Costa Mesa homebuying up 5% as 2017 ends

Homebuying growth in Costa Mesa in the fourth quarter outpaced countywide sales activity.
Using CoreLogic data, we compared sales patterns for all residences in the October-to-December period vs. a year earlier. Sales in Costa Mesa rose as 250 residences were purchased last quarter vs. 238 a year earlier. That’s a gain of 5 percent vs. a decline of 1.3 percent countywide.
Here are neighborhood trends in Costa Mesa for the 2017’s last three months from CoreLogic’s report:
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