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I'm still a big housing bear. Still believe the stuff that larry brought up through his blog. the whole stock market/financial system everything is fake. I came to a conclusion that you don't get rewarded for being prudent and thoughtful about your decision. ups and down in home price/ stock...

So it seems to me that Larry was indeed right about the homes in some form of foreclosure and being a shadow inventory. I guess he was also right about not knowing when or if at all these so called shadow inventory homes ever show up in the market. I guess he made his original predictions based...

Everything you mention here seems like regular settling in issues. In fact many of this cosmetic caulking stuff you mentioned including few nail pops etc were fixed by them at the end of the 1st year walkthrough. I had similar good experience with them as mentioned by you during the sale...

Maybe smaller lot sizes (yard space) contribute to that statistics!!!!!!

I posted earlier a few months back that the prices have indeed gone down. But it is not because it is WBE. It is because prices are indeed lower than 2010 like IHS pointed out in his own tone. But like scuba I've been able to refi twice without any problem of appraisal. As for better homes...

So what is all you guys point. The thread was for people who live in the community to give their opinion. If you can't accept someones opinion then too bad.

NICE TRY IHS!!!!! on making conclusions. I personally am having a really good time in the community. There are no new things that have come up that i had not thought of before buying here. In the end I'm very happy with many things, palm club basketball court and two pretty good pools. Lots of...

If the decision is between much dated home Vs newer one (like in this example), I choose the newer one. To me this gets tougher when it is a relatively newer home (10 yr old home) Vs brandnew from builder.

Zovall & Nilam, Thanks for the weekly update. Some properties catch my attention every friday this list comes up. This week both the sales in Portola springs were interesting. 250/sq ft approx.  this must be the new low for newer homes in irvine in a long long time. Potty springs or not, I...

For once i agree with Indie 100%. In fact after coming back from india last year I was so happy with what 300/sq ft buys you here in Irvine. Agreed it used to be lot lower just a few years back.

Well fact of the matter is San Mateo almost sold out !!!! There must be something that they did right. Either by offering just enough features/price/amenities/location or identifying the customer base to perfection. Thought I'll say something related to the title of the this thread. Maybe the...

Well if anyone made a purchase of home hoping for something that is listed as possible in 10 years then they really made a bad decision. That comment aside I have a feeling irvine high will improve in the near future because of the influx of more FCB students from families that moved into new...

BK had recommended Matt to me when we bought our new home in 2010 collection. I would definitely recommend him to others looking for a home inspector.

I believe the question asked was if the issue of landfill being close any different, if you were buying in portola springs or if you were buying at lambert ranch.

Apparently just like the 3 filters in the unit there are extra attachments to add back certain things. The minerals that are present in the water as such are not the type that body can absorb (apparently). Atleast that is what I'm told by the makers of these units. WE are still debating the...

No I checked out all the buffets in and around town and picked the best. As for the plate size I picked the one which best matched my eating capacity.

Does anyone know if the sq. footage estimate of 2330 for plan 3 include the 3 story bonus room.

I agree with all your comments. But the FACT is the prices in desirable south county areas were/are not that much cheaper when i was looking around and it is not a TIC thing only. P.S. I'm not from TIC. 

I understand the cost is $25/sq ft.  But are you telling me other than TIC who sells for 340/ sq ft, every other builder in a desirable sounth county city is selling for 50/sq ft. Bottom line is the prices of other (desirable) places are not 2-3 times lower than TIC prices. Probably 10-15% when...

On the topic of prices going down I'm sure prices will go down for beach front properties in CDM as well. Not just for TIC properties or south county areas. We all have seen in lansner's blog, many listings of beach front Mansions selling at millions lower than purchase prices or original list...