Lake Forest, CA housing market — Single Family Residential
See Lake Forest, CA median sale price, sale-to-list ratio, supply, and days on market for single family residential, with source periods and historical context.
- Median sale price
- $1,435,000
- Average sale-to-list ratio
- 100.1%
- Months of supply
- 2.2 months
- Median days on market
- 36.0 days
Redfin Data Center methodology · 2026-05-01 to 2026-05-31 · Not seasonally adjusted · Older observation
Median sale price per square foot: $640.
This single family residential snapshot describes the source reporting period above. Sale-to-list compares recorded sale prices with asking prices; supply and days on market describe different aspects of the same observation. These are market statistics, not an individual home valuation.
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For Lake Forest, single family residential, 2026-05-01 to 2026-05-31, the average final sale-to-list ratio was 100.1% and supply was 2.2 months (not seasonally adjusted). These historical market aggregates provide offer context; compare individual comparable sales and observed condition before deciding a price. They do not predict acceptance.
Redfin methodology: sale-to-list uses final sale and final list prices; median days on market describes homes going under contract during the reporting period.
Source observations
| Period beginning | Period ending | Median sale price | Sale-to-list | Supply | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-31 | $1,435,000 | 100.1% | 2.2 months | 36.0 days |
| 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-30 | $1,428,500 | 99.8% | 2.0 months | 34.0 days |
| 2026-03-01 | 2026-03-31 | $1,365,000 | 99.7% | 3.4 months | 33.0 days |
| 2026-02-01 | 2026-02-28 | $1,462,250 | 99.9% | 3.6 months | 58.0 days |
| 2026-01-01 | 2026-01-31 | $1,410,000 | 98.1% | 2.6 months | 73.0 days |
| 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-31 | $1,376,500 | 97.5% | 2.0 months | 48.0 days |
| 2025-11-01 | 2025-11-30 | $1,320,000 | 97.3% | 3.2 months | 61.0 days |
| 2025-10-01 | 2025-10-31 | $1,385,000 | 98.6% | 3.1 months | 71.0 days |
| 2025-09-01 | 2025-09-30 | $1,334,000 | 99.0% | 4.0 months | 57.0 days |
| 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-31 | $1,300,000 | 97.8% | 4.0 months | 79.0 days |
| 2025-07-01 | 2025-07-31 | $1,330,500 | 98.5% | 3.1 months | 68.0 days |
| 2025-06-01 | 2025-06-30 | $1,330,000 | 99.4% | 4.2 months | 40.0 days |
| 2025-05-01 | 2025-05-31 | $1,436,000 | 99.4% | 4.2 months | 36.0 days |
| 2025-04-01 | 2025-04-30 | $1,350,000 | 99.9% | 3.1 months | 29.0 days |
| 2025-03-01 | 2025-03-31 | $1,330,000 | 101.5% | 4.4 months | 31.0 days |
| 2025-02-01 | 2025-02-28 | $1,470,500 | 99.6% | 2.6 months | 31.0 days |
| 2025-01-01 | 2025-01-31 | $1,310,000 | 98.3% | 2.7 months | 55.0 days |
| 2024-12-01 | 2024-12-31 | $1,280,000 | 98.8% | 2.4 months | 45.0 days |
