1. Exchange,
America's Service Organization, is a
group of men and women working
together to make our communities better
places to live through programs of
service in American Patriotism,
Community Service, Youth Activities,
and its national project, the Prevention
of Child Abuse.
We meet every Tuesday at noon
at the
Irvine Marriott Hotel
18000 Von Karman Ave.
Irvine, CA 92612
Come to a meeting and be our
guest for lunch
Jul 21 - Jeffrey Trail School - ITAP Grant
Jul 28 - IPD Employee of the Quarter
Aug 4 - DARK
Aug 11 - DARK
Aug 18 - Grant Barring - Student Howard U.
Aug 20 - Board of Directors Meeting
Aug 25 - Tania Bhattacharyya - Dir. of Dev't,
New Directions for Women
Calendar of Events:
EXCHANGE CLUB OF IRVINE
INTRODUCTION
OF
SPECIAL
GUESTS
AND
MEMBERS:
President-­‐Elect
Ed
Benoe
introduced
guest
speaker,
Real
Estate
Attorney
Jason
Burris.
Special
guests
Mediation
Attorney
Colleen
McNamee
and
Attorney
John
Ford.
Members
introduced
themselves.
Club
Business:
• Football
Book
Sales:
Dr.
Michael
Spitzer
has
only
six
books
left!
Have
fun,
support
child
abuse
and
have
the
chance
to
win
$50.
Buy
your
football
book
today
for
only
$25.
Contact
Dr.
Michael
Spitzer!
• OC
Best
&
Bravest
Profits
for
Child
Abuse
Prevention:
Vicki
Harris
was
pleased
to
report
this
event
generated
several
thousand
dollars
for
child
abuse
prevention
efforts!
The
Exchange
Club
of
Irvine
received
$6,775
profits
which
will
be
well-­‐spent
in
support
of
this
important
issue.
Happy
Bucks:
Dr.
Albert
Tjan
and
wife
Yvonne,
enjoyed
their
trip
to
Paso
Robles.
Great
country
and
wineries
Vicki
Harris
daughter,
Allie
loves
the
Football
Book
program!
Cathy
Rodriguez
is
happy
to
have
Jason
Burris
and
Colleen
McNamee
with
us
today!
Jason
Burris
is
happy
to
be
back
with
Exchange
members
and
looking
forward
to
speaking
today!
Colleen
McNamee
is
pleased
to
be
here
and
looking
forward
to
speaking
in
September
John
Ford
is
happy
to
be
with
Exchange
today,
seeing
old
friends
and
making
new
ones
Don
Dressler
had
a
great
time
with
grandkids
watching
fireworks
on
the
4th
of
July!
Scott
Zimmerman
was
pleased
to
renew
his
mortgage
license!
Mary
Aileen
Matheis
is
looking
forward
to
spending
time
in
Hawaii.
She
will
visit
3
islands
Mike
Flynn
and
wife,
Garlin
will
have
a
great
2-­‐week
vacation
travelling
to
Yellowstone
and
Utah
National
Parks!
Ed
Benoe
enjoyed
having
his
daughter
and
4
grandkids
with
them…but
also
happy
they
went
home
“Irvine
Real
Estate,
Trends,
Problems
and
Predictions”
–
Jason
Burris,
local
Real
Estate
Attorney
has
a
passion
for
solving
problems!
Jason
left
his
firm
in
March
and
started
his
own
practice
here
in
Irvine.
He
has
a
broad
real
estte
experience
in
commercial
and
residential
transactions
and
litigation.
He
has
resolved
hundreds
of
disputes
in
dozens
of
counties
in
California
with
regard
to
title,
escrow,
foreclosure,
evictions,
and
landlord/tenant
issues
on
behalf
of
lenders,
individuals,
property
managers
and
investors.
Jason
earned
his
bachelor’s
degree
from
Chapman
University
in
2002
and
his
law
degree
from
the
Fowler
School
of
Law
and
Chapman
University
in
2008.
He
has
been
working
in
the
legal
industry
since
2002.
He
lives
in
North
Tustin
with
his
wife,
Ariana
Burris,
who
practices
social
security
disability
law,
and
their
seven-­‐year
old
Golden/German
Shepherd
rescue,
named
Wheaties!
The
city
of
Irvine
is
a
major
outlier
in
Orange
County
real
estate.
In
the
last
5
years,
real
estate
values
here
have
risen
an
astounding
20%!
The
only
other
city
in
California
to
come
close
to
this
gain
is
San
Francisco.
Some
surprises
along
the
way.
Experts
predicted
increases
in
the
first
quarter
of
2015.
This
did
not
happen.
Increases
began
in
quarter
two
instead.
The
average
price
per
square
foot
of
Irvine
properties
is
$432!
The
average
median
price
for
a
home
in
Irvine
is
$725,000.
Currently
the
highest
price
home
is
over
$13
million!
The
demand
continues
to
be
very
high
for
the
city.
Overall,
the
Orange
County
market
is
giving
“mixed
signals.”
Interest
only
loans
are
here
again,
but
with
tighter
underwriting
guidelines.
The
dollar
is
strengthening
against
global
markets
and
the
affordability
index
is
less
than
30%.
Job
creation
in
Orange
County
has
increased
but
the
question
remains
whether
salaries
has
done
the
same.
Baby
boomers
here
in
Orange
County
are
cashing
out
in
large
numbers.
The
rental
market
is
strong
providing
demand
for
housing
and
accommodating
many
millennials
and
those
rebounding
from
the
real
estate
market
crash.
Smaller
space
trend,
called
Microdwelling
is
becoming
popular.
This
is
a
unit
that
provides
about
600
sq.
ft.
of
living
space.
Requires
little
furnishings
and
rents
for
about
$1,500/month.
Jason
recently
worked
with
a
client
who
had
to
seek
legal
counsel
for
real
estate
fraud.
His
advice
to
anyone
purchasing
a
property,
conduct
your
own
thorough
investigations
before
moving
forward
with
your
investment!
If
you
have
real
estate
challenge
or
need
assistance,
contact
Jason
at:
jason@burris-­‐law.net
949-­‐278-­‐9208
50/50 Michael
Spitzer
Last
In Dr.
Liz
Cipres
EXCHANGE CLUB OF IRVINE
Karima Fedlhus, President
P.O. Box 4537
Irvine, CA 92616
(949) 451-5336
www.exchangeclubirvine.org
Editor / Reporter: Cathy Rodriguez Volume 9, Number 1 July 14, 2015
A "Big E" Club