Preview Orange County Real Estate Blog - September, 2026

Fall Is Not the Off Season: Roughly One in Three Home Sales Happens in the Final Four Months of the Year

Posted by The Aaronson Group on September 14th, 2026

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Coastal OC Market Insight

Fall Is Not the Off Season: Roughly One in Three Home Sales Happens in the Final Four Months of the Year

Summer is behind us, and the same question comes up in nearly every seller conversation this time of year: did I miss my window? The instinct is to wait for spring, repaint in February, and list when the coast is crowded again.

The data says otherwise. About a third of all existing home sales close in the last four months of the calendar year, and that share has grown every year since 2023.

The Numbers

Fall Is Busier Than Most Sellers Assume

National Association of Realtors data shows that September through December…

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Golf, Ocean Views, and Privacy: The Pelican Hill Buyer Profile

Posted by The Aaronson Group on September 10th, 2026

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Luxury Coastal Real Estate - OC

 

Newport Coast · Buyer Profile

Golf, Ocean Views, and Privacy: The Pelican Hill Buyer Profile

Quick answer: Pelican Hill is a 24-hour guard-gated enclave in Newport Coast built around the fairways of Pelican Hill Golf Club. The typical buyer is looking for three things at once: a golf setting, a protected ocean view, and privacy that comes from the community’s design rather than a tall hedge. Most are primary-residence buyers relocating within Southern California or from out of state, and many are paying cash or close to it.

Buyers who end up in Pelican Hill rarely arrive undecided. They have usually toured Crystal Cove, looked at Pelican Crest and Pelican Point,…

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Homeowners Insurance Has Moved to the Front of the Transaction

Posted by The Aaronson Group on September 7th, 2026

The Aaronson Group Luxury Coastal Real Estate - OC

Coastal OC Market Insight

Homeowners Insurance Has Moved to the Front of the Transaction

For years, homeowners insurance was a late-stage item. Buyers found a home, opened escrow, and handled the policy somewhere between the inspection and the final walkthrough. That sequence no longer works. In coastal Orange County, insurability now shapes what a buyer can afford, how long a listing takes to sell, and in some cases whether a deal closes at all.

This is not only a wildfire-zone conversation. It reaches ocean-bluff properties in Monarch Beach, canyon-adjacent homes in Laguna Beach, hillside estates in Newport Coast, and harbor-view properties in Dana Point. Kevin Aaronson and…

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The Off-Season Is the Honest Season in Laguna Beach

Posted by The Aaronson Group on September 2nd, 2026

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Coastal Market Insight

The Off-Season Is the Honest Season

Labor Day weekend is the last heavy tourism weekend of the year on the Orange County coast. By the middle of next week, Coast Highway moves again, the lots empty out, and the towns that spend all summer hosting visitors go back to being neighborhoods.

For anyone who lives in Laguna Beach, Dana Point, Monarch Beach, or Newport Coast, this is the best stretch of the year. For anyone thinking about buying here, it is the most honest one.

It is also the front edge of a winter that forecasters are watching closely.

The crowds leave after Labor Day. The weather arrives right behind them.
The Seasonal…

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