What’s for sale
51% of the homes for sale in Irvine are condos.
726homes for sale
- Condo51%369 homes
- Single-family40%292 homes
- Townhouse6%47 homes
- Other2%18 homes
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.
Orange County · Irvine · Newport · Huntington · English · Russian
Orange County real estate agent, in English and Russian
I'm Slava Ploshkin, a REALTOR® based in Long Beach, right on the county line, and Orange County is where most of my relocating families end up.
Median askingIrvine$1.6M1,426 for sale
REALTOR® · DRE #02323623 · 4.9★ on Google · Hayden & Bach
Asking prices · updated Oct 3, 2026
Orange County right now. Live from the MLS.
726homes 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
Price cuts
44%
44% of the homes for sale in Irvine are priced below an earlier asking price.
436rentals listed, median $5K a month
286homes for sale
Newport Beach, neighborhood by neighborhood
The median asking price in each neighborhood, from the lowest to the highest. The red dot is all of Newport Beach.
$4.2M
What’s for sale
52% of the homes for sale in Newport Beach are single-family houses.
286homes for sale
- Single-family52%148 homes
- Condo18%52 homes
- Multi-unit14%39 homes
- Other12%34 homes
- Townhouse5%13 homes
Price cuts
43%
43% of the homes for sale in Newport Beach are priced below an earlier asking price.
182rentals listed, median $11K a month
414homes for sale
Huntington Beach, neighborhood by neighborhood
The median asking price in each neighborhood, from the lowest to the highest. The red dot is all of Huntington Beach.
$1.3M
What’s for sale
45% of the homes for sale in Huntington Beach are single-family houses.
414homes for sale
- Single-family45%187 homes
- Condo23%96 homes
- Other21%87 homes
- Townhouse5%22 homes
- Multi-unit5%22 homes
Price cuts
46%
46% of the homes for sale in Huntington Beach are priced below an earlier asking price.
126rentals listed, median $5K a month
What I know about Orange County
The county is a set of very different cities: Irvine for schools and new construction, Newport Beach and Huntington Beach for the coast, Costa Mesa and Tustin for value close to everything. I help you pick the city first, then the neighborhood, then the house. Joe Goodman, my broker, reads every contract before you sign.
Families from abroad usually start with Irvine, and it usually fits: planned villages, Irvine Unified schools, a large international community and a lot of newer homes. The catch is the tax bill, where many newer villages carry a Mello-Roos line on top of the HOA. Newport Beach and Huntington Beach are the coast, from island cottages and harbor docks to gated hillside communities, with coastal and flood rules that I check for every home.
Between the coast and Irvine sit the cities buyers overlook: Costa Mesa, Tustin, Fountain Valley and Lake Forest often give you a bigger house for the same money, ten minutes from the same beaches and schools. I show them next to the famous names so you decide with your eyes, not with a brand.
The deal works the same in every OC city: pre-approval done before we tour, the HOA and tax documents pulled before an offer, an inspector who knows the local housing stock, and Joe on every counter. If you are moving from another state or another country, we do the first tours by video and the last ones in person.
Cities I work most. Guides with live listings.
IrvineGreat 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 ›IrvineNorthwoodThe village the Irvine Company didn't build, with late-1970s tracts under century-old eucalyptus windrowsRead the guide ›Huntington BeachHuntington HarbourFive dredged islands at the north end of Huntington Beach, with the boat tied up behind the houseRead the guide ›IrvinePortola SpringsIrvine's foothill village under Loma Ridge, with 25,000 acres of open space past the last streetRead the guide ›Newport BeachBalboa PeninsulaBeach cottages and bay-front houses on a sandspit between the Pacific and Newport Harbor, from Cannery Village to the WedgeRead the guide ›Newport BeachCorona del MarThe bluff-top village at the harbor mouth, where the Flower Streets run down to two beachesRead the guide ›Newport BeachNewport CoastThe Irvine Company's gated hillside villages, built in the 1990s and 2000s above Crystal Cove State ParkRead the guide ›Huntington BeachDowntown Huntington BeachThe numbered streets around Main and the pier, the part of Surf City USA you can walkRead the guide ›IrvineWoodbridgeThe Irvine village built around two lakes, where the first homes went by lottery in 1976Read the guide ›IrvineOrchard HillsIrvine's highest village, planned around 900 acres of working avocado orchards and still selling new homes in 2026Read the guide ›Huntington BeachSeacliffLate-1980s and 1990s tracts around a golf course, built on the old oil field above the beachRead the guide ›IrvineTurtle RockIrvine's first hillside village, started in 1967, with two elementary schools inside and Bommer Canyon out the backRead the guide ›Newport BeachBalboa IslandA dredged-up island in Newport Harbor, with cottages on 30-foot lots and a car ferry that's run since 1919Read the guide ›IrvineUniversity ParkIrvine's first village, from the mid-1960s, where the houses face shared parks instead of the streetRead the guide ›IrvineQuail 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.
