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irvine_native, I think that investment buyers/flippers who buy homes with 100% IO financing and read this blog are foolish, but depending on your situation, home buying may still make sense versus renting. If someone buys a home with the intention of staying for 10+years and sees...

New Buyer, Doesn't Lyon already give you some kind of structural warranty? I was under the impression that most of the builders give a 1/10 type warranty, in other words, 1 year fit and finish with a 10 year structural... It would also seem that Senate Bill 800 (I'm no lawyer, so...

All: Here are is the list of structural options you can choose. They are the first decisions that need to be made. Optional Office (removes 3rd bathroom): $400 Master Bedroom Fireplace: $2,925 Door for Master Bath: $720 Jetted Tub: $1,900 Jetted Tub with inline heater...

IrvineMom: You would recommend that I purchase granite/epoxy from the builder? Or should I go with a 3rd party after close of escrow? A few more interesting things: 1. The lender that we went with (JLH Mortgage) requires less documentation than the builder (Laing Homes)...

finally_buyin: Assuming you can use some of that $26K for points and such, that translates to $278/sq ft (unless I'm missing something?)... Considering the Irvine address, Irvine schools, and new construction, it would seem that this is a amazing deal relative to the other builders and...

If it would be of assistance to the group, I'll chronicle my new home buying experience on this comment thread. I promise to be as unbiased as someone who just put down +$850K for a new home can possibly be (i.e. not very)... It may help others interested in buying a new home...

Irvine_Native: I was told that phase 3B will be in the next few weeks. Interestingly enough, on the 2-3 homes that fell out of contract, Laing was offering $25K with closing cost assistance, which seems to mirror what is going on at Cantara. We didn't purchase one of these "quick...

<p class="MsoNormal">I promised an update, so here's an update:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Bottom line: We went ahead and purchased a plan 3 STM. I'll go into more details later as to why I purchased a home despite being firmly in the "Housing Bear" camp, but first some details on the home...

Thanks for all the advice. I'll let you know how everything goes... -OCR

I (along with most of you, I would presume), have engaged in a lot of "water-cooler" discussions regarding Orange County real estate, and something that I've never heard before came up... "I don't want to ever buy in Irvine because you don't own the land...you lease it from the Irvine...

Hey there...I'm a first-time/long-time, and thinking about purchasing a Plan 3 now that they've sunk to below $870K. My wife and I have been to the models at least 4 times, and the first price sheet we got listed the plan 3 at $988K! This was less than a year ago... In any case, Laing...