COASTAL ORANGE COUNTY
DANA POINT REAL ESTATE MARKET UPDATE
Reporting date:
November 9, 2026
Dana Point has more homes for sale and fewer new contracts, even though recent closed sales achieved prices close to final asking prices. The difference is timing: today's contracts and completed sales reflect decisions made at different points.
By Missy Wiesen, REALTOR® and Certified Negotiation Expert, SERHANT. Updated every two weeks.
MARKET AT A GLANCE
WHAT'S ON THE MARKET NOW
Active Listings
103
Currently active in the MLS
Months of Inventory
3.6
Approximate, based on last 90 days of sales
Price Reductions
43.7%
Active listings now below original list price
WHAT SOLD
Median Sold Price
$2,077,500
sales
86
Last 90 days ·
Median Days to Sell
25
Last 30 days ·
sales
25
Sale-to-List Ratio
99.0%
Last 30 days ·
sales
25
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN DANA POINT?
Active listings rose from 93 to 103, a 10.8% increase. In the latest 14 days, ten properties were listed while only five entered contract; the previous period had six new listings and seven contracts. Pending inventory fell from 23 to 15, and months of inventory rose from 3.1 to 3.6. Those current measures suggest a thinner near-term buyer pipeline. Yet 25 recent closings averaged 99.0% of final asking price, up from 98.1%. Many closing prices reflect agreements reached weeks earlier, so stronger past outcomes can coexist with softer current activity. Archived inventory has fluctuated, making a sustained upward supply trend unproven.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR BUYERS AND SELLERS
FOR BUYERS
The growing selection offers more room to compare homes, particularly listings that have been available for some time. Forty-five of 103 active properties have previously reduced their asking prices. Investigate those price histories, the home's condition and recent comparable transactions rather than assuming every seller is ready to negotiate. The 99.0% average sale-to-final-list result from recent closings reminds us that some properties still secure offers near their final asking prices.
FOR SELLERS
More available homes and a smaller pending pipeline mean today's competition deserves close attention. Recent closings near final asking price are encouraging, but those agreements may have been negotiated before the latest change in contract activity. Position your home against the properties a buyer would actually compare, with pricing and presentation that make the value clear. One period of softer demand does not yet establish a lasting market change.
WHAT I'M WATCHING NEXT
Will new contracts recover from five and will Pending inventory stabilize after falling to 15? If incoming listings continue to outnumber new contracts, will months of inventory keep rising? Future closings will help show whether today's softer buyer activity eventually affects negotiated sale prices.
MORE COASTAL ORANGE COUNTY MARKET INSIGHTS
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OTHER CITY UPDATES
Source: CRMLS. Data as of
November 9, 2026
Market statistics are based on CRMLS data as of the reporting date and may not reflect all sales activity, including off-market transactions. Data is believed to be reliable but is not guaranteed and may change. Figures based on small numbers of sales can vary significantly from period to period. This report is general market information and is not an appraisal or a valuation of any specific property.