Brea, CA Real Estate Sales Report ~ Brea home sales heat up this summer in Orange County. 

Brea Single Family Homes for August 2009:

• 59  re-sale homes were  for sale, compared to 56 last month and 67/81/65/94/ respectively for the past few months.   
• 42 pending sales & back-ups, up from 33 last month, and 20/23/18/ 15/12/20/16/36/30/27/ prior months.  
• 20 homes closed in August,  and compared to  22/15/24/29/12/13/20/11/28/30/24/20/ respectively in the prior 12 months. 
• Average selling price for August was $559,500 for a home with an average of 2146 square feet.
• The average days on the market for August was 78 days. 

Brea Condo Sales Activity for August 2009:

• Only 9 Brea condo/town-homes were for sale, one less than the past two months and compared to 14/16/14/6/12/9/13 in the past few months. 
• 4 pending sales/back-ups went into escrow, more than double than the last two months and compared to 6/3/3/1/4/3/1/5/7/2/1/1/ in prior months. 
• 3 condos closed  escrow in August compared to 6/2/1/2/6/0/5/3/4/2/5/4/2/2/0 respectively in preceding months.
• All 3 condo closings were short sales.

• Check out Southern Cal home prices per square foot to see how prices vary depending on your city.

Brea is a City is well known for excellence in education. The schools have been definite attraction for residents in our community. We often say Brea enjoys some of the bigger city benefits, yet maintains a small town feeling. Many of us who live here feel we have the best of both worlds. 

Brea, CA is very well located in Northern Orange County ~

If you lived in Brea-California you would be approximately:

• 30 Miles east of downtown Los Angeles.  
• 39 Miles west of LAX ~ Los Angeles International Airport,
• 16 Miles north/west of  John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, CA
• 10 Miles north of Disneyland the "Happiest Place on Earth" ~ Anaheim, CA.           

If you're interested in learning more about Brea see why Sunset Magazine named it one of the best places in the west, or check out Living In Dowtown Brea, or Downtown Brea Nights, Visit Brea Family Fun, Brea's Curtis Theatre or Downtown Brea Dining. Here's more on the new Sports Park, check it out. Looking for low/no cost fun in our city, read Brea Fun On A Budget.

Planning on spending a day or two here? Check out, Brea ~ CA as Featured in Westways Magazine  for day tripping around town. If you're want more on Brea real estate contract me, Lynda Eisenmann at Preferred Home Brokers for Real Estate Help, we're one of longest established real estate companies in Orange County under the same ownership.

For real estate, contact me, Lynda@PreferredHomeBrokers.com, we're one of the longest established independent  brokerages in Orange County under the same ownership, check us out Preferred Home Brokers. To reach me: Lynda@PreferredHomeBrokers.com, text or direct (714) 595-1494.

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