Better Location for Resale in Irvine

[Irvinecommuter]

Going up Jeffrey at 5pm is so painful now... as bad or worse than Culver. Going up Sand Canyon not as bad but getting worse.

Where's this on YF's matrix? 

Traffic will only get worse heading to/from EW/SG/OH and same applies to/from PS/PP, unless you use the toll road.

People value Irvine due to it's conveniences.  Schools within walking distance, close to jobs, airport, shopping, beaches, universities, etc..  As that convenience diminishes with traffic, doesn't the allure of some of these neighborhoods decrease even a little bit?

Nope because traffic is everywhere...people don't stop living in NYC, Tokyo, Shanghai, etc. because the traffic is bad. 

 

[hello]

Going up Jeffrey at 5pm is so painful now... as bad or worse than Culver. Going up Sand Canyon not as bad but getting worse.

Where's this on YF's matrix? 

Traffic will only get worse heading to/from EW/SG/OH and same applies to/from PS/PP, unless you use the toll road.

People value Irvine due to it's conveniences.  Schools within walking distance, close to jobs, airport, shopping, beaches, universities, etc..  As that convenience diminishes with traffic, doesn't the allure of some of these neighborhoods decrease even a little bit?

Nope because traffic is everywhere...people don't stop living in NYC, Tokyo, Shanghai, etc. because the traffic is bad.

People dont drive in NYC, Tokyo.  (cant say about Shanghai).  And yes people live in Irvine in part due to convenience.  You never have to leave Irvine if you dont want to. 

 

[eyephone]

Going up Jeffrey at 5pm is so painful now... as bad or worse than Culver. Going up Sand Canyon not as bad but getting worse.

Where's this on YF's matrix? 

Traffic will only get worse heading to/from EW/SG/OH and same applies to/from PS/PP, unless you use the toll road.

People value Irvine due to it's conveniences.  Schools within walking distance, close to jobs, airport, shopping, beaches, universities, etc..  As that convenience diminishes with traffic, doesn't the allure of some of these neighborhoods decrease even a little bit?

Nope because traffic is everywhere...people don't stop living in NYC, Tokyo, Shanghai, etc. because the traffic is bad.

People dont drive in NYC, Tokyo.  (cant say about Shanghai).  And yes people live in Irvine in part due to convenience.  You never have to leave Irvine if you dont want to.

But if you want to save money on food and other services then you do..

 

[the.irvine]

This house is in price free fall scenario. 90K reduction in 3 days, more to come i guess within few days. Why this isnt selling?
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/117-Mountain-Violet-92620/home/112721866

 

[Mety]

This house is in price free fall scenario. 90K reduction in 3 days, more to come i guess within few days. Why this isnt selling?
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/117-Mountain-Violet-92620/home/112721866

With that price, I would rather buy in OH3.

 

[AW]

Going up Jeffrey at 5pm is so painful now... as bad or worse than Culver. Going up Sand Canyon not as bad but getting worse.

Where's this on YF's matrix? 

Traffic will only get worse heading to/from EW/SG/OH and same applies to/from PS/PP, unless you use the toll road.

People value Irvine due to it's conveniences.  Schools within walking distance, close to jobs, airport, shopping, beaches, universities, etc..  As that convenience diminishes with traffic, doesn't the allure of some of these neighborhoods decrease even a little bit?

Blasphemy! To the pit of misery!
#dillydilly

 

[nosuchreality]

People dont drive in NYC, Tokyo.  (cant say about Shanghai).  And yes people live in Irvine in part due to convenience.  You never have to leave Irvine if you dont want to. 

Someone should tell all the bleeping people in cars there that.

 

[irvinehomeowner]

I actually don't like PP that much.  I'm not a yard person and everything is way too spread out for me. 

You are TIC's prime demographic.

And polar opposite of Liar Loan in more than just politics.

 

[Kings]

This house is in price free fall scenario. 90K reduction in 3 days, more to come i guess within few days. Why this isnt selling?
https://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/117-Mountain-Violet-92620/home/112721866

Initial list at $1.28M ($534/SF) was not close to reality.  Current price looks to be closer to recent comps.  Also doesn't help that the home isn't staged.

 

[Irvinecommuter]

I actually don't like PP that much.  I'm not a yard person and everything is way too spread out for me. 

You are TIC's prime demographic.

