Recent content by Bubblegum_IHB

I commend Dan and TIC for even participating!! While I think some of the answers were sugar coated, I do appreciate his responses to timing of new communities. How about the TIC paying IHB to come up with a several focus groups for surveying. I for one, would love to participate in giving my...

I know profit is important to any company, but taking the "vision" of the ranch into mind, what is the goal for the remaining housing communities of Irvine? Seems to me that profit is overshadowing the ability to create unique communities that will stand the test of time. I feel that "density"...

Many of the Bio's are running out of cash, research and FDA approvals are lengthly and coslty, one bad report and oops there goes the company. Look what happened to Amylin after a bad clinical trial. Half the company was nearly laid off in order to rerun trials and go back to the drawing board.

I'm still waiting for the "ha! gotcha april fourth fools" but it doesn't seem like it'll be coming. Even the whole blog posting sounded like it was written by someone other than IR. I'm still in my WTF moment, so I'll stop now...

Thanks, I know we should manage our own money, it's been more of a convenience and a lack of time We use M-S more just to consolidate all our IRA's, 529 accounts, Mutual funds, stocks, etc... I know I can continue to use them just to hold our accounts, but the fees would be high if I traded...

We have most of our financial accounts and affairs handled by Morgan Stanley. My better half is always pissed off at the service from our Financial advisor rep whom, my parents have had a relationship with many years. The problem is not so much performance of our money, as they all tanked...

Rates are dropping like flies, who'd of thunk?? We got a call from our BofA account manager to refinance our existing bofa to 4.75% no points.. would we like to refi? Uh sure, talked with their mortgage dept who took our docs, faxed them more docs, and just waiting to go in to sign papers once...

We got the call as well, the better half was about to yank the phone out the wall after getting the call. She told the telemarketer we're voting NO on 8 and so is my entire family, in fact, no one I know is voting yes on 8, so don't call back, ever. It was pretty funny..

Me too... however, I think we'll be waiting a while longer for prices to get down to 1M in TRidge. We love the Botanica Plan 3, but with only 15-16 of those built, the area has retained it's high asking prices. We're in no hurry so I'd imagine in another year or so of modest declines before...

My kids have gone to Good Shepherd over the past 6 years and I can say that I have not seen any of what your friend had said. I have never seen a teacher talk on their cellphone, nor check there cellphone during any part of school time. The school regularly changes diapers at set intervals...

BK, I hope there are better designs out there than the ones we surveyed!! Please tell me there are more creative architects designing for TIC. Plan B, yeah the front door was nearly inline with the back door, I thought of BK when I saw that!

They had my cell and knew my name, they called and asked if I'd be willing to take a brief Irvine housing survey. It was one of those rare times when I said yes and this led to the focus group. Somehow my profile got in their system, might have been through the TIC interest lists.

:ahhh: Why do I have a feeling that BK was behind that mirror staring in on us. I bet you'll be one of the people reviewing the video tape. Barb, did a good job keeping us focused on the design aspects in relation to our practical / emotional values in a home.

Damn BK, you're good! Obviously, you wouldn't qualify to be part of the focus group ;). You'd probably rip all the designs to shreds. BTW, my session was yesterday, 8pm by SC plaza.

I had fun as well, the 2 hours went by pretty quick. I had high hopes for innovative floorplans but was sorely disappointed. We went through 3 floorplans and I would not buy any of them, not for the targeted price they were proposing. I don't blame the builder it's TIC that needs to get back...