Recent content by Funkie

Would a white person see a class picture full of white kids say "we must go to a school that's more diversified? 

Be careful what you wish for.  TUSD would definitely limit the appreciation.  Try benchmarking properties from NWP and NP, you would see the difference quickly. Ppl don't want to pay for the Irvine Premium when zoned to TUSD. 

TIC would not build apartment homes if it didn't think they would be rented. TIC apartment home's vacancy rate is extremely low, especially in areas where there is employment nearby.  As long as they are building new office buildings, I see 3+ bedroom houses will be in higher demand, since...

If the cap is missing, there may be various reasons.  The installer may have put on the cap loosely, and it got pushed out due to water pressure over time.  I have also seen contractor simply fold the end of the drip line, and tie it w/ a wire to "act" as capping the end of the drip line. <-...

Why would any FCB cash out Irvine (where their investment is safe) when the economy tanks in China?  The very definition of FCB is the homes are purchased w/ cash, therefore, more immune to market ups and downs or employment status.  If China tanks, more $$ would stay in the US, right?

For LA and HC residents, they would be going against traffic during office hours.  Homeowners expect the house prices to increase due to high wage jobs added from the new buildings and the ultra short commute.

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Visited Altair today, toured Alara.  They did Altair right by not mixing small homes into the community, so, all neighbors would be in similar price range.  (unlike other TIC developments, making all sizes available in the same community, and max out potential buyer pool) Very nice designs...

http://www.ocregister.com/2017/11/09/petitioners-submit-19140-signatures-to-overturn-irvines-decision-on-veterans-cemetery-location/ The outcome would impact all of us, swap or not.

$400k premium, you are kidding, right/

Personal experience of mine tells me:  the net profit would be VERY different. What's priced lower today, would appreciate less down the road.  I benchmarked 2 homes, in TR and NK, both w/priced similarly.  TR home appreciated MUCH more in the same time period. 

The rumor is the NBA player and the actress bought in HC....  The NFL player is news to me....

An interesting fact: Recently spoke to a window covering company. Out of all the homes he measured, only TB homes have consistent window dims.  What that means is:  when builders put in windows, there usually "allow" a tolerance on the width/height.  So, the top and bottom of the same window...

HC is a tract home community, so, it will have a tract home feel. I "studied" HC for a long time, each lot is unique since it is being built on the hill. Something interesting:  Capri did not save the best lots for the final phase, but Marbella did.  (I think TB experienced some slow momentum...

2 tracts @ HC, Marbella:  3-4 car garages, avg lot size is believed to be 10500 sqft, actual range is 7000 sqft to 20000+ sqft Capri:  2 car garages