[quote author="usctrojanman29" date=1241161628][quote author="bkshopr" date=1241156310]Resales will be based on new benchmark pricing. Strategy will be a release of limited number of new homes and just enough to satisfy the cravings of desperate Chinese buyers for new homes. As soon the transactions take place that creates the benchmark validation full press release to OCR, LA Times, Irvine Worlds News, and etc to create excitement and frenzy. Spirit writer Adam Probolsky will be anxiously waiting to publish the juicy news. A full page front page news will also be in OC Metro.
Former school site in Woodbury and the Esplanade site along the diagonal would likely be the sites of new release due to infrastructure already in place.</blockquote>
BS, that won't work. They can try to drum up all the PR and frenzy they want but Irvine is not on an island or made of gold. Yeah, it will always probably trade at a premium to most other cities in OC but not that much of a premium. No extra fancy glasswork, 5-car garages, casidas, or California rooms will help them move stucco boxes on postcard stamp lots for $375/sf in the near future (5+ years). The macroeconomic fundamentals will dictate what new home pricing will be. If they are holding out for $375/sf, it'll be a long while because they can capture that.</blockquote>
If the Irvine school district maintains their high test scores and reputation, I think "THE I" could hit $375 a sqft easily by way of wealthy Asian immigrants that want the best "FREE" education for their childrens.