Irvine Inventory
Jul 4th: 588 homes (chart)

Pendulum

May 28th, 2009 by IrvineRenter 

Do housing market prices in California swing like a pendulum? It appears that way, but the forces behind the movements are entirely caused by people rather than forces of nature.

4 Pendelton

Asking Price: $492,000

Address: 4 Pendelton, Irvine, CA 92620

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Move-Up Housing

May 27th, 2009 by IrvineRenter 

Move-up housing is not an equity appreciation play as most people think. True move-up housing is cashflow savings technique that will be in vogue again in a few years.

Today we have another condo in Orangtee rolling back to 2003 pricing.

294 Lemon Grv front 294 Lemon Grv kitchen

Asking Price: $299,000

Address: 294 Lemon Grove, Irvine, CA 92618

The Great Housing Bubble

Did you see the weekend post, HELOC Abuse San Clemente Style? Kelli Hart has a follow up on South Coast Homes.

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HELOC Abuse San Clemente Style

May 23rd, 2009 by IrvineRenter 

Our popular tour to surrounding communities in search of HELOC abuse continues in Huntington Beach. So far we have seen $3,367,500 HELOC Abuse from Hollywood, $5,000,000 HELOC abuse from Laguna Beach, $7,000,000 HELOC abuse in Newport Coast and 18 different properties in Huntington Beach. Today we will examine the sleepy beach community of San Clemente.

121 W Avenida San Antonio

Asking Price: $798,000

Address:  121 W Avenida San Antonio San Clemente, CA 92672

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HELOC Abuse Huntington Beach Style

May 16th, 2009 by IrvineRenter 

Our popular tour to surrounding communities in search of HELOC abuse continues in Huntington Beach. So far we have seen $3,367,500 HELOC Abuse from Hollywood, $5,000,000 HELOC abuse from Laguna Beach and $7,000,000 HELOC abuse in Newport Coast. This week instead of going for one big abuser, I want to give you a more complete picture of how common this problem is. The following post contains a partial list of homes for sale over $1,000,000 where the owners owe more than they paid.

1120 Main St front 1120 Main St kitchen

Asking Price: $2,595,000

Address: 1120 Main Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648

BTW, I have been quoted over at Huntington Homes concerning HELOC availability.

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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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Spent Me All Night Long

May 6th, 2009 by IrvineRenter 

With all of the soon-to-be-former homeowners who spent their houses, you have to wonder if the good times they had while walking the path to foreclosure was worth it.

149 Lockford front 149 Lockford kitchen 

Asking Price: $514,800

Address: 149 Lockford, Irvine, CA 92602

The Great Housing Bubble

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Negotiating for Real Estate

May 4th, 2009 by IrvineRenter 

Negotiating to purchase residential real estate can be intimidating, but if you understand the rules of the game, it is not that complex, and you can save yourself a great deal of money.

7 Willowridge front 7 Willowridge kitchen

Asking Price: $824,900

Address: 7 Willowridge, Irvine, CA 92602

The Great Housing Bubble

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