Santa Ana real estate:
homes for sale and a local broker.
Homes for sale in Santa Ana range from 1880s-to-1940s houses in the French Park and Floral Park historic districts to post-war tract streets and downtown condos. Santa Ana's median sale price for July-September 2026 was $849,595. Median days on market: 44. The Gregory James Group's office is in Santa Ana.
Greg reviews every request and replies with a written valuation.
Santa Ana is the oldest of Orange County's big cities and its seat of government. William Spurgeon founded the town in 1869, it incorporated on June 1, 1886, and it became the county seat when Orange County split from Los Angeles County in 1889, and it had 310,227 residents at the 2020 census. That age shows in the housing: Santa Ana real estate includes Victorian and Craftsman houses near downtown, Spanish Revival and Tudor homes in Floral Park, post-war tract streets across the middle of the city and newer condos near the train station. The Gregory James Group works from an office here.
Santa Ana · July-September 2026 · Source: Redfin Data Center
Which homes for sale in Santa Ana are listed now?
The homes for sale in Santa Ana listed today appear below, from the MLS with each listing brokerage credited. For a historic home, Greg can check its register status and any Mills Act contract before you make an offer.
What's happening in Santa Ana's housing market right now?
Santa Ana's housing market for July-September 2026 is in the card above, from Redfin Data Center: median sale price, homes sold, days on market and the sale-to-list ratio. Santa Ana homes sold at 99.8% of list price that month. Change in the median on a year earlier: +3.7%.
The city figure mixes two quite different markets. Detached houses trade on the street, the lot and the condition of the house, while condos and townhomes trade on their association's health and whether lenders will finance them. In a month where condos make up a larger share of sales, the city median can dip even though house prices held. Read the median beside the number of homes sold, and for a specific home look at the sales of the same type nearby. The Orange County market report shows Santa Ana beside the county over two years.
- Founded 1869, by William Spurgeon (source)
- Incorporated June 1, 1886 (source)
- County seat since Orange County formed in 1889 (source)
- Population 310,227 at the 2020 census (source)
- Area 27.37 square miles (source)
- National Register districts Downtown Santa Ana (1984), French Park (1999), Floral Park (2023) (source)
- French Park about 20 blocks of homes built from the 1880s to the early 1940s (source)
- Rail Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center, built 1985, served by Metrolink and Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner (source)
- OC Streetcar a 4.15-mile line from the transportation center to Garden Grove (source)
- Schools Santa Ana Unified runs 37 elementary, nine intermediate and eight high schools (source)
- Bowers Museum opened in 1936 (source)
What are Santa Ana's neighbourhoods and historic districts?
Santa Ana has three districts on the National Register of Historic Places and many named neighbourhoods, with the oldest close to downtown.
French Park. About 20 blocks just north of downtown, with houses built from the 1880s to the early 1940s in a mix of styles. Listed on the National Register in 1999 and a local historic district since 1984.
Floral Park. A large neighbourhood north of Seventeenth Street known for its large homes in Tudor Revival, Spanish Colonial and Craftsman styles. Listed on the National Register in 2023.
Downtown Santa Ana. The commercial core around Fourth Street and the civic centre, listed in 1984, with lofts and condos among the older commercial buildings.
Washington Square. A neighbourhood whose centre was built in the late 1930s and its northern third in the 1940s and 1950s, according to the city's historic survey.
Post-war tracts. Streets of tract houses built after the Second World War, which make up many of the detached homes for sale in Santa Ana.
A city of older houses
Santa Ana's housing goes back to the 1880s. French Park alone covers about 20 blocks of homes built before the Second World War. Orange County homes for sale
What should you know before buying a historic home in Santa Ana?
Before buying a historic home in Santa Ana, find out whether it is on the local historic register or is a contributing home in a historic district, because exterior changes then need city review. Ask whether a Mills Act contract is in place, since it can lower the property tax and transfers to the new owner along with its maintenance obligations.
The Mills Act is a state law that lets a city sign a contract with the owner of a qualifying historic property: the owner agrees to restore and maintain it, and the property is assessed by a formula that usually produces a lower tax than Proposition 13 would. Santa Ana runs a program tied to its local register, with an application window and a site inspection by planning staff. For a buyer, the contract's work plan matters as much as the tax saving, because the obligations come with the house.
Older homes also bring older systems, so budget for an inspection that covers the foundation, the sewer lateral, the electrical panel and any knob-and-tube wiring, and ask for permits on past additions. Condition and originality carry real weight in the price, so a careful restoration and a rough conversion of the same house can sell far apart.
What is living in Santa Ana like?
