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It appears Lennar has sold-out Camden Place.http://www.lennar.com/New-Homes/California/Orange-County/Camden-Place-@-Columbus-Square Fear of the expiration of the tax credit probably helped their cause. This explains why they're working through the weekend on the buildout (next to the...

I found the "50-30-20 Rule" from Liz on MSN (personal finance columnist). Using your net income, spend: 50% on Must Haves (housing, insurance, food, etc.) 30% on Wants (cars, dining out, entertainment, etc.) 20% on Savings and/or Accelerated Debt Reduction These ratios may work for...

If you have: 1) no debt, other than a mortgage (PITI) that's less than 25% of your gross; 2) emergency savings of six months' expenses; 3) and you're saving at least 10%-20% of your gross easily - How much would/should you spend on a car? i.e. If you're on the right track financially...

My question should be rephrased to ask "Are the homes in the earlier phases (2006-2007) that have no dark wood anywhere the affordable housing units?" Or "Are the affordable housing units any different than the free market units?" I have neighbors, who bought before Lennar starting...

Can anyone confirm this - Lennar's "Everything Included" plan means all Camden Place townhomes have the same dark wood cabinets and granite counters (among other things); so does this mean that the units with the white laminate cabinets and white tile counters are the "affordable housing" units?

We have a flipper in Camden Place. My neighbor's Plan 2 finally sold. The buyer introduced himself yesterday saying he'd bought it at the trustee sale.