If you’re thinking about buying or selling a detached single-family home in Los Angeles County, California, the July 2026 Los Angeles County housing market numbers give us a useful look at what’s happening across the county.
In July 2026, Los Angeles County recorded 4,557 new listings, 2,697 pending sales, and 2,972 closed sales for detached single-family homes. The average closed sales price was $1,608,809, homes that sold averaged 33 days active in the MLS, and the average percent of original price received was 100%.
That last number is especially interesting.
Does an average of 100% of original price received mean every Los Angeles County home sold for its full original asking price? No.
And does an average closed sales price of $1,608,809 mean your Los Angeles County home is worth about $1.6 million? Definitely not.
I’m Christine Almarines with CA Real Estate Group, a real estate agent helping buyers and sellers throughout Los Angeles County, California. I create these market updates to help you understand not only what the numbers say, but what they could mean for your specific move.
That distinction matters here. Los Angeles County is a huge and diverse real estate market. One city, neighborhood, price range, or property can behave very differently from another.
So let’s break down the July 2026 Los Angeles County housing market from both the seller’s and the buyer’s perspective.
For detached single-family homes in Los Angeles County, the July 2026 data shows:
| Metric | July 2026 |
|---|---|
| New listings | 4,557 |
| Pending sales | 2,697 |
| Closed sales | 2,972 |
| Average closed sales price | $1,608,809 |
| Average percent of original price received | 100% |
| Average days active in the MLS | 33 days |
These numbers help us understand the broader Los Angeles County housing market. But they’re just the starting point — context for a conversation, not a conclusion about any one property.
If you want to know what your particular home may be worth, or what you should offer on a property you’re considering buying, we need to get much more specific. For wider context, it’s worth reading these alongside the Southern California housing market forecast for the second half of 2026.
This is one of the biggest questions Los Angeles County homeowners have. And I wouldn’t answer it by simply giving you the county’s $1,608,809 average closed sales price.
That number is an average across the detached single-family homes represented in this data. Los Angeles County is simply too large and varied to use one countywide average to determine the value of an individual home.
Think about how different properties can be across the county. Your city matters. Your neighborhood matters. Your square footage, lot size, floor plan, condition, upgrades, location, nearby comparable sales, current competition, and buyer demand can all affect what your home may be worth.
Even two homes relatively close to each other can have very different values.
So if you’re asking “How much is my Los Angeles County home worth in 2026?” — I want to look at your property and your local market, not hand you a countywide average. It also helps to understand how much equity you may have built before deciding anything.
Want to know what your home may be worth? Start with my free property-specific report: Get Your Free Home EPIC Value Report.
If you’re considering selling a home in Los Angeles County, one of the July numbers I find particularly interesting is the 100% average percent of original price received.
Let’s be very clear about what that means. It does not mean every Los Angeles County home sold for 100% of its original asking price. Some properties can sell above their original price. Others can sell below it. Individual results vary.
What we’re looking at is the average percent of original price received across the market data. For me, that brings the conversation back to something very important for sellers: your original pricing strategy matters.
This statistic compares a home’s eventual sales price with its original listing price. For July 2026, the Los Angeles County data we’re reviewing shows an average percent of original price received of 100% for detached single-family homes.
That’s useful market context. But please don’t interpret it as “I can price my house wherever I want and expect to get that price.” That’s not what the statistic tells us.
Your individual result still depends on the property, location, condition, competition, buyer demand, marketing, and how the home was positioned when it entered the market.
For a seller, the takeaway isn’t that asking price doesn’t matter. I’d argue the opposite. The price you choose when your home first comes onto the market deserves a real strategy behind it.
One of the most important decisions you’ll make as a seller happens before buyers ever see your home online. It’s your initial pricing strategy — and there’s a best pricing strategy for selling a home in Orange County and Los Angeles worth understanding first.
Serious buyers may already be watching homes in your neighborhood and price range. When your property hits the market, they can see it quickly. If your price and presentation make sense compared with the other choices available to them, you’ve given yourself an opportunity to capture that initial attention.
If buyers immediately see the property as overpriced, you can lose some of that momentum. Then you may find yourself waiting. Maybe you reduce the price later. And eventually buyers start asking, “Why hasn’t this house sold?” The real cost of overpricing a home is usually paid in time, not just dollars.
That’s why I prefer to do the work before we list. We look at your property. We look at recent comparable sales. We look at active competition. We look at pending properties when useful information is available. We talk about condition and preparation. Then we determine how we want to position your home — including the digital marketing plan that gets it in front of the right buyers.
For detached single-family homes that sold in Los Angeles County in July 2026, the average days active in the MLS was 33 days.
