Orange County real estate broker, for homes that deserve more than a listing.
It takes a minute. Greg reviews every request himself.
Choosing a realtor in Orange County comes down to five checks: a licence you can look up, recent sales near your home, a price built from comparable sales, a marketing plan you can see, and the person who will actually run your sale. Broker Greg Toussieng walks you through all five at the first meeting.
How do I choose a realtor in Orange County?
Choose the realtor in Orange County who can show you their work. Start by looking the licence up on the California Department of Real Estate's public lookup, because it takes a minute and tells you the licence type, status and expiry. Then ask for homes they have sold near yours, with addresses. Ask how they will set the price: it should come from recent comparable sales and today's competition, whatever number you were hoping to hear.
Ask to see the photos and marketing from a past listing, and ask who will be at your showings and on the phone during escrow. Greg Toussieng answers all five at your first meeting. His broker licence, 01495415, is on every page of this site. His pricing starts from a written comparative market analysis, and he runs your listing himself from the first walk-through to the close.
Those five checks matter more here than in most markets because Orange County is several markets at once. A bluff-top home in Corona del Mar, a condominium in one of Irvine's villages and a 1920s bungalow in one of Santa Ana's historic districts draw different buyers, sell at different speeds and are priced from different evidence. An agent who sells well in one may not know the other two.
The licence check is the one most sellers skip. The Department of Real Estate lookup shows whether the person is a salesperson or a broker, which broker they work under, and whether the licence is current. A salesperson must work under a broker; a broker can run the transaction and supervise others. Greg is the broker, and the company's licence, 01822046, is on the same public site.
The pricing question tells you the most. Ask the agent to walk you through the sales they would compare your home with and why each one belongs. If the answer is a single number with no addresses behind it, keep looking. Greg's analysis lists every sale he used, with its address and closing date, and writes down each adjustment he made for view, water, gate, lot and condition.
Prefer to start with a conversation? Tell Greg when you are free and he will call.
Who is the best realtor in Orange County?
The best realtor in Orange County for your home is the one who has sold homes like it recently, can explain the price with real sales, and will handle the sale personally. There is no official ranking. Sales-volume lists measure the size of a team, which says little about who will answer your call on day 20 of escrow.
A better test is a short interview with two or three agents. Bring the same questions to each: the comparable sales they would use, the list price they suggest and why, the marketing they would pay for, how they handle offers, and what their commission covers. Commission is negotiable in California, so compare the services behind each figure as well as the figure. The guide to choosing a listing agent has the full list of questions.
If you searched for a realtor near me and landed here, the same test applies. Distance from your home matters less than how many sales the agent has seen on your kind of street.
How Greg sells a home
Greg prices from the real market: a written analysis of recent sales near you, the homes a buyer will compare with yours this week, and what buyers are paying for view, water and lot.
He prepares the home to be seen, room by room, with repairs, styling and staging only where they change how a room photographs or shows. He markets it like a magazine spread, with architectural photography, a planned launch date and the channels your likely buyer uses. Then he negotiates the whole way to the close, comparing offers on terms as well as price and keeping inspections, appraisal and escrow on schedule.
What homes sell for, from Seal Beach to San Clemente.
Eight places, down the coast and back to the office in Santa Ana: what homes sold for and how fast they went.
Every gold dot opens a full guide. The complete list is below the map.
CityHuntington Beach$1.4MRedfin Data Center, July-September 2026Read the Huntington Beach guide
CityNewport Beach$3.85MRedfin Data Center, July-September 2026Read the Newport Beach guide
Community · Newport BeachBalboa Island$3.74MRedfin Data Center, July-September 2026Read the Balboa Island guide
CityCorona del Mar$4.56MRedfin Data Center, July-September 2026Read the Corona del Mar guide
CityNewport Coast$6.23MRedfin Data Center, July-September 2026Read the Newport Coast guide
CityLaguna Beach$3.29MRedfin Data Center, July-September 2026Read the Laguna Beach guide
CityIrvine$1.45MRedfin Data Center, July-September 2026Read the Irvine guide
CitySanta Ana$850KRedfin Data Center, July-September 2026Read the Santa Ana guideEvery area we cover
Median sale price and median days on market · Redfin Data Center, July-September 2026
- Newport Coast$6.23M53 days
- Corona del Mar$4.56M64 days
- Newport Beach$3.85M65 days
- Laguna Beach$3.29M71 days
- Dana Point$2.1M47 days
- Costa Mesa$1.55M39 days
- Irvine$1.45M61 days
- Yorba Linda$1.45M42 days
- Fountain Valley$1.41M27 days
- Huntington Beach$1.4M43 days
- Laguna Niguel$1.37M45 days
- Mission Viejo$1.22M44 days
- Tustin$1.15M48 days
- Fullerton$1.05M40 days
- Garden Grove$1.01M32 days
- Anaheim$970K41 days
- Santa Ana$850K44 days
- Crystal Cove$14.5M71 days
- Lido Isle$12.4M96 days
- Pelican Hill$10.3M71 days
- Shady Canyon$10.2M57 days
- Big Canyon$5.9M95 days
- Dover Shores$5.7M103 days
- Harbor Ridge$4.52M219 days
- Balboa Island$3.74M85 days
- Turtle Rock$2.45M78 days
What is my home worth in Orange County right now?
