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Published October 1, 2026 in Deal of the Week

This home asks $770 per square foot. Homes for sale around it are asking $815.

By Chris Robertson
Real estate, Lake Forest, CA

That's why it made the list. 171 buyers have already saved it on Zillow. That's 540% more saves than the average of this week's finalists in Lake Forest, CA. All 171 get an alert the second the price drops or someone else puts in an offer. Right now, you're ahead of all of them.

The numbers
Views on Zillow
Saves on Zillow
Homes analyzed
Fig 0.1 · The home. Listing photos go out with the address. Squinting won't speed that up.
The home
4 bd · 2 ba · 1,200 sq ft
$ ▬▬▬,▬▬▬
About 5 days listed. Address: ▬▬ ▬▬▬▬▬ ▬▬
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Text me for the address — (949) 777-5607Opens your messages. No forms. We don't do forms.

In short
  1. $770 per square foot against $815 for homes around it.
  2. Ranked first of 946 active homes scored in Lake Forest, CA this week.
  3. 4 beds, 2 baths, about 1,200 sq ft. About 5 days listed.
  4. Listings here have been up about 72 days.
  5. Price and address are held back. Text DEAL and they come to you.

Here's what we think happened.

While listed, it earned 171 saves and 1,365 views on Zillow. It ranked first on Zillow saves for the number of days it has been listed.

From the listing: “Welcome to this beautifully upgraded single-story home in Lake Forest’s desirable Wind Rows community.”

Saves on Zillow · Lake Forest, CA
  1. 1This home171 saves
  2. 2Finalist average27 saves
Zillow saves. Finalist average = the mean of this week's finalists in the area, this home included.
What stands out
  1. Major upgrades include a newer roof, HVAC system, solar, full repipe, new windows and doors, and an EV charger.
  2. The main living and dining spaces are centered around a fireplace, while the kitchen enjoys plenty of natural light and views of the backyard.
  3. The fourth bedroom is currently configured as an office retreat connected to the primary suite and can easily be converted back to a traditional bedroom.

What they saw when they opened the listing.

It's inside this circle · No pin, on purpose
Map of the approximate area, drawn as a circle rather than a pin
Fig 03.1 · The area

Then they did what you're about to do. They checked the neighborhood.

Asking $/sq ft nearby
The middle asking price per square foot of the homes for sale here now. Asking, not sold.
This home's $/sq ft
This home's own price per square foot, rounded to the nearest $5.
Avg. days listed
The clock every listing in the area is running against.
Active homes
Everything for sale here right now — the full set this pick was scored against.

The math. At $815 per square foot, the median ask nearby, 1,200 square feet would list for $978,000. This one asks less.

Similar listings, on the market right now.

Everything below is asking, not sold — these are the homes a buyer would be choosing between today, ordered by what each is asking.

Active listings comparable to this week's pick, ordered by asking price
AddressSq ftDays listedPrice
28392 Klondike Drive1,25652$750,000
26312 Loch Glen #761,08313$780,000
28564 Sorano1,14113$799,000
19381 Cascade Drive1,30346$799,000
This week's pick · held backAbout 1,200▬▬▬
Source · Active listing data via IDX feed · Deemed reliable but not guaranteed

Want the address?

It's ready to go. The address, the photos, the numbers behind the numbers.

Text DEAL to (949) 777-5607Text me

One text and it's yours, usually within the hour. (You're texting me, an actual person. I answer like one.)

What comes back
  1. The address, and the listing it belongs to.
  2. The photos, unblurred, all of them.
  3. The numbers this page is built on, including the ones we would not publish.
  4. A straight answer on whether it is actually right for you — including no.

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