Living in Santa Ana means being in the middle of the county: the 5, the 55, the 22 and the 405 all pass through or along the city, and John Wayne Airport sits just past its southern edge. The Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center, near downtown, is served by Metrolink trains and Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner, and OCTA's OC Streetcar line is built to run 4.15 miles from that station west to Garden Grove.
For museums and parks, there is the Bowers Museum on North Main Street, open since 1936, the civic centre and the courts, and the Santa Ana River trail along the city's west side, where the river runs in a channel most of the year.
Most of the city is in the Santa Ana Unified School District, which runs 37 elementary, nine intermediate and eight high schools. Check the district's boundary lookup for any one address and confirm attendance with the district.
Trains, freeways and the airport
Santa Ana sits at the centre of the county's freeways, with the regional rail station downtown and John Wayne Airport just to the south. Buying with Greg
Condos for sale in Santa Ana: what should you check?
Check whether the complex is approved for FHA or VA financing, what the HOA dues cover, and how healthy the reserve fund is, because those three things decide who can buy a Santa Ana condo and what it costs to own. Condos and townhomes are often the entry point to the city, and in an older complex the roofs, plumbing and paving may be near replacement age.
Read the reserve study, the budget and the last year of board minutes during escrow, and ask about any planned special assessment or litigation. A complex that is not FHA-approved limits buyers to conventional or cash, which can slow the sale when you move on. Then compare the full monthly cost, including dues and the 1 percent base property tax, against a small detached house in the same price range.
Looking at Santa Ana condos? Greg will send the association documents to read first.
Can you add an ADU to a Santa Ana home?
Most Santa Ana homeowners with a detached house can add an accessory dwelling unit, because California law requires cities to approve ADUs that meet state standards on single-family lots. That includes a detached backyard unit, a conversion of an existing garage, and in many cases a smaller junior ADU inside the house. The state sets limits on what a city can require for parking, setbacks and size, and the Department of Housing and Community Development publishes a handbook that explains them.
For Santa Ana buyers this matters in two ways. A post-war house on a regular lot can often take a backyard unit, which changes what the lot is worth to someone who wants rental income or extra living space. And many older homes already have a garage conversion or a back unit, so check whether it was permitted. A permitted ADU adds value a buyer's lender will recognise; an unpermitted one is usually treated as storage space and can complicate the appraisal. For a home in a historic district, an ADU visible from the street goes through the city's design review as well.
Looking for a realtor in Santa Ana?
Look for an agent who knows Santa Ana street by street, because the price of a house here can change between one block and the next with the age of the home, the size of the lot and whether it sits inside a historic district. Check the licence on the California Department of Real Estate's public lookup first, then ask how the agent would price your home and which nearby sales they would use.
For a historic home, ask whether the agent understands the local register, the Mills Act and what buyers can and cannot change. For a condo, ask how they would handle a complex without FHA approval. Greg Toussieng is a California real estate broker, DRE #01495415, first licensed in California in 2005. The Gregory James Group's office is in Santa Ana, and Greg prices each home from a written analysis of the sales around it, then handles the sale himself.
Selling in Santa Ana? Greg is based in the city.
What should you know about selling a home in Santa Ana?
Selling a home in Santa Ana starts with comparing it to sales of the same era and type nearby, not to the city median. Santa Ana homes went under contract in a median 44 days in July-September 2026.
Buyers here look closely at additions and garage conversions, so gather the permits for any past work before listing; an unpermitted addition can cost a sale late in escrow or force a price cut. For a historic home, document original features and any restoration, and have the Mills Act contract and its work plan ready if there is one, because buyers will ask how much of it is done.
Greg prices from those comparisons in writing, prepares the home for photography room by room and sets the launch so the first two weekends draw the most buyers.
Greg prepares a written valuation from recent sales near you. Start with the address.
Which cities near Santa Ana should you compare?
Buyers who look in Santa Ana often compare Irvine and Tustin to the east and Orange and Costa Mesa nearby. Irvine offers planned villages, newer construction and, in many tracts, a Mello-Roos special tax. Newport Beach is a short drive south for harbour and beach homes. Tustin, Orange and Costa Mesa get their own guides in a later month. For the whole county, see Orange County homes for sale.
Own a home in Santa Ana?
Find out what it would sell for this month, from the sales on streets like yours. Get a written home value
What does it take to buy a home in Santa Ana?
Santa Ana homes sold for a median $849,595 in July-September 2026 (Redfin Data Center), with 274 homes for sale and a median 44 days on market. Loans above $1,249,125, the 2026 Orange County conforming limit, are jumbo loans. The median price here is below that limit, so a loan on a typical Santa Ana home falls within it.
