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The Demographics timeline Cycle between Irvine and Johns Creek is facinating to me. Irvine was 19 years old in the 1990 at the peak of the OC Housing market before 5 years of famine to follow. Irvine was born on Dec 28th, 1971 (54 Years Old) Johns Creek was born Dec 1st, 2006 (19 Years Old)

I guess you are predicting that the Johns Creek Melody's retail center will also go bust in the early years. What is interesting is that the Irvine Spectrum Center's initial phase opened in November 1995 and the first office buildings completed in 1989. The Irvine Spectrum started to build from...

Just wanted bring up the income stats here again. You will be suprised that there are a lot of small business owners and entrepreneurs in Johns Creek. Seems like life/work/health balance is big in this city. The Median household income in Johns Creek is more than Irvine, but the median home...

The City of Irvine was 18 years old when the first office buildings in the Irvine Spectrum was completed in 1989. The Irvine Spectrum Center's initial phase opened in November 1995. Planning for the development began in 1985, with the first office buildings completed in 1989. The retail and...

Medley is the Johns Creek's version of the Irvine Spectrum breaking ground as we speak. The City of Johns Creek is currently 19 years old. Construction continues on the 43-acre mixed-use development located at Johns Creek Parkway and McGinnis Ferry Road. Medley will encompass 150,000 square...

https://www.zillow.com/home-values/52650/irvine-ca/ https://www.zillow.com/home-values/397383/johns-creek-ga/ Johns Creek median household income is $160,185 Irvine median household income is $129,647 Johns Creek median home value is $710,475 Irvine median home value is $1,615,157 Johns Creek...

I think you are misunderstanding what I mean by low return on their investment. The problem is with the system, not the parents who are forced to play in the system. A lot of money is poured into private tutoring. Many times the Asian parents don't share the names and number of the good tutors...

I think it is the nature of the ultra competitive academic system that makes the parents more stressed both mentally and financially. For decades, I believe many Asian parents believed that the IUSD system was the pathway to prestigious universities and top UC colleges, but the stats show us...

There is a great book that discusses exactly what you talking about here. Malcolm Gladwell, the author of Outliers has a study comparing students who attended Hartwick College (Lower tier College) vs Harvard University and the percentage of students who drop out of their STEM Major.

Here the GPA breakdown of the high school my boys are zoned for which I am sure is similar to the top IUSD high schools : Uni and Northwood. With a 4.00 - 4.10 GPA weighted, your child ranks in the top 40% of his or her class. Let that sink in for a moment. I don't know about you.. but If was...

We don't live in the IUSD school district, but our school district zone is very similar to IUSD. The High School my boys attend is made of 50% Asian students and 36% White. Buying Real Estate in this highly rated school zone was great for Home appreciation, but if I can do it over again, I would...

I made a decision to move to Johns Creek after attending the Grand Opening of the 2010 Woodury Collection. Back then, there were several TI Personalities telling me, "Poor Panda is moving to Johns Creek because he can't afford to purchase in Irvine." I even started to have my doubts asking...

The City of Johns Creek has been named the #1 Best Place to Live in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Johns Creek, Georgia, ranks No. 1 on the 2025-2026 Top 250 Best Places to Live list...

There is one Korean American realtor in Irvine i am really impressed with who knows how to market properties like no other. He is a gifted Artist and is very creative in his presentation and marketing homes. I never met the guy, but I consider him the Ryan Serhant of Irvine.

Georgia Tech is now competing among the Tier 1 UCs. University of Georgia will soon start to compete with the Tier 2 UCs. UGA's 2025 acceptance rate is 37% and is headed towards the 20s. The best part of it all, is that in-state Georgia residents can get free tuition with the HOPE scholarship...