Top real estate agents in Lake Forest, CA

Everything you need to choose well in Lake Forest: what the market is doing, where your home fits, and which of its 1,694 ranked agents actually deliver — ranked by verified results, never by who paid.

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The Lake Forest market right now

Last 12 months, compared with the 12 before · verified closed sales
$1.2M
Median sale price
+4.3% vs prior year
795
Homes sold, last 12 mo
+12.3% vs prior year
25
Median days to sell
+56.3% vs prior year
99.3%
Homes sell for this much of asking
29%
Listings that cut their price

How the Lake Forest market is moving

Median sale price by quarter

$975K2023 2024 2025 2026 $1.3M

Homes sold by quarter

1602023 2024 2025 2026 254

The long view: Lake Forest home values since 2012

Median sale price by year

$381K2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 $1.2M2026

Long-term data provided by Redfin, a national real estate brokerage. Current year partial.

Where does your home fit in Lake Forest?

The middle half of Lake Forest homes sold between $730K and $1.5M over the last 24 months — and one in ten topped $1.9M. Agents who win in one price range are often invisible in another, so compare agents against your price point, not just the citywide average.

Under $500K · 10%$500–750K · 16%$750K–1M · 12%$1–1.5M · 39%$1.5–2M · 14%Over $2M · 9%

Most agents here barely transact — that's why the ranking matters

Agents who closed a sale, 24 mo
2,119
Sales by the typical agent
1
median, 24 mo
Sales by a top-10 agent
18
avg, 24 mo
Share of sales by top 10 agents
9.4%

Half of the 2,119 agents who closed a deal in Lake Forest in the last two years closed just one. Experience in your market and price range is rare — the list below shows who actually has it.

The Lake Forest leaderboard

Stephanie Young
#1

Stephanie Young

Coldwell Banker Realty
11 sales (24 mo) · median $1.3M · 3 days avg

Alexander Yu
#2

Alexander Yu

First Team Real Estate
13 sales (24 mo) · median $776K · 9 days avg

Valerie Bourg
#3

Valerie Bourg

First Team Real Estate
20 sales (24 mo) · median $1.2M · 11 days avg

#AgentBrokerage Score Sales (24 mo) in Lake Forest Median priceAvg DOMSale÷list
1 Stephanie Young Coldwell Banker Realty 84 11 $1.3M 3 104.3%
2 Alexander Yu First Team Real Estate 83 13 $776K 9 103.0%
3 Valerie Bourg First Team Real Estate 83 20 $1.2M 11 102.1%
4 Tim Morissette Coldwell Banker Realty 80 45 $1.4M 21 102.2%
5 Maryam Amiri Redfin 76 15 $1.3M 18 101.7%
6 Matthew Morissette Coldwell Banker Realty 75 34 $1.4M 23 102.2%
7 Amy Taylor Regency Real Estate Brokers 74 8 $1.4M 6 101.6%
8 Michelle Hill LPT Realty, Inc 73 11 $987K 22 104.7%
9 Zandra Watt Regency Real Estate Brokers 73 10 $901K 12 102.2%
10 Kanoa Watt Regency Real Estate Brokers 73 10 $901K 12 102.2%
11 Fred Sedighravesh Keller Williams Realty Irvine 70 9 $656K 17 102.2%
12 Christopher Bistolas Redfin 69 10 $802K 21 101.2%
13 Megan Bixler Alta Realty Group CA, Inc 68 11 $1.2M 17 100.6%
14 Kollin Hill LPT Realty, Inc 68 6 $1.0M 5 105.8%
15 Jordan Bennett Regency Real Estate Brokers 66 11 $1.2M 20 100.1%
16 Steven Hurd eXp Realty of California Inc 63 6 $1.1M 7 102.0%
17 Samira Hurd eXp Realty of California Inc 63 6 $1.1M 7 102.0%
18 Zachary Doan Aspero Realty, Inc 62 65 $1.6M 31 100.0%
19 Darren Shepherd Compass 60 7 $638K 22 102.0%
20 Kamran Montazami RE/MAX Premier Realty 59 15 $715K 24 99.9%
21 Yingzi Peng Alink Realty Group 59 7 $1.8M 8 98.8%
22 Caroline Jin Real Broker 58 8 $2.0M 22 100.8%
23 Susan Stoker Bullock Russell RE Services 57 16 $1.5M 28 98.7%
24 Karen Walsh Realty One Group West 57 7 $265K 22 100.2%
25 Aren Kizirian Pacific Sotheby's Int'l Realty 57 36 $1.7M 39 97.5%

Score (0–100) summarizes each agent's recent verified results in Lake Forest — sales closed, speed, and pricing outcomes. Agents cannot pay to change it. Showing the top 25 of 1,694 ranked agents (5+ closed sales here, last 24 months) — browse all 2901 agents active in Lake Forest.

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Brokerage share of agent transaction sides, last 24 months.

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Frequently asked questions

Who are the top real estate agents in Lake Forest, CA?

Based on verified sale results over the last 24 months, the top agents in Lake Forest include Stephanie Young, Alexander Yu, Valerie Bourg. Rankings reflect closed sales, speed of sale, and pricing results — agents cannot pay for placement.

How are Lake Forest agents ranked?

By verified sale results in Lake Forest: how much an agent actually closes, how fast their listings sell versus the local norm, and how their pricing holds up. No agent can pay to change their position.

Which brokerages sell the most homes in Lake Forest?

By share of agent transaction sides over the last 24 months: Coldwell Banker Realty (7.7%), Regency Real Estate Brokers (3.7%), Real Broker (3.6%).

What is the Lake Forest housing market like in 2026?

Over the last 12 months Lake Forest recorded 795 home sales at a median $1,200,000 (+4.3% vs prior year). Homes typically sell in 25 days at 99.3% of asking price, and 29% of listings took a price cut before selling.

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