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Home Developer in East Bay Passed Away in Plane Crash

July 18, 2012
San Francisco Chronicle reported on Saturday that East Bay well-known home builder Peter Branagh, president of Branagh Development together with his wife died on a plane crash. Branaghs were boarding on a private plane that went down in remote canyon in Utah en route to Aspen Colo.

The Branaghs are living in Lafayette with a business located in Danville. The Branagh Development Company specializes in single-family homes, new construction, neighborhood planning, urban infill and renovations. See complete story...


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Posted by Ivan Stemsma. Posted In : Real Estate News 

 

Colorado Wildfires Destroy Hundreds of Homes

July 3, 2012
Colorado's wildfire burned nearly 350 homes in 34 streets in Colorado Springs that started on Thursday, according to the CNN reports. Firefighters declared wildfire was partially under controlled the day after and is now on the process of searching destroyed homes to make sure no one remained inside.

The Waldo Canyon Fire also quoted a "firesome epic of proportions" by Colorado Springs fire Chief Richard Brown destroyed an estimated 18,000 acres and left 36,000 home less people. According to B...
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Posted by Ivan Stemsma. Posted In : Real Estate News 

 

More buyers affected with the shortage of homes for sale in the market

June 13, 2012
The shortage of good homes is the current problem of the slowly bouncing back housing market and not the shortage of home buyers. The inventory of active properties for sale in the market dropped to its lowest level since the bubble years. In April, there were a total of 2.5 million homes for sale listed by the National Association of Realtors, the lowest since April 2006.

Bidding wars start erupting and in some markets home and buyers are trying to bid on homes before they are officially list...
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Posted by Ivan Stemsma. Posted In : Home Buying 

 

Real Estate Investing: Research the Property Before you Buy

May 7, 2012

Since buying a home for investment is one big decision, you should make sure to know as much as you can about the property before you buy. This means considering things like neighborhood and the overall value of the investment property. Hiring a real estate expert who has extensive knowledge about the area is the best thing to do if you want to know the most you can about any investment.

If you want to find out all the significant information about the certain property you want to buy, look...


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Posted by Ivan Stemsma. Posted In : Real Estate Investing 

 

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