Real Estate Blog
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Austin real estate market still burning hot, according to Urban Land Institute study
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Oregon Realtors CEO on buyer broker agreements, predatory listing practices and more
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Buzz Oates' first big Placer County project in years is days away from kicking off.
Latest plan for historic Kiernan Plaza: apartments, commercial tenants
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Despite a slowdown in leasing, L.A.’s office market has seen steady demand for Class A space this year.
Building owner says WeWork has stopped paying rent at Brooklyn, Seattle sites
Other WeWork landlords may soon face similar pain as the once-mighty coworking giant prepares for a possible bankruptcy.
Stanford, Sutter’s joint venture cancer development in Oakland lands final permits
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Zoning changes under consideration would broaden Milwaukee housing options
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Evergreen “castle in the woods” lists for $27M
After Richard and Pamela Bard married in 1990, they wanted to purchase a home together.
Bard, who previously owned an Evergreen ranch, knew what he wanted: a castle in the woods. The realtor he worked with told him he would love Greystone Estate, but it just sold.
A few days later, Bard got a call saying the property was returning to the market.
“We agreed to look at it, and as we drove up the driveway, I thought, ‘We’re going to buy this.’”
The Bards purchased Greystone Estate, a former dude ranch, for $1.4 million in 1992 and have spent more than $10 million on renovations and upgrades.
They lived in the guest house for the first four years while renovating the 12,000-square-foot manor house from a hunting lodge into something more elegant for their family.
The couple added a 6,000-square-foot pavilion in 2001 for their daughter’s wedding.
Because his wife’s health necessitates relocating to a lower elevation, the couple listed the 55-acre gated property in September for ..