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The Orange housing market recorded 76 closed sales in July 2026 at a median price of $1,182,313. Sellers averaged 97.9% of their original list price in about 32 days, on $94,347,830 in total volume. Homes between $1 million and $1.5 million carried the month, taking 42 of the 76 closings.
Closed figures cover July 2026 closings in Orange. Market data as of August 3, 2026, based on CRMLS data via Pacific West Association of Realtors; analysis by Michael Mellgren, REALTOR® (DRE #02321556).
What happened in the Orange housing market in July 2026?
Orange closed 76 sales in July 2026, down 2.6% from the 78 that closed in July 2025. Volume slipped 1.1% to $94,347,830. The median sale price rose 1.9% to $1,182,313. That is a clean month-against-month comparison, though one month is a single reading rather than a trend.
Sellers gave back some ground on price. Across the month, Orange homes closed at an average of 97.9% of original list price.
Sale-to-list measures the closing price against the very first price a home asked, so it captures every reduction along the way. Any figure below 100% means the typical seller finished under the number the listing opened with. In July, that gap ran about 2.1 percentage points.
Speed moved the same direction. Homes averaged 32 days on market, which counts the stretch from listing to sale. Meanwhile the average sale price reached $1,241,419, roughly $59,000 above the median, so the upper bands pulled the arithmetic slightly.
What did homes sell for in Orange in July 2026?
The middle of the market carried the month. Homes between $1 million and $1.5 million took 42 of July’s 76 closings and $51,186,948 of the volume. They cleared in about 26 days at 98.8% of original list. No other band came close on either count.
| Price band | Sales | Volume | Avg. price | Avg. days on market | Avg. sale-to-list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $750K | 6 | $3,409,000 | $568,167 | 80 | 97.5% |
| $750K–$1M | 15 | $13,977,050 | $931,803 | 25 | 98.2% |
| $1M–$1.5M | 42 | $51,186,948 | $1,218,737 | 26 | 98.8% |
| $1.5M–$2M | 10 | $17,674,832 | $1,767,483 | 33 | 96.5% |
| $2M+ | 3 | $8,100,000 | $2,700,000 | 60 | 89.1% |
Orange home sales by price band, July 2026 closings. The under-$750K band covers six closings and the $2M+ band three, so those averages describe individual homes rather than price tiers. Source: CRMLS via Pacific West Association of Realtors; analysis by Michael Mellgren, REALTOR®.
The edges of the market behaved nothing like the middle. Under $750,000, six Orange homes averaged 80 days, and two of those sat 154 and 195 days before closing. Above $2 million, three sales averaged 60 days at 89.1% of original list, with one closing 18.8 points under its opening ask after 134 days.
Those thin bands are worth reporting and not worth leading on. Six sales and three sales describe those specific homes. By contrast, the $750,000 to $1.5 million range produced 57 of the month’s 76 closings and moved in about 26 days.
How close to asking did Orange sellers get in July 2026?
Every price band in Orange closed below 100% of original list price in July 2026. The $1 million to $1.5 million band came closest at 98.8%. Next were $750,000 to $1 million at 98.2% and under $750,000 at 97.5%. The two upper bands trailed, at 96.5% between $1.5 million and $2 million and 89.1% above $2 million.
That reading is softer than the two months before it. Orange sellers averaged 100.5% of original list in May and 99.7% in June, while average days on market ran 21, then 27, then 32. Three consecutive months moving the same way is worth watching, though three months is still a short run.
One comparison cuts the other way. In July 2025, Orange sellers averaged 96.5% of original list price, so this July finished 1.4 points ahead of the same month a year ago. A softer summer is not new to this market.
What does the Orange housing market look like right now?
