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 1,671 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
798
Homes sold, last 12 mo
+15.5% vs prior year
26
Median days to sell
+30.0% vs prior year
99.2%
Homes sell for this much of asking
30%
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 $750K 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 · 15%$750K–1M · 13%$1–1.5M · 38%$1.5–2M · 15%Over $2M · 9%

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

Agents who closed a sale, 24 mo
2,093
Sales by the typical agent
1
median, 24 mo
Sales by a top-10 agent
8
avg, 24 mo
Share of sales by top 10 agents
10%

Half of the 2,093 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
12 sales (24 mo) · median $1.3M · 5 days avg

Kollin Hill
#2

Kollin Hill

LPT Realty, Inc
6 sales (24 mo) · median $1.0M · 5 days avg

Amy Taylor
#3

Amy Taylor

Regency Real Estate Brokers
7 sales (24 mo) · median $1.4M · 6 days avg

#AgentBrokerage Score Sales (24 mo) in Lake Forest Median priceAvg DOMSale÷list
1 Stephanie Young Coldwell Banker Realty 92 12 $1.3M 5 104.0%
2 Kollin Hill LPT Realty, Inc 91 6 $1.0M 5 105.8%
3 Amy Taylor Regency Real Estate Brokers 89 7 $1.4M 6 101.6%
4 Edgar Scholte Seven Gables Real Estate 89 4 $1.3M 5 102.9%
5 Alexander Yu First Team Real Estate 89 12 $776K 9 103.0%
6 Samira Hurd eXp Realty of California Inc 88 6 $1.1M 7 102.0%
7 Steven Hurd eXp Realty of California Inc 88 6 $1.1M 7 102.0%
8 Valerie Bourg First Team Real Estate 87 22 $1.3M 13 102.1%
9 Elizabeth Do Keller Williams Realty 86 5 $1.1M 14 105.0%
10 Stefanie Gillespie Regency Real Estate Brokers 86 4 $725K 6 100.6%
11 Michelle Hill LPT Realty, Inc 85 11 $987K 22 104.7%
12 Maryam Amiri Redfin 85 14 $1.3M 18 101.7%
13 Dave Gubler IML Real Estate 85 5 $780K 16 102.9%
14 Amy Mosley Coldwell Banker Realty 85 5 $1.1M 21 106.5%
15 David Bauman Keller Williams OC Luxury Realty 85 5 $1.1M 10 100.8%
16 Kanoa Watt Regency Real Estate Brokers 85 11 $913K 20 102.0%
17 Zandra Watt Regency Real Estate Brokers 85 11 $913K 20 102.0%
18 Latrice Deluna Latrice Deluna, Broker 84 4 $1.3M 15 103.0%
19 Tim Morissette Coldwell Banker Realty 84 49 $1.4M 24 102.2%
20 Ingrid Gubler IML Real Estate 84 4 $780K 17 102.5%

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 20 of 1,671 ranked agents (5+ closed sales here, last 24 months) — browse all 2952 agents active in Lake Forest.

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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, Kollin Hill, Amy Taylor. 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 (7.2%), Real Broker (3.7%), Regency Real Estate Brokers (3.7%).

What is the Lake Forest housing market like in 2026?

Over the last 12 months Lake Forest recorded 798 home sales at a median $1,200,000 (+4.3% vs prior year). Homes typically sell in 26 days at 99.2% of asking price, and 30% of listings took a price cut before selling.

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