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One of my friends decided to back out of purchasing at Esencia.  I don't know which neighborhood or plan it was.  He said that he was given over 150 pages of documents to review and was annoyed by some of the things that he read (providing certain kinds of information to third parties, waiving...

"Santa Ana Unified School District has bought a 17,635-square-foot, free-standing office building at 2495 Campus Drive in Irvine for $7,847,575. The district reportedly will convert the building into a charter school so new residents moving into nearby mid-rise residential projects will have a...

I noticed this several weeks ago.  "C2E" means "close to everything."  I hadn't seen posts on it.  Looks like dense housing on Von Karman.  I don't see what's boutique about them.  Having no Mello-Roos is nice.  I guess you can walk to Diamond Jamboree and Walmart...and El Pollo Loco if you...

Has anyone checked out The Vine at PS (https://www.villagesofirvine.com/villages-neighborhoods/portola-springs/the-vine/)? I took a look at the lower level flats last Saturday.  I think they are very well designed.  There are two things holding me back:  (1) The Mello Roos is about $3900/year...

When I was driving to an open house in Columbus Square, I noticed that the area bounded by Edinger, Tustin Ranch Road, Valencia, and Kensington Park had some fencing with signage saying something like "Planned for Retail."  Does anyone know anything more about that?  I like parts of Columbus...

I have to say...I've never seen a home with a urinal in it until now.  This is taking "man cave" to new heights. https://www.redfin.com/CA/Long-Beach/849-Pine-Ave-90813/unit-A/home/17238819

So...I'm at the point of giving up on 24 Hour Fitness (of course I've said that before).  The Lakeshore Towers location (which is an "Ultrasport" branch) has gone way downhill (busted lockers, messy locker rooms), etc.  Today, the Lakeshore Towers branch opened its doors to all the members of...

Starting at the high $700s. http://www.taylormorrison.com/new-homes/california/southern-california/costa-mesa/superior-pointe-community I think it's a bit much for the area.

Hi, I am looking at historic homes in Orange County and found an interesting house.  One of the things I noticed is that the chimney is starting to tilt away from the house.  From what I've read, this can sometimes happen due to the weight of the chimney.  Some chimneys are mounted on...

I usually use SuperShuttle when I need to go to LAX.  Do any of you have a different service that you prefer?  I'll be taking a redeye flight and will be gone for about two weeks so I don't want to leave my car parked at a bus/train station.  SuperShuttle is ok but I'd be interested if anyone...

Forgive me if this is a repeat topic.  I tried searching but may have missed it. I've been noticing more three level homes in OC.  I've seen them in Irvine, Tustin, Costa Mesa, and Orange.  They usually have some kind of den/bedroom on the first floor with the garage (duh), the kitchen and...

Hi, In my current home search, I have been giving thought to homes in a few older areas.  I started with East Side Costa Mesa but feel that the prices there have become mindlessly high.  I have more recently been exploring West Floral Park and the western part of Costa Mesa.  I'm mostly drawn...

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-suburban-poverty-20130520,0,1639664.story "In Irvine, one of the fastest growing cities in California, the estimated number of poor people rose from roughly 12,400 to nearly 21,000 in a decade, Brookings found in its analysis of U.S. Census data. Every...

I don't know if this has come up before...so what are your candidates for the intersections in Irvine with the worst traffic lights? For me, Harvard & Warner is at the top.  It seems like it takes forever to cross Harvard.

The OC Register will soon start requiring web users to pay for content. http://www.ocregister.com/articles/register-502037-access-online.html

I saw this article in the OC Register which references a proposed project, Skyridge, from Standard Pacific. http://www.ocregister.com/news/project-388037-city-road.html

The new city council is starting to make some changes.  Here's a good article in the OC Register: http://www.ocregister.com/news/park-382892-great-agran.html

One of my friends is encouraging me to consider purchasing a multi-family property, say in Costa Mesa or Huntington Beach, living in one unit and renting the others out.  Have any of you by chance done this?  I'd be interested in hearing your experiences. Thanks!

I noticed the construction at this place when I was driving around the airport area.  This place had gone on hold a few years ago but it's moving again. http://www.newpacificrealty.com/carlyle.html

So, this week I received my "Inside Irvine" booklet and also a Great Park mailing.  I wonder how much money the city spends mailing these things out.  I realize not everyone uses the internet, but I think a lot of money could be saved by not sending out these things.  Also, since they are not...