Housing Trend...

[changm55]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/housi...RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANob21lBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3

8 percent of those surveyed want to live in a city center, 36 percent prefer the outer suburbs, 30 percent the close-in suburbs and 27 percent still want the old-fashioned, rural American living

this is a pretty significant change from a few years ago when a big chunk of ppl prefered the citys... (bodes well for current irvine property owners though haha, go suburbia~)

 

[Liar Loan]

8 percent of those surveyed want to live in a city center, 36 percent prefer the outer suburbs, 30 percent the close-in suburbs and 27 percent still want the old-fashioned, rural American living

this is a pretty significant change from a few years ago when a big chunk of ppl prefered the citys... (bodes well for current irvine property owners though haha, go suburbia~)

I think Irvine is unique because it has a solid job center much like a city center would, but without the drawbacks that a place like downtown LA has.  Would the Inland Empire be considered an "outer suburb"?  I can't image 36% would prefer that long commute, although many will choose it in exchange for cheaper real estate.

 

[irvinehomeowner]

I agree with LL... UCI is a huge job center... and then there is the Spectrum and the Irvine Business Complex.

Just found this site with Google:
http://www.irvinestop10.com/Employers.aspx

(The Restaurants link is interesting)