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PLACENTIA Found in a golf course community, this two-story is light and bright, with vaulted 18-foot ceilings and walls of windows. Address: 409 Black Lane, Placentia, 92870

Listed for: $708,000 for three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms in 2,032 square feet (3,509-square-foot lot)

Features: Granite floors; family/dining room with fireplace; tree-topped patio

About the area: In the 92870 ZIP Code, based on 37 sales, the median sales price for single-family homes in May was $660,000, up 5.6% from May 2015, according to CoreLogic.