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But the Bren was interviewed today and he admitted that the economy (and hence the real estate market) was still a long way from recovering.  That implies a recognition of a difficult sales environment, maybe.... ??  that will mean slightly lower pricing too?  China is headed for a slow down...

I hope that she comes back.  I admit I was "over-whelmed" at first by her approach but she did hold a conversation and seemed "friendly" so I hope she finds her way back as I'm looking for more (i.e. additional) input from professionals on the dynamics hitting the market as I'm still shopping...

I actually didn't follow that comment from Kalbi, because, all property owners are required to pay property tax and I think in Irvine, that qualifies you to attend the IUSD school system.  So its not the progeny of the FCB that is going to be getting anything for free as the new home owner will...

I would think so as not having a valid Visa means getting questioned each and every time you enter the country and if there is a clear pattern of exit/entry then entry could be denied. 

Large is a relative term.  In terms of percentage of population its not Hawaii by any means, but, it is large enough (seems they represent about 5% of the community) for our needs and have the items that are important to us including Japanese speaking drs, Japanese language schools, Japanese...

Large Japanese community and all that goes with that is why Irvine is our choice.....  hopefully will be there in 2012.

Good catch, its very EBAYish in their terminology and you never know what the reserve bid is unless you personally exceed it.

What would be the point then?  If I were looking for a 900K house, I don't think I could be "convinced" to then spend double  *shrugs shoulders* Sounds like a waste of time for everyone including the sellers and the agent

I think it was a sell the news event because 1. POMO ended, but that action has been telegraphed for months 2. GDP numbers revised downward, no surprise anyone that thinks the economy is getting better is not reading the news, layoffs continuing (unless you're in the wonderful world of...

I think this will be a non-event.  A downgrade to AA+while meaningful in that a rating agency did drop the US from AAA status shouldn't have an impact on funds as (according to a recent podcast from Planet Monday in which they discussed sovereign ratings as it related to the S&P) very few...

This is great news - We loved the Mitsuwa in Costa Mesa during our visit last year - food court had authentic tastes that reminded my family of home which was good because the Japanese restaurant in Quail Hill turned us off on their food by putting sugar in the sauce for the soba noodles -...

:) I'm interested in similiar areas so I'm looking forward to reading your thoughts

train + wreck =  cannot help but look.  thanks for the edu-tainment

FCB = Foreign cash buyer.  While its true that they will not need a loan it doesn't mean they want to OVERPAY for a product.  I'm guessing that on an older property the cash buyer will be going for most bang for the buck. 

I see the connection you're trying to make, but, I don't think these 2 events are correlated.  Non-profit doesn't mean non-paying.