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  1. vsfan

    Thinking of buying in Portola Springs. Few questions…

    lol, stonegate and eastwood residents might need a chance to rebuttal.
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    Your take on Great Park and high Mello-Roos

    lol, I joked about this with my friends - having whites in Irvine is considered diversity. Our kids class usually is 30 students and typically out of 30 there will be 2 or 3 white (non-Hispanic) kids.
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    The Meadows, Lake Forest by Toll Brothers

    That’s a famous dish, snake and cat stew - named after the dragon fights tiger. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_tiger_phoenix
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    Your take on Great Park and high Mello-Roos

    There is a significant uphill drive on Alton pkwy, also - there is a bigger industrial compound in lake forest than Irvine which has no green space at all.
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    Your take on Great Park and high Mello-Roos

    If anything I am hesitant about lake forest is that during summer days it is usually 5-8 degrees hotter than Irvine.
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    Your take on Great Park and high Mello-Roos

    7000 in 30 years are 210k… since most people move within 7 years it is more or less a cost diff at 50k. The soil - I don’t know, why should I be concerned if I don’t eat or drink directly from underground? I also heard the smell from OC landfill can be felt for some PS homes, maybe it is the...
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    How low can we go? 30 yr fixed at 3.75% with no fees...

    Jumbo loan I assumed - I got jumbo from her twice now since 2021.
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    Newer Irvine listings with crazy WTF asking prices from equity sellers

    I m lost at the concept that public school rating matters for 10M listing…
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    Paris Baguette

    Chaupain has free items after 3pm iirc
  10. vsfan

    How low can we go? 30 yr fixed at 3.75% with no fees...

    https://www.aplusrealtymortgage.com/mortgage-loan/loan-agent-directory Chelsea Yang is my loan officer.
  11. vsfan

    How low can we go? 30 yr fixed at 3.75% with no fees...

    Sorry I took your asking wrong the first time, the loan officer gets paid thru commission but not the “fee”, also the link below explains. https://www.leaderbank.com/blog/debunking-most-common-mortgage-refinancing-myth
  12. vsfan

    How low can we go? 30 yr fixed at 3.75% with no fees...

    Mine offered 5.5 30 yr refinance today
  13. vsfan

    Paris Baguette

    Thx for the update, now gonna try it out.
  14. vsfan

    New Listing - Trellis Court Plan 4 detached condo @ Cypress Village (116 Barrington)

    wow, who said it is a buyers market and things are slow…
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    Why hasn’t this sold

    So are you suggesting prices are gonna be flat in the upcoming 2025?
  16. vsfan

    Why hasn’t this sold

    I tired really hard to offer to 114 mongoose during 2022 and 2023, the asking went from 1.4 to 1.6 before it was finally sold. Technically it was on the market for 1+ years. And yes the seller won over all my low ball offers (3 at least).
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    Why hasn’t this sold

    Actually - what is the key differentiator between detached condo and sfh?
  18. vsfan

    Why hasn’t this sold

    lol, FCBs are rich but not stupid…
  19. vsfan

    Why hasn’t this sold

    I have a 1.5m+ mortgage right now and I don’t know if I want to, if I can, pay it off in 3-4 years. Ideally once the principle drops to 750k I will start coasting on it…
  20. vsfan

    Why hasn’t this sold

    That is coming down, but price is sticky.
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