Does that mean your home will sell in 33 days? No. Thirty-three days is an average, not a prediction for your property. Some homes can sell much faster. Others can take considerably longer.
Location, price range, condition, competition, marketing, presentation, buyer demand, and pricing strategy can all affect how long an individual property takes to sell. Here’s a fuller breakdown of how long it takes to sell a home in Los Angeles and Orange County.
That’s why a homeowner shouldn’t simply ask “What’s the average days on market in Los Angeles County?” The more useful question is “How long are homes like mine taking to sell in my specific market?” That’s something we can examine during a home value evaluation or listing strategy session.
There isn’t one answer that works for every homeowner. Your decision to sell should involve more than one month’s countywide statistics.
Maybe you’re relocating. Maybe you’re downsizing. Maybe you need more space. Maybe you’ve built substantial equity and want to know what your options are. Maybe you’re wondering whether you should make improvements before selling.
Or maybe you’re not ready to move at all. You just want to know what your home may be worth. That’s completely reasonable.
You can start by getting a better idea of your property’s value: Get Your Free Home EPIC Value Report.
If you’re thinking about selling but aren’t ready for a listing appointment, you can also start with my seller course: Access the Sure Seller Course. And when you’re ready to talk about your actual property, contact me for a listing strategy session.
Now let’s look at these numbers from the other side.
Los Angeles County recorded 4,557 new detached single-family home listings in July 2026. During the same month, 2,697 properties went pending.
At first glance, more than 4,500 new listings might sound like buyers have plenty of choices. But remember how large Los Angeles County is. You’re probably not looking for every detached home across the entire county.
Once we narrow your search by city, neighborhood, price range, bedrooms, property characteristics, commute, lifestyle, and other priorities, your actual choices can look very different. That’s why I want buyers prepared before the right property shows up — here’s my fuller guide to buying a home in Orange County and Los Angeles.
In a Los Angeles County housing market this large, you don’t want to find a home you love and then start trying to figure out your entire buying strategy.
Know your financing. Know the payment you’re comfortable with. Understand your available funds. Know what’s important to you and where you’re willing to compromise. And understand how the offer and escrow process works before you’re under pressure to make a decision.
That’s one of the reasons I created my Buyers’ Boot Camp: Start the Buyers’ Boot Camp. If you’d rather talk through your situation personally, you can also contact me for a buyer strategy session.
No. This is probably one of the easiest statistics to misunderstand.
The July 2026 data shows an average percent of original price received of 100% for Los Angeles County detached single-family homes. That does not mean every buyer paid the seller’s original asking price. And it certainly doesn’t mean your offer should automatically equal the asking price — there are situations where an offer below asking price is entirely reasonable.
Your offer strategy should be based on the specific property you’re trying to buy:
A newly listed home receiving significant attention can require a very different strategy from a home that has been sitting on the market. If you’re competing, it’s worth knowing how to get your offer accepted.
The Los Angeles County average gives us context. The individual property determines the strategy.
There were 2,972 closed sales of detached single-family homes in Los Angeles County in July 2026. There were also 2,697 pending sales during the month.
These numbers tell us that transactions are happening. People are buying. People are selling. And buyers across Southern California are still buying.
But that doesn’t mean every segment of Los Angeles County is behaving exactly the same way. That’s why I don’t want a buyer or seller making a major decision based on a single countywide headline.
Use the broader Los Angeles County housing market to understand the environment. Then narrow the analysis to your city, neighborhood, price range, and property.
A little preparation can make the process much easier.
You don’t need a real estate agent just to read statistics to you. You can find numbers online.
What matters is understanding what those numbers mean for your particular situation.
I’m Christine Almarines with CA Real Estate Group, a real estate agent helping buyers and sellers throughout Los Angeles County, California. I study the broader Los Angeles County housing market because it gives us context. But when we’re talking about your move, we narrow things down: your city, your neighborhood, your property, your comparable sales, your competition, your price range, your goals, your timeline.
That’s where the real strategy begins.
The average closed sales price was $1,608,809 for Los Angeles County detached single-family homes in the July 2026 data reviewed for this market update.
The average percent of original price received was 100% for detached single-family homes in the July 2026 Los Angeles County data. This does not mean every home sold for its original asking price. Individual sales can be above or below the original list price.
There were 2,972 closed sales of detached single-family homes in Los Angeles County during July 2026.
There were 4,557 new listings for detached single-family homes.
There were 2,697 pending sales during July 2026.
Detached single-family homes that sold averaged 33 days active in the MLS according to the July 2026 data.
A countywide average closed sales price cannot determine the value of an individual home. Your property’s location, size, lot, condition, upgrades, comparable sales, competition, and other characteristics need to be considered. You can start here: Get Your Free Home EPIC Value Report.
