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Posted by IrvineRenter on 02/28/07 at 01:48 PM

Wake me up when we get down to the 2002 prices again.
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Posted by Aneil on 02/28/07 at 02:29 PM

Not sure if you guys know about this or if you care, but we came across a flip at Bowen Court.  The buyer bought the place brand new, put a couple of upgrades on it, and are trying to sell it right next to brand new construction.  For what it’s worth, I thought I’d point you towards it.  The place is a plan 1 I believe.

Posted by NanoWest on 02/28/07 at 03:13 PM

I am noticing that all of the real estate agents on blogs and other places are now saying the worst of the RE slowdown is behind us. I do not blieve them. In fact when I see a 2400 sq. ft box in Irvine listed at over $1,000,000 I believe that a correction may still be coming. How do the people that buy these places sleep at night? Maybe they don’t have to sleep because they work 3 eight hour shifts to be able to make the mortgage payments !!!!

Posted by mah on 02/28/07 at 03:50 PM

That home would rent for about 3,200 a month, yet to buy it with no money down, the carry cost would be at least 7-8 grand a month.  For the love of God, the taxes a lone are a thousand dollars a month.  LOL

The entire scheme is unsustainable and now laughable.  Good luck selling that thing for more than a million dollars.

Posted by rent on 02/28/07 at 05:56 PM

Here is the background on this property.

Bought on 6/30/2005 for 1,039,000 with first mortgage of 693,2500.

So this buyer has 300K+ in equity.

Cheers!

Posted by rent on 02/28/07 at 05:59 PM

The seller bought the home on 6/30/2005 for the 1,039,000 with a first loan of 693,000 + down payment. This seller has lots of equity in the house.

Posted by Aeneid on 02/28/07 at 09:50 PM

I am not well versed in investment, RE, etc…From what I heard, how much one can afford is about 3-3.5 X one’s income. So for a couple who makes about 400K per year. They can easily afford such place.

I am curious to know how many people in OC really make that kind of money. From what I have seen, it seems like everyone in OC makes this kind of money. ‘Cause everyone is buying such home.

My “perceived” value for this place is 600K. Maybe I am just dreaming.

Posted by IrvineMom on 03/01/07 at 10:23 PM

Zovall,
Mendocino Plan 1’s sold with record price early 2007:  27 Oroville for $1,100,000 and 21 Carpenteria for $1,025,000.  Mendocino price rebound?

Posted by red on 03/01/07 at 10:39 PM

I blv Mendocino is located in the more desirable area of NorthPark? (close to Portola Pkwy). $1.1M does seem overpriced if we compare to what you can get for a new home in PS (comparable neighborhood?)

I am a little curious whether the rent for this home really only $3,200? Seems that this would rent at least $3,500. Last time we look for a 4 bed/3bath rental home (few months back), $3,200 would get us an older 2000sqft home in WestPark. I guess we could have looked harder for a better deal but we weren’t too sure about renting from a private owner anyways.

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