Your home is worth what a buyer would pay for it this month, and the best evidence is what similar homes nearby sold for over the last few months. In Orange County four things move that number most: the comparable sales closest to you, the home's condition and updates, any view, water or gate, and the lot.
Two homes on one street can sell far apart when one faces the harbour and the other faces the alley. Automated estimates read public records, so they cannot see a remodelled kitchen or a bay view, and they are least reliable where few similar homes sell. Greg prepares a written comparative market analysis instead. It lists each sale he compared, the active listings you would compete with, a suggested price range with the reasoning, and an estimate of what you would net after selling costs. Asking costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
Greg prepares a written valuation from recent sales near you. Start with the address.
Is it a good time to sell in Orange County?
It is a good time to sell when the sale fits your plans and the current figures support your price, and the four figures below show where the county stands this month. Median sale price, days on market, the share of list price that sellers received, and the number of homes sold each come with their source and month.
Orange County · September 2026 · Source: Redfin Data Center
Timing a market perfectly is not possible. What you can do is compare this month's figures with your own plans: where you would go next, what you need from the sale, and when. Greg can run both versions with you, selling now and selling in a year, from the same figures. The monthly Orange County market report has the city-by-city detail.
How long does it take to sell a home in Orange County?
Selling takes the days a home spends on the market plus the escrow period written into the purchase contract. The county's current median days on market is in the card above and in the monthly report. Escrow length is agreed between buyer and seller, so it varies from one sale to the next.
Price band and setting change the pace. Coastal homes, gated communities and homes well above the county median tend to sell on their own clock, and a listing priced above the comparable sales usually sits longer than one priced from them. Each area guide shows its own figures, so a seller in Newport Beach and a seller in Santa Ana can each see the numbers for their own city.
How much does a realtor cost in California?
A realtor in California costs whatever commission you agree in writing, because no rate is fixed by law. Residential listing agreements for one to four units must say so in a printed notice. Since August 2024, a buyer's agent's pay is agreed with the buyer in a written agreement. The commission guide explains both sides.
Which parts of Orange County does Greg cover?
Greg works across Orange County, and the area guides below start with three cities and the county's luxury communities. Newport Beach covers the harbour, the islands and the bluffs. Irvine covers its planned villages and canyon estates. Santa Ana covers the historic districts and Craftsman streets. The luxury guide covers guard-gated and coastal communities such as Shady Canyon and Crystal Cove. More guides are added as each one is written with its own sourced figures.
Anaheim
Corona del Mar
Costa Mesa
Dana Point
Fountain Valley
Fullerton
Garden Grove
Huntington Beach
Irvine
Laguna Beach
Laguna Niguel
Mission Viejo
Newport Beach
Newport Coast
Santa Ana
Tustin
Yorba Linda
Shady Canyon
Median $10.2M · July-September 2026
Turtle Rock
Median $2.45M · July-September 2026
Emerald Bay
Three Arch Bay
Luxury homes
Balboa Island
Median $3.74M · July-September 2026
Bay Island
Bayside Village
Big Canyon
Median $5.9M · July-September 2026
Crystal Cove
Median $14.5M · July-September 2026
Dover Shores
Median $5.7M · July-September 2026
Harbor Island
Harbor Ridge
Median $4.52M · July-September 2026
Lido Isle
Median $12.4M · July-September 2026
Linda Isle
Pelican Hill
Median $10.3M · July-September 2026
Orange County
Can my agent and my lender be the same company?
Here they can. The Gregory James Group and Choice Home Mortgage are both trade names of one corporation, Montana Real Estate Inc, so the agent writing your offer and the team arranging your loan work on the same calendar.
