In a recent post, I wrote about the opening of the Diamond Jamboree Shopping and Dining Center in the Irvine Business Complex (IBC), Irvine’s evolving, mixed-use neighborhood. For both Irvine residents and those beyond that want to take advantage of the diverse shopping and dining available at the Diamond Jamboree Center, 745 parking spaces are… Read More
“As market conditions continue to soften, even the builders who have already filed bankruptcy are licking their chops – anticipating what will certainly become the land buying opportunity of this generation. In preparation, they’re lining up new equity partners and waiting for the banks to sell assets. But, for a variety of reasons, the banks… Read More
In a recent post, I wrote about staycations by the pool. If you want to take your own staycation by the pool, here are some homes in Costa Mesa that would allow you to do that. These homes are in various price ranges and are located in various Costa Mesa neighborhoods. Also, both detached homes… Read More
With the opening of the 114,000 square foot Diamond Jamboree Shopping and Dining Center at the corner of Jamboree and Alton, Irvine’s IBC, which began as a light industrial area, continues its evolution into a mixed-use, live-work-play neighborhood. Diamond Jamboree center is Asian-themed but has diverse appeal. The center opened recently with various retail, restaurants,… Read More
I am not about to claim that I understand the eventual fallout of the $700 billion Bailout/Rescue Plan that just passed in the House and, earlier in the week, in the Senate (take your choice on whether you think bailout or rescue is more accurate). As others have said, I have mixed feeling about the… Read More
Foreclosures and short sales have occurred in the largest quantities in two circumstances: low-cost area with a lot of subprime loans and newer areas that have a lot of homes bought by investors. The IBC with its many investors that were looking to flip the homes that they bought in the IBC for a quick… Read More
Note: The following numbers are from Redfin’s Irvine “Overview of Homes for Sale” page. This page includes the Irvine inventory and pricing numbers as well as the associated charts and graphs. So if you would like to see the charts and graphs, click on the above mentioned overview page link. Following are the 2008 detached… Read More
Note: The stats for detached homes provide a good overview of market trends in each city. However, condos also play a significant role in the Orange County housing market, so taking a look at these numbers is also helpful. That is what we will do with the following housing numbers. The following numbers are from… Read More
In a recent post, I wrote about staycations by the pool that some are now taking. If you want to take your own staycation by the pool, here are some homes in Irvine in various price ranges that would allow you to do that. In Orangetree, one of Irvine’s more affordable neighborhoods (by overall price,… Read More
Note: The following numbers are from Redfin’s Costa Mesa “Overview of Homes for Sale” page. This page includes the Costa Mesa inventory and pricing numbers as well as the associated charts and graphs. So if you would like to see the charts and graphs, click on the above mentioned overview page link. Also, note that… Read More