Home sales gains were widespread throughout Orange County’s housing market in 2012, with sales rising in 77 of the county’s 83 ZIP codes, according to a year-end report by market tracker DataQuick Information Systems.
Those “up” ZIP codes accounted for 95 percent of all sales in the county.
Meanwhile, the annual median home price, or price at the midpoint of all sales, increased in 57 O.C. ZIP codes last year and was flat in six ZIPs. Price drops occurred in 20 ZIP codes, representing just over a fifth of the 2012 market.
Countywide, last year’s sales tally of 34,380 was an increase of 16.9 percent. The median price for all 2012 sales was $439,000, up 3.9 percent over 2011 and the highest annual median since 2008.
On the other hand, last year’s median price remains 30 percent below the peak of $630,000 for 2006. Home sales still were 20 percent below the average of 43,000 for the previous 24 years.
DataQuick’s report shows also:
- The biggest percentage gain in prices occurred in the O.C. ZIP with the lowest median price: Santa Ana’s 92701. The 2012 median home price in that ZIP code was $200,000, up 22.5 percent from the 2011 median of $163,250.
- The biggest percentage gain in sales occurred in the ZIP code with the third-highest median price. Sales increased 100 percent to 84 transactions in Newport Beach’s 92661 ZIP code. The 2012 median price there was $1.46 million. Newport Coast (92657) had 2012’s highest median price: $1.82 million.
- The next highest price gains occurred in Foothill Ranch (92610), which had a 20.3 percent gain to $406,000; San Juan Capistrano (92675), which had a 14.5 percent gain to $458,000; and Irvine’s 92603, which had a 14.5 percent gain to $925,000.
- The next highest sales gains occurred in Los Alamitos (90720), which had a 52.1 percent increase; Dana Point’s 92629, which had a 48 percent gain; and Anaheim’s 92806, which had a 47.2 percent increase.
- Six of 83 O.C. ZIPs had median sales prices above $1 million in 2012.
- Fifty-three local ZIPs had both sales gains and price gains in the period. (Highlighted in green below.) These double-gainers had combined sales volume equal to 65 percent of the Orange County market.
Below is a look at the 83 ZIPs and how they fared in terms of median selling price and total sales for this period.
| Town | ZIP | Price | Yr. chg. | Sales | Yr. chg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliso Viejo | 92656 | $365,000 | -0.5% | 1096 | +19.4% |
| Anaheim | 92801 | $305,000 | +3.4% | 364 | +8.3% |
| Anaheim | 92802 | $330,500 | +0.2% | 229 | +30.1% |
| Anaheim | 92804 | $330,000 | +4.8% | 575 | +20.3% |
| Anaheim | 92805 | $314,000 | +4.7% | 463 | +13.2% |
| Anaheim | 92806 | $370,000 | +1.9% | 259 | +47.2% |
| Anaheim | 92807 | $430,000 | +0.2% | 479 | +18.6% |
| Anaheim | 92808 | $479,000 | +0.8% | 340 | +16.4% |
| Brea | 92821 | $490,000 | +8.9% | 380 | +6.1% |
| Brea | 92823 | $521,500 | -10.9% | 46 | +7.0% |
| Buena Park | 90620 | $350,000 | 0.0% | 397 | +9.7% |
| Buena Park | 90621 | $325,000 | 0.0% | 278 | +20.3% |
| Corona del Mar | 92625 | $1,420,000 | +2.3% | 322 | +38.8% |
| Costa Mesa | 92626 | $475,000 | -2.0% | 387 | +11.8% |
| Costa Mesa | 92627 | $450,000 | +3.8% | 461 | +16.7% |
| Cypress | 90630 | $415,000 | +1.2% | 457 | +15.7% |
| Dana Point | 92624 | $537,000 | +4.8% | 111 | +22.0% |
| Dana Point | 92629 | $586,500 | +3.1% | 546 | +48.0% |
| Foothill Ranch | 92610 | $406,000 | +20.3% | 204 | +10.9% |
| Fountain Valley | 92708 | $521,500 | +1.3% | 525 | +29.3% |
| Fullerton | 92831 | $375,000 | +2.2% | 291 | +15.5% |
| Fullerton | 92832 | $322,500 | +2.3% | 174 | +4.2% |
