Slava Ploshkin is a Los Angeles and Long Beach real estate agent, founder of The Slava House brand, with a combined social media audience of 10 million followers. He works with broker Joe Goodman (more than 25 years of California real estate experience). Slava Ploshkin, REALTOR® with Hayden & Bach. Joe Goodman is the broker. Russian available.

Irvine · Orange County · English · Russian

Irvine real estate agent, in English and Russian

I'm Slava Ploshkin, a REALTOR® based in Long Beach who works Irvine every week.

Median askingIrvine$1.6M725 for sale

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REALTOR® · DRE #02323623 · 4.9★ on Google · Hayden & Bach

Asking prices · updated Oct 3, 2026

Irvine right now. Live from the MLS.

725homes for sale

Irvine, neighborhood by neighborhood

The median asking price in each neighborhood, from the lowest to the highest. The red dot is all of Irvine.

$1.6M

What’s for sale

51% of the homes for sale in Irvine are condos.

725homes for sale

Condo51%368 homes
Single-family40%292 homes
Townhouse6%47 homes
Other2%18 homes

Price cuts

44%

44% of the homes for sale in Irvine are priced below an earlier asking price.

437rentals listed, median $5K a month

See all 725 Irvine homes

What I know about Irvine

Irvine is where most of my relocating families end up, and it's a city you buy village by village, not by ZIP code. I'll walk you through the villages, the schools each one feeds, and the two lines on the tax bill people miss. Joe Goodman, my broker, reads every contract before you sign.

Carousel with a green and orange tent among trees, a silver and yellow vintage Navy plane at left and a big orange balloon at right — The Great Park carousel on a sunny afternoon, with the orange balloon behind the trees

Irvine was planned as villages, and each one has its own age, HOA and feel. Woodbridge has its two lakes and 1970s to 80s homes with mature trees. Turtle Rock is hillside and quiet. Northwood and University Park are the established family villages. Quail Hill, Portola Springs and the Great Park neighborhoods are the newer construction, with modern floor plans and, usually, a Mello-Roos line on the tax bill.

Snow-covered mountain peaks under white clouds rise above green foothills, tile-roofed homes and leafy trees — Snow on Saddleback above rooftops near Irvine Ranch Historic Park, next to Northwood

That tax line is the first thing I explain. Mello-Roos is a special tax on many newer Irvine villages that funds schools, roads and parks. It can add a real monthly amount on top of the HOA, and it has an end date that differs by tract. I pull the tax bill and the HOA budget for every home before we tour it, so the monthly number you see is the real one.

Two spreading oak trees in a grassy canyon bottom below dry slopes and a pale rocky ridge under a clear blue sky — Coast live oaks in Limestone Canyon, the open space northeast of Portola Springs

Buyers here care about schools, and Irvine Unified is a big reason people move in. I don't recite rankings; I tell you which schools a specific address feeds and what the walk or drive looks like. Sellers care about presentation, because Irvine buyers compare dozens of similar floor plans. We stage, we shoot video, and we price against the same village, not the whole city.

Red honeysuckle flowers fill the foreground; across the water stands a row of white two-story lakefront homes under a blue sky — Honeysuckle in bloom on the South Lake shore, with lakefront homes across the water

Villages I work most. Guides with live listings.

Great Park NeighborhoodsIrvine's newest villages, built since 2013 on the old El Toro air base, with a special tax you'll want to understandRead the guide ›NorthwoodThe village the Irvine Company didn't build, with late-1970s tracts under century-old eucalyptus windrowsRead the guide ›Portola SpringsIrvine's foothill village under Loma Ridge, with 25,000 acres of open space past the last streetRead the guide ›WoodbridgeThe Irvine village built around two lakes, where the first homes went by lottery in 1976Read the guide ›Orchard HillsIrvine's highest village, planned around 900 acres of working avocado orchards and still selling new homes in 2026Read the guide ›Turtle RockIrvine's first hillside village, started in 1967, with two elementary schools inside and Bommer Canyon out the backRead the guide ›University ParkIrvine's first village, from the mid-1960s, where the houses face shared parks instead of the streetRead the guide ›Quail HillEarly-2000s homes at the edge of the 700-acre Quail Hill Preserve, two miles from the SpectrumRead the guide ›

How we work.

The Tandem

“No agency matched them. A street in Long Beach did.”

Two people on every deal

I run the search, the showings and the marketing. My broker Joe Goodman has worked California contracts for over 25 years and reads every offer before it goes out. You get both of us for one commission.

Honest about the house

If the floor slopes, the street is loud or the price is wrong, I say it on the tour. Clients tell me that's the reason they trust the yes when it comes.

Our own search, updated daily

Explore is our live MLS map with every listing and the market numbers behind it. You see what I see, in English or Russian, and I call when something is actually worth a call.

Don’t take my word for it. Take theirs.

4.9 on Google · 5.0 on Zillow

“I was nervous at first because Slava is young, and buying a house in LA isn’t something I wanted to take lightly. But I gave him a chance, and I’m glad I did. It was way more comfortable than I expected, and Joe Goodman helped too. These guys know what they’re doing.”

AleksandrHome buyer · Google

“I was pleasantly surprised how professional and knowledgeable he was for his age. His knowledge of the housing market helped me feel confident making an informed decision. He really took the time to learn my situation. Past agents never did.”

Megan P.Home valuation · Google

“I liked that Slava didn’t pretend every home was perfect. Sometimes he’d point out something uncomfortable we hadn’t noticed. At first it was surprising, but then I realized that’s exactly what I want from an agent.”

Mityai Da.Home search · Google

Questions I get about Irvine

It's a special property tax tied to certain newer tracts to pay for public facilities. Many homes in the newer villages have it; most of the older villages don't. The amount and the end year are on the county tax bill. I check it for every home you're considering and show you the full monthly cost, not the mortgage alone.

Irvine Unified serves nearly all of the city and buyers rate its schools highly across villages. Which specific schools a house feeds depends on the address, and boundaries can shift. I confirm the current assignment for each home before an offer, and I'll tell you honestly if a house you love sits on a boundary line.

Irvine has a lot of well-run condo and townhome communities with pools and parks included, and they're often the way in below the detached-home price. The trade-off is the HOA and the shared walls. I'll show you both at the same monthly number so you can compare what you actually get.

Well-priced homes in the popular villages get multiple offers, especially near schools and parks. Winning is about being ready: pre-approval done, inspection plan set, and a clear number you won't cross. Joe and I structure offers that sellers take seriously without overpaying.

Yes, and often in Russian. Irvine draws families from all over the world, and I've done the move myself. Video tours, document walkthroughs in your language, and an honest read on each village before you fly in.