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Article in the WSJ last week about a couple there trying to sell their home after insurance went up to $7K due to judged fire risk

Absolutely 100% nailed the Dem VP algo

Seriously? You don’t own the land in a condo. The Irvine detached condo is the greatest scam ever for builders. While they have appreciated the Irvine bubble has been a function of inorganic demand and those properties will suffer if/when inventory/demand trends reverse.

The only decent private option in OC is Sage Hill and for $60K it’s nowhere near well connected as a Pasadena Polytechnic or Harvard Westlake or even Chadwick in PV. Better off at Uni.

Public schools drive massive premiums in the Bay Area. Look at Los Gatos 95030 sales prices vs Los Gatos 95032 which doesn’t district into the Los Gatos-Saratoga districts. IUSD drives a premium because it’s the only high income majority Asian district in OC and OC lacks top end privates like...

Or look in Laguna Niguel where we have an amazing swim complex for residents

Thanks for the insights sgip. My broker’s window is 6 months but she’s done multiple transactions for me and always clean and quick so I love her else I’d come to you.

10 year even edged slightly higher. My broker recently offered me a no fee 5.875 refi down from the 6.5 conforming we got in March.

I’m 3 weeks in and have been using Google’s booking engine to find hotel deals. I might go for an AirBnB next week, and will investigate furnished serviced apts. I’ll update the thread as I learn more about my options. Ive found the nicest 24 Hour fitness is the one on Saratoga Sunnyvale Rd so I...

I’m so over it - I relish coming home to beautiful LN every weekend. Even the 4 hour drive to Tahoe isn’t always that due to traffic - sometimes it’s longer than the drive to Mammoth from OC. The only attraction up here is money, like working in NY. People up here sort of look down on OC.

It’s on my dime as the founder wants the role based in the Bay. I was recruited for 7 roles over the past 3 months since we made the move back to OC and every one of them wanted the role based in the Bay. The reality for me is this is where I’ve built my network over 2 decades in semiconductor...

My new gig has me back in Silicon Valley during the week so I haven’t yet been able to fully escape. We have a killer office at Santana Row with a view of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Everyone is BTO up here. All my customers are here so I need to be here. Being away during the week sucks but the...

Try Little France in MV. The owners are from France and they placed in the best croissant in Paris competition.

CB - I did 2 transactions recently with Martin and he nailed what my house would sell for even though he had zero knowledge of the San Jose market, and we were in escrow within 10 days of listing. You may be better off waiting until next March, prime time, but there is no way mortgage rates drop...

By old I mean old housing stock - like much of the San Fernando Valley, homes built in the 50s and 60s. Very limited inventory with so many prop 13 sr citizens - same story in towns like Los Gatos and Los Altos and Palo Alto. Throw out any comparative rankings for MV and Uni - Bay area public...

Should have waited - I could've bought in Coto! Especially as I'm looking at joining Coto CC. That said we're super happy to be south of the 5.

Night and day - how many F500 tech company HQs are withon a 20 mi radius of Cupertino compared to Irvine? Plus Cupertino is an old city with old housing stock whereas Irvine has oodles of inventory comparatively. Schools are great in both though Cupertino reputation is beyond even Irvine. This...

It's ridiculous to compare Cupertino to Irvine. Along with FCBs the Cupertino and Saratoga markets are driven by super high incomes with lots of RSU $$ from all the companies in the Bay area, especially that little spaceship campus down the street from this pad.

looks good but I only go that far north for Capital Grille or Anjin. Trying Koto in FV soon so another toll road round trip.

is there a liquid nitro ice cream place down here similar to Nitro Genie in the Ala Moana center?