san marino is way too small to be compared to irvine... it's more like shady canyon vs. san marino... but even that's not the same comparison... older, established community vs new. but i get your point, it's draw to wealthy asians is holding up home prices comparatively... but the key is wealthy asians... i grew up in rosemead and my wife grew up in garden grove... two examples of less desireable communities with a high concentration of asians.