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I really like master planned communities aesthetically. Therefore, when looking at possible places to live, my preference is for MPCs over other settings. However, I don't like MPCs that are too small in population to be able to attract and support significant business and cultural...

what about <a href="http://www.ziprealty.com/buy_a_home/logged_in/search/home_detail.jsp?listing_num=U7005007&mls=mls_so_cal&source=SOCALMLS&propertyType=SFR">2250 GOLDEN CIRCLE, Newport Beach, CA 92660</a>?

Since the days of no money down mortgage loans are long gone and will stay that way for probably a generation, why not help would be homeowners with their downpayment by creating a tax-sheltered savings account similar to an IRA or HSA? Currently, ordinary savings for a downpayment do not have...

I recall last year when TIC sent out literature about the Orchard Hills community it projected the homes would start at $1+ million for 2500 sqft and greater. That works out to be about $400/sqft. With much of the upper end Irvine market for which Orchard Hills competes now seeing prices below...

It should take a lot more than $250K to own a million dollar home for the simple reason that unless your income stream is certain, you need a greater margin of safety to cover possible diminishment of your future income. Even if you are a CEO of a company, with the average tenure less than 5...

With all this talk about houses defaulting shortly after a being bought, how exactly does mortgage fraud happen? Does it work like this: A greedy home owner (Jack) conspires with a crooked appraiser (Tom) to bring in a desperate "sucker" (Rick) to buy his inflated house. Details...

In Irvine, Cox has a monopoly on cable and ATT seems to not care very much about its DSL service, so do Irvine residents deserve better Internet broadband options? If only Verizon would bring its Fios service Southeastward from Huntington Beach...

<p>If a bank owned property (REO) is left to sit unoccupied, it can become the target of vandals, arsonists, and squatters. While the main house structure may not deteriorate right away, after a few months of neglect the lawn gets overgrown, windows get smashed and valuable interior work, like...

<p>NY Times <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/us/29walks.html?ref=us">article</a> discusses <a href="http://youwalkaway.com">YOUWalkAway.com</a>.</p>

irvine single mom, to get a Northwood-feeder home you'll have to buy a home east of the school. The western plots are Tustin school district homes.

I thought a home is not "owned" by the homeowner unless and until the mortgage is paid off. If bankruptcy allows judges to write down the mortgage to the fair market value of the house, then the lender who is the real owner will lose to the borrower who isn't.

Has anyone's home or other insurance risen because of the OC fires?

<p>Should one look to how TIC handled the early-to-mid-90s RE bust as to how it will handle the current predicament?</p>

<p>Dream house:</p> <p><a href="http://www.redfin.com/stingray/do/printable-listing?listing-id=1388749">25 Bay Drive, Laguna Beach, CA 92651</a></p> <p>7000 sqft of contemporary beauty.</p> <p><img alt="" src="http://i-0.rfimg.us/photo/46/bigphoto/154/U8000154_0.jpg" /></p> <p><img...

<p>IR,</p> <p>Kevin Drum, the Washington Monthly blogger and OC resident, posted a few days back that he went to a party hosted by you(?). I am sure they can find him and beat your whereabouts out of him. </p>

<p>IR,</p> <p>I am sure TIC is pissed. You're the first result if you google "irvine housing"</p>

<p>Has TIC not lived up to its promise to make available apartments for workers of modest income? In a May 2000 <a href="http://www.irvinecompany.com/aboutus/plan012345/index.htm">brochure</a> on why TIC's efforts to master plan Irvine's housing works for its residents, a sidebar piece (see...

Fast forward to 2010. What do you think Irvine will be like as it starts recovering from the bust?

Can anyone guess if TIC is feeling any pain from not being able to sell/develop its future communities or has it banked enough cash during the bubble that it can ride out the crash for several years without having to make any money.

See <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-score8dec08,1,2704223.story?coll=la-headlines-business">this</a> LA Times article about TradeLine Solutions Inc.