And polar opposite of Liar Loan in more than just politics.

We had this discussion before...PP v. Stonegate.  I like being able to walk to the local park/pool with my kids and don't need the headache of taking care of my yard.  I can BBQ at the pool and let someone else maintain it.

 

[paydawg]

I actually don't like PP that much.  I'm not a yard person and everything is way too spread out for me. 

You are TIC's prime demographic.

And polar opposite of Liar Loan in more than just politics.

We had this discussion before...PP v. Stonegate.  I like being able to walk to the local park/pool with my kids and don't need the headache of taking care of my yard.  I can BBQ at the pool and let someone else maintain it.

The idea of having a yard is great, until you have to constantly take care of it.  The same goes for a pool.  Again, back to the convenience factor....most of us Irvinites have small kids, and I for one will opt for convenience over most everything else. 

 

[bones]

I actually don't like PP that much.  I'm not a yard person and everything is way too spread out for me. 

You are TIC's prime demographic.

And polar opposite of Liar Loan in more than just politics.

We had this discussion before...PP v. Stonegate.  I like being able to walk to the local park/pool with my kids and don't need the headache of taking care of my yard.  I can BBQ at the pool and let someone else maintain it.

The idea of having a yard is great, until you have to constantly take care of it.  The same goes for a pool.  Again, back to the convenience factor....most of us Irvinites have small kids, and I for one will opt for convenience over most everything else. 

For me, the yard is not really that important but I like what the yard gives you: space between your neighbors. And let?s be honest, no one?s taking care of their own yard in Irvine. Every day on next door are posts asking for gardener recs.

 

[Irvinecommuter]

I actually don't like PP that much.  I'm not a yard person and everything is way too spread out for me. 

You are TIC's prime demographic.

And polar opposite of Liar Loan in more than just politics.

We had this discussion before...PP v. Stonegate.  I like being able to walk to the local park/pool with my kids and don't need the headache of taking care of my yard.  I can BBQ at the pool and let someone else maintain it.

The idea of having a yard is great, until you have to constantly take care of it.  The same goes for a pool.  Again, back to the convenience factor....most of us Irvinites have small kids, and I for one will opt for convenience over most everything else. 

For me, the yard is not really that important but I like what the yard gives you: space between your neighbors. And let?s be honest, no one?s taking care of their own yard in Irvine. Every day on next door are posts asking for gardener recs.

Sure but then I have to pay someone more money to take care of a bigger yard and then doe things like replanting or fix sprinklers etc.  The privacy thing is certainly a plus but most Irvine neighborhoods are pretty quiet.

 

[paydawg]

I actually don't like PP that much.  I'm not a yard person and everything is way too spread out for me. 

You are TIC's prime demographic.

And polar opposite of Liar Loan in more than just politics.

We had this discussion before...PP v. Stonegate.  I like being able to walk to the local park/pool with my kids and don't need the headache of taking care of my yard.  I can BBQ at the pool and let someone else maintain it.

The idea of having a yard is great, until you have to constantly take care of it.  The same goes for a pool.  Again, back to the convenience factor....most of us Irvinites have small kids, and I for one will opt for convenience over most everything else. 

For me, the yard is not really that important but I like what the yard gives you: space between your neighbors. And let?s be honest, no one?s taking care of their own yard in Irvine. Every day on next door are posts asking for gardener recs.

Would you rather have a bigger yard or a house on a corner lot with a smaller yard (https://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/42-Kingsbury-92620/home/40101781)?

 

[Irvinecommuter]

I actually don't like PP that much.  I'm not a yard person and everything is way too spread out for me. 

You are TIC's prime demographic.

And polar opposite of Liar Loan in more than just politics.

We had this discussion before...PP v. Stonegate.  I like being able to walk to the local park/pool with my kids and don't need the headache of taking care of my yard.  I can BBQ at the pool and let someone else maintain it.

The idea of having a yard is great, until you have to constantly take care of it.  The same goes for a pool.  Again, back to the convenience factor....most of us Irvinites have small kids, and I for one will opt for convenience over most everything else. 

For me, the yard is not really that important but I like what the yard gives you: space between your neighbors. And let?s be honest, no one?s taking care of their own yard in Irvine. Every day on next door are posts asking for gardener recs.

Would you rather have a bigger yard or a house on a corner lot with a smaller yard (https://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/42-Kingsbury-92620/home/40101781)?

