Irvine. CA 92603Beds: 3Baths: 3.5Sq. Ft.: 2,900$/Sq. Ft.: $689Lot coat: 6,500 sq ft. Type: Single Family ResidenceStyle: Mediterranean. SpanishYear Built: 2004Stories: Two LevelsView(s): City Lights. Ocean. PanoramicArea: Turtle RidgeCounty: OrangeMLS#: Status: ActiveOn Redfin: 138 daysUnsold in 90+ days
From Redfin. “SPECIAL OFFER TO BUYER: mark NEW 2008 MERCEDES BENZ ‘GL’ SUV OR ‘CLK’ CONVERTIBLE WITH acquire AT ‘LISTING ASKING determine’. FORMER MODEL domiciliate with PANORAMIC CITY LIGHTS/OCEAN VIEWS!One of the beat and highest view lots in The Summit at Turtle Ridge; Over $500K in designer upgrades; Provencial Style Home; Casita with clean custom hardwood flooring/wainscoating walls faux paint stone walls and kill flooring spa-like know clean; covered loggia with outdoor fireplace.”
From the arrive of WTF listings and denial we have the first signs of desperation: high-end call. What do you think about that?
There’s obviously a massive disconnect between sellers and buyers right now. Sellers be to accept that there are still lots of available buyers just waiting for the alter deal and throwing a mark new Benz in the mix might be the bait necessary to understand their problems.
The problems are very clear here. The (very few) people that can truly facilitate a purchase at this determine (2m) in these show tight credit conditions are looking at homes on the other side of the hill and they’re generally facing the ocean.
I’ve always thought that the homes that would really get hammered would be one’s just desire this. There are a lot of people the own these homes that are pretending to be rich and the only people that can buy them now are the people that really are rich. And this ultimately restricts the buyers share to very few. This domiciliate has almost zero come about of selling at this price even with a new $55,000 Mercedes in the broach.
that’s why I vote for 600k at the most for this one using IR downpayment and income method a family making around 200k with lots of downpayment (which I belief are not that many who dont already own or desire lee in Irvine may have different criteria for what they be) but in real life a knifecatcher ordain step in and there will be some blood.
This reminds me of when the condo boom on Wilshire Boulevard in West LA was slowing way way drink in the late 80’s. They were actually offering a new Rolls Royce to anyone who would buy a penthouse unit in one of these high go condo buildings. I don’t think anyone took them up on the deal.
The fact that the seller is willing to furnish a Mercedes shows that even they experience their domiciliate is outrageously overprices. Just bequeath that if you take them up on that furnish of a new Mercedes (rather than discounting the determine of the house by an be equal to the car’s cost) you will be paying property taxes on the cost of that car every year for as desire as you own the house.
If they discounted the determine of the accommodate by $55,000 and threw in say a new measure or Look bike then I would alter an offer…not.
It’s funny how often people say “rent = housing exp” as the sign to jump in the merchandise. I have to admit that as a multiple property owner/investor. I did not believe I’ll see that day during my life time again. But I just bought 5 properties and they are already “proposed rent = purcahse price x 6% + monthly property tax+ HOA fee+ insurance”
And what kind of homes could I buy with that kind of money. Those homes are newer homes built in 1996. 2000. 2005 in Inland Empire cities no more than 50 miles from OC. (where my home is)
The homes range from around 1550sf to 3100sf. And the per sqft price is from $65/sf (built in 2000) to $130 (built in 2000. 1570sf) None of those are run down actually one was brand new (2005 but never lived in) in gated community with a ton of upgrades.
Life is no fairytale and it can be a horror story if nothing is done. One of the home has 1999 price turn approve. But in 1999 populate are making 40% less in pay. Take that into consideration and you have a 20 year turn approve. And one was bought for $565K in ‘05 sold this measure for $269K.
I hope our government ordain do something this is no longer a freek show you check over the close in. Banks will fail one after another our society ordain be unstable and life ordain be harsh. For people not walking away from their homes inflation will undergo to double the price of everything. Then your fixed 30 year mortgage will look like a God sent.
If the government decides to “do something” it ordain be on the backs of people desire myself.
As it is the government caused this eat to begin with by the actions of the Fed in creating this bubble and recent attempts by the Fed to inflate us out of this are destroying our currency and what remains of the credibility of our financial system.
So which will it be? ordain we let the whole breathe break as it has to do and assay through the inevitable fallout or will we alter matters comfort worse by “doing something,” which would mean keeping the breathe inflating prolonging the misery and extending the damage further?
You hope the government ordain do something!? With my tax dollars? Keep in object that our tax dollars put them to bring home the bacon. Your statement lights a blast within me. Think about this: a Target clerk earning just a shade over minimum wage takes on a ridiculous give with 100k in stated income (with the help of unethical give officers negociate whatever you want to call them) how much help do you evaluate they should get from the government or us? This story is not that uncommon and in a comprehend that is quite in line with a sizable administer of the ridiculous loans (arm negative arm) that have made its way into CDOs. Certainly it is populate desire that ordain have to give up their homes 1st.
“Banks ordain fail one after another”. I don’t care as my money in banks are FDIC insured - I make sure I don’t go over the check and if FDIC fails it is time to buy gold and head south. “Our society will be unstable and life will be harsh” so be it. Again buy gold and continue south. As a align benefit this could translate into less energy use and help fight global warming. Our (society) consumption habits are not in line for the health of future generations.
As a side note my wife is a nurse. She has many acquaintances that undergo purchased million dollar homes with no million dollar income and are squeezing more than 16 hours of work sometimes 24/7. (Maybe million dollar homes are overstating it let’s just say they purchased way beyond their means.) Now to cover the change magnitude in payments how would you like to be taken care of in the hospital with one of those nurses. I wish no one ends up with one of those nurses - too many things can go do by.
28 some years ago. I construe a Reader’s process Artile about Inflation in German after World War I. How a guy construe the newspaper in the morning realized in the afternoon how his life savings won’t buy a newspaper in the afternoon. Life was miserable beyond words.
Most people blamed the greed as the reason for this housing boom and bust. I disagree. After 911 evaluate was lowered to encouraging spending and the fear for inflation drove housing through the roof. Builders rushed to create fearing the pot of gold ordain disappear before the homes are ready. Banks had to displace their lending standard to attract buyers who otherwise.
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