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<p>JP-</p> <p>Good find. Anything else pop up in Columbus Square?</p> <p>SCHB</p>

<p>Lennar's year end closed 30Nov. Most other builders are 31Dec.</p> <p>-SCHB</p>

<p>wantobuynow-</p> <p>Are you and irvinewestpark related...?</p> <p>SCHB</p>

<p>They should (legitimately) be down to models at Kensington.</p> <p>It's apparent Columbus Square follow-up, Mirabella, is still waiting in the wings, though.</p> <p>SCHB</p>

<p>There may be HOA restrictions on whether patios are considered common areas.</p> <p>There almost certainly will not be cable jacks pre-installed for this purpose.</p> <p>SCHB</p>

<p>Crucial-</p> <p>Interesting observation...being anal...shouldn't Villages of Columbs be VoC?</p> <p>SCHB</p>

<p>Troop-</p> <p>With only a 1/2 bathroom, there wouldn't even be shower!</p> <p>Say it ain't so..</p> <p>SCHB</p>

<p>Roo, </p> <p>Deciding not to check because you aren't supposed to need to do so doesn't solve anything.</p> <p>If you want to buy the place, you are only hurting yourself by not finding out if there are issues and forced them to be resolved.</p> <p>SCHB</p>

<p>Their increases are highly senstive to the demand for your floorplan in that particular community.</p> <p>Threatening to walk does best when there is good supply, otherwise they might take you up on the offer...</p> <p>SCHB</p>

<p>Poker-style bluff?</p> <p>Try to get people to think that prices <em>have</em> bottomed, so you better hurry up and buy?</p> <p>There's still plenty of pain to come...</p> <p>SCHB</p>

<p>NSR, I can assure you it is TIC that would be the guarantor of the price, not the builder.</p> <p>SCHB</p>

<p>To clarify, it is not the builder thinking of offering price protection or mello roos, it is TIC. Risk of BK is therefore almost non-existant.</p> <p>However, the details of these plans have not been revealed, and that will be important in getting past the headline offerings to judge what...

<p>Agree with 123-</p> <p>The lease break fee is about $2k. Brand new communities will not allow them, but otherwise they are common in Irvine.</p> <p>This is peanuts in the big picture of buying a home, so get a long lease and move when it is right for you.</p> <p>SCHB</p>

<p>Keith-</p> <p>Can you offer any more info on this? Did anyone confirm that the models were indeed built?</p> <p>SCHB</p>

<p>From Graph's MW link:</p> <p><em>"Originations of jumbo loans in Orange County <strong>fell by 43% in early October compared with September</strong> and are now down 68% compared with a year earlier. Originations of loans below $417,000, by contrast, fell by just 7% in October in the...

<p>liz-</p> <p>If it was TIC keep in mind they don't sell houses directly.</p> <p>SCHB</p>

<p>Definitely take these calls and give them non-sugar coated answers!</p> <p>It is interesting that they only offer choices of a reduction of up to 20%. Clearly not in step with reality.</p> <p>SCHB</p>

<p>BethN- Do you know if the prices are for completed units or new units without pre-picked options?</p> <p>SCHB</p>

<p>IC's citing of Anon's referenced article:</p> <p><strong>"The ready and willing buyers are waiting for a signal that home prices have stabilized. Everybody wants a bargain, and many will rush to buy if they think that prices are headed back up. That signal could come early next...

<p>NSR, you're right. They don't even offer a fine print "past performance is no guarantee of future results" disclaimer.</p> <p>Seems foolishly bold, even for the NAR, to be making claims of this level.</p> <p>SCHB</p>