Recent content by rexmiller

Have the regular commentators on this board ever thought a project was priced right?

Van daele fee built that project for private equity. they didn't make product decisions on summit crest. I think the fact that this thread became so derailed proves the point that buying a new home is a completely unique and subjective experience. A lot of you have similar biases cause the only...

Not many folks who are well traveled in this forum. Brea means tar in spanish. So direct your jokes at that.

Right, I don't understand why you felt it was necessary to post an example of how to rate the builders, we understand the concept and theory behind top ten lists. Furthermore, if it's just a sample, why would you confuse those reading by rating your top builder and your lowest builder but than...

Van Daele at #3?  Ha ha, I smell a Van Daele employee!

I think this is great advice, stonegate proper will be a much nicer place to live than east which is clearly a density play to maximize land value. I'm bullish on housing but TIC is introducing quite a few new product lines by this summer and I don't think they've segmented the market very...

http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-bren-20110213,0,5263583.story Great article on the Man.

In my opinion, my humble opinion, the recent push by TIC to build and sell homes is a power play by Dan Young, President of Irvine Pacific.  Don Bren is planning his legacy right now and it's still up the air as to who his successor will be (although we can certainly rule out his kids). Dan...

It's a lost cause, the reality is that anything short of a road widening or realignment won't resolve the problem.  I really want to blame the developer on this one, but I've met with the city's internal traffic engineer. He is a complete joke.  How can it be that Diamond Jamboree is easier to...

I don't have any detailed numbers but after speaking with some of the Vestar folks, the big box stores are still doing well. After a couple of drinks, they will admit that the small pedestrian mall and storefronts near wholefoods were horribly designed. I've always complained to these guys about...

The city is really to blame.  Developers will be developers.  Sometimes they do the right thing, but more often than not, they try to stretch the rules for financial return (as they should, as is their obligation to share holders).  But that's where government oversight can actually play a...