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Any chance we will ever see sub $1M pricing on any of these again? That's our limit, really.

We already live in a community with a high number of rentals. We have been renters for our entire adult lives. I have no problem with renters, as I am one. I would never look down on them as neighbors.

I'll enlist your help when we start looking! Hoping this downturn will finally give us a way in.

We won't be buying a home as an investment. It will be to have a roof over our heads and stability. We are in our mid 40s and have never owned a home. When we finally buy, it will be our first and last, and we will pass it down to our sons to live in after we are gone (they are disabled and will...

I'm glad to hear they sell at less per sq ft because when we buy, this is the type of home we want!

We lived in a second floor apartment for 7 years with 2 babies/toddlers. It was not a big deal to go up the internal stairs after coming in the garage. Keeps you in shape!

There is no reason. Some people just like to push their own personal preferences on others. I would have no issue living in a home like this. Allegedly they are harder to sell. Which just makes me laugh and laugh. No homes have a hard time selling in Irvine.

Thank you! Are all the GP pools accessible to residents of any neighborhood?

We are looking to move next year to a new rental and are considering Great Park neighborhoods, mostly due to location (we have been in CV last 7 years) and the availability of houses with large 3rd floor loft spaces/bonus rooms, which is a feature we are looking for, specifically...

I didn't read all 8 pages of responses, but here is my take as a parent who has had kids in IUSD for almost their whole school lives. Forget about collegw for now. But be aware that IUSD is a fantastic school district, whether your kids are super smart or in need of additional supports. We...

I'm actually really happy to hear this. This is how it SHOULD be with new construction. Give primary honebuyers priority over landlords who want yet another rental property.

Starting in July, our rent is going up to $3700. That's pretty close to $4000. We are a family of 4 with teemagers in a 3bd condo. Our gross salary is well under $190k. Wanna know how we can afford to pay this much in rent but not have money for a down payment? 22 years in the military. They...

You are making a LOT of assumptions without having literally any details about mine or anyone else's financial picture. If it was SO easy for first time homebuyers to buy in Irvine, why are nearly 50% of residents renters?

So where are buyers supposed to come up with the $200k+ down payments that would result in a $4000 monthly PITA payment? Not all renters are sitting on a boatload of available cash. We have been renting our entire married life because we started off with nothing, don't have rich parents or high...

I think that only applies on "month to month" rentals. Our lease expires June 30.

Noted. Thank you for the advice.

This is very helpful. Your hypothetical scenario is actually bang on. She purchasesd the house for $787,000 in 2015 and it is now worth around $1M.

It is worth noting that my landlord has an identical home that she could not find reliable renters for so she took it off the rental market and lives there 3 months out of the year (she is east coast based). So, if she was really hard up for rental income, she could easily put that one on the...

Is there a good way to do this besides asking all my neighbors what they pay for their rental homes? I can't really look at rental listing because we know people often negotiate rent down from list prices. We have been in the same rental home for 6 years. Signed 2 three year leases and our...

Any update on pricing of these homes?