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From $700k in 2006 to $364,900 asking price for an REO in Santa Ana...<strong>$335,100 depreciation (48%) if sold for full asking price.</strong> <a href="http://www.redfin.com/stingray/do/printable-listing?listing-id=1605967">1523 W 12th St, 92703</a> Sales History Apr 16, 1999...

Worthwhile reading, thanks for posting. I found it interesting that he mentions that things could be changing if inventory falls below 6 months of inventory. Steve Thomas says it's 6.77 months right now.

<a href="http://lansner.freedomblogging.com/2008/04/07/oc-home-demand-rises-for-1st-time-in-18-months/#comments">O.C. home demand rises for 1st time in 18 months</a> <em>"Deals to buy O.C. existing homes and condos are now above year-ago levels for the first time since Sept. 22, 2005, says the...

I personally would let him go to Irvine High unless he specifically wants to go to Troy. What does he think about it - would he be sad not going to the same HS as his friends? Troy is a very stressful and competitive place (though, obviously, you would get a good education), from the ppl I know...

I was in GATE - the thing I remember most about the program was having to do an extra report each month

All I can say is wow...guess it's been a while since I've been a kid and paid attention to those kind of things. We were happy if the parents brought fruit roll ups/fruit snacks and juice boxes/capri suns from costco. Guess times have changed.

<a href="http://lansner.freedomblogging.com/2008/04/04/pricing-bottom-getting-close-south-oc-agent-says/">Pricing bottom getting close, South OC agent says </a><em>South Orange County real estate blogger Vincent Bindi (pictured right) reported recently what we’ve been hearing from a number of...

I don't see how a sane person would bite just yet...the expectations have been set that they will drop the price again by a relatively little bit, and then by more.

If that doesn't win first prize blue ribbon in a market-chaser award competition I don't know what would. Interesting that the previous sales price would indicate they should have tons of equity. Seems like a possible HELOC/cash out refi case.

<em>IMHO it would serve our children very well to learn Chinese, regardless of their ethnic background. This is going to be a key language in the future of business. </em> Completely agree - it is a big plus for employers. Spanish is increasingly useful here as well.

Recent foreclosure activity in Ladera Ranch... <strong>11 Duskywing Court </strong>back to the bank 4/1 for $669,375 <strong>36 Foliate Way </strong>back to bank 4/2 for $1,088,492.20 <strong>18 Merrill Hill </strong>back to bank 4/2 for $1,305,000...<strong>2 Merrill Hill...

Is this after you get bored of your new shady canyon place?

I have the pro package. It's obviously not quite as fast as cable, but I wouldn't call it slow by any means. I'm pretty happy with it.

<em>LM, 75% of a 401k balance counts as cash reserves, correct?</em> Obviously LM knows this better than me, but I asked a lender about this recently and they told me your 401k balance counts...it was the fact that you theoretically had access to the money if you needed it that covered...

Eff - Thanks for clearing that up. I still miss oc_fliptrack!

<em>Would i be out of line if i said "typical south orange county" ? </em> Sadly, no.

It's been said before, but it's absolutely shocking that ppl's equity went down even as real estate values shot up like never before. Meaning, they were able to out-consume the rise in home "values." What does that say about what will happen when values fall?

Or you could buy a bunch of properties in a hard-hit place like Detroit. Some of those are going for $100 a pop.

<a href="http://tinyurl.com/2lyh7f"><strong>Senate Leaders Agree on Housing Relief</strong></a> WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders announced an agreement Wednesday on legislation to ease the slumping housing market and help millions of families threatened by foreclosure. The...

It was "dangerous" for people in Talega, because many who bought early on then saw their property values shoot up, so I could see it being tempting for them to pull cash out during that time. Then, obviously, values started to fall and continue to fall. As cdm said, foreclosures are plentiful...