- Los Angeles County: asking prices match a three-and-a-half-year low as buyers gain leverage (Los Angeles County)
- San Diego County: asking prices slip to a three-year low as fewer homes go into escrow (San Diego County)
- San Bernardino County: fewest September escrows on record as homes take longer to sell (San Bernardino County)
- Riverside County: fewest September escrows since 2017 as new listings pick up (Riverside County)
- Orange County asking prices slip to their lowest level since 2023 as price cuts spread (Orange County)
- Los Angeles County: more homes on the market, fewer going into escrow in September (Los Angeles County)
- Bank repossessions jump 42% in August as U.S. foreclosure filings stay elevated (USA)
- San Bernardino County inventory edges up as fewer sellers cut prices in September (San Bernardino County)
- San Diego County in September: New Listings Slow, and About 1 in 5 Listed Homes Have Cut Their Price (San Diego County)
- Riverside County Sellers Came Back in September: What 2,910 New Listings Mean for Buyers (Riverside County)
- Orange County new listings cooled in September — still a payment market (Orange County)
- LA County inventory edged up in September — more listings, still a payment market (Los Angeles County)
- Orange County’s weekday is shorter than its price tag (Orange County)
- Five counties, five different markets (Southern California)
- Orange County holds near $1.45M — what that means for fall buyers and sellers (Orange County)
- LA County median near $947K: slightly more choice, still a rates story (Los Angeles County)
- Inland Empire: affordability stress meets more negotiating room (Riverside County)
- San Bernardino County: inventory room and a payment-first plan (San Bernardino County)
- San Diego stays SoCal’s tightest large coastal market this fall (San Diego County)
- Near-7% mortgages: a SoCal playbook for buyers and sellers (USA)
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