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The Irvine file

Irvine, house by house.

Cash closings are common here — an offer with financing is competing uphill.

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This week

  • Price cuts25+ in Irvine
  • New listings25+ in Irvine
  • Status changes25+ in Irvine

Irvine this week

What moved, what dropped and what changed hands in Irvine, read the way an inspector reads a house.

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Local news

Endorsements: Larry Agran for Mayor & Scotty Hong for City Council

Irvine Community News & Views · 6 days ago

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As of November 8. Listing brokerage shown on each row. A named property carries photography only when it matches the exact feed record.

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Tile maps: neighbourhood positions from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors; Irvine boundary from US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line.

Who is buying in Irvine

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.
OrangeSanta AnaNewport BeachLake ForestCosta MesaTustinLaguna WoodsIrvine
Irvine and the markets next to it. Boundaries: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line.

Closed sales that stated how the buyer paid, as of November 8, 2026. Addresses as of November 8; listing brokerage shown on each row.

Properties worth watching

The homes I’m following in Irvine. See the listing, then talk through what it means for your next move.

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Listing snapshots, as of November 8. Property photos are supplied with the listing; brokerage credited on each card.

Where prices moved in Irvine

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.

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92602$2,310,000Median sale price$902Median $/sq ft$2,320,000Median a year ago208Closed salesFlat vs last year92602 market report →
92603$2,352,500Median sale price$1085Median $/sq ft$2,327,500Median a year ago160Closed salesFlat vs last year92603 market report →
92604$1,320,000Median sale price$811Median $/sq ft$1,381,500Median a year ago145Closed salesDown vs last year92604 market report →
92606$1,250,000Median sale price$796Median $/sq ft$1,453,000Median a year ago88Closed salesDown vs last year92606 market report →
92612$1,120,000Median sale price$749Median $/sq ft$1,200,000Median a year ago251Closed salesDown vs last year92612 market report →
92614$1,115,000Median sale price$780Median $/sq ft$1,150,000Median a year ago156Closed salesFlat vs last year92614 market report →

Nov 2025–Nov 2026 against Nov 2024–Nov 2025, as of November 8, 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 Irvine headlines.

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Auction calendar

  • OC Treasurer-Tax Collector — Property AuctionsRun 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.
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New construction

  • Toll Brothers at Great Park NeighborhoodsToll Brothers · Selling now: Birch, Elm, Alder, Rowan & Laurel collections. verify: rate-buydown and closing-cost promotions here change monthly, confirm the current offer directly with the builder's sales desk

Confirmed on each builder's own page, checked November 8.

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What's moving in Irvine

  • Endorsements: Larry Agran for Mayor & Scotty Hong for City CouncilIrvine Community News & Views · 6 days ago
  • Students Powering Scotty Hong’s Council CampaignIrvine Community News & Views · Oct 30
  • Irvine Officials Sidestep Additional Financial Audits Amid Rocky Budget OutlookVoice of OC - Irvine · Oct 28
  • Could Irvine Soon See The Establishment of An Independent City Auditor?Voice of OC - Irvine · Oct 21
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