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We finally found a place and we're all moved in. A very big shoutout to IrvineRealtor for sticking with us all this time and helping our family find a home. He has been very very very patient with my requests throughout the whole process. I lost track of how many properties he helped show us...

My family and I are planning to rent a house in Irvine later this summer before the beginning of next school year. We would like to stay in the house for a year or two until house prices come back down to earth. I am a little concerned about renting from someone who, for some reason or another...

ipop, It will be interesting to know what are the loan terms of all these homes that are going into escrow and closing. Given all the problem with the financial markets, I wonder if the lenders are requiring 20% down on all these loans. Is this information available anywhere?

ipop, I can see how you got an index of 220 from your spreadsheet but how did you get the Nov. 06 index of 273. I am trying to use this to come up with prices for other properties I'm interested in.

1 New Dawn in NW Pointe dropped their price by another $100k a couple of days ago. This is the 3rd price reduction of $100K since the house came on the market in Jan 08 but at $1.7M, it's still too high. This house was bought back in '02 for $1.075M. If you figure 3% appreciation over the...

Thanks Monek oko. I will keep checking Gary's web site for updates. I agree with you on Mille Fluere... these guys seem overpriced compared to what Juliet balcony is now going for. I can also see 36 twiggs putting pricing pressure on VIlla rosa. This is good... long time coming...

oops... clicked thanks un-intentionally for above comment... sorry... first timer. It will be interesting to see what the owners of 35 and 38 twiggs will do now that 36 twiggs sold for $313/sqft. Does anyone know if this is the lowest price per sqft for a Juliet balcony house since these...