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Overall, I do believe housing projects do degrade over time, but there are famous people who came from the projects and "made it out"-- and not just rappers and pro athletes! for example, Sonia Sotomayor, US supreme court justice, Lloyd Blankfein CEO of Goldman Sachs, Howard Schulz, CEO of...

Also, there is a new dedicated all low income housing project opening up next to it, Anton Portola. I know there is a need for affordable housing in Irvine, but personally, I think its better when you scatter a few units in each market rate apartment complex rather than have a whole project be...

anyway, that new home smell is just due to all the off gassing from all the toxic chemicals in the new carpets, paint, drywall,  PEX water pipes, etc. Not sure the new home smell is really all that desirable from an ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD point of view :)

I don't think there are many jobs that are safe. The future belongs to people who make their money by OWNING income producing assets, capital, businesses, robots, etc. Not to people who have to survive by selling their time/labor.

Wow, if I were a prospective Eastwood buyer, comments like this would totally scare me off from Eastwood or any other new build neighborhood that had a lot of overseas Chinese buyers. Yellow fever are you trying to scare away all buyers except other FOBs who would maybe look forward to living in...

The neighborhood that costs more tells you where the people with money want to live and are willing to pay for it. That does not equal which neighborhood is inherently better. Asian herd mentality. That's how TIC gets mainlanders to vastly overpay for crappy little new Irvine boxes.

Yeah, I agree with you about resale. The good locations were already taken by the older neighborhoods. Nowadays, the new developments have to squeeze out space next to freeways, repurposed military bases, less desirable locations near  landfill, power station, etc. etc.  In 20 years, the new...

Yeah, I find it hilarious how there used to be an organic strawberry farm right on the grounds of the Great Park by Marine Way....yeah, that seems like a good idea...

It would be interesting to see a break down by age and stage of life which homebuyers love/hate the Great Park, especially Parasol Park and other more "urban" settings in Irvine. Are you a Millenial/don't have kids by any chance?

I can afford Hidden Canyon, Turtle Ridge, Quail Hill, etc. I purposely chose TUSD side of Irvine  to avoid the issues that Someguy is talking about. It may not be as good of an "investment" in terms of appreciating real estate values, but this is my primary residence, and I don't treat it as an...

actually, if you come to the Tustin school district side of Irvine, its more diverse. TUSD is FCB repellent! I've definitely noticed in my neighborhood there are few FCBs, no renters, and all owner occupied houses, many of them people who have been living in Irvine or other areas of Orange...

maybe that's a good thing...

are you a homeowner in Cypress Village? why are you so touchy? Just pointing out the cons on a property that is listed in the "WTF price" thread after all! I'd do the same if it was a similar set up in any neighborhood. don't be offended. I am an equal opportunity hater of all newer Irvine...

extreme camera lens trickery. You can tell from some of the later photos that the backyard setback while decent is not as incredibly deep as the initial images suggest. This property backs to the corner of Roosevelt and Tulip. Four way stop sign intersection, major ingress/egress intersection...

Based on your map, the highest concentration of pesticides (dark red) is centered at Jeffrey and Portola, which makes it northern portion of Eastwood, portion of Northwood Pointe, and future tracts on the Irvine school district side of Orchard Hills, which have not even broken ground yet for...

If your family is rich, you can pay to go to an elite prep school feeder to the top colleges, and avoid dealing with the cut throat competition at the public entrance exam schools full of immigrant strivers from low-middle class backgrounds. Sort of like some Irvine parents deciding to send...

I can speak to this out of personal experience. NYC has specialized high schools which are highly competitive--must take entrance exam to get in, and acceptances are based off your rank in the test results. Think of it like Troy/Oxford/Whitney high, but on steroids, because the pool of...

Ansar Gallery in Tustin Ranch. Next to the Costco on Bryan.

is it just me, or are people in tech in general just not good looking? I guess they have money, but are aesthetically...challenged  :P Also, what a sausage fest...There's like at least 4 guys for every girl in the photos

Both of those reasons. This is from my experience as both a renter and owner and living in neighborhoods that gradually became more renter dominated. (has nothing to do with income level, but rather the sense of being temporary. I've been owner, renter, back to owner. The mindset just changes...