Ernie Aguilar

Ernie Aguilar is a lifelong Santa Ana resident and real estate broker with 19 years of experience and over $100M in closed volume. He specializes in character-rich homes--mid-century, historic, architectural, and design-driven properties across Santa Ana, North Tustin, Costa Mesa, and Newport Beach. Clients also value his careful attention to contract structure, disclosures, and execution--helping ensure transactions move forward cleanly and predictably, especially in high-value, probate, or off-market situations. He guides families through probate and trust sales with clarity and care, drawing on early career experience managing HUD, foreclosure, and bank-owned assets that sharpened his ability to navigate complex timelines, documentation, and procedural requirements. His experience evaluating properties as an investor informs a disciplined, downside-aware approach to pricing and negotiation. Fluent in English and Spanish. Local. Trusted. Detail-driven.