That depends on your property, location, goals, equity, timing, and next move. Countywide statistics can provide context, but a property-specific analysis is much more useful when deciding whether to sell. If you’re still researching the process: Start the Sure Seller Course.
Start before you find the house. Understand your financing, comfortable payment, available funds, priorities, and the buying process so you’re prepared when the right property becomes available. You can begin here: Start the Buyers’ Boot Camp.
The July 2026 Los Angeles County housing market update gives us useful information about detached single-family homes. We know there were 4,557 new listings, 2,697 pending sales, and 2,972 closed sales. We know the average closed sales price was $1,608,809. We know the average percent of original price received was 100%. And we know homes that sold averaged 33 days active in the MLS.
But none of those countywide averages can tell us exactly what your property is worth or exactly what you should offer on a home. Los Angeles County is too large and too diverse for that.
If you’re thinking about selling, buying, or simply trying to understand your options, let’s narrow these numbers down to the market that actually matters to you.
You can also contact me directly for a buyer strategy session, home value evaluation, or listing strategy session.
Los Angeles County is a big market. Your strategy should be built around your specific property, location, and goals.
Market statistics referenced in this Los Angeles County housing market update are for Los Angeles County residential detached single-family homes for July 2026. The figures referenced are averages where identified as averages. Los Angeles County contains many different local real estate markets. Individual home values, sales prices, market times, and results vary by property and location. Countywide statistics should not be interpreted as an individual property valuation or guarantee of future results.
Christine Almarines
Real Estate Agent | CA Real Estate Group | Caliber Real Estate
714-476-4637
christine@carealestategroup.com
DRE #01412944
Christine Almarines is a top real estate agent in Buena Park and Cerritos helping homeowners sell in Orange County and Los Angeles County.
The July 2026 Cerritos market update says two things at once, and both are true: Cerritos homes are selling faster than the broader Southern California market, which is good news if you’re the one listing, and that same speed means buyers need to move the moment they find the right house, not the week after.
In July 2026, single-family homes in Cerritos spent a median of 10 days active in MLS before going under contract, against an 18-day regional median. Twenty homes closed in Cerritos that month against 30 new listings — a high share of what came on the market finding a buyer quickly.
Scope note: This Cerritos market update covers single-family detached homes only. Condo and townhouse numbers move differently — see the Cerritos townhome and condo market update for those.
Christine Almarines is a Realtor® with CA Real Estate Group who works both sides of the table across Cerritos and the surrounding Orange County and Los Angeles County communities. Here’s the plain read on what these numbers mean, whether you’re selling or buying.
Here’s what actually happened, pulled directly from CRMLS data:
| Metric | Cerritos | Regional MLS |
|---|---|---|
| New listings | 30 | 16,223 |
| Pending sales | 16 | 10,498 |
| Closed sales | 20 | 11,575 |
| Average sale price | $1,269,579 | $1,392,714 |
| Median days active in MLS | 10 days | 18 days |
Two things stand out. First, Cerritos is moving faster than the broader market on the measure that matters most: a 10-day median against an 18-day regional median, close to half the time.
Second, 20 of the 30 homes that came on the market in Cerritos in July closed that same month — a healthy absorption rate that says demand kept pace with what sellers listed. For the longer arc, compare this Cerritos market update against the June 2026 Cerritos housing market report and the Southern California forecast for the second half of 2026.
The seller. A Cerritos homeowner lists a well-maintained three-bedroom single-family home in early September, priced using the July 2026 Cerritos market update instead of a stale comp from last spring. With professional photography done before launch and a pre-listing inspection already in hand, that home is positioned to draw showings in the first weekend. Given the July median of 10 days active in MLS, an accepted offer inside two weeks isn’t unusual — it’s close to what the data already shows happening across the city.
The buyer. A first-time buyer starts touring Cerritos homes the same week, pre-qualification letter in hand. They find a three-bedroom that fits, but want a week to think it over and bring a family member back for a second look. Given the same 10-day median, that home is very likely gone by the time they return. Compare that to a buyer who got fully underwritten before touring, saw the same house on day one, and submitted a clean offer within 48 hours. That’s the buyer whose offer gets looked at first — not because they overpaid, but because they were ready the moment the right house showed up.
Same city, same month, same data. The seller who read the Cerritos market update priced with confidence. The buyer who read it moved fast enough to win. The one who didn’t, on either side, ended up a step behind.
Both descriptions are true from different seats. It’s fast: a 10-day median days-on-market and a high share of new listings closing the same month. That favors sellers on speed and favors buyers on price stability — the average sale price wasn’t a runaway number — but it means everyone, on either side, needs to move quickly once a decision is made.