| Fullerton | 92833 | $361,500 | +0.4% | 511 | +8.5% |
| Fullerton | 92835 | $515,250 | +4.1% | 302 | +19.4% |
| Garden Grove | 92840 | $325,000 | -1.5% | 478 | +13.8% |
| Garden Grove | 92841 | $355,000 | -1.3% | 251 | +4.1% |
| Garden Grove | 92843 | $320,000 | +1.6% | 330 | +22.2% |
| Garden Grove | 92844 | $290,000 | -3.3% | 197 | +39.7% |
| Garden Grove | 92845 | $420,000 | -1.4% | 170 | +14.9% |
| Huntington Beach | 92646 | $475,000 | +5.8% | 699 | +11.8% |
| Huntington Beach | 92647 | $475,000 | +2.8% | 405 | +25.4% |
| Huntington Beach | 92648 | $635,000 | -2.3% | 620 | +27.8% |
| Huntington Beach | 92649 | $559,000 | -1.1% | 446 | +33.1% |
| Irvine | 92602 | $555,000 | -5.1% | 264 | +40.4% |
| Irvine | 92603 | $925,000 | +14.5% | 356 | +13.0% |
| Irvine | 92604 | $477,500 | -2.3% | 295 | +3.9% |
| Irvine | 92606 | $550,000 | +5.8% | 176 | +26.6% |
| Irvine | 92612 | $485,000 | +12.5% | 412 | +12.6% |
| Irvine | 92614 | $451,500 | +3.1% | 271 | +23.7% |
| Irvine | 92618 | $613,750 | +12.7% | 538 | +6.3% |
| Irvine | 92620 | $575,000 | -5.6% | 765 | +35.9% |
| Ladera Ranch | 92694 | $470,000 | +0.6% | 666 | +37.9% |
| La Habra | 90631 | $305,000 | 0.0% | 631 | +21.6% |
| La Palma | 90623 | $468,500 | -2.9% | 99 | +19.3% |
| Laguna Beach | 92651 | $1,230,000 | +11.8% | 484 | +37.1% |
| Laguna Hills | 92653 | $436,000 | +0.5% | 412 | +13.2% |
| Laguna Niguel | 92677 | $510,000 | +3.0% | 1238 | +22.1% |
| Laguna Woods | 92637 | $205,000 | +2.5% | 428 | +23.3% |
| Lake Forest | 92630 | $390,000 | +2.6% | 769 | +22.6% |
| Los Alamitos | 90720 | $685,000 | +0.7% | 216 | +52.1% |
| Midway City | 92655 | $350,000 | +6.1% | 55 | +10.0% |
| Mission Viejo | 92691 | $435,000 | +4.1% | 747 | +33.4% |
| Mission Viejo | 92692 | $470,000 | +4.4% | 772 | +24.1% |
| Newport Beach | 92660 | $1,113,250 | +6.0% | 612 | +38.5% |
| Newport Beach | 92661 | $1,460,000 | +4.3% | 84 | +100.0% |
| Newport Beach | 92662 | $1,495,000 | -30.5% | 28 | -9.7% |
| Newport Beach | 92663 | $917,000 | +11.9% | 351 | +32.5% |
| Newport Coast | 92657 | $1,820,000 | +13.0% | 279 | +34.1% |
| Orange | 92865 | $400,000 | -2.2% | 202 | -7.3% |
| Orange | 92866 | $458,000 | +1.8% | 105 | +28.0% |
| Orange | 92867 | $470,000 | +4.7% | 420 | +21.0% |
| Orange | 92868 | $300,000 | +6.2% | 165 | +14.6% |
| Orange | 92869 | $440,000 | +4.0% | 510 | +36.4% |
| Placentia | 92870 | $435,000 | +1.2% | 562 | +26.3% |
| Ran.S. Margarita | 92688 | $355,000 | +1.4% | 850 | +14.7% |
| San Clemente | 92672 | $550,000 | +10.0% | 511 | +35.5% |
| San Clemente | 92673 | $665,000 | +6.8% | 604 | +18.9% |
| San Juan Capo | 92675 | $458,000 | +14.5% | 514 | +12.2% |
| Santa Ana | 92701 | $200,000 | +22.5% | 303 | +3.1% |
| Santa Ana | 92703 | $275,000 | +7.8% | 281 | -25.5% |
| Santa Ana | 92704 | $290,000 | 0.0% | 534 | +1.1% |
| Santa Ana | 92705 | $589,500 | +12.3% | 438 | +8.4% |
| Santa Ana | 92706 | $365,000 | 0.0% | 258 | +9.8% |
| Santa Ana | 92707 | $252,000 | +7.2% | 356 | -14.8% |
| Seal Beach | 90740 | $625,000 | -6.2% | 191 | +20.9% |
| Stanton | 90680 | $240,000 | -2.8% | 238 | +5.3% |
| Trabuco/Coto | 92679 | $625,000 | 0.0% | 663 | +31.5% |
| Tustin | 92780 | $360,000 | +5.9% | 387 | -2.3% |
| Tustin | 92782 | $476,000 | -4.6% | 583 | +46.1% |
| Villa Park | 92861 | $997,500 | +13.4% | 76 | +40.7% |
| Westminster | 92683 | $385,000 | -2.5% | 665 | +21.1% |
| Yorba Linda | 92886 | $570,000 | -3.0% | 738 | +15.3% |
| Yorba Linda | 92887 | $585,000 | +6.4% | 299 | -1.6% |
| Total O.C. | $439,000 | +3.9% | 34,380 | +16.9% |
This article is by the OCRegister; read their article here: Home sales rose in 95% of OC market in 2012
