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These were the base pricings for phase 2 for Marbella without lot premium. The interior lots with no view had low lot premiums, whereas the view lots had high lot premiums. My lot premium was $150k and the house at the end of our street had a lot premium of $500k because it had the best view and...

Sorry I just looked at the Capri handouts they passed out today and no pricing info. I agree with you, I think their plan was to do a big price increase since the models will be officially open next weekend and then subsequent increases will stay closer to their original target of $25-$50k per...

Agreed! That comment made me chuckle.

Sorry. I took some pics but my kids happen to be in all of them so no good ones! I'll try to take some next time I go back.

Went to VIP event and met five future neighbors in phases 1 & 2 of Marbella, and similar to what I stated before, all 30s-40s with children ranging from infant to 7 years old.  So just reaffirming what I previously said about the age of people buying there.  Haven't been there since construction...

You are exactly right. Majors in college are not as important as how you perform out of college. Neither of us majored in finance in college nor do our firms look exclusively at people who have finance backgrounds. It's more about always being the first to raise your hand when new opportunities...

Wow so much speculation about what us buyers in HC do! Maybe I can help clarify how someone in their mid 30s buys a $3million house. We are 34 and 35. We have no help from our parents, in fact both of us came out of college with heavy student loans and are from middle class families. Some of...

Good point! Anderson is known as a good elementary school, unfortunately that's not where my community is zoned to.

Haha...I'm interested to know who these people are in NB that you know that have people run their errands for them!  No one in our NB neighborhood has tons of servants that are at their beck and call. Our neighborhood's price range is $2.5-$5 so maybe it's the super wealthy that you're talking...

We currently live in NB and as many know, the schools in Irvine are much stronger. That is the primary reason we're selling our house and moving to HC.  And TRock homes are just too old and require too much renovation...I also prefer the views at HC versus TRock. To each their own though, some...

I'm referring to all of phase 1 and any phase 2s that went into contract the weekend the homes were released. They released phase 2 all at same time, originally there was a phase 2a and b. Where did you hear of phase 2c? The option prices went up two days after I signed so I imagine any of the...

I have the Santa Monica and the phase 3 conservatory is now $43,400, I'm pretty sure the Avalon is in the 50s now for the conservatory. If you were looking at the sales floor option book, that is outdated and reflects pricing for Phase 1 & 2. The updated pricing is on the toll brothers "My Toll...

Unfortunately like most Irvine/Newport homes, the neighbors are close. I even went to a custom shady home for $5million last month just for kicks and was shocked at how close the neigbors were. I think to get some distance from your neighbors you have to live in other parts of OC or pay a ton...

I spoke to one of the higher ups at Toll and the plan is to adjust pricing upward with each phase and with increasing percentages from prior phases because sales have been so strong. That's why we chose to move on Phase 2 versus waiting for the larger lots that will come online in the later...

I think one of the families I met on the street are Persian. None are East Indian so far. Toll Bros. is doing a "meet and greet" party for all the Phase 1 and 2 buyers in a couple of weeks to get to know each other so I will get a better idea of the mix of people buying.

HC for sure for us, OH was not even a consideration. As I wrote in the HC thread, we're in Phase 2 of Marbella and much prefer this side of Irvine than where OH is. OH feels so far away. We lived in Woodbury several years ago and moved out quickly because it just felt too far from friends, work...

Here's a couple of pics I took this weekend. Also just to clarify for garages, it's three car garages for Marbella with option for fourth garage for larger lots. The views from the models in Marbella are worse than the rest of the lots for sale because they needed to keep the Marbella models...

Hey guys- Just thought I would chime in here since I'm a Marbella buyer in Phase 2. Half the lots in our phase was FCB all local folks. They are very strict about not having investors.  I've met many of my future neighbors and none are asian so far, at least in our phase, not sure about Phase...

Westpark, never again! Although we made great money on our place since we bought in 2002 and sold in 2005 for double the price but just hated the neighborhood. For some resson our block in westpark were all seniors.  QH would move back once my children are older, perhaps when we're in our late...

Ha ha, no I don't have my license but my dad does and he's my realtor so I don't pay any fees. And BTW, I'm a "she".  I know, I have a sickness with moving much to my husband's dismay, I get the "itch" within a year and a half of living in one place. So far I'm a year into my current house...