Recent content by hrcp

Regardless of whether it's a $100k home or a $10M home, I'd rather open my windows than use the AC if there was a nice breeze.  The primary driver is not about saving money on electricity, but I believe it's just healthier.  In fact, most people in Germany don't use AC because they believe it's...

Lennar floor plans are out: http://www.lennar.com/New-Homes/California/Orange-County/Irvine/Great-Park-Neighborhoods#t_h&s_1 Ryland also has their site up, but only exterior drawings - no floor plans...

Looks like 7 Anzio has been withdrawn from MLS and is no longer for sale.  That's too bad - I was hoping to see a "2 Malibu" showdown - one of the most entertaining threads on this site.

Also being pretty new here, I don't get why anyone who's decided to move somewhere else would continue to post on this site - especially negative comments when he knows very well that most of the folks on this board are pro-Irvine.  Yes, we wish it was cheaper to live here, but that's the choice...

The OC Reg article originally had K. Hovanian @ 55 homes 2462-3540sft.  These are bigger sqft with less number of homes - hopefully that means bigger lots???  Thank goodness that unlike TIC, some builders aren't trying to decrease set backs.

Not sure what phase they're in, as I wasn't really paying attention.  Based on my quick glace at the site map, it looked like around a third? of the homes were "sold".  The sales lady did mention more than once about the "no mello roos".  I gotta give them credit for not saddling new buyers with...

Finally got around to checking out the Branches (just out of curiosity - no intention of buying there).  Always having lived in homes with a separate living room and formal dining room, it's amazing how spacious the newer floorplans feel by eliminating living and formal dining rooms.  Latest...

La Cresta floorplans are now available: http://www.villagesofirvine.com/Villages-and-Neighborhoods/Woodbury/Residence/La-Cresta To be honest, I'm a bit disappointed.  They all have a "prep kitchen"?  I can just hear my wife calling me "Sous Chef" now...

Not quite a Hubba Bubba bubble; more like a Dentyne bubble but a bubble nonetheless.  I've been looking to buy something a bit larger in NW / WB, and it seems that every house gets bought cash (something like 80% of the time).  Then I see many of the newly bought houses on the rental market the...

I can just imagine the inevitable arguments coming from pissed off neighbors because of the shared driveway being blocked by a car or kid's toys/bicycles.  Oh the newly created joy of the California Court innovation!

Long time lurker, first time poster.  Thank you all for the helpful and often humorous commentary through the years. I've been recently (for the last 6 months) looking to purchase a home near Northwood Pointe, but the prices have just gotten out of hand far too quickly.  With the recent...