| 2024-11-01 | 2024-11-30 | $1,265,000 | 99.1% | 2.4 months | 34.0 days |
| 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-31 | $1,318,750 | 99.4% | 2.6 months | 27.0 days |
| 2024-09-01 | 2024-09-30 | $1,350,000 | 99.4% | 2.3 months | 35.0 days |
| 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-31 | $1,350,000 | 99.5% | 1.7 months | 40.0 days |
| 2024-07-01 | 2024-07-31 | $1,360,000 | 100.9% | 1.5 months | 32.0 days |
| 2024-06-01 | 2024-06-30 | $1,387,000 | 103.0% | 2.4 months | 27.0 days |
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Months Of Supply — Lake Forest, CA
external_market_factor_snapshots · Single Family Residential
| Period ending | Value (months) |
|---|---|
| 2024-06-30 | 2.4 |
| 2024-07-31 | 1.5 |
| 2024-08-31 | 1.7 |
| 2024-09-30 | 2.3 |
| 2024-10-31 | 2.6 |
| 2024-11-30 | 2.4 |
| 2024-12-31 | 2.4 |
| 2025-01-31 | 2.7 |
| 2025-02-28 | 2.6 |
| 2025-03-31 | 4.4 |
| 2025-04-30 | 3.1 |
| 2025-05-31 | 4.2 |
| 2025-06-30 | 4.2 |
| 2025-07-31 | 3.1 |
| 2025-08-31 | 4.0 |
| 2025-09-30 | 4.0 |
| 2025-10-31 | 3.1 |
| 2025-11-30 | 3.2 |
| 2025-12-31 | 2.0 |
| 2026-01-31 | 2.6 |
| 2026-02-28 | 3.6 |
| 2026-03-31 | 3.4 |
| 2026-04-30 | 2.0 |
| 2026-05-31 | 2.2 |
Buyer Sentiment Index — Lake Forest, CA
OfferLens derived buyer-sentiment proxy (not a Redfin index) · Single Family Residential
| Period ending | Value (index, 0–100 (proxy)) |
|---|---|
| 2024-06-30 | 73.35356997600002 |
| 2024-07-31 | 58.47727140666668 |
| 2024-08-31 | 43.32365945333335 |
| 2024-09-30 | 41.76084495266667 |
| 2024-10-31 | 44.751799150000004 |
| 2024-11-30 | 42.90117431466669 |
| 2024-12-31 | 27.773448333999987 |
| 2025-01-31 | 32.23666087733333 |
| 2025-02-28 | 41.67301001599999 |
| 2025-03-31 | 63.09910214400003 |
| 2025-04-30 | 50.41185245199999 |
| 2025-05-31 | 40.599280530000016 |
| 2025-06-30 | 36.897095703999994 |
| 2025-07-31 | 26.17287405866666 |
| 2025-08-31 | 20.779825770666665 |
| 2025-09-30 | 31.75776093333333 |
| 2025-10-31 | 26.69128102200002 |
| 2025-11-30 | 20.392708077333317 |
| 2025-12-31 | 23.113742688666655 |
| 2026-01-31 | 27.13825491866665 |
| 2026-02-28 | 41.26229260733335 |
| 2026-03-31 | 49.27668332200002 |
| 2026-04-30 | 52.127733678666665 |
| 2026-05-31 | 51.516262745999995 |
Median Sale Price — Lake Forest, CA
external_market_factor_snapshots · Single Family Residential
| Period ending | Value (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2024-06-30 | 1387000.0 |
| 2024-07-31 | 1360000.0 |
| 2024-08-31 | 1350000.0 |
| 2024-09-30 | 1350000.0 |
| 2024-10-31 | 1318750.0 |
| 2024-11-30 | 1265000.0 |
| 2024-12-31 | 1280000.0 |
| 2025-01-31 | 1310000.0 |
| 2025-02-28 | 1470500.0 |
| 2025-03-31 | 1330000.0 |
| 2025-04-30 | 1350000.0 |
| 2025-05-31 | 1436000.0 |
| 2025-06-30 | 1330000.0 |
| 2025-07-31 | 1330500.0 |
| 2025-08-31 | 1300000.0 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1334000.0 |