Santa Ana · July-September 2026 · Market: Redfin Data Center · Loan limit: FHFA 2026, via Choice Home Mortgage's Orange County loan limits
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Financing a home in Santa Ana? Esther Buede at Choice Home Mortgage
Esther works with Greg on the loan side of a purchase, from conforming loans to jumbo loans on the coast. Choice Home Mortgage, NMLS #2629064, has a page on buying and financing in Santa Ana.
Santa Ana home loans with Esther Buede
Gregory James Group and Choice Home Mortgage are trade names of the same California company, Montana Real Estate Inc (CA DRE #01822046, NMLS #2629064), which Greg Toussieng owns. If we represent you in a purchase or sale and you also arrange your loan through Choice Home Mortgage, the company is paid for both services. You are not required to use Choice Home Mortgage to work with Gregory James Group, and you are free to compare loans from any other lender. When we refer you, we give you a written disclosure of this relationship and the estimated charges, and when we act as both your agent and your loan broker we confirm both roles in writing within 24 hours.
Common questions
What is the median home price in Santa Ana?
Santa Ana's median sale price for July-September 2026 was $849,595, from Redfin Data Center. That figure blends condos and townhomes with detached houses, from post-war tracts to historic homes in French Park and Floral Park, so any one street can sit well above or below it. The sales on your own block are the closer guide.
How fast do homes sell in Santa Ana?
Santa Ana homes went under contract in a median 44 days in July-September 2026. Detached houses priced in line with recent sales on their street tend to move quickly, while condos in complexes with high dues, pending assessments or no FHA approval can take longer because fewer buyers can finance them.
Is Santa Ana a buyer's or seller's market?
Santa Ana homes sold at 99.8% of list price in July-September 2026. When that figure sits at or above 100 percent and homes sell within a few weeks, sellers have the edge. Below 100 percent with listings sitting, buyers have room to negotiate. Detached houses and condos in Santa Ana often lean different ways in the same month.
What is the Mills Act and does it apply in Santa Ana?
The Mills Act is a California law that lets a city sign a contract with the owner of a qualifying historic property, lowering its property tax in return for the owner restoring and maintaining it. Santa Ana runs a Mills Act program tied to its local historic register. Ask whether an existing contract transfers with a home you are buying, because it does.
Do I need permission to remodel a historic home in Santa Ana?
Exterior work on a home listed on Santa Ana's local historic register, or on a contributing home in a historic district, needs city review before it starts. Interior work generally does not. Ask the city's planning division about the home's status before you buy if you plan to change windows, add a second storey or rebuild a porch.
How much is my Santa Ana home worth?
A Santa Ana home's value comes from recent sales on nearby streets of the same era and type, adjusted for lot size, condition, additions and, for a historic home, original features and any Mills Act contract. Enter your address in the home-value box and Greg Toussieng, a California real estate broker based in Santa Ana, sends a written analysis.
Where is the Gregory James Group's office in Santa Ana?
The Gregory James Group's office is in Santa Ana, a short drive from Irvine and Newport Beach as well as every Santa Ana neighbourhood, so Greg Toussieng can meet you at the house rather than at a desk. Use the home-value box on this page to request a written analysis first, or call the office to book a time. Address: 1820 E Garry Ave #204, Santa Ana, CA 92705.
Is the median Santa Ana home price above the Orange County conforming loan limit?
No. The median Santa Ana sale price was $849,595 for July-September 2026, from Redfin Data Center. Loans above $1,249,125, the 2026 Orange County conforming limit set by the FHFA, are jumbo loans. Because the median price is below that limit, a loan on a typical home here falls within it.
- U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Santa Ana city, California (2020 population) · checked 2026-10-28
- Santa Ana, California: founding 1869, incorporation 1886, county seat, area, school district, Santa Ana River · checked 2026-10-28
- City of Santa Ana: Historic Preservation (National Register districts, local register, Mills Act) · checked 2026-10-28
- City of Santa Ana: French Park National Register nomination (20 blocks, 1880s to early 1940s) · checked 2026-10-28
- OCTA fact sheet: Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (built 1985; Metrolink and Amtrak Pacific Surfliner) · checked 2026-10-28
- OC Streetcar: 4.15-mile line from the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center to Garden Grove · checked 2026-10-28
- Bowers Museum: opened 1936 · checked 2026-10-28
- California Office of Historic Preservation: Mills Act program · checked 2026-10-28
- California Department of Housing and Community Development: ADU handbook · checked 2026-10-28
- HUD FHA approved condominium search · checked 2026-10-28
- California DRE licence lookup · checked 2026-10-28
- FHFA: 2026 conforming loan limits (Orange County, CA: $1,249,125) · checked 2026-10-29
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