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Is the reverse a recipe for lifelong happiness? You usually want whichever you failed to pursue. I have lots of friends who chose the other path; they were popular in high school, dropped out of college due to drinking and partying too much or immersing themselves in video games to find that...

I agree with bkshopr's first post since I somewhat was raised in that environment. There is a book by a Jewish guy on how Jews are losing their competitiveness to fit in. The parents who force their children to attend all kinds of sporting events will have less competitive children...

The UAE and Qatar said they will not match Fed cuts downwards. China is allowing greater foreign investment which probably is a precursor to more exchange flexibility. These countries have been pursuing absolutely crazy interest rate policies to maintain their dollar peg. In the UAE's case...

Where are you moving from? Meeting that list is both very expensive and very risky. Is $1.3-1.8M a price point that is in your budget range? I would much prefer to rent than to buy at that kind of a wishing price. Sample Rental:http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/apa/401528545.html

The financial planning community likes promoting solutions that are advantageous to them as alluded to in this thread. Favorite strategies: 1) Sell insurance policies -> More "assets under management." It is a bad idea in general to invest in whole life insurance but selling once you're...

They had charcoal in the basin of the tub then ran a metal pole as a makeshift spit from the overflow faceplate on the tub to the back of the tub then were manually rotating it with work gloves. Burly Hispanic guys are never what you're lacking =p Ventilation was by the small ceiling fan...

Nope but yeah I was definitely a tad surprised to say the least! Definitely a surreal moment in apartment inspection~~~ There is a saying in the apartment business you can tell the quality of the apartments by the parking lot though which is usually pretty close to accurate. When you have...

It's pretty common on purchase or lending of apartments to walk inside occupied units. You check for overcrowding and that the place isn't being trashed. One time on such a tour I saw a pig roasting in the bathtub!

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070821/news_1b21taxes.html<- or maybe you will be really unlucky like this gentleman.

Pei Wei strikes me as exactly the type of restaurant that Irvine Company desires. It is a unit of PF Chang's, a successful concept. It has carefully spelled out site requirements and parking requirements, showing a national space plan. Sam Woo is a franchise so you would at best see the...

Haha at my previous work there is a M3 convertible that is there literally all the time. Like Sunday 3 am it was there. I guess it's owner forgot about it? It has been there at least a year. BMWs are definitely expensive as they get up there in years/miles in maintenance. You can take...

Countrywide must be practically braindead regardless. If they are doing 90% conforming they are basically just pocketing fees as a giant suitcase lender. All their innovation is worth about $0

I chuckle that we are taking someone with above 85k income as a NINA but that if the pricing works go with it! Since F&F are buying and there is substantial equity the risk is low anyways.

Yes it is really sold as agency paper.

I am not in lending but at 50% LTV you still should be able to do a no doc loan with your partner's credit. I still see 70% LTV no doc conforming available from Indymac as of 8/17/07. Not sure if the rate will be more attractive than a foreign national loan from HSBC. Chevy Chase, or someone...

Ack I might have been interested in applying. Anyone interested in hiring someone with a finance degree from a top 25 school? >.< I need something to do! I'm going through the interview process with a company but it is taking awhile due to people being on summer vacation etc.

That data is from city-data.com.

Just to show the 3x number is not fiction from a historical context here is three SoCal cities with high attractiveness to asians in 2000: Diamond Bar median household income (2000): $68,871 median house/condo price (2000): $245,800 Ratio: 3.56 Irvine median household...

Obviously there will be a price gradient in land prices between Orange County and the Inland Empire as commute distances are shorter and it is cooler. That said the current gradient in pricing is not sustainable. Prices of land will drop precipitously since builders are seeing more onerous...

Okay in October of 1981 mortgage rates were 18.45% with 2.3 points per Freddie Mac: In January of 1987 the rate was 9.2% with 2.2 points Give or take interest expense was halfed in 6-7 years? http://www.freddiemac.com/pmms/pmms30.htm That obviously made homes substantially more...