Why we recommend Regina Chen for Irvine
Irvine prices move village by village. Redfin's figures for the three months to September 2026 put the citywide median sale price at $1,449,310, but the median was $2,454,279 in 92603 and $1,084,681 in 92612. Homes also sat longer than a year earlier, with a median of 61 days on market. In that kind of market, a buyer or seller needs someone who prices against the right tract, not the city average.
Regina Chen works almost entirely inside Irvine and next-door Tustin Legacy. Her website organises her work by village (Great Park, Orchard Hills, Northwood, Eastwood and Stonegate in Irvine) and states plainly that she prices against village comparables rather than a citywide figure. She is licensed in California, works with Real Brokerage Technologies, and serves clients in English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Taiwanese. That combination of a narrow local focus and a verified license is why she is our featured agent for this page. It is our recommendation, not a ranking of every agent in Irvine: interview more than one agent before you sign.
About Regina Chen
Regina Chen's California DRE license and brokerage
The California Department of Real Estate public lookup lists Regina Chen as a licensed salesperson, license 01866664, first issued on November 23, 2009 and valid until December 14, 2029, with no disciplinary action and no other public comments. Her responsible broker is Real Brokerage Technologies (broker license 02022092). The DRE record shows earlier periods with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Company (2020 to 2022) and eXp Realty of California (2022 to 2024) before she moved to Real in October 2024.
Regina Chen's focus on Irvine villages and Tustin Legacy
Her site describes her as an Irvine and Tustin Legacy agent with more than eight years in these villages. Her neighborhood guides cover Irvine, Great Park, Orchard Hills, Northwood, Eastwood and Stonegate, plus Tustin Legacy, Columbus Square, Greenwood, Old Town Tustin, Tustin Ranch and North Tustin. Her service pages cover buyers, sellers, trade-up moves (selling one Irvine home and buying the next) and relocation for clients moving to Orange County for a new job.
Languages: Regina Chen works in four languages
Her website lists English, Mandarin, Cantonese and Taiwanese. The details she gave us list English only, so if you want to work in another language, confirm it on your first call.
Regina Chen's record: sales and reviews
Sales figures Regina Chen publishes
Her home page shows 67 total sales with a price range of $405,000 to $3.1 million and an average price of $1.2 million. Her About page describes her as a top 1 percent Irvine agent with more than $150 million in career sales. She gave us different totals: more than 170 career transactions and $120 million in career sales, plus 14 transaction sides and more than $18 million in the past 12 months. We could not confirm any of these totals on an independent public page, so treat them as her own figures and ask her which sales they include.
Awards Regina Chen lists
She lists a RealTrends America's Best designation (2022), Top Agent on Zillow (2023), Coldwell Banker International President's Premier Award (2021) and International President's Award (2020), and a FastExpert ranking as a Top Irvine Agent for 2026. We did not open the award pages themselves, so ask her for the certificates if they matter to you.
What Regina Chen's clients say
Reviews on her website include these, quoted word for word:
- "Looking for a house in Irvine can be overwhelming, but Regina made the process smooth. She took the time to understand my preferences." Olakunle E.
- "Working with Regina is the best experience I have had with a realtor. She put her client’s interest first and helped me get my home sold." Betty L.
- "Regina listed my childhood home I grew up in earlier this year and I couldn't have asked for a better outcome." Angeline W.
These are reviews she selected for her own site. Read her reviews on third-party sites too before you decide.
How Regina Chen works with Irvine buyers and sellers
Buying in Irvine with Regina Chen
Her buyer guide starts with the village, then the budget once HOA dues, Mello-Roos and insurance are counted, then a pre-approval from a lender who knows Irvine special taxes. That matters here: many Irvine tax rate areas total 1.03515% before any special tax, and Great Park homes also pay the CFD 2013-3 tax. Ask her for the full monthly cost of each home on your shortlist, and confirm school assignment for the exact address with Irvine Unified's School Locator.
Selling in Irvine with Regina Chen
Her seller guide sets the price from closed sales in your own tract, condition and HOA, then decides what to fix before listing. Irvine homes sold at 97.5% of list price on average in the three months to September 2026 (Redfin), with only 11.2% above list, so an overpriced listing tends to sit. Ask her for the comparable sales behind her number and her own average days on market. Our California real estate commission guide explains what listing fees cover.
Trade-up and relocation moves with Regina Chen
For trade-ups she plans both sides together: what the current home will likely net, what the next village costs, and whether to bridge, rent back or close in the same week. For relocations she lines up a short list of villages and a tour day of three to five homes before the client arrives.
Local knowledge: Irvine prices by ZIP
Zillow's typical home value for Irvine was $1,481,490 in September 2026, 1.9% lower than a year earlier. The Redfin figures below show how far apart the ZIPs are. For the full picture see our Irvine guide and Irvine housing market report.
| ZIP | Redfin median sale price | Homes sold | Median days on market |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92603 | $2,454,279 | 55 | 81 |
| 92602 | $2,179,360 | 54 | 57 |
| 92620 | $1,612,026 | 102 | 46 |
| 92618 | $1,436,078 | 169 | 70 |
| 92606 | $1,323,611 | 20 | 55 |
| 92604 | $1,308,615 | 40 | 57 |
| 92614 | $1,094,678 | 41 | 53 |
| 92612 | $1,084,681 | 76 | 63 |
Figures are Redfin's rolling three months to September 30, 2026. Small ZIPs such as 92606 swing a lot from month to month, so read them as a range.
How we chose Regina Chen
We confirmed her license, status and responsible broker on the DRE lookup, read her website's service pages and published reviews, and compared her stated focus with Irvine's market data. We looked for an agent whose daily work is inside Irvine's villages rather than one who lists the city as one of many service areas. Every featured agent passes the same checks. Read the full method on how we choose agents.
How to contact Regina Chen
Call Regina Chen at (714) 866-9166, or visit her website at reginachengroup.com. Her site lists an office at 8 Corporate Park, Suite 300, Irvine, CA 92606. Before the first meeting, have a rough budget or sale timeline, the villages on your list and whether you need to sell and buy in the same move.