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Good memory of this city? Are you kidding? Do not tell me that you do not have kids!

Congrat, you have something in mind, hope that you can have the deal. Though generally speaking it is good time to buy, but it depends on each financial situation. 3% down is high risk, if mortgage payment needs double income, it is even worse. If each months payment takes up 40% more of your...

After you own for 20 yrs, your kids grow up in the same neighborhood and go to college. You will understand what i am saying.

If you pay $30K for rent each year, are you sure that you are not paying property tax? Surely you are not paying to gov, but you are paying to your landlord!  This is why you have deduction on you state tax return on your rent.

I am sure that you have memory before 12, are you sure it is "good"?  I am sure that it could be better. The real question is, do you want your kids to have the same memory as yours, or you want them to have something better?

Oh, Boy, you are stressed out! Hosing hunting is not an easy task. My friend, take it easy. it is just the beginning. If you can afford $500k, and look for one mill house to drop 50%. I recommend you to have the smaller house first, and then you can move up as you accumulate more wealth in your...

Sorry , IndieDev, I am not in real estate business. It is personal choice to buy or to rent. If I am right, you are looking for your first home. My advice, become an owner and then tell me the difference. Of course, there are some advantages to rent, and some hassles to own. Once again it is...

Everyone would like to buy at the bottom and sell it at the peak, in reality no one knows the future. If you can buy at the relatively low, and sell it at the time of boom. You should be satisfied, don't be too greedy because many bought at the peak and was forced to sell at a loss. Purchasing a...

I would prefer SE over WB, simply because SE goes to NorthWood High. In term of facility, there is not much difference. Personally I do not like elementary school so close to homes, too much traffic each day. I just tour WB today, too many attached or motor court neighborhoods. Hopefully as SE...

So Cypress Village will be Apartment Village? Like all other villages, TIC builds apartment complex first, and then attached or detached homes. I believe that they will get community park and all pocket parks ready before they build houses around them. Their strategy works. I see grading...

For 2010 NHC new home buyers, I would like to know if you all buy this owner's title insurance. In your opinion, is it necessary to buy this insurance for new home in Irvine. As I know that this is a optional in your closing cost sheet. Thanks!

Does anyone have update info on this public hearing scheduled on Nov 18?

Today Fed announced QEII schedule until Dec 9, 105 billions in next 19 trading days will pumped into market. I wonder what kind of impact will be on mortgage rate in the following month.

Monterey's HOA is higher than other attached condos in WB, WE, SGE. But they did a super job for landscaping in their early phases, you do need funds to keep the community in a good shape.  Monterey is an attached townhouse, but you do get the feeling like single family home, Brookfield keeps...

Totally agree with Jumpcut, the location will become a big issue at the time of resale. In the coming years traffic on Irvine Blvd may be worse than Sand Canyon. When Toll road passes WE, it is below the ground. For SGE, the Toll road levels higher and creates more noise (plus the village is so...

I believe that I saw a map for Lambert Ranch. After this acquisition, they removed the website of Lambert ranch. Too bad, I did not download it. The layout of the ranch was approved by the city, there is a guard house at the entrance, recreation facility is upfront with landscape and green...

Who is your lender? Can you recommend your agent to this board?

If both Los Altos and Capistrano were in PS, you would surely see higher pricing for those units. Maybe higher MR too. Just b/c they are in such a terrible location, TIC prices these community even lower than WE to make them attractive. I got an email from TIC they sold 20 units even before...

Lambert ranch, 50 acres farm land near the north enclave in PS, is going to be developed by New Home Company, the builder of Carmel in Woodbury. It is believed that this parcel of land will be the upper scale homes (~170)and a gated community. This ranch may not be part of PS village, since they...

It is nice to have Jeffery Open Space Trail connected to Sand Canyon, Cypress landscape master plan shows that the trail on the village side of Sand Canyon is more extensive than any existing trail on Sand Canyon, it seems that they are somewhat extension of JOST until Trabuco. It is very...