Dana Point's $600M harbor overhaul is two-thirds done. New marina docks open this spring, seven waterfront buildings arrive by end of year, and a weekly farmers market is already underway.
Homeowners are finally swapping their golden handcuffs for moving vans as a 16% surge in new listings marks the most aggressive spring opening in years.
Newport Beach approved demolishing the Big Newport theater to build two luxury high-rise condo towers near Fashion Island — the biggest land-use shift in Newport Center in years.
Saddleback Valley USD adopted a statutory school fee increase March 5, raising costs for new residential construction in Mission Viejo, Laguna Hills, and Lake Forest. Buyers of newly built homes in SVUSD cities can expect those costs to be embedded in final sale prices this spring.
Shopoff Realty Investments has finalized the 83-acre Westminster Mall acquisition. Entitlements are filed for 2,250+ homes, 220,000 sq ft of retail, and a hotel. Demolition begins Q1 2026 in Central OC's largest private redevelopment in decades.