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Irvine Median Home Price History

Oct 7th, 2007   by IrvineRenter  in News

I thought everyone might find this data interesting.

Irvine Median Price Data

1988 $216,464
1989 $237,410
1990 $239,024
1991 $242,877
1992 $237,451
1993 $230,598
1994 $228,529
1995 $229,959
1996 $246,865
1997 $245,437
1998 $263,172
1999 $278,148
2000 $308,089
2001 $334,741
2002 $379,852
2003 $461,888
2004 $609,397
2005 $635,675
2006 $722,928
2007 $665,807

Median sale price

Sales volume

ZIP

code

Prev. 4 weeks

change

 from ’06

Prev. 4 weeks

change

from ’06

92602

$650,000

-15.5%

20

-28.6%

92603

$943,000

-3.2%

20

-42.9%

92604

$581,000

-13.9%

18

-33.3%

92606

$735,000

2.4%

15

25.0%

92612

$695,000

12.1%

21

-12.5%

92614

$611,500

11.2%

21

-16.0%

92618

$525,000

-2.2%

19

111.1%

92620

$762,500

-12.2%

30

-50.0%


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Astute Observations

Astute Observation by ricccnara
2007-11-19 10:13 PM

getbocero

Astute Observation by Sue
2007-10-07 07:48 PM

Sorry, posted in the wrong spot - that was supposed to go with the “Please, Buy My House!” topic

Astute Observation by Sue
2007-10-07 07:48 PM

Schenfreude alert - new “Please Buy My House” show on TLC
Desperate house selling times call for desperate measures…


If you missed it it’s going to rerun at the following times (see link below)
Show schedule
http://tlc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/special.html?paid=2.14903.55792.0.0

Did you watch Please Buy My House on TLC?
http://activerain.com/blogsview/228602/Did-you-watch-Please

Please Buy My House
http://television.aol.com/show/please-buy-my-house/1329217/main

Astute Observation by Sue
2007-10-07 07:41 PM

If you missed it it’s going to rerun at the following times (see link below)

Show schedule
http://tlc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/special.html?paid=2.14903.55792.0.0

Astute Observation by Sue
2007-10-07 07:37 PM

Schenfreude alert - new TV show “Please Buy My House” on TLC

Please Buy My House
http://television.aol.com/show/please-buy-my-house/1329217/main

Did you watch Please Buy My House on TLC?
http://activerain.com/blogsview/228602/Did-you-watch-Please

Astute Observation by Sue
2007-10-07 07:23 PM

Re: out usual debate - is the grass greener in Seattle?

Let the buyer rejoice: Home sales, prices fall
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/realestate/2003929200_homesales06.html

Astute Observation by Sue
2007-10-07 06:55 PM

William Lyon Homes Reports New Home Orders, Closings and Backlog

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20071005005615&newsLang=en

New home orders for the three months ended September 30, 2007 were 337, a decrease of 33% as compared to 501 for the three months ended September 30, 2006.
...
The Company’s cancellation rate for the three months ended September 30, 2007 was 42%, compared to 39% for the three months ended September 30, 2006.

Astute Observation by Sue
2007-10-07 06:53 PM

California Tightens Rules For Mortgage Lenders

http://www.kcra.com/news/14282211/detail.html?rss=sac&psp=news

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Mortgage companies will have to do a better job warning prospective California home buyers about the kind of risky loans that have led to tens of thousands of defaults and foreclosures, under a bill signed Friday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The law applies federal lending guidelines to more than 4,800 state-licensed financial institutions, mortgage brokers and real estate agents, including lenders such as San Francisco-based Bank of the West, Calabasas-based Countrywide Financial Corp. and Orange-based Ameriquest Mortgage Co.

Astute Observation by Kirk
2007-10-07 06:50 PM

Eroded because of modest wage inflation I might add.

Astute Observation by Kirk
2007-10-07 06:49 PM

You have a good point about wage inflation. I do expect stagflation. But, the other question is when do we hit bottom? The further out the bottom is, the more inflation has eroded the dollar here at home. I would love 2001 “sticker” prices, but I just don’t see it happening. I say 2003 sticker prices in 2009. Of course, I actually ran numbers at one time, but forgot what they came out to be, so I’m just saying this off the cuff. We shall see.

Astute Observation by Sue
2007-10-07 06:48 PM

The pressure’s on
With the market cooling, so-so agents face the scrutiny—wrath, even—of disgruntled clients. The state is bracing for a rise in complaints.

http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/la-re-perform7oct07,0,4468335.story?page=1&coll=la-home-center

Astute Observation by Sue
2007-10-07 06:33 PM

Sign of the times: Auction in Sherman Oaks
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laland/2007/10/sign-of-the-tim.html

Astute Observation by lunatic fringe
2007-10-07 04:53 PM

Gotta disagree with you Kirk. I don’t see us stalling out at 2003 prices unless we get wage inflation, which I certainly don’t see happening with a lot of high paying finance and real estate jobs going bye bye.