That shared calendar is the reason it helps. The appraisal is ordered early, loan conditions are known before contract deadlines arrive, and when something changes, one call reaches both sides. Choice Home Mortgage, NMLS #2629064, is an Equal Housing Lender. You are free to choose any lender, and Greg works just as closely with an outside lender if you bring one. Compare Loan Estimates from more than one lender before you decide.
Who will I work with?
You will work with Greg Toussieng, the broker behind the Gregory James Group, and Esther Buede, a broker associate who works alongside him. Greg was first licensed in California in 2005, and his broker licence was first issued in 2009. Esther holds California licence 02144679 and also works with Choice Home Mortgage when a client needs a loan.
Greg Toussieng
California real estate broker, DRE #01495415.
Esther Buede
California real estate broker, DRE #02144679.
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How do I check a broker's licence in California?
Search the California Department of Real Estate's public licence lookup by name or licence number. For Greg, enter 01495415. For the company, Montana Real Estate Inc, enter 01822046. The record shows the licence type, its status and its expiry date. The licensing page links straight to each record and lists the company's trade names, including the Gregory James Group and Choice Home Mortgage.
Any agent you interview should give you a licence number without being asked. California requires licensees to show their name and licence number on advertising and on first contact with a client, which is why Greg's appears on every page of this site.
Greg prepares a written valuation from recent sales near you. Start with the address.
Common questions
What is my home worth in Orange County right now?
An Orange County home is worth what buyers have recently paid for similar homes nearby, adjusted for condition, view, water, gate and lot. Enter the address in the home value box and Greg prepares a written comparative market analysis that lists every sale he compared, with its address and date, so the reasoning can be checked line by line.
How much does a realtor cost in California?
California sets no standard commission. The amount is negotiable, and state law requires residential listing agreements for one to four units to carry a printed notice saying so. Since August 2024, what a buyer's agent is paid is agreed in writing with the buyer. The commission guide on this site explains both sides of the fee.
How long does it take to sell a home in Orange County?
Selling an Orange County home usually means the days the home sits on the market plus an escrow period that is set in the purchase contract. The monthly market card on this page shows the county's current median days on market. Coastal, gated and higher-priced homes often keep their own pace, and each area guide shows its figures.
Does the Gregory James Group work with buyers too?
Yes. Greg represents buyers across Orange County, from the first consult through escrow. Buyers sign a written agreement before touring, as California law and MLS rules now require, and its terms are negotiable. Buyers who need a loan can also talk to Choice Home Mortgage, though any lender can be used.
Which areas does Greg cover?
Greg works across Orange County. The site's area guides start with Newport Beach, Irvine and Santa Ana, plus a guide to the county's gated and coastal luxury communities, and more cities and communities are added as each guide is finished with its own sourced figures and local detail.
How do I check Greg Toussieng's licence?
Greg Toussieng's broker licence is number 01495415 on the California Department of Real Estate public lookup, and the company, Montana Real Estate Inc, is number 01822046. Searching either number shows the current status and expiry date. The licensing page on this site links straight to both records.
Does asking for a home value commit me to anything?
Asking for a home value commits an owner to nothing. The written analysis is free, there is no agreement to sign, and nothing is listed or marketed without a signed listing agreement. Many owners ask a year or more before they plan to sell, after an inheritance, or simply to know where they stand.
Are house prices dropping in Orange County?
Whether Orange County prices are falling shows in one figure: the change in the county's median sale price against the same month a year earlier. That figure is in the market card on this page and in the monthly market report, each with its source and date. Prices for a single street can move differently, which a written analysis shows.
- California DRE public licence lookup · checked 2026-10-28
- California Business and Professions Code 10147.5 (commission notice) · checked 2026-10-28
- NAR settlement FAQs (written buyer agreement before touring, from Aug. 17, 2024) · checked 2026-10-28
- California Civil Code 1670.50 (buyer representation agreements, AB 2992) · checked 2026-10-28
- California Business and Professions Code 10140.8 (digitally altered listing images, AB 723) · checked 2026-10-28
- NMLS Consumer Access: Choice Home Mortgage, NMLS 2629064 · checked 2026-10-28
- California Business and Professions Code 10140.6 (licence number on advertising and first contact) · checked 2026-10-28
Start with the address. Greg does the rest.
A written valuation from recent sales near you, prepared by a licensed broker. Or call (949) 868-8820.