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specifically for my cousin's unit/development it was only the stairs, but where neighbors are above and below you, i can see them having that restriction also.

i don't know about santa clara, but my cousin bought a attached condo in portola and they are now allowed to do wood flooring for the stairs... it's actually in their cc&r.  the reason is to limit noise, their unit only shares walls to the left and right (no neighbors above below)... so i can...

i didn't buy at san marcos, i bought at san mateo... i didn't get any discounts or incentives... other than a very small $1500 credit towards closing costs for going with their preferred lender, bofa.

Used to be able to hear them from the village too

san mateo has three special assessment taxes totaling $3543... one of them expires in 7 years.

That's a very good point... And it maybe be a significant part of the all cash or the high down payments we see.  But I wonder if the number that is truely "foriegn" is smaller than people think.  My sister has bought 4 properties all cash not in irvine but in the ie... If there were an ie forum...

phase 2 prices are $500 more than the base... phase 3 prices are $1000 more than the base below... not sure what's available, but +2000-6000 from the base prices is what i recall them adding to the base prices (in upgrades) for every home that's come out so far... (phase 4 will be the first...

not with qe2 ending and it doesn't sound like the fed will do qe3...  unless foreign governments or private investors pick up the slack.

i'm trying to get a 5/5 arm thru penfed (3.25 w/ .625 pts) and i prequaled a week ago but no one has called me... i called them but they just said a loan processor will get to me... reading that other thread on fat wallet, some people have gotten bad loan processors (seems like i always get...

did all or what percentage of the 2010 collection do you think get to the last stage?  if not all of the 2010 collection got to the last stage what percentage do you think got to the 3rd or 2nd?  did any projects sell out without giving anything up?  (i'm not expecting anyone to know the...

i got a plan 1.

I don't know where the hines nursery is but stone gate will be trapezoid shaped taking up the whole block from irvine to portola and jeffery to sand canyon

yah, essentially what i was trying to get at... also, in the equation is the amount of disposable income, or how frugal a person is... if your fixed expenses (like kid's costs or school loans) are less and you don't spend money on "toys"... then you can spend more on housing.

i'm not sure if i'm answering your question right but if you're asking if the median is the sole indicator of house prices i don't think it will be accurate, i think what is needed in the equation is the amount of down payment (as we've seen in irvine) that pushes up the price and keeps it...

ok... i was going to let this go, but seriously... unless i'm reading it wrong... that's exactly what you said... am i going nuts here?  and not trying to start a fight here, but just because you like a larger house and a larger yard, doesn't mean everyone wants or needs one.  i happen to like...

sure i can wish all i want that they sell the homes for less (although i wouldn't really care for anything bigger than what i'm buying)... but i can't "demand" anything from the builder, you'll probably say i can "demand" they price the homes cheaper by waiting or looking elsewhere... i tried...

if i'm not mistaken... portola springs has a upper enclave and a lower enclave... with the upper one being the "higher-end".

you are not the only one.. i too think there should be more "detached" product with less square footage... but i think there is more need in the 1500-2000 sq ft range... and just like you said, if there were more homes then they could sell it for less and still get more per sq ft...  i...

i like the woodbury location better... and even when it's all built out i think woodbury would be nicer (probably not by much but if i had to choose).  first off is the distance to the 5... a little closer (but not too close)... distance from the landfill (further)... and distance from the...

I'm looking to use an outside lender for my new home purchase... and of course the new home sales people tried to scare me by saying that they've had some people try to go outside only to have the loan not fund.  The specific example was something about the City of Irvine doesn't give you some...