As of August 3, 2026, Orange held 147 active listings against 75 homes in escrow. That puts 33.8% of the market already under contract. Expected Market Time stood at 58 days, a Deep Seller’s Market. The measure estimates how long current inventory would take to clear at the recent pace of escrows.
| Measure | Reading |
|---|---|
| Active listings | 147 |
| Homes in escrow | 75 ($100,197,324) |
| Share of market under contract | 33.8% |
| Expected Market Time | 58 days (Deep Seller’s Market) |
| Average asking price (band-adjusted) | $1,303,642 |
| Average escrow clearing price (band-adjusted) | $1,304,412 |
| Actives holding within 1% of original list | 91 |
| Actives trimmed 1% to under 5% | 42 |
| Actives cut 5% or more | 14 |
Orange live market snapshot as of August 3, 2026. Source: CRMLS via Pacific West Association of Realtors; analysis by Michael Mellgren, REALTOR®.
Asking prices and escrow prices sit almost exactly on top of each other. On a band-adjusted basis, active asking averaged $1,303,642 against $1,304,412 for homes clearing escrow, a gap under a tenth of a percent. Orange sellers as a group are not priced ahead of the market.
The price-cut posture points the same way. Of the 56 Orange listings that have adjusted, 14 have cut 5% or more. That is 25% of all adjusted homes, and the other 42 made smaller trims under 5%.
A trim under 5% usually just means a home found the market. Deeper cuts are the earlier signal, and the question is whether that 25% share grows.
What July 2026 means for Orange buyers and sellers
The Orange housing market in July 2026 still favored sellers, even as the closed record cooled. Homes cleared at 97.9% of original list, the softest monthly reading since February. Yet Expected Market Time held at 58 days, and asking and escrow prices sat at parity.
Sellers should read the band rather than the headline. A home between $1 million and $1.5 million met a market that absorbed 42 sales in about 26 days. A home under $750,000 or above $2 million met a much slower one, at roughly 80 and 60 days.
Buyers have leverage in specific places instead of across the board. The upper bands gave the most ground in July, at 96.5% between $1.5 million and $2 million and 89.1% above $2 million. Citywide, though, only 14 of 147 active listings have cut 5% or more, so discounts are far from general.
Both readings land in the same place. In Orange, the price band shapes the negotiation more than the calendar does. So the useful question is never what the citywide median did last month. It is what a specific address, in a specific band, would clear today.
Related reading covers the Orange housing market Q2 2026 results and the Orange housing market June 2026 results. The city’s standing against nine neighboring markets appears in the North Orange County housing market roundup.
Orange housing market FAQ (July 2026)
Is now a good time to sell a home in Orange?
July 2026 stayed favorable for Orange sellers, though less so than the spring. Homes closed at an average of 97.9% of original list price in about 32 days. As of August 3, 2026, the market held an Expected Market Time of 58 days, with 33.8% of listings under contract. That grades as a Deep Seller’s Market.
Are Orange home prices rising or falling?
Orange’s median sale price was $1,182,313 in July 2026, up 1.9% from July 2025. That is a clean same-month comparison. Even so, a single month reflects what happened to sell as much as what values did, so it reads as one data point rather than a trend line.
How long does it take to sell a home in Orange?
Orange homes that closed in July 2026 averaged 32 days on market. Speed varied sharply by price. The $750,000 to $1.5 million range averaged about 26 days, while the six homes under $750,000 averaged 80 days.
Is now a good time to buy a home in Orange?
Buyers in Orange found selective leverage in July 2026. Every price band closed below original list, and the upper end gave the most, at 96.5% between $1.5 million and $2 million. As of August 3, 2026, 14 of the city’s 147 active listings had cut 5% or more from their original price.
How much inventory is on the Orange market right now?
Orange held 147 active listings as of August 3, 2026. Another 75 homes sat in escrow, representing $100,197,324 in committed volume. Those escrows will set the comparable sales appraisers rely on over the next 30 to 45 days.
Price an Orange address against these July closings
A citywide median tells an Orange owner very little. One range absorbed 42 sales in about 26 days, while six entry-level homes averaged 80. Michael Mellgren, REALTOR®, tracks every closed Orange sale as it records. He can show where a specific address sits inside these July 2026 results, band by band.
Test a target price against July’s band-level record while the home is still off market, so the first week of showings is not the experiment. Email Michael Mellgren about an Orange market question, or call or text (714) 420-6629. For loan terms and current rates, speak with a licensed lender.