Just a gut feeling is that we will seriously overshoot the trendline on the way back down. 2001 prices are now my high range of price drops.

Astute Observation by Kirk
2007-10-07 02:20 PM

...many buyers still seem to be trying to time the market, which is “more about being lucky as being good,” said Emily DiSimone, president of the California Desert Association of Realtors.

LOL! Yeah, buyers are fools for not buying right now…

Astute Observation by Kirk
2007-10-07 02:16 PM

I agree with you almost 100%. The only thing that I think is off is the 2001 price tag part. With the dollar falling and the very real possibility of high inflation we may see more like a 2003 price tag which would equate to 1998 pricing in real terms. Unless the Fed reverses course, I think this is what is going to happen.

I wonder which will be first: dollar collapse or stock market crash. Either one will cause the other right now.

Astute Observation by No_Such_Reality
2007-10-07 01:54 PM

I disagree.  That big gap is funky loans.  In reality, 2003 would have been the real peak of the cycle if not for the creative loans.

Given such, we’ll probably see ‘98, ‘99 inflation adjusted prices particularly because of the overshoot back to the downside.

The second big question will be now that the easy RE money is gone, how much with Irvine and OC communities income drop.

Oh, if you’re freaking and thinking I’m wearing a tinfoil hat, remember ‘98 inflation adjusted price is 2001 nominal pricing.

Astute Observation by Stupid
2007-10-07 12:59 PM

Give up on graphs and math ... just put a coin in and pull the lever ...


Home sales plummet 54 percent

http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071005/BUSINESS04/710050351/1003/business

Despite home prices that are in some instances the lowest in years and a vast inventory, many buyers still seem to be trying to time the market, which is “more about being lucky as being good,” said Emily DiSimone, president of the California Desert Association of Realtors.

Astute Observation by Sue
2007-10-07 12:51 PM

Thoughts anyone re: mortgage forgiveness debt relief?

H.R. 3648
Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act Of 2007
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/110/Markup Summary4.pdf


The good, bad and ugly
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071006/A_BIZ/710060313

Klor, a tax expert and enrolled agent the past 14 years in Stockton, fielded a call from a middle-aged woman who lives in a home she paid about $475,000 for and soon bought three more homes as investments with mortgages of at least $350,000 each.

She told Klor she already had lost two of the homes and the third investment home was in the process of being foreclosed. She felt confident she had enough income to be able to keep her primary residence, although she has no savings.

“She is losing sleep over this. Potentially, she could be on the hook for taxes of over $300,000 in income in a single year,” Klor said, noting the income is derived from the forgiveness of debt.

“She will have some huge income exposures because of the three foreclosures. She should contact her tax adviser to get some tax relief. There is a legal way to reduce the tax if you meet the IRS rules for being insolvent,” he said. “This is an example of someone who got greedy and now it is coming back to haunt her.”

Astute Observation by Sue
2007-10-07 12:14 PM

The hammer drops
America’s houses are being repossessed at a record rate. What comes next?

http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9905451

Astute Observation by steve
2007-10-07 11:59 AM

the median home price will bottom at 3.5 times median income like it does after every Orange County housing boom (and during the recession that we are about to experience over the next 3 years, median income will also drop).

Astute Observation by Stupid
2007-10-07 11:58 AM

Is there a 20 year graph?  Would be interesting to see the rise & fall from the last boom.

Astute Observation by kishore (renter)
2007-10-07 11:09 AM

there’s a big gap between 2003 and 2004.. i think we’re somewhere at 2004 prices now.  to go down to 2003 prices, a recession may need to happen.. i hope it does go down though..

Astute Observation by ice weasel
2007-10-07 09:55 AM

I wonder what happened in 2000?

hmmmmm…

Astute Observation by Sue
2007-10-07 08:34 AM

Greenspan says U.S. economic growth slowing

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2007/10/07/greenspan_says_us_economic_growth_slowing/

Astute Observation by Stupid
2007-10-07 08:28 AM

Foreclosure investors as white knights?

http://mortgage.freedomblogging.com/2007/10/06/foreclosure-investors-as-white-knights/

Astute Observation by Derek
2007-10-07 07:52 AM

what is the source for this data?  HPI?  Case-Shiller?

Astute Observation by Rafael
2007-10-07 07:41 AM

Will it get back to 2001, 2002, or 2003 pricing?
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