Just how attractive is the prospect of home-owning these days? In Orange County, it’s more attractive than anything, anywhere. Owning a home in Orange County is the single most attractive home-owning prospect in the U.S., period.
Orange County stands alone as the premier destination for homeowners. Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC just compiled its Home Listing Report—a snapshot survey of U.S. four bedroom, two bath home listings. The report found Orange County’s Newport Beach to be the most expensive real estate market in America, with an average home listing price of approximately $1.83 million for property listings meeting the subject home criteria.
Coldwell Banker’s Home Listing Report is our latest development designed to provide comprehensive information on real estate data from around the country for homebuyers and sellers. The report shows the average home listing price of more than 18,000 four bed, two bath properties on coldwellbanker.com that were listed between February and August 2010. Nearly 300 U.S. markets were surveyed, and the average listing price from them all was $353,000. California came up the big winner, indeed: four of the top 5 cities listed hailed from the Golden State (No. 2 Palo Alto, No. 4 San Francisco and No. 5 La Jolla). Pasadena also clocked in at No. 8 and Santa Barbara ranked 10th.
Jim Gillespie, chief executive officer of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC says Newport Beach’s stance atop the list gives tremendous insight into our strong local market condition. The sandy beaches and historic significance of Newport Beach may best encapsulate Orange County as a whole - a highly desirable place to live, work and own a home.
“Today, those who have the financial resources and desire to move up to a larger home have a unique opportunity to take advantage of historically low mortgage interest rates coupled with comparatively lower prices and greater selection,” he emphasized.
Visit www.OCViewOnline.com and contact your local Coldwell Banker sales associate this weekend to find out how to get into some of the most desirable home-owning markets anywhere. Whether you’re a first time move up, or a luxury, we’re ready to help you find your dream home.

