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Just read this article in NYT and I need to rant. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/19/business/19credit.html?_r=2&hp; So, first, those of us who have been fiscally responsible and have been waiting for prices to come down to reality to buy a home have to bailout those who were...

Considering some feel that he played a big part in causing our current problem, I think his credibility is a bit suspect. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080813/bs_nm/usa_economy_greenspan_dc

America's Best Places to Live 2008 Monday, July 14, 2008 provided by No. 4: Irvine, Calif. Courtesy: City of Irvine Population: 194,000 Miles from Los Angeles: 36 Green space: One-third of the city Sunny days per year: 280 Pros: Topnotch schools, great...

<p>Seems like Southern Cal is getting hit hard 725% jump in foreclosures?!</p> <p>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1647607,00.html?xid=newsletter-weekly</p>

<p>ELS - Exactly what I was thinking. And at the end of the day, just because one has the money to dump into an overpriced house, pay for ridiculous HOA fees and buy Porsches/Ferraris/Bentleys and girlfriend's Gucci bags, it doesn't make it a smart decision and it definitely doesn't justify the...

<p>Currently living in the land of high rises over here in the east coast and have lived in one myself but have not lived in one for a long time by choice. Perhaps, it's a novelty out there so that's why some would be interested in experiencing it but the novelty gets old quickly. Here are...

<p>Congrats IN and thanks for sharing. You're post has provided the community with resourceful information.</p>

Got it. Thanks interloper.

Why would one list the range? Wouldn't everyone just offer something under the bottom of the range?

<p>Could anyone explain the listing price discrepancy on a condo that is listed on both redfin and ziprealty?</p> <p>MLS#S493538</p> <p>It is listed at $649,800 on ziprealty (<a...

Not willing to do the commute to LA. Looking for a max commute of 30 minutes from Irvine via car or train. Experience is in both managing a function within financial operations and project management for business planning and analysis projects for large investment bank. Have contacted a few...

<p>I agree with Irvine Renter that if you are going to do it then cut the rationalization. Just b/c the lenders/banks were unscrupulous in their lending practices, this doesn't justify the individual to commit fraud. Two wrongs don't make a right.</p> <p>Also, shouldn't people be accountable...

Hilarious in a tragic kind of way.

<p>Finally Buyin and Anteater Alum or other Irvinites:</p> <p>We are also looking to relocate. Would any of you have recommendations for recruiters/head hunters in the Irvine area? The industry that we are looking for a position in would be finance operations. Seems like that it is pretty...

<p>Noteworthy article in the Economist that provides their perspective of the US housing market along with researched stats. Seems like their fear is not so much the bubble bursting but that Congress will pass bandaid laws to cover up a laceration, which will make things worst.</p> <p><a...