October 2026 Los Alamitos Real Estate Market Report: Seven Home Sales and More Supply
Los Alamitos is a small market, and October shows it: seven single-family homes closed at a median of $1,500,000, up 6.0% from a year ago. The bigger change is supply. Active inventory rose to 14 homes and months of supply went from 1.2 to 2.8. This is my first Los Alamitos market report, so I will keep the focus on what the data can and cannot tell us.
Source: Pacific West Association of REALTORS® (PWR) Local Market Update for October 2026, based on CRMLS data and current as of November 2, 2026. Figures cover Los Alamitos (Orange County) as a whole. Sales prices do not account for seller concessions or down payment assistance.
October 2026 Market Snapshot: Los Alamitos
| Metric | Single-Family (Oct 2026) | Single-Family YoY | Townhouse-Condo (Oct 2026) | Condo YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median Sales Price | $1,500,000 | +6.0% | $830,000 | n/a |
| Average Sales Price | $1,552,571 | +9.2% | $830,000 | n/a |
| Closed Sales | 7 | -46.2% | 1 | n/a |
| Pending Sales | 4 | -33.3% | 0 | -100.0% |
| New Listings | 7 | +40.0% | 1 | 0.0% |
| Days on Market Until Sale | 40 | -2.4% | 27 | n/a |
| Percent of Original List Price Received | 95.5% | +2.2% | 94.9% | n/a |
| Active Inventory | 14 | +55.6% | 4 | -33.3% |
| Months Supply of Inventory | 2.8 | +133.3% | 1.9 | -52.5% |
How I Read the Numbers
1. Fewer sales, and a median to read carefully
The $1,500,000 median is up 6.0% from last October, but it is $50,000 below the 12-month median of $1,550,000 (up 3.6%). The average ($1,552,571) is $52,571 above the median, which tells me one or two higher-priced sales lifted the average. Over the last 12 months, 61 homes closed versus 90 the year before, a 32.2% drop. Fewer closings is the bigger story in this market than the monthly price.
2. Supply rebuilt from a very low base
Inventory rose to 14 homes from 9 (+55.6%) and months of supply went from 1.2 to 2.8. New listings were 7 versus 5 a year ago. Over the last 12 months, though, new listings are down 21.2% to 78, so this is a recovery from a very thin supply, not a flood of homes. Buyers have more choice than a year ago, but it is still not a lot of homes.
3. A bigger gap between asking and selling price
Homes sold for 95.5% of original list price, about 4.5% below asking. At the October median, that is roughly $67,500. A year ago the figure was 93.4%, so October is better than last year, but it is below the 12-month figure of 97.6%, which is about $37,000 at the 12-month median. Homes took 40 days on average, versus 31 over the last 12 months. Pending sales were 4, down from 6.
Condos and Townhomes: One Sale
One townhouse-condo unit closed in October at $830,000, and none went under contract. That is not enough to describe the market. Over the last 12 months, 16 units closed at a median of $805,000 (-8.0%) after 26 days on market on average.
Bao’s Take: Beyond the Numbers
For Home Sellers
In a market this small, one or two comparable sales can shape how buyers see your home, so pricing takes careful comp work, including sales that are a little older or a few blocks away. October homes that sold took longer and gave up about 4.5% from original asking, so overshooting has a cost. Two places to start: how to tell if a home is overpriced and a home value request.
For Home Buyers
More options than a year ago (14 homes versus 9) and homes that sat 40 days on average mean there can be room to negotiate, especially on homes that have been listed a while. Ask for the original list price and price history. Be ready to move quickly on a home that is priced well, because there are not many. If rates are on your mind, here is how I think about waiting.
Nearby market reports (October 2026):Long Beach, Garden Grove, Lakewood, Cerritos, Cypress, Artesia.
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Baotuan Nguyenphuoc, REALTOR®, Seller Representative Specialist (SRS), real estate broker since 2007. I work with home sellers and buyers, including first-time buyers, in Los Alamitos and nearby communities. More market analysis is on the NP Realty blog.
