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I'm 51 and semi-retired. Moved to OC in '86 and struck gold in the medical equipment field. Bought rentals and luckily cashed out in '06... 20 years from rags to retirement. Now waiting to buy a home in the Newport area up to $1.8M... ish. or move back to Oklahoma and buy a county.

This might turn out to be another project like Coastline in SJC. Shuting down and selling off the model homes. Maybe they can change the name to Backwater :-)

Oops... The discovery of hundreds of mysterious cogged stones and now human bone fragments that are up to 8,500 years old confirms decades-long rumors that the Brightwater Hearthside Homes site is an ancient burial ground of international importance, said Dave Singleton, a program analyst with...

Kayochan; I was there last week and they had a plan 3 at $1,368,000 (plus or minus a few dollars). Beautiful home! Tiny yard. Neighbors are very close.

Yes fumbling, that's the house. There is already a neighbor who parks his extra car (complete with blue car cover) in front of the house next door. I don't think cars parked on the street would bug me too much. It's a beautiful home at a great price. I wish I wasn't so picky! ...and I wouldn't...

I don't completely discount feng shui principles...but, I think some are rooted in antiquated ways of living and must be viewed in a more modern way. The formal rooms are at the front of this house and the master is at the back. The view looking up the tree lined "T" street is actually nice and...

Same plan... same models...and will still be marketed and sold under the Astoria / William Lyon name. The only difference is that the homes will be built on lots owned by another company . Lyon needed to raise cash and sold the lots for 45 cents on the dollar.

The house is positioned on a "T" intersection where a small, two block long interior street ends directly in front of the house. I'm not much into feng shui but many of my prospective buyers might be when I'm ready to sell. The sales office told me that William Lyons has sold off the lots...

Thanks for the comments and feedback. I've decided to wait a bit longer to purchase. I think the Plan 1 at $758,900 is a good price. Will prices come down further? Probably, but that is not the main reason that I decided to wait. This specific home has a few issues that will cause it to be a...

Lot 126. Plan 2DR, $786,990 net.

Hi everyone, I have been watching this board for many months and really enjoy the comments and feedback. I sold my home back in April, 2006 and have been waiting on the sidelines to re-enter the market. I visited the Astoria tract in Columbus Square this past Sunday. I really like the plan...

The Cantara models are now all short sales. The buyer/ investor overpaid and is now in trouble. I looked at the model 2 and 3 last weekend. They are being aggressively marketed and will sell for much less than the current asking prices.

I sold both an apartment building in Laguna Beach and a high end condo in Newport Beach in summer of 2006 without a Realtor (with the full support of my Realtor Mom). I created flyers for the local Real Estate offices and offered a 3% commission to the buyers agent. Both properties showed well...

It compelled me to post my first comment here. I have made several offers recently and I always find myself debating with Realtors the state of the housing market. This report makes sense and illustrates the disconnect in home values that began in early 2004. Thanks IHB!