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    Fed reducing bank reserve requirement to zero

    Means we're all screwed and into a death spiral
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    How low can we go? 30 yr fixed at 3.75% with no fees...

    So bro fighting aside, do we expect rates to floor at 3%? Assuming I don't end up with a lung full of Corona fiberglass, anyone in the business know the backlog of existing refi applications and when that is expected to clear?
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    Why China Fell Out of Love with New York Property

    The dollar volume of homes purchased by foreigners from April 2018 through March 2019 dropped 36% from the previous year, according to the National Association of Realtors. Foreigners bought 183,100 properties with a total value of about $77.9 billion, down from 266,800 properties valued at...
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    C2E Boutique Townhomes

    Your prediction came true, these are everywhere now on Jamboree, Von Karman, MacArthur, Main Street. They are squeezing these in everywhere in strange looking tracts.
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    Euro half shower door - which one of you jerks did this?

    I have not seen those frameless barn door shower doors but they look really slick !
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    Euro half shower door - which one of you jerks did this?

    I couldn't tell from the picture but I don't think it does. Based on when I usually see these, there's no drain in the room.
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    Euro half shower door - which one of you jerks did this?

    So I was window shopping these Spanish Haciendas down in San Juan Capistrano from the other thread. Unique floor plans with tons of privacy and great style, some of the rooms are just gorgeous like living in an historical property. As I understand it, there is a high end flipper down there that...
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    Why China Fell Out of Love with New York Property

    Would be curious to see a West Coast version of this article. Key points 1. China is now a net seller of overseas real estate 2. Chinese government is clamping down on cash outflows from the country 3. New York is big enough to absorb the exit of Chinese buyers, but growth will be slowed 4...
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    Question on a Loft Expansion

    Update: Our HOA is pretty intransigent here, so we've decided to not go with the expansion. I am sure we could get this through but it would be a long and costly negotiation, leaving us and future owners with open-ended liability issues pretty much forever.
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    Question on a Loft Expansion

    Thanks everyone for the info. This seems to be a pretty tough condition to add on. Even if we satisfy the condition, it seems like it will hurt the resale ability of the unit by saddling the next owner with the same burden. Maybe worth if if we were staying here for the very long term, but I...
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    Question on a Loft Expansion

    Hi all, We?re in an attached condo with 2 neighbors on either side and looking at expand a 2nd floor loft. HOA gave us a ?conditional? approval but looks like we have some red tape and liability being attached. Our concern is having a hard time reselling later due to these restrictions. We...
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    After Yahoo's biggest breach, realtors and loan officers still use @yahoo email

    This is an old topic but seems always good practice to bring it up with all the continued hacks that go on. Protonmail is an excellent choice, very high security with end to end encryption and based in Switzerland. Same security as Gmail without the over-marketing/spying that Google likes to...
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    Mimi Walters - CA45 Rep missing in action?

    "California takes center stage in battle for House majority" "Democrats and Republicans are pouring manpower and money into the state ahead of the 2018 midterms." Mentions CA-45 (Irvine and surrounding areas) and how the landscape is changing...
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    Mimi Walters - CA45 Rep missing in action?

    Double post
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    KB Homes Standard Solar Power Package

    Also the roof tile pricing has just been announced. Infinite warranty and comes with the Powerwall. Available in June in California. https://www.tesla.com/solarroof
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    KB Homes Standard Solar Power Package

    Sorry duplicate post
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    Mimi Walters - CA45 Rep missing in action?

    Thanks! Thought it would be great to attend but you need Facebook account to RSVP unfortunately Hopefully someone in attendance can record and post Looks like 300-700 people going so far
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    Irvine brings back commission to fight traffic congestion

    My solution: give Elon Musk free everything to relocate here and fix it lol
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    Adding a 2nd story loft over precious vaulted ceilings for resale

    This was going to be my next question. Thanks ! Sorry for necro but alot of good information in here.
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    Adding a Loft, does it increase value?

    Thanks everyone for the information! I followed your link and even more good information there. Loftcrafters seems to have a ton of experience with this, and their end product sounds like ready2downsize's daughter's experience with it looking like it was always supposed to be there. So...
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