August 2026 Market Data •Redfin City-Limits Figures

Here’s where the Laguna Beach market stands as of August 2026, the most recent full month of closings, with year-over-year comparisons to August 2025. Figures are Redfin city-limits data.

At a Glance — Laguna Beach, August 2026

“Competition” reflects Redfin’s Compete Score — a 0–100 rating of how hard buyers compete for homes over the trailing three months, based on how many offers homes receive, how often they sell above asking, how quickly they go pending, and the sale-to-list ratio.

Prices and Pace

Laguna Beach posted a $3,334,793 median in August, up 15.0% from a year ago — the strongest annual gain in coastal Orange County — and up roughly 4.3% from our June reading. Volume rose as well, with 90 closings, 10.1% more than last August. On price, this is a market in good health.

On pace, it is a different story. The typical Laguna home now goes pending in about 67 days, up from roughly 62 in June and the longest runway on the coast. More notably, Redfin moved the city from somewhat competitive to not very competitive, with a Compete Score of 24 — the lowest of the seven coastal cities. Median days on market did fall sharply year over year, down 31 days to 67, so the comparison to last summer is favorable even as the market cools relative to the spring.

Where the Leverage Sits

The leverage here is real and easy to locate. Only 10.2% of Laguna homes sold above asking, the lowest share on the coast, and the average sale closed at 96.4% of list — roughly 4% under. A third of listings, 33.2%, took a price cut before selling. Put together, those numbers describe a market where the trophy properties are pulling the median up while a meaningful slice of ordinary listings sits and adjusts. The headline price gain and the buyer’s negotiating position are both true at the same time.

What This Means for Buyers

Laguna Beach is the most negotiable market on the coast right now. With one home in three reduced before selling, average closings about 4% under ask, and a two-month clock to pending, you have both time and standing. Ask for days on market and the full price history on anything you are serious about, and pay attention to whether a listing has been withdrawn and relisted to reset its day count.

Because Laguna’s inventory is so varied — ocean-view estates, village cottages, canyon properties and condos all inside the same city limits — the citywide median is close to meaningless as a valuation tool. Price your search against comparable sales in the specific pocket you want: North Laguna, Village, Woods Cove, Three Arch Bay and Emerald Bay do not move together.

What This Means for Sellers

Your annual comparison is excellent and your timeline is long. Both facts belong in the plan. A 15.0% year-over-year gain gives you real confidence in a strong number; a not-very-competitive rating and 67 days to pending mean you should expect fewer showings and fewer offers per listing than you would have seen a year ago.

The one-third reduction rate is the warning. Homes that reduce almost always net less than homes priced correctly on day one, and in a thin buyer pool a stale listing loses momentum quickly. Price to the comparable sales in your specific neighborhood, invest heavily in presentation and photography, and give the listing a genuine two-month runway rather than panicking in week four.

Bottom Line

Laguna Beach led coastal Orange County on price this month, up 15.0% year over year on rising volume — but it is also the coast’s most negotiable market, with the lowest above-list share, the longest time to pending and a third of listings reducing before they sell. Strong values, patient market. Both sides of that sentence matter.

Data provided by Redfin (redfin.com). Figures are city-limits monthly data for August 2026; competitiveness and time-to-pending reflect Redfin’s trailing three-month Compete Score.