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BH&G/Highland Partners agent Bruce Wagg will recieve the Indivudual Masters award at the Bay Area regional awards presentation, March 22 at the Casa Real at Ruby Hill. Bruce specializes in Piedmont and Oakland Real Estate sales and had 19 closes in 2011 ranging up to 1.25 Million. Cities he sold homes in include Oakland, Berkeley, Blackhawk, San Leandro and Alameda. Only the top 4% of BH&G agents can qualify for this prestigous award. “I've gained a great perspective on Oakland and ... Read Full Post

Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 183 approving $200 million for first time and new home buyer tax credits. The bill allocates $100 million for first-time home buyers and $100 million for purchasers of new homes. Buyers who close escrow on homes between May 1, 2010 and Dec., 31, 2010 will be able to take the allowed tax credit. The tax credit ran out quickly last year so it remains in doubt if there will be any funds left by mid summer. The credit is equal to the lesser of 5 percent of the pu... Read Full Post

Julia Morgan, mostly known for her 30 year (1919-42) collaboration with William Randolph Hearst on Hearst's castle in San Simeon, created over 700 structures, many, luckily for us, right here in the East Bay. As one of the first women to graduate in civil engineering from UC Berkeley, (not to mention the first woman to earn a certificate in architecture form the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris), it is no surprise to find some of her best work right on the Berkeley campus, and throughout the cit... Read Full Post