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<a href="../../../account/155/">nirvinerealtor</a>, Do you mean figure out a way to get me into my dream home? The help wouldn't hurt! I think I am already on track to buying that home soon though. It's just a matter of savings and waiting on the market. If prices remain the same...

<p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal">Although we can pretty much afford a nice 'starter' condo in south OC even at its prime pricing, my SO and I have decided that there was no way we were able to live in an attached housing for more than a couple years. In addition, I don’t want to...

<a href="../../../account/56/">hbunny</a>, Have you toured any new homes around your area? If you like their work, I would speak to the superintendent on-site and ask him for information on who their landscaper is. Most superintendents will have a list of vendors ranking them from...

<a href="../../../account/66/">graphrix</a>, That's ok. I don't really care since I would use the same methods when it comes to my time to buy. You are right about the cancellations. Builders hate it and will stretch their dollars just to close if the delivery date is coming and...

1sttime, In the market we're in now, builders have been offering refferal kickbacks, military discounts and other incentives on top of the usual stuff. For example, our project is offering $25k in incentives to everyone that walks in (for upgrades or closing). If a broker walks in, we...

Thanks for the info on 3% co-op. <a href="../../../account/25/">GrewUpInIrvine</a>; I noticed a few real estate agents on Saturday representing/referring buyers. As was noted earlier, we also kept running into the same people and families from model to model. We arrived at...

I call dibs on Plan 2 with the master retreat. All we need now is a 20% price reduction and it'll be in my price range.

We went there today and was surprised to see so few people. I expected the models to be packed with visitors. Oh wells, it's for the best because I really want to win that paid vacation! Does anyone know what the broker co-ops being offered is? I had a lot of questions but got brushed...

<a href="../../../account/155/">nirvinerealtor</a>, I understand what you are saying. The next few years will be a rare opportunity to get into a new OC home and have plenty of options to choose from. Unfortunately, I do not see the market bottoming out yet because we just lowered the...

<a href="../../../account/35/">acpme</a>, You just gave me a great idea. irvinecommercialblog.com!

Well, I'm sure the decent sales people will start migrating over to other sales positions. One of our subsidiaries is a commercial financing shop and several new loan officers/interviewees have been residential RE agents. Several officers that I have met at banks are making at least 100k if not...

The smart ones will need to sell their porsches first. If you are in a market for a used 911, I'm sure the Irvine dealership has plenty of them in stock.

Well, direct construction is relatively quick. We have been able to pump out houses within 90 days up in the valley. I'm just going by the complete build-out time found in this article on the OC Register. <a...

I read a press release that said Portola Springs would take about a decade to be completely built out.

mino2126 said;<em><a href="../../../discussion/128/2/headlines/" onclick="ThankfulPeople('/extensions/ThankfulPeople/addthanks.php',2635); return false;"></a> </em> <em>AMAZING!!!! However, does Horton build anything in OC? </em>I believe Horton is...

Since many of us are hoping to purchase new homes, I'd thought a post on Options and Upgrades would be fitting. Since I'm not too far into the buying process yet, I'd like to hear what others are currently being offered. One of our projects in Lancaster is currently offering $25k in incentives...

Agreed with <a href="../../../account/155/">nirvinerealtor</a>. Builders will threaten you since you're no longer a buyer but that doesn't mean they're right. I'm assuming you're in California. We've always ended up returning deposits to buyers who threaten with legal action (and I'm talking...

Although I'm not sure about Irvine's situation, when we build large housing tracts in other cities, there are many situation where our approval by the city to develop is contingent upon us (builders) paying the cost of new street lights, parks, roads, drainage, ect that aren't necessarily part...

We paid a visit to Decada and the pricing has not changed. Residence 1 - From $580,000 Residence 2 - From $602,000 Residence 3 - From $628,000 Residence 4 - From $648,000 Effective 2/3/07 My favorite plan was Residence 2. Out of the 4 (Vientos, Bowen, Cortile...

I visited Bowen Court this Sunday and the prices sheet lists: R1: Currently Sold Out but the Model will be put on sale soon. R 1X: $412, 560 (-8%) R1 XM: $413,178 (-10%) R2: $458,216 (-8%) R2 X: $463,952 (-8%) R3: $543,950 (-10%) R4: $687,357 (+6%) All the prices...