They Didn’t Spend It

May 14th, 2009 by IrvineRenter 

In a competitive society like ours, there are winners and losers. The people who bought before the bubble, did not HELOC their home, and are selling in time to cash in that bubble equity are the winners. Let’s celebrate them today.

14811 Mayten Ave front 14811 Mayten Ave kitchen

Asking Price: $747,500

Address: 14811 Mayten Ave, Irvine, CA 92606

BTW, I am guest contributing to the Irvine Homes blog this week. Today’s post is a community profile on Woodbridge.

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Firesale

May 13th, 2009 by IrvineRenter 

Some lenders are now accepting bids on short sales to spare them the hassles and expense of a foreclosure. Some of these firesale prices—at least by today’s standards—are resulting in sales. Will this one?

4142 Fireside Cir

Asking Price: $529,000

Address: 4142 Fireside Circle, Irvine, CA 92604

The Great Housing Bubble

BTW, in case you missed it yesterday, the IHB is mentioned in Huntington Homes: Surf City home-equity ‘abuse’: ‘So many you can’t believe it’.

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Desert Willow Did Not Fall?

May 12th, 2009 by IrvineRenter 

When the market turned in the summer of 2006, Columbus Grove dropped precipitously. The owner of today’s featured property missed that memo.

14 Desert Willow front 14 Desert Willow kitchen

Asking Price: $1,249,000

Address: 14 Desert Willow, Irvine, CA 92606

BTW, the IHB is mentioned in Huntington Homes today. Surf City home-equity ‘abuse’: ‘So many you can’t believe it’

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Temporary Affordability and the Third Foreclosure Wave

May 11th, 2009 by IrvineRenter 

Four and one-half percent interest rates create some unique opportunites, defer some big problems, and create other problems. The policy will probably save the Federal Reserve’s member banks billions of dollars, and that is all they care about anyway.

97 Weepingwood front 97 Weepingwood kitchen

Asking Price: $425,000

Address: 97 Weepingwood, Irvine, CA 92614

The Great Housing Bubble

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A Poem for Mother’s Day

May 10th, 2009 by IrvineRenter 

I have a special treat for Mother’s day. A local author has contributed some of her work for the blog. I hope you enjoy it.

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HELOC Abuse Newport Coast Style

May 9th, 2009 by IrvineRenter 

Our popular tour to surrounding communities in search of HELOC abuse has turned up a gem in Newport Coast. I admit, I cherry picked this one, but I suspected I could top the $3,367,500 HELOC Abuse from Hollywood and even the $5,000,000 HELOC abuse from Laguna Beach last week, and I was right.

Newport Coast sets the new HELOC Abuse record: $7,000,000. Congratulations Newport Coast!

28 Shoreridge Front 28 Shoreridge inside

Asking Price: $6,500,000

Address: 28 Shoreridge, Newport Coast, CA 92657

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What Was He Smokin’

May 8th, 2009 by IrvineRenter 

Some people claim they are merely victims of bad market timing. But how bad can timing really be? How about purchasing a tiny condo a few days before subprime imploded; that would do it.

113 Rockwood front 113 Rockwood view

Asking Price: $299,900

Address: 113 Rockwood #30, Irvine, CA 92614

The Great Housing Bubble

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