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    First Vacation to Hawaii

    Maui is for Honeymooners. Kauai "The Garden Island" is known for natural wonders (waterfalls, Waimea Canyon, Hanalai Bay, Na Pali, etc.)
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    Villages of Columbus - Columbus Grove - Lantana

    <p>Latest price sheet - 1/16/08</p> <p>Plan 1 - 764,990</p> <p>Plan 2 - 824,900</p> <p>Plan 3 - 839,990</p> <p>Plus 25K incentive if you go with their lender.</p> <p>5 homes left (1 plan 1, 3 plan 2, 1 plan 3) </p> <p>The 3 models are sold out.</p>
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    Did anyone else get a call to participate in a RE survey?

    I also took the survey this past weekend and yes, questions where very specific about the city of Irvine and the Irvine Ranch's premium brand. However, some of the more interesting questions were related to some possible incentives and how effective they would be. 1. What If the...
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    How to Reduce Selling Price of New Homes.

    bk, I appreciate your analyst and viewpoint. Do you or anyone else here remember TIC’s strategy during the last period of RE weakness from 1990-1993(?). I think (not sure) the community of Westpark was being built during this period and I wonder what TIC and builders were doing at the time.
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    How to Reduce Selling Price of New Homes.

    My desire to live in Irvine at this point in time is for the location, short commute time, good school, and low crime rate. When it’s time for me to have a trophy address in SoCal, I will move to Newport Beach/Coast, Laguna Beach, etc. not Irvine.
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    Fair value of this Irvine property

    <p>If i have to buy now, then I would use $325-$375/sq ft as a guideline for Irvine depending on the neighborhood, location, condition, etc. These numbers seem reasonable to people i know who are willing to buy right now.</p> <p>However, i don't have to buy now so i'm gonna wait like...
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    Fair value of this Irvine property

    <p>instead of buy a used home at anything near 1.2 mil, why not buy a new home of the same size or bigger at nearby Lantana in Columbus Grove for less.</p>
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    Homebuilders in the OC...

    <p>In light of this old CNN article entitled Dark side of the housing boom: Shoddy work <a target="_blank"...
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    Paging IrvineSingleMom re: Paloma

    <p>Be careful when renting from private parties, especially if they bought the property recently . I know of 3 different occasions within the past 12 months whereby a friend or colleague would have to find a new place to rent because the flippers wanted to sell. It really sucks having to move...
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    Will the proposed Federal bailout Dodd and Schumer hurt us who have waited?

    <p>bailout is unlikely according to this past article -> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bailout30mar30,0,4631382,email.story?coll=la-home-headlines">http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bailout30mar30,0,4631382,email.story?coll=la-home-headlines</a></p> <p>But even if a fed or...
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    Is there any way prices can appreciate from here?

    There was a yellow "foreclosure home for sale sign" (i believe) along Jeffrey between Alton and Barranca this past weekend.
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    Orchard Hills Update Website

    <p>CK, i'm with ya...maybe we'll be future neighbors. Bubble or no bubble...the fewer homes per acre is why i'm waiting for Orchard Hills. </p> <em> <p><em><strong style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: arial, verdana, helvetica, tahoma, sans-serif">From the FAQ ..</strong>...
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