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Is Bay Area Real Estate Risky Business?
By peterdobler
Bay Area real estate is an ever-increasingly popular investment for prospective property or home owners in California. The location is prime, and the price is always right. Whether it is due to the area's oil-rich location near the shore, the beautiful weather, the breathtaking views, or the pocket-fattening constant tourist traffic in San