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  1. IrvineRenter_IHB

    Introducing Bidenisms

    You will have to go to the source document to get live links. <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2228872/?GT1=38001">Introducing Bidenisms</a> Collecting the gaffes and head-slappers of the vice president. By Jeremy StahlPosted Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, at 4:34 PM ET Earlier this...
  2. IrvineRenter_IHB

    A confession from a home ownership advocate

    <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f64a9e36-9da3-11de-9f4a-00144feabdc0.html">A confession from a home ownership advocate</a> The game of finding someone to pin the blame on for the US housing market collapse has gone on long enough. Are the bankers responsible? The analysts who didn?t see...
  3. IrvineRenter_IHB

    Success

    <img src="http://www.irvinehousingblog.com/images/uploads/200993/the-road-to-success.jpg" alt="" /> I came across this image today. I had a boss who used to have this on his wall. It is fantastic. I may blow up some wall-size ones.
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    What We?ve Learned: Ugly Truths About Housing

    <a href="http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/what-weve-learned-ugly-truths-about-housing/">What We?ve Learned: Ugly Truths About Housing</a> With the anniversary of the failure of Lehman Brothers approaching, we asked each of our Daily Economists to explain what we?ve learned from...
  5. IrvineRenter_IHB

    What Would You Do?

    MalibuRenter suggested the following question: Imagine you have a house in Irvine. You are offered a good job out of state, making considerably more than you do now. You want to accept the job, but you have a $900,000 mortgage on a home with a market value of $700,000 at most, and you are...
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    SCAM ALERT!!! RENTERS BEWARE!!!

    I had this link emailed to me: . <a href="http://boards.fool.com/Message.asp?mid=27916016">SCAM ALERT!!! RENTERS BEWARE!!! </a> Xposted at RE Investors; Hey gang.... a VERY interesting thing happened you want to hear about. Not *REALLY* endangering us landlords so...
  7. IrvineRenter_IHB

    Walkaway or Stay?

    <a href="http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/08/bright-side-of-falling-home-prices.html">I saw a letter from "Morally Conflicted in Arizona" on Mish's blog.</a> <blockquote> Mish, I'm an avid reader of your blog. I'm sure you get a lot of messages like this, so I'll try...
  8. IrvineRenter_IHB

    Inside the White House

    I think this presentation of the layout of the White House is outstanding: <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30932789/ns/politics-white_house">Inside the White House</a>
  9. IrvineRenter_IHB

    What do you want to ask the Irvine Company?

    As you probably saw in the other thread, we have a conference call with<a href="http://www.irvinecompany.com/about-us/daniel-young.aspx"> Daniel Young from the Irvine Company</a>. <blockquote>Dan Young is president of Irvine Community Development Company LLC (ICDC), an affiliate of the...
  10. IrvineRenter_IHB

    Is Lobbying Good?

    <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32014652/ns/politics-white_house/">Doctors' group spends most on health lobbying</a> <blockquote>The country's largest doctors' group and one of the nation's biggest pharmaceutical companies reported spending more money than other health care...
  11. IrvineRenter_IHB

    An Open Invitation to The Irvine Company

    <img src="http://www.irvinehousingblog.com/images/uploads/200973/welcome.jpg" alt="" /> We know you guys read the blog and the forums, and some of you even participate without revealing who you are. It is time the elephant quit hiding in the room. Come out and join us. Your customers...
  12. IrvineRenter_IHB

    Active Rain: Your source for kool aid 24/7

    I joined <a href="http://activerain.com/">Active Rain</a> recently. It is a realtor echo chamber where the kool aid flows freely. It is quite an experience if you have never been there. I went to explore the <a...
  13. IrvineRenter_IHB

    IHB's New Troll

    Have any of you been reading the comments from our new Blog Troll, Nancy? This is some of the finest blog trolling I have ever seen. Every comment is designed to get engagement; they are just outrageous enough to get attention without being over the line. The sophistry is subtle, and the...
  14. IrvineRenter_IHB

    Coming of age in the years of living dangerously

    <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31670059/ns/health-kids_and_parenting/">Coming of age in the years of living dangerously</a> I look back on the stupid things I did and was allowed to do as a kid, and I am amazed I survived. Here is one story for you. <img...
  15. IrvineRenter_IHB

    Frequently Asked Questions

    I am in the process of creating an IHB library that accesses the analysis posts of the blog and the key threads in the forums that are loaded with good information. To that end, I am seeking the help of the IHB community. Part of this project is going to be updating the post for newbies. I...
  16. IrvineRenter_IHB

    Foreclosure is the ?cure?

    <a href="http://mortgage.freedomblogging.com/2009/06/09/foreclosure-is-the-cure/11685/">Foreclosure is the ?cure?</a> <strong>Should tax dollars be spent helping people avoid losing their home to a bank?</strong> A study I blogged on last week found borrowers who lost their home to...
  17. IrvineRenter_IHB

    Unique and Interesting Websites

    Over the years while exploring different interests, I have come across a number of websites that still reside in my browser favorites in an archive file. I thought some of you might find them interesting and perhaps would like to share some of your own. <a...
  18. IrvineRenter_IHB

    20 year rollback (1989)

    I long believed we would see a property rolling back to price levels seen at the top of the previous bubble that peaked in 1990. Sure enough, Zovall has spotted one. It isn't in Irvine, but Corona isn't that far away. <a...
  19. IrvineRenter_IHB

    Experience with Special Needs Programs in the Capo School District

    Does anyone have any experiences with the programs and curriculum for special needs children in the Capo school district? You can PM me if you would prefer a private conversation.
  20. IrvineRenter_IHB

    Do you know people who are likely to lose their homes?

    <strong>I received the following email from a reader outlining the problems he is witnessing among friends, coworkers, family members and others he knows: If you have any stories you want to share, this is a place to do it.</strong> . My wife and I were recently discussing how...
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