Orange County California Q1 Home Sales Off To Coldest Start Since Great Recession

Welcome to the Land of… Jumbo mortgages and All-cash! Aka, Orange County, home of surfing legend (and Realtor) Bob “The Greek” Bolen.

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But Orange County has just experienced their slowest start to a year in terms of home sales since The Great Recession.

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And home prices in Orange County are falling despite mortgage rate declines.

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Now Ain’t that a kick in the head! 

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Source: Confounded Interest