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irvinehomeshopper

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My recommendation is to buy a an entry level conventional single family detached home over all other choices. This segment will experience the highest and safest price jump in the next few years. Although Motorcourt homes will sell well too but Conventional SFD has little competition and it is harder to get knock off. The risk of having SFD get bumped down in price is unlikely.

In a robust market developers will built more experimental projects when the risk of absorption is low. The last couple of years products in SoCal were quite safe and conventional to minimize standing inventory and the sole reason for carbon copy products.

To explain this in simple term I will use a hyperthethical example.

Products must fall between $400k-$1m. There are 6 products for sale at the sametime the pricing may be like this:

Attached product A: $400k
Duplex Product B on motor court: $500k
Motorcourt detached condos product C without driveway:$600k
Motorcourt detached condos product D with driveway:$700k
Entry Level 45' wide lot Conventional SFD product E with driveway $800k
50' wide lot Conventional SFD product F on street: $900k

The focus of the current time is to introduce move up homes to test the $1m+ market and numerous new hybrids to target the low end of the market. The revised list with new hybrid product may look like this to address the price segmentation and some products will get bumped up to address an even spread between $400k- $1m. The new hybrids are labeled in numerals.

Product A :$400
Product 1 : $450k
Product 2 : $500k
product 3 : $550k
Product B : $600k
product C : $700
product 4 : $750k
Product D : $800k
product 5 : $850
product E : $900k
product F : $1m


 
The market says otherwise.

Product C example in Portola Springs (recently sold for $815k):http://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/38-Prickly-Pear-92618/home/45376497

Product D example in Portola Springs (recently sold for $811k):http://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/26-White-Sage-92618/home/28932860

Product E example in Portola Springs (recently sold for $735k):http://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/28-Seedling-92618/home/40391434- note this is a weird listing but the only SFR that sold recently that is around the same square footage.

I own something very similar to Product C. Should I sell at these prices and buy a product F for the same price while I can?
 
gld2 said:
Well,  looks like I have to spend a $1M + to get a traditional SFR  :'(

How about this place:http://www.talkirvine.com/index.php/topic,3662.0.html

There are plenty of SFRs in the $800K-$900K price range in Irvine. A lot even have large lots.
http://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/14511-Sweetan-St-92604/home/4664355
3 car, wide garage
6,534 sq ft lot
SFR
Full Driveway
$710K list price
http://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/30-Almond-Tree-Ln-92612/home/4707742
2 car garage with large driveway
6,534 sq ft lot
SFR
$835K list price
 
The First one is too close to I-5.

The 2nd one  is a condo, not a tranditional SFR. 

Thank you though
 
paperboyNC said:
gld2 said:
The First one is too close to I-5.

The 2nd one  is a condo, not a tranditional SFR. 

Thank you though

A search on Redfin finds 57 SFRs in Irvine under $900K:
http://www.redfin.com/homes-for-sale#!market=socal&max_price=900000&region_id=9361&region_type=6&uipt=1&v=8

Many of them are in the "less desirable" areas of Irvine:  El Camino or Walnut.  Most of them are 30-35 years old.  Why would I pay $800-900K for a 30 year old house?
 
Irvinecommuter said:
Many of them are in the "less desirable" areas of Irvine:  El Camino or Walnut.  Most of them are 30-35 years old.  Why would I pay $800-900K for a 30 year old house?

Donald Bren  :-* you!
 
Irvinecommuter said:
paperboyNC said:
gld2 said:
The First one is too close to I-5.

The 2nd one  is a condo, not a tranditional SFR. 

Thank you though

A search on Redfin finds 57 SFRs in Irvine under $900K:
http://www.redfin.com/homes-for-sale#!market=socal&max_price=900000&region_id=9361&region_type=6&uipt=1&v=8

Many of them are in the "less desirable" areas of Irvine:  El Camino or Walnut.  Most of them are 30-35 years old.  Why would I pay $800-900K for a 30 year old house?

Attention Qwerty :)
IC, can we add West Irvine SFRs to that list? Then you can be my BFF :P
 
nosuchreality said:
Irvinecommuter said:
Many of them are in the "less desirable" areas of Irvine:  El Camino or Walnut.  Most of them are 30-35 years old.  Why would I pay $800-900K for a 30 year old house?

Donald Bren  :-* you!

It depends on the person.  I rather have a new/newer house with newer material, building codes, and standards.  It means that I don't have worry about things breaking down as much in the house.  It's no different than buying a new car vs a used car.  An used car is generally the better buy up front but there is more security/peace of mind that goes with buying a new car.  If something breaks down, I can just go to my dealer and get it serviced.
 
Cubic Zirconia said:
Irvinecommuter said:
paperboyNC said:
gld2 said:
The First one is too close to I-5.

The 2nd one  is a condo, not a tranditional SFR. 

Thank you though

A search on Redfin finds 57 SFRs in Irvine under $900K:
http://www.redfin.com/homes-for-sale#!market=socal&max_price=900000&region_id=9361&region_type=6&uipt=1&v=8

Many of them are in the "less desirable" areas of Irvine:  El Camino or Walnut.  Most of them are 30-35 years old.  Why would I pay $800-900K for a 30 year old house?

Attention Qwerty :)
IC, can we add West Irvine SFRs to that list? Then you can be my BFF :P

The comment wasn't meant to be a condemnation of the area, just as to their desirability as far as buyers go. 
 
Irvinecommuter said:
Cubic Zirconia said:
Irvinecommuter said:
paperboyNC said:
gld2 said:
The First one is too close to I-5.

The 2nd one  is a condo, not a tranditional SFR. 

Thank you though

A search on Redfin finds 57 SFRs in Irvine under $900K:
http://www.redfin.com/homes-for-sale#!market=socal&max_price=900000&region_id=9361&region_type=6&uipt=1&v=8

Many of them are in the "less desirable" areas of Irvine:  El Camino or Walnut.  Most of them are 30-35 years old.  Why would I pay $800-900K for a 30 year old house?

Attention Qwerty :)
IC, can we add West Irvine SFRs to that list? Then you can be my BFF :P

The comment wasn't meant to be a condemnation of the area, just as to their desirability as far as buyers go. 

That has been always my point too. El Camino and Walnut are less desirable because of Amtrak?
 
Cubic Zirconia said:
Irvinecommuter said:
Cubic Zirconia said:
Irvinecommuter said:
paperboyNC said:
gld2 said:
The First one is too close to I-5.

The 2nd one  is a condo, not a tranditional SFR. 

Thank you though

A search on Redfin finds 57 SFRs in Irvine under $900K:
http://www.redfin.com/homes-for-sale#!market=socal&max_price=900000&region_id=9361&region_type=6&uipt=1&v=8

Many of them are in the "less desirable" areas of Irvine:  El Camino or Walnut.  Most of them are 30-35 years old.  Why would I pay $800-900K for a 30 year old house?

Attention Qwerty :)
IC, can we add West Irvine SFRs to that list? Then you can be my BFF :P

The comment wasn't meant to be a condemnation of the area, just as to their desirability as far as buyers go. 

That has been always my point too. El Camino and Walnut are less desirable because of Amtrak?

I think it has to do more with the age of the community and the lack of "amenities" 
 
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