Earlier this week I wrote about a home in Irvine’s El Camino neighborhood that sold for about $22,000 more than the asking price. Following is a similar home in Costa Mesa’s Eastside that went the other way: It sold for approximately $22,000 under the most recent asking price. However, the Irvine home is smaller and sold for $358 per square foot, where as this Costa Mesa home sold for $302 per square foot. Both homes sold in October 2009. One more caveat: The HOA fee is approximately $100 more for the Costa Mesa home than it is for the similar Irvine home.

317 Alta Lane 92627 (Eastside Costa Mesa)

• 3 beds/2.25 baths
• 1441 SF
• Condo built in 1975
• HOA: $284
• Asking price: $457,500 ($339/SF)
• Selling price: $435,000 ($302/SF)

Current estimates for this home:

• Cyberhomes: $404,505
• Eappraisal: $344,489
• Zillow: $449,500