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
Questions I get about Orange County
Irvine is the usual answer, and for many families the right one: Irvine Unified and planned villages with parks in walking distance. Tustin, Huntington Beach and parts of Newport Beach also feed well-regarded schools at different price points. I confirm the exact school assignment for any home you consider.
A special property tax on many newer tracts, most often in Irvine and other master-planned areas, that pays for schools, roads and parks. It adds a real monthly amount and has an end year that differs by tract. I pull the tax bill for every home so the monthly number you see is the whole number.
A lot, and it depends on the street. A condo a few blocks from the sand in Huntington Beach can cost less than a house in Irvine; a bluff-top house in Newport costs several times more. I'll show you the same monthly budget in two or three cities so the trade-off is concrete.
Yes. Irvine in particular has a growing Russian-speaking community, and I handle the whole deal in Russian or English: video tours, every document explained, and an honest opinion on each home. I moved here from abroad myself.
Yes, and it helps. Most buyers start in one city and end up in another once they see the prices. I work Irvine, Newport Beach, Huntington Beach and the cities between every week, so you keep the same person as the search moves.
Let's talk about Orange County.
Tell me the budget and whether it's schools, the beach or space that matters, and I'll tell you which city to start with.
Photo credits (19)
- The Great Park carousel on a sunny afternoon, with the orange balloon behind the treesDaniel Sinoca, Unsplash License
- Snow on Saddleback above rooftops near Irvine Ranch Historic Park, next to NorthwoodOCParks_CA, CC BY 2.0
- Waterfront homes and palms across a calm Huntington Harbour channelakf2006, Public Domain Mark 1.0
- Coast live oaks in Limestone Canyon, the open space northeast of Portola SpringsLaura Camp, CC BY-SA 2.0
- The Great Park balloon rising past a palm on a clear summer dayCarol M. Highsmith, Public domain
- A row of old eucalyptus along a Northwood greenbelt path in late afternoon lightmliu92, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Homes with their own boat docks on a Huntington Harbour channelTracie Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Red Rock Canyon in Whiting Ranch, a short drive east of Portola SpringsCarl Glover, CC BY 2.0
- Evening light on the Oceanfront boardwalk and its beach housesKen Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Evening light on the rocks and bluff homes at Big Corona beachSergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0
- Hillside villas above the Pacific in Newport CoastTim Bagwell, Unsplash License
- Holiday lights over Fifth Street at The Strand, a block from Main StreetJonathan Cook-Fisher, CC BY 2.0
- Snow on the distant peaks behind the South Lake footbridge in WoodbridgeJim Strasma, Unsplash License
- A spring trail through tall grass in Peters Canyon, next door to Orchard Hillskgroovy, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Late light at Patriot Point, on the bluff where Goldenwest Street meets PCHGuywelch2000, CC0
- Spring green on the Turtle Ridge Trail, in the open hills just south of Turtle RockSergei Mutovkin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cottages and picket fences along the Grand Canal walk on Balboa IslandTracie Hall, CC BY-SA 2.0
- A greenbelt in the Terrace association, the village's front yard since the 1960sFriedpez, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stucco townhomes along a greenbelt walk in Quail Hill, with a bench under young treesJeri Koegel (edited), CC BY-SA 2.0