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So, what's the pulse on the Irvine (and OC and beyond) market? It seems like closings have significantly decreased in the past couple months. Yeah, I know it is end of summer, cyclical yada yada... Anyone seen any good charts to show what has been happening recently?

Granted I haven't dug into the details on this news item, but it sure seems like there is something shady. And a Fed governor should absolutely know better. The self dealing (on both sides of the aisle) needs to end and have consequences.

Looks like some great options. Any thoughts on why UC Berkeley has "dropped" from where it stood 2-3 decades ago?

If my city is so poorly run that it is not safe, then I would welcome any means to improve it. I'm curious to hear accounts from people who are living in DC. Are things better? Are there military forces out on the streets? What are they doing?

Every though 'things have been getting better', it is still really bad: https://crimelab.uchicago.edu/newsletter/end-of-year-analysis-chicago-crime-trends/

Absolutely! I've had high cholesterol my whole life and never started a med until recently too. Tried a statin and had a horrible itching reaction so my cardiologist got me on Repatha. It is a shot (auto pen) taken every 2 weeks. Less potential for side effects. Insurance doesn't like approving...

It takes away the food noise so I can make better decisions about what I eat. And I binge less. I'm also drinking less. I've heard that it helps with other addictions like gambling as well. The effects seem to decrease by day 5. The shot part is incredibly simple and easy. I was put off by the...

For Triglycerides, I found that taking a spoon of fish oil helped bring my levels down. This is what I've been using lately: https://www.amazon.com/Carlson-Omega-3s-Norwegian-Sustainably-Sourced/dp/B001LF39RO/

Zepbound is pretty magical. Your post, in part, motivated me to try it, thank you. I've been in that pre-diabetes range for a long time and it didn't make sense to wait until things got worse to try a med.

It is in the early phases (and stalled since Feb 2025) so no timeline yet. From Gemini: From Grok:

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1340/text Sounds like it basically increases the $500k gain exclusion to $1M for selling your primary home. The idea is that this will incent more people to sell their homes.

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/guard-towers-gilded-class

Reminds me of a theme from The Wire (fantastic series that I need to rewatch):

I recently visited Tokyo, Shanghai, and Nanjing. It is incredible how safe things feel. And yes, I did see more homeless in Tokyo than I have on previous visits and a smaller number in Shanghai - but it was less than in Irvine and even safer. And if you've been to other cities like LA, SF...

This new home from KB was listed at $3.73M in Dec 2024 and closed at $2.7M. Good deal? https://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/113-Somera-92602/home/191791037

What’s funny is that the Democratic Party posted it and then deleted it.

The two charts from Bloomberg are the same exact thing (one is just inverted). Also, look at the y-axis. It is meant to deceive. Even the guy posting misinterpreted it because he says "is literally not collecting actual inflation data anymore". Or maybe he knows that is not true but wants to...

Wow, they did a nice job with the pros and cons, great video!

I was just telling my kid about this ridiculous show that I grew up with. And surprise, Netflix is doing a reboot. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/netflix-reboot-1990s-globalist-propaganda-kids-show-captain-planet