Median days active in MLS was 10 in July 2026 for single-family homes. Your actual timeline depends on price, condition, and how the home is marketed.
The same 10-day median. Plan to move within days of finding the right home, not weeks.
No. This update covers single-family detached homes only. Condo and townhouse trends move differently and get their own market update.
City averages are a starting point, not a number you can list at. Get a personalized home value estimate instead of relying on the city-wide average.
Get fully underwritten, not just pre-qualified, and know your target price range based on current data. Start with the free buyer bootcamp course.
Christine Almarines is a Realtor® with CA Real Estate Group, licensed since 2004, working Cerritos, Buena Park, and the surrounding Orange County and Los Angeles County communities. See the Sure Seller course if you’re selling, or start the buyer bootcamp course if you’re buying.
Whether you’re weighing a listing decision or getting ready to tour, this Cerritos market update says the same thing to both sides: be ready before you need to be. Here’s where to start:
Christine Almarines
Real Estate Agent | CA Real Estate Group | Caliber Real Estate
714-476-4637
christine@carealestategroup.com
DRE #01412944
Christine Almarines is a top real estate agent in Buena Park and Cerritos helping homeowners sell in Orange County and Los Angeles County.
September in Southern California doesn’t exactly mean sweaters and chilly nights. We can still have plenty of warm days ahead in Cerritos, Buena Park, and throughout Orange and Los Angeles counties.
Instead of preparing for frozen pipes, September is a great time to focus on something especially important in Southern California: water conservation.
One of the easiest places to start is right at your faucets.
A slow drip may seem insignificant, but water waste adds up over time. A leaking faucet can also signal worn plumbing components that are often easier and less expensive to address before the problem becomes more serious.
Testing your faucets only takes a few minutes.
Turn each faucet on, then shut it off completely. Watch the spout for continued dripping and look around the handles and base for moisture.
Check faucets in:
Don’t forget faucets you rarely use. A slow leak in a guest bathroom or utility area can easily go unnoticed.
Not every faucet leak appears at the end of the spout.
As you inspect each fixture, look for:
Moisture inside the cabinet beneath a sink deserves attention, too. That may point to a leaking supply line, drain connection, or another plumbing issue rather than the faucet itself.
Some faucet repairs make manageable DIY projects.
Depending on the faucet design, a leak may come from a worn washer, O-ring, cartridge, valve seat, spring, or another replaceable component.
Before taking anything apart, turn off the water supply to the fixture.
It also helps to identify your faucet type and manufacturer before purchasing replacement parts. Faucet designs vary, so the correct repair depends on the fixture.
Sometimes the best first step isn’t dismantling the faucet at all.
Clean the fixture, inspect visible connections, check for loose components, and determine exactly where the water is coming from.
If you’re unsure about the source of the leak, stop before turning a small repair into a bigger plumbing project.
Here in Southern California, conserving water is valuable regardless of the season.
Repairing leaks can help:
It’s a simple home maintenance habit that benefits both your property and our local water resources.
A persistent drip isn’t always a simple washer replacement.
Consider calling a licensed plumber if:
The original source for this maintenance tip estimates that professional faucet repairs can start at a couple hundred dollars. Actual Southern California costs will vary based on the problem, fixture, parts, accessibility, and plumber.
September may still feel like summer in Southern California, but it’s a perfect time for a quick plumbing check around the house.
Walk from room to room and test your faucets. Listen for drips, look for moisture, and inspect the areas underneath your sinks.
A tiny leak today may be an easy fix. Ignoring it gives that small problem more time to waste water—and potentially become a much bigger repair.
Stop the drip. Conserve water. Protect your home.
Leaky faucets waste water and may indicate worn plumbing components. Finding leaks early can help conserve water and prevent small plumbing problems from becoming more expensive.
Turn the faucet on and then shut it off completely. Watch for continued dripping and inspect the handles, faucet base, cabinet, and plumbing underneath for moisture.
The cause depends on the faucet design. Common problems can include worn washers, O-rings, cartridges, valve seats, springs, or other internal components.
Some minor faucet repairs are DIY-friendly. However, identify the faucet type, shut off the water supply, and follow the manufacturer’s repair instructions before disassembling the fixture.
Consider a professional if the leak persists, you find water beneath the sink, plumbing is corroded, shutoff valves aren’t working, or you’re unsure how to make the repair safely.
If you’re thinking about selling and want to know how your home should be positioned in today’s market, I’d be happy to help.
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CHRISTINE ALMARINES
Real Estate Agent | CA Real Estate Group | Caliber Real Estate
📱 714-476-4637
📧 christine@carealestategroup.com
DRE #01412944
Christine Almarines is a top real estate agent in Buena Park and Cerritos helping homeowners sell in Orange County and Los Angeles County.
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