Many people are hunting for houses. Some are looking at the high end, and some are lookiing low. Which is the better way to go? Over the last several weeks, the IHB has been proud to present a series of hedonic house price analyses by Jaysen Gillespie of Global Decision: An accurate view of the Irvine housing market by Global Decision and IHB A detailed look at Irvine Village premiums by Global Decision and IHB The market value of Irvine home features by Global Decision and IHB, and OC Housewife, Ponzi borrower, failed land baron. This week Jaysen has taken [Read More...]

Over the last two posts on the Irvine Housing Market, we have looked at aggregate totals for Irvine and at individual neighborhoods. The nitty-gritty is in the details. What features in homes do buyers value in the market? Today we take a careful look at the devil in the details. A presentation by Jaysen Gillespie of Global Decision info@globaldecision.com Global Decision is an analytics consulting firm. While our methods are not industry-specific, our engagements are skewed towards specific industries in Southern California, such as real estate (along with online gaming and restaurant chains). We specialize in applying both foundational and [Read More...]

Back in March, I wrote about the future of IHB news and real estate analysis. In that post, i made the following observation: Data is important, isn’t it? It’s a shame the NAr has gone down the path it has. Few reliable sources of real estate analysis and information exist, and few signs the NAr is going to become one of them. That leaves a void. Uncharted waters buyers must navigate without a reliable guide. It’s a void we seek to fill here at the IHB. We are in the process of assembling our own private database of housing and [Read More...]