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<p>Today, the Dow closed up 174 points to 13,619. The S&P and Nasdaq are higher as well. Market bears have been predicting doom and gloom for the stock market ever since mid-summer yet after the nasty sell-off in August, the market rebounded and is basically within a trading range of 13K to...

<p>Sorry CK, not a mom. </p> <p>Moreover, the clubs mentioned are not in irvine.</p>

I was just reading an article on social clubs (aka gentlemen's clubs of yore) and I did not know of Irvine had any social clubs (non-golf related) to speak of. Does irvine have any and what types may they be?

Just just remembered that the dates of "The OC" the Fox TV show, August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, conicided exactly with the RE bubble. And guess what, the jobs that financed the Nicols and Cohens lavish lifestyle revolved around real estate in the form the the Newport Group, though Cabel...

<p>bltserv,</p> <p>If you can find a competitive car loan rate (not through the dealer) of about 5-6% or less, I'd borrow rather than save until I had the cash in hand (presuming you had a steady job). The reason for this is because non-retirement savings is taxed at your personal income tax...

<p>I did a quick check of some of TIC Irvine rental properties and they seem to be a bit inflated, meaning that as home prices rose in the bubble, rents followed along, albeit a tad slower. An average 1BR and 2BR apartment, managed by TIC, runs $1750 for 800 sqft and $2150 for 1000 sqft...

<p>earthbm,</p> <p>I doubt it will just be a 20% decline from peak home prices in Irvine., more like 40%. Extrapolating the LA data, my guess is that Irvine saw home prices reach their peak at around $450-500 psf. A 20% drop will take it back to $360-400 psf, while a 40% decline will take it...

<p>black-acre seeker,</p> <p>The top elementary schools in Irvine as ranked by CA 2007 API scores are Bonita Canyon Elementary (966), Turtle Rock Elementary (958), Canyon View Elementary (954), Alderwood Basics Plus (951), Plaza Vista Elementary (949), and Santiago Hills Elementary (932). If...

<p>CK,</p> <p>The two properties you listed were recent constructions (built in 2000) and I'd guess deserved their higher price psf premium. The LA data covers all properties.</p>

<p>Radar Logic, Inc. has a <a href="http://analytics.radarlogic.com/radar-logic-home/historical-data.aspx">chart tool</a> that displays in 25 MSAs what happened during the 2001-2007 timeframe in price per square foot (psf) and number of transactions. Although it doesn't have data for Orange...

<p>If you had at least a million dollars, what should such a home look like in a non-inflated market? Let us say you had either the income or wealth to put down between $1 mil to $1.5 mil for a single family residence (SFR), where would you like it to be located, what is the minimum lot size...

<p>The thread of finding a someone to take the mantle of being an Irvine real estate bull suprised me by its lengthy commentary. While I cannot in good conscious say it is a good time to buy now, I will put forth a few reasons why it I am bullish on the long-term prospects of Irvine. First...

I know the majority of the housing stock in Irvine is either Spanish/Old California/Tuscan-style homes, but I was wondering if there are examples of modernist contemporary houses. Moreover, would there be any restrictions on building one in any particular community?

<p>Irvine123,</p> <p> </p> <p>All your stats have been compiled at best from the just the beginning of the downturn. It's like discussing the last housing crisis by using data from 1990 instead of looking at the fallout during the entire period of the early 90s..</p>

<p>IR,</p> <p>I agree that for future home-buyers and residents falling prices will be a welcome relief. However, in the near-term there may be a dislocation as underwater owners and ex-real estate workers struggle and all that stress, financial and emotional, which can only affect their...

Any public school teachers/admin want to chime in? Do they detect abnormal stress on their students that stems outside the classroom?

<p>Irvine has invested heavily in raising/maintaining the reputation of its public schools. TIC has advertised to prospective homebuyers that Irvine schools are among the best in California and Irvine is a family-friendly environment. Irvine students have some of the highest test scores and do...

<p>note: this idea is only semi-serious in the form of a parody infomercial.</p> <p> </p> <p>Are you a depressed prospective homeowner? Frustrated that your new community is only half-built and becoming an eyesore? Worried that your once well-capitalized builder is having trouble keeping...

<p>After IR started posting the income-equivalent needed to support the mortgage costs (ex-HOA/M-R) in a rational world for what are typical Irvine housing properties, it got me thinking: Did these past few years of housing appreciation and the tremendous building of expensive, new communities...

Does anyone know an easy and cheap way to open a foreign bank account (preferably online) to transfer money into another currency like the Euro or a basket of currencies ex-US? I know HSBC has an international account but it requires a minimum of $10K. Others I have seen require that or more.