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This thread took an interesting turn since I last saw it a couple of days ago...here are my thoughts 1) Socal is clearly a tiger mom (or dad, can't tell with the ambiguous name). My kids will probably work for those kids one day... 2) Can't be more off about the assertion that a great room...

You are correct...definitely the northern border of Portola Springs is near the 241. And geographically speaking, these are the closest homes to the landfill in all of Irvine. Looks like they are right across the toll road from the old bee canyon access road. Of course there is a big hill...

http://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/3-Brookfield-92604/home/4688042 Maybe not a WTF asking price, but definitely a WTH?!?  Seems sellers got a little over ambitious seeing their neighbor's condo (http://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/19-Brookfield-92604/home/4688059) go pending in less than a week at the...

I'd be very wary about homes built before 1980...we were looking for an older home to fix up in Woodbridge or Northwood for several years and backed out on three different instances because of major issues during the home inspection. The problem that came up would have seriously derailed any...

After driving around orchard hills, I'm not sure how great the "view" is. Most of it will be views of rooftops and toll roads. I'm assuming it will be more of a quail hill type community than turtle ridge.

I'm not sure that Orchard hills is really that much better of a location than Lambert Ranch.  Maybe a 1/2 mile further from the edge of the landfill at most, but equal in terms of being on the extreme borders of residential Irvine.  I'd take the extra 2 minute drive down Portola in exchange for...

I heard they are going to turn that area into an overflow/waiting area for Waste Management trucks when Sand Canyon and the Bee Canyon access road are backed up Seriously though it is houses of some sort. Premium location within stonegate, so naturally expect something on a motor court with a...

couldn't agree more...all the secondary bedrooms in the branches were outfitted with full sized beds, and there was barely any room left...couldn't fit a desk or dresser without stubbing your toes on them every morning.  In comparison, in our Maricopa plan 1, all secondary bedroooms have queen...

Shootin myself in the foot right now looking at that asking price.  Was within a heartbeat of offering slightly higher than what it sold for when it was on the market in 2010...Looked for nearly 5 years for a single story in woodbridge, and we loved the lot, location, and actually really like...

I'd take a 1981 JM Peters built home over a new IP house.  Really well built homes and quality of construction really shines in Landings I and II homes.  Plus prime location near lake and no one backing, elementary and middle school, 15 minute walk to high school (10 if you're willing to climb a...

The OP had mentioned E&J Shutters and Blinds in Norco...has anyone gone with them?  Got an estimate from them the other day for a combination of shutters and a few large window/doors with bamboo shades.  The price was nearly a third of quotes we've gotten from a larger showroom store (only went...

First thing I did after buying in Stonegate was get a Fastrak transponder.  With the traffic on sand canyon due to construction and congestion I'm starting to see on jeffrey, the 133 becomes a real option...especially since its only 85 cents to hop on at Irvine Blvd and get down to the 405

The landfill and the TCE plume are the two biggest misunderstandings I've noticed when it comes to Irvine real estate.  I spend quite a bit of time dealing with chemical exposure risk assessments, and based on the information that has been made available to the public regarding the TCE plume, I...

I'm definitely not neurotic about the schools...those days of having to care about schools in our house are long gone :)  In fact, I've long advocated among friends to send their kids to Woodbridge...not having to be exposed to those levels of competition makes for a better learning environment...

IUSD is building an K-6 in PS, a K-8 year-round in Heritage Fields (Great Park) and a High School in Heritage Fields as well.  Don't know how zoning will play out for that HS, but I'll be pretty upset if Stonegate is included it in...One of the major selling points of the community was that it...

wow...I thought I was an IP homer...after going through most of the process (we close in a few weeks) at Maricopa, my feelings towards IP are pretty much in line with other posters.  I don't think that their customer service is as bad as other claims, but I will never ever ever defend the IP...

I think its time the Great Park changes their slogan to "The first great metropolitan park of the 22nd century."  Its been over a decade since measure w passed and all they have to show for it is a giant balloon and some houses that might selling this year...Frankly, I lost interest a few years...

So I was a little bored and decide to Google Map Irvine neighborhoods and go to thinking about street names.  As a longtime resident of the city, I was quite familiar with the themes or street names in the older communities.  For instance, University Park is overwhelmingly based on tree types...

That might ruin my view of the dirt hill from the balcony of the secondary bedroom...I rather like that view as its the only thing between us and the landfill

not in the loop with mendocino, so i have no idea...but it wouldn't surprise me at all if they were having problems selling plan 1 and 3....Plan 2 is the most traditional, and the least objectional...though I still have issues some of the wasted space.  Regarding plan 1, Asians and Indians love...