| 2025-10-31 | 1385000.0 |
| 2025-11-30 | 1320000.0 |
| 2025-12-31 | 1376500.0 |
| 2026-01-31 | 1410000.0 |
| 2026-02-28 | 1462250.0 |
| 2026-03-31 | 1365000.0 |
| 2026-04-30 | 1428500.0 |
| 2026-05-31 | 1435000.0 |
Unemployment Rate — California
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: FRED · Market-wide
| Period ending | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2024-09-01 | 5.4 |
| 2024-10-01 | 5.4 |
| 2024-11-01 | 5.4 |
| 2024-12-01 | 5.4 |
| 2025-01-01 | 5.4 |
| 2025-02-01 | 5.4 |
| 2025-03-01 | 5.4 |
| 2025-04-01 | 5.4 |
| 2025-05-01 | 5.5 |
| 2025-06-01 | 5.5 |
| 2025-07-01 | 5.5 |
| 2025-08-01 | 5.5 |
| 2025-09-01 | 5.5 |
| 2025-11-01 | 5.5 |
| 2025-12-01 | 5.5 |
| 2026-01-01 | 5.4 |
| 2026-02-01 | 5.4 |
| 2026-03-01 | 5.3 |
| 2026-04-01 | 5.3 |
| 2026-05-01 | 5.3 |
| 2026-06-01 | 5.2 |
| 2026-07-01 | 5.1 |
| 2026-08-01 | 5.1 |
| 2026-09-01 | 5.1 |
Vacancy Rates — California
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: FRED · Market-wide
| Period ending | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2015-01-01 | 1.2 |
| 2016-01-01 | 1.0 |
| 2017-01-01 | 1.0 |
| 2018-01-01 | 1.2 |
| 2019-01-01 | 1.0 |
| 2020-01-01 | 0.7 |
| 2021-01-01 | 0.7 |
| 2022-01-01 | 0.7 |
| 2023-01-01 | 0.7 |
| 2024-01-01 | 0.8 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1.1 |
Local Income Growth — California
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: FRED · Market-wide
| Period ending | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2016-01-01 | 3.7991379950954807 |
| 2017-01-01 | 4.2095466504394 |
| 2018-01-01 | 4.755689136968666 |
| 2019-01-01 | 5.305439879332385 |
| 2020-01-01 | 9.13591779542271 |
| 2021-01-01 | 10.045935690033957 |
| 2022-01-01 | 0.10500388903291746 |
| 2023-01-01 | 5.305551598658398 |
| 2024-01-01 | 6.6934749993851295 |
| 2025-01-01 | 4.836274362904991 |
Mortgage Interest Rates — United States
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: FRED · Market-wide
| Period ending | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | 6.36 |
| 2026-05-21 | 6.51 |
| 2026-05-28 | 6.53 |
| 2026-06-04 | 6.48 |
| 2026-06-11 | 6.52 |
| 2026-06-18 | 6.47 |
| 2026-06-25 | 6.49 |
| 2026-07-02 | 6.43 |
| 2026-07-09 | 6.49 |
| 2026-07-16 | 6.55 |
| 2026-07-23 | 6.58 |
| 2026-07-30 | 6.66 |
| 2026-08-06 | 6.69 |
| 2026-08-13 | 6.67 |
| 2026-08-20 | 6.65 |
| 2026-08-27 | 6.66 |
| 2026-09-03 | 6.71 |
| 2026-09-10 | 6.76 |
| 2026-09-17 | 6.95 |
| 2026-09-24 | 7.03 |
| 2026-10-01 | 7.28 |
| 2026-10-08 | 7.4 |
| 2026-10-15 | 7.4 |
| 2026-10-22 | 7.32 |
Inflation Fed Policy — United States
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: FRED · Market-wide
| Period ending | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2024-09-01 | 2.4264830315416708 |
| 2024-10-01 | 2.578844053871343 |
| 2024-11-01 | 2.719472461284833 |
| 2024-12-01 | 2.870690967509981 |
