- 227 Oak PlaceBrea Canyon Villas (BRCV) · HOMEQUEST REAL ESTATE-$26,000Watch
- 340 Pineridge StreetOther · Balboa Real Estate, Inc-$29,000Watch
- 600 N Brea Boulevard 43Brea Canyon Villas (BRCV) · Preferred Home Brokers-$5,900Watch
- 846 De Jurother · Century 21 Affiliated-$75,000Watch
- 1362 Silver Lake PlaceROYAL HOMES & LOANS-$5,000Watch
The Brea file
Brea, house by house.
8 price cuts and 5 new listings in Brea this week.
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Price cuts8 in Brea
New listings5 in Brea
Status changes22 in Brea
Brea this week
What moved, what dropped and what changed hands in Brea, read the way an inspector reads a house.
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Local newsBrea Residents Demand More Public Records Over Costco Controversy
Voice of OC · Sep 2
Read the desk note →- 605 Forest Lake Drive 248Eva Raleigh, BrokerPendingWatch
- 616 Crest Lake Circle 216Eva Raleigh, BrokerSoldWatch
- 229 Buena VidaRealty ONE Group WestPendingWatch
- 812 De Jur StreetColdwell Banker DiamondActive Under ContractWatch
- 1854 W SkywoodBK Platinum PropertiesActive Under ContractWatch
As of September 22. Listing brokerage shown on each row. A named property carries photography only when it matches the exact feed record.
Neighbourhoods
Downtown Brea (Birch Street)The city acquired roughly 60 acres of its old, blighted city center and rebuilt around Birch Street, a pedestrian-first corridor with about 350,000 square feet of commercial space that won the California Redevelopment Association's 2001 Award of Excellence.Olinda (Historic Townsite)The original oil-boom village founded in the 1890s was folded into the new city of Brea at incorporation in February 1917; the site is now California Historical Landmark No.Olinda VillageA rural hillside neighborhood revived near the original Olinda site starting in 1964 — just six streets and about 120 homes, many on horse properties, backing up to Carbon Canyon Regional Park.La FlorestaA walkable mixed-use community built around the Village at La Floresta retail center in the 92823 hillside area, including the Buena Vida gated 55+ active-adult section.BlackstoneA master-planned hillside neighborhood of custom and semi-custom homes built into the slopes of the former Olinda Ranch oil lands on Brea's northeast edge.Country HillsAn established tract neighborhood along the eastern edge of the city near Brea Sports Park, with direct access into Carbon Canyon — mostly homes built in the 1960s and 1970s.
Tile maps: neighbourhood positions from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors; Brea boundary from US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line.
Who is buying in Brea
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.- 605 Forest Lake Drive 248Eva Raleigh, BrokerPendingView propertyWatch
- 616 Crest Lake Circle 216Eva Raleigh, BrokerSoldView propertyWatch
- 229 Buena VidaRealty ONE Group WestPendingView propertyWatch
- 812 De Jur StreetColdwell Banker DiamondActive Under ContractView propertyWatch
- 1854 W SkywoodBK Platinum PropertiesActive Under ContractView propertyWatch
- 401 Brea Hills AvenueSeven Gables Real EstateSoldView propertyWatch
Closed sales that stated how the buyer paid, as of September 22, 2026. Addresses as of September 22; listing brokerage shown on each row.
Properties worth watching
The homes I’m following in Brea. See the listing, then talk through what it means for your next move.
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Listing snapshots, as of September 22. Property photos are supplied with the listing; brokerage credited on each card.
Where prices moved in Brea
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.
Price my file →Sep 2025–Sep 2026 against Sep 2024–Sep 2025, as of September 22, 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 Brea headlines.
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Auction calendar
- Orange County Treasurer-Tax Collector — Property Tax AuctionRun 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.
What's moving in Brea
- Brea Residents Demand More Public Records Over Costco ControversyVoice of OC · Sep 2
- Brea Rolls Out Facial Recognition SystemVoice of OC · Aug 21
- Orange County’s Top Civic Headlines as E-Bike Crackdowns ContinueVoice of OC · Aug 21
- Brea Doubles E-Bike FinesVoice of OC · Aug 20
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