Sweet Orange

Well folks, the time has come. Unless I change my mind (which is always possible, but not probable in this case), the Sweet Orange blog will be going dark. I have enjoy bringing you this blog for the last two years, and I have learned a thing or two. But the time has come for me to concentrate on other things.

Sylvia Walker, your friendly Sweet Orange blogger

So it is time for me to say farewell. However, since our paths might cross again in either the physical or the virtual world, “until we meet again” might be more appropriate. In any case, I wish everyone well.

If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me at sylvia.walker.redfin@gmail.com.

Now for nostalgia’s sake, I am going to end this blog with a verse that I quoted in my first Sweet Orange post, written back in March 2009:

“All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, a light from the shadows shall spring; renewed shall be blade that was broken, the crownless again shall be king.”—J.R.R. Tolkien

Today’s post is a continuation of last week’s post (median selling price of homes in Irvine). Up today are the stats for the number of homes that have sold in Irvine. Unless otherwise noted,  the source for the following numbers is DQNew.

Note that the graph, provided by Redfin, is of the number of homes that are on the market in Irvine, not the number of homes that have sold in Irvine.

Number of Sales in Irvine

• November 2010: 239
• October 2010: 174
• September 2010: 222
  Redfin’s numbers: houses sold=89, condos sold=107
• August 2010: 229
  Redfin’s numbers: houses sold=113, condos sold=102
• July 2010: 226
  Redfin’s numbers: houses sold=106, condos sold=112

Some food for thought for the new year:

A man, after he has brushed off the dust and chips of his life, will have only the hard, clean questions: Was it good or was it evil? Have I done well - or ill?–John Steinbeck, quoted in East of Eden