Depends on the corner.  I know of a lot of horror stories of cars going into corner lots due to bad drivers.

 

[bones]

I actually don't like PP that much.  I'm not a yard person and everything is way too spread out for me. 

You are TIC's prime demographic.

And polar opposite of Liar Loan in more than just politics.

We had this discussion before...PP v. Stonegate.  I like being able to walk to the local park/pool with my kids and don't need the headache of taking care of my yard.  I can BBQ at the pool and let someone else maintain it.

The idea of having a yard is great, until you have to constantly take care of it.  The same goes for a pool.  Again, back to the convenience factor....most of us Irvinites have small kids, and I for one will opt for convenience over most everything else. 

For me, the yard is not really that important but I like what the yard gives you: space between your neighbors. And let?s be honest, no one?s taking care of their own yard in Irvine. Every day on next door are posts asking for gardener recs.

Would you rather have a bigger yard or a house on a corner lot with a smaller yard (https://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/42-Kingsbury-92620/home/40101781)?

Depends on which corner and what the yardage difference is.  I would rather buy a non-corner Pavilion Park 2500-3000 sf house on a 6000 sf lot for similar $$ than that Stonegate house. Remember, there can only be so many corner homes so if everyone wants privacy, it?s nice to have larger lots to choose from too. But of course this is Irvine.

 

[Ready2Downsize]

I actually don't like PP that much.  I'm not a yard person and everything is way too spread out for me. 

You are TIC's prime demographic.

And polar opposite of Liar Loan in more than just politics.

We had this discussion before...PP v. Stonegate.  I like being able to walk to the local park/pool with my kids and don't need the headache of taking care of my yard.  I can BBQ at the pool and let someone else maintain it.

The idea of having a yard is great, until you have to constantly take care of it.  The same goes for a pool.  Again, back to the convenience factor....most of us Irvinites have small kids, and I for one will opt for convenience over most everything else. 

For me, the yard is not really that important but I like what the yard gives you: space between your neighbors. And let?s be honest, no one?s taking care of their own yard in Irvine. Every day on next door are posts asking for gardener recs.

Would you rather have a bigger yard or a house on a corner lot with a smaller yard (https://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/42-Kingsbury-92620/home/40101781)?

The only time we bought a resale we had a corner lot. Lots of teenagers sat around drinking and smoking on the sidewalk late into the night which I knew cuz they were L O U D. Plus there was more car noise with teenagers rounding the corner. And this was gated Irvine.

Would I get a corner lot again? No. I look for exactly the same thing, house in the middle of the development, in the middle of the street (which is a street off the bigger streets), few windows facing afternoon sun.

That ends up being the most quiet street with the fewest theft issues and the best for keeping the house cool.

 

[paydawg]

I actually don't like PP that much.  I'm not a yard person and everything is way too spread out for me. 

You are TIC's prime demographic.

And polar opposite of Liar Loan in more than just politics.

We had this discussion before...PP v. Stonegate.  I like being able to walk to the local park/pool with my kids and don't need the headache of taking care of my yard.  I can BBQ at the pool and let someone else maintain it.

The idea of having a yard is great, until you have to constantly take care of it.  The same goes for a pool.  Again, back to the convenience factor....most of us Irvinites have small kids, and I for one will opt for convenience over most everything else. 

For me, the yard is not really that important but I like what the yard gives you: space between your neighbors. And let?s be honest, no one?s taking care of their own yard in Irvine. Every day on next door are posts asking for gardener recs.

Would you rather have a bigger yard or a house on a corner lot with a smaller yard (https://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/42-Kingsbury-92620/home/40101781)?

Depends on which corner and what the yardage difference is.  I would rather buy a non-corner Pavilion Park 2500-3000 sf house on a 6000 sf lot for similar $$ than that Stonegate house. Remember, there can only be so many corner homes so if everyone wants privacy, it?s nice to have larger lots to choose from too. But of course this is Irvine.

Fair enough.  If you find any PP homes for that size lot and similar $$, let me know.  I might be interested!  Everything I'm currently seeing has much smaller lots. 

 

[Burn That Belly]

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[Irvinecommuter]

Off topic but related. (#VillageWars!)

TBF...they leveled out Beacon Park as well.  Stonegate has been building out for 4.5 years...almost done but probably took an extra year or so.