| 2025-01-01 | 2.9909783078999608 |
| 2025-02-01 | 2.8015834477613355 |
| 2025-03-01 | 2.381981462805549 |
| 2025-04-01 | 2.32538823025783 |
| 2025-05-01 | 2.3772651073680873 |
| 2025-06-01 | 2.680453865910226 |
| 2025-07-01 | 2.742618052167134 |
| 2025-08-01 | 2.9385917430316155 |
| 2025-09-01 | 3.0225715847133294 |
| 2025-11-01 | 2.6964439164939513 |
| 2025-12-01 | 2.653304114557753 |
| 2026-01-01 | 2.391201432150014 |
| 2026-02-01 | 2.4340041103732224 |
| 2026-03-01 | 3.2859577528651984 |
| 2026-04-01 | 3.7792458367415627 |
| 2026-05-01 | 4.166614684049641 |
| 2026-06-01 | 3.463530729385411 |
| 2026-07-01 | 3.303856050706311 |
| 2026-08-01 | 3.353016322755642 |
| 2026-09-01 | 3.7172508442689933 |
Tech Hiring Layoff Trends — United States
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: FRED · Market-wide
| Period ending | Value (percentage points) |
|---|---|
| 2024-09-01 | 1.7999999999999998 |
| 2024-10-01 | 1.3 |
| 2024-11-01 | 0.9000000000000001 |
| 2024-12-01 | 0.7000000000000001 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1.0 |
| 2025-02-01 | 1.2999999999999998 |
| 2025-03-01 | 1.3 |
| 2025-04-01 | 1.5999999999999999 |
| 2025-05-01 | 1.7 |
| 2025-06-01 | 1.9 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1.5000000000000002 |
| 2025-08-01 | 1.3 |
| 2025-09-01 | 1.1 |
| 2025-10-01 | 1.4000000000000001 |
| 2025-11-01 | 1.2999999999999998 |
| 2025-12-01 | 0.30000000000000004 |
| 2026-01-01 | 0.8999999999999999 |
| 2026-02-01 | 0.7999999999999998 |
| 2026-03-01 | 0.8999999999999999 |
| 2026-04-01 | 0.7999999999999998 |
| 2026-05-01 | 1.5 |
| 2026-06-01 | 0.8999999999999999 |
| 2026-07-01 | 1.2 |
| 2026-08-01 | 0.6 |
Demographic Shifts — Lake Forest, CA
U.S. Census Bureau: American Community Survey · Market-wide
| Period ending | Value (percentage points) |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.846719490820984 |
| 2015 | 12.08939765208892 |
| 2016 | 10.512858417765123 |
| 2017 | 8.825745658440468 |
| 2018 | 8.174298196882106 |
| 2019 | 7.47064078894352 |
| 2020 | 7.0302533472198085 |
| 2021 | 6.763087408111922 |
| 2022 | 5.618279318988897 |
| 2023 | 4.609338749853343 |
| 2024 | 4.964932422432749 |
New Construction Pipeline — Lake Forest, CA
U.S. Census Bureau: Building Permits Survey · Market-wide
| Period ending | Value (permits) |
|---|---|
| 2024-09-01 | 0.0 |
| 2024-10-01 | 11.0 |
| 2024-11-01 | 0.0 |
| 2024-12-01 | 1.0 |
| 2025-01-01 | 3.0 |
| 2025-02-01 | 18.0 |
| 2025-03-01 | 8.0 |
| 2025-04-01 | 2.0 |
| 2025-05-01 | 20.0 |
| 2025-06-01 | 5.0 |
| 2025-07-01 | 1.0 |
| 2025-08-01 | 7.0 |
| 2025-09-01 | 1.0 |
| 2025-10-01 | 0.0 |
| 2025-11-01 | 5.0 |
| 2025-12-01 | 0.0 |
| 2026-01-01 | 11.0 |
| 2026-02-01 | 0.0 |
| 2026-03-01 | 13.0 |
| 2026-04-01 | 0.0 |
| 2026-05-01 | 0.0 |
| 2026-06-01 | 1.0 |
| 2026-07-01 | 0.0 |
| 2026-08-01 | 0.0 |
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