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It would be nice to see prices in the Port Streets area finally come back to reality. They seem to have been slowly slipping down this last year or so, but many owners seem to be holding on to the fantasy that their 3 bedroom tract home with no view is worth a WTF price simply because it is in...

I received a notice that this property had gone from "active" to "contingent" today. If anyone has any information on the sale price please let me know....

I called the agent last week and he told me that they were having an open house on Sunday, but when we showed up he was not there. Thanks alot! Redfin shows that this is still "active" but who knows. I am real curious about this one becuase I really don't think there is a market for $1.4...

The broker for this house (Steve Morton) is the same broker who listed another flip in Woodbridge at 15 Bayview last year. The Bayview house was bought by an "investor group"at auction for around $890,000 and immediately listed with no improvements for close to $1.3 million if I recall...

I have owned a home in Woodbridge for a long time and we really like it here for many of the same reasons you mention. The downside of Woodbridge are the older style floor plans (its nearly impossible to find a "great room" layout that we like) and relatively small yards. But the...

Like others on this blog I have been following the "family" neighborhoods in Newport Beach. Today I saw a new listing for a home in the Port Streets that is listed for $1.495 million. http://www.redfin.com/CA/Newport-Beach/1939-Port-Edward-Pl-92660/home/4720073 I initially thought ok...

Wow, the lot size is over an acre, although from the photo it looks like much of it is on an incline and unusable..... Tempting, although I still can't get over the weird vibe I get when I go through the Coto gates (maybe its the Real Housewives), and Coto really is pretty much in the...

We really like our pediatrician Dr Curtis of Bristol Park Medical Group in Woodbridge. We interviewed a bunch of doctors before my son was born and we found Dr. Curtis because he was named on a "Best Pediatrician in OC" list. I am usually skeptical of these lists, but in this case they are...

I lived at Park Newport for a short period of time about 10 years ago. I had a fairly large one bedroom apartment, but it was fairly dated. If they haven't updated the rooms since then it would probably be really dated now! I imagine like most places they probably have upgraded apartments...

I've seen this as well, and I attribute it to seasonality and people pulling lisitings once the holidays hit. I think most people expect an increase in inventory beginning in March/April. It will be interesting to see if this leads to people (primarily realtors) stating that we have hit bottom...

Good burgers in one of Irvine's oldest buidlings (I think it is an old blacksmith's shop) at Knowlwood restaurant on Sand Canyon right at that corner.......

It sounds like we have had very similar experiences, although you have moved a lot more than me! I live in Woodbridge now and love the sense of community (even the corny 4th of July parade) and the amenities, but we are having a really hard time finding a floor plan that works for us. The...

I moved to Irvine quite a long time ago - 1989 to be exact. Back then, Irvine was defined in my mind by the lakes in Woodbridge, the hills of Turtle Rock, and the campus of UCI. In a sense, the "old" Irvine landmarks that have something unique about them vs. rows of look-alike houses and strip...

I've been keeping an eye on the Harbor View area, Irvine Terrace and the Port Streets. Prices have definately been creeping downward but in my opinion they are still too high. Does anyone have any insight into any of these areas and/or any predictions for where prices will eventually settle...

By the way, the Westpark house that IR profiled in "Trippin with Hendrix" last year (http://www.redfin.com/stingray/do/printable-listing?listing-id=441544) is still for sale. With 712 days on the market and still no sale they must really have run up against some "unreasonable and misquailfied...

Wow, the listing I mentioned may have more spelling errors, but this excuse takes the cake! Good find....

I just read a listing that, in addition to containing a ton of spelling errors, contained the following excuse for why the house had been on the market for 237 days - "TENANTS OCCUPIED IS ONLY REASON FOR LONG LISTING TIME. " Ok, so if they received an offer they wouldn't accept it because their...