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newsweek ranked the best HS in nation. Only Uni came in top 20 from CA. http://www.newsweek.com/content/newsweek/feature/2011/americas-best-high-schools.html

Nice read on FCB. They even mention OC in same article as London, Paris, Miami, HK, NY. LOL. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703730804576317150261940990.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth

There was an interesting conversation on pricing S&P index in gold because the dollar is going down in value so much. Looked at that way, the S&P wasn't actually performing as well as it would seem in dollar terms. If the same were applied to RE prices, priced in other financial...

Another interesting article on RE bubbles. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704740204576272720044918328.html(its paid so not sure you can see it) But some highlights from article. Prices of Hong Kong properties jumped 24% last year on top of a 30% surge in 2009, according to local...

So this question was posed a couple of times on the IHB and other places but never quite answered so wanted to get the thoughts of TI folks. Are current prices a function of median income? Median income is often pointed to as one of the key indicators to point to homes being priced "properly"...

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-worlds-hottest-real-estate-market-2011-04-19?pagenumber=1 The world?s hottest real-estate market? Commentary: Foreign ownership may hold the key to London By Brett Arends, MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) ? Is this the biggest bubble in the world? I...

So many people on this board (myself included) have looked at Irvine and said, prices are/were too high. It should be worth xxx for a condo and xxx for a SFR. My question is why is it worth xxx? Rental parity? How many high end neighborhoods in America are at rental parity or ever were at...

If one includes the HOA and Mello Roo tax, the total comes out to about 800 dollars a month. The present value of that at todays prevailing interest rate of 4.875% is almost 196K. So these 1600 SQFT townhomes are priced at about +800k. Worse yet, when you think about the after tax cost of...

I was wondering if anyone has negotiated with Lennar on any of these units and what kind of discounts/incentives they are offering? TIA.

Can I get some opinions on west park SFR? Overall desirability vs. woodbridge/woodbury area. Thanks!

Hi, I wanted to get some feedback on a bid I had put into an REO property. I offered 800k and offered 20% down pre-qualifed with 760+ credit score. This was 10,100 more than asking price. I submitted my offer first (the agent confirmed this). After the bidding was closed, the agent simply...

My wife and I considering purchasing a house in the westside of the newport backbay area. My question for people who own/live in that area. How much airplane noise do you actual get? Also, one of the homes is on a major street (Irvine Avenue). How much traffic does that street have? We just...