Lake Forest, CA Housing Market
The Lake Forest housing market is very competitive. Homes in Lake Forest receive 6 offers on average and sell in around 29 days. The median sale price of a home in Lake Forest was $1.4M last month, up 51.4% since last year. The median sale price per square foot in Lake Forest is $665, up 8.3% since last year.
Lake Forest Housing Market Trends
In April 2024, Lake Forest home prices were up 51.4% compared to last year, selling for a median price of $1.4M. On average, homes in Lake Forest sell after 29 days on the market compared to 30 days last year. There were 69 homes sold in April this year, down from 77 last year.
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How hot is the Lake Forest housing market?
The Redfin Compete Score rates how competitive an area is on a scale of 0 to 100, where 100 is the most competitive.
Calculated over the last 3 months
- Many homes get multiple offers, some with waived contingencies.
- The average homes sell for about 2% above list price and go pending in around 29 days.
- Hot homescan sell for about 5% above list price and go pending in around 15 days.
The Redfin Compete Score rates how competitive an area is on a scale of 0 to 100, where 100 is the most competitive.
Calculated over the last 3 months
- Many homes get multiple offers, some with waived contingencies.
- The average homes sell for about 2% above list price and go pending in around 23 days.
- Hot homescan sell for about 6% above list price and go pending in around 13 days.
The Redfin Compete Score rates how competitive an area is on a scale of 0 to 100, where 100 is the most competitive.
Calculated over the last 3 months
- Many homes get multiple offers, some with waived contingencies.
- The average homes sell for about 2% above list price and go pending in around 25 days.
- Hot homescan sell for about 5% above list price and go pending in around 13 days.
Lake Forest Migration & Relocation Trends
- Across the nation, 5% of homebuyers searched to move into Lake Forest from outside metros.
- San Francisco homebuyers searched to move into Lake Forest more than any other metro followed by New York and Seattle.
- 79% of Lake Forest homebuyers searched to stay within the Lake Forest metropolitan area.
- San Diego was the most popular destination among Lake Forest homebuyers followed by Las Vegas and Phoenix.
Inbound | Net inflow | ||
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Metros | Mar '24 - May '24 | ||
1 | 3,361 | ||
2 | 1,791 | ||
3 | 276 | ||
4 | 32 | ||
5 | 16 | ||
6 | 16 | ||
7 | 11 | ||
8 | 11 | ||
9 | 6 | ||
10 | 6 |
Outbound | Net outflow | ||
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Metros | Mar '24 - May '24 | ||
1 | 12,739 | ||
2 | 6,357 | ||
3 | 3,917 | ||
4 | 3,856 | ||
5 | 2,554 | ||
6 | 2,168 | ||
7 | 1,978 | ||
8 | 1,646 | ||
9 | 1,611 | ||
10 | 1,528 |
Home offer insights for Lake Forest
Recent offers
- Offer Not Accepted|6 Weeks Ago~$800K OfferSold for $850K3 bd | 2 ba | ~1,250 sqftOver List Price0%Days on Market28Competing Offers2Down Payment<10%
- Offer Not Accepted|6 Weeks Ago~$1M OfferSold for $1.25M7 bd | 3 ba | ~3,500 sqftOver List Price7%Days on Market5Competing Offers23OfferAll Cash
- Offer Not Accepted|8 Weeks Ago~$2M OfferSold for $2M4 bd | 4.5 ba | ~3,500 sqftOver List Price8%Days on Market5Competing Offers5Down Payment~40%
View houses in Lake Forest that sold recently
Recently sold homes
- $1,308,000 Last Sold Price4 beds2 baths1,958 sq ft23385 Gondor Dr, Lake Forest, CA 92630List Price$1,199,000Sale to List9% over listDays on Market28 days23385 Gondor Dr, Lake Forest, CA 92630
- $1,640,000 Last Sold Price4 beds3 baths2,125 sq ft201 Fremont, Lake Forest, CA 92630List Price$1,758,000Sale to List7% under listDays on Market32 days201 Fremont, Lake Forest, CA 92630
- $1,910,000 Last Sold Price4 beds3 baths2,677 sq ft667 Cardona, Lake Forest, CA 92630Harvest Realty DevelopmentList Price$1,768,000Sale to List8% over listDays on Market35 days667 Cardona, Lake Forest, CA 92630
- $1,329,000 Last Sold Price3 beds2.5 baths1,758 sq ft22102 Bellcroft Dr, Lake Forest, CA 92630CENTURY 21 AffiliatedList Price$1,359,000Sale to List2% under listDays on Market34 days22102 Bellcroft Dr, Lake Forest, CA 92630
- $2,320,000 Last Sold Price4 beds4 baths2,697 sq ft12 Lark, Lake Forest, CA 92630List Price$2,089,000Sale to List11% over listDays on Market33 days12 Lark, Lake Forest, CA 92630
- $725,000 Last Sold Price3 beds2 baths1,104 sq ft343 Chaumont Cir, Lake Forest, CA 92610RedfinList Price$725,000Sale to List0% over listDays on Market25 days343 Chaumont Cir, Lake Forest, CA 92610
- $615,000 Last Sold Price2 beds1 bath833 sq ft18992 Canyon Tree Dr, Lake Forest, CA 92679List Price$585,000Sale to List5% over listDays on Market63 days18992 Canyon Tree Dr, Lake Forest, CA 92679
- $1,137,500 Last Sold Price3 beds2 baths1,207 sq ft24136 Palmek Cir, Lake Forest, CA 92630List Price$1,125,000Sale to List1% over listDays on Market61 days24136 Palmek Cir, Lake Forest, CA 92630
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Schools in Lake Forest
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9/10 Castille Elementary School Public • K-5 | 528 Students | 12 reviews |
9/10 Portola Springs Elementary Public • K-6 | 428 Students | 16 reviews |
9/10 Portola Hills Elementary School Public • K-6 | 666 Students | 12 reviews |
8/10 Philip J. Reilly Elementary Public • K-5 | 411 Students | 14 reviews |
8/10 Cadence Park Public • K-8 | 490 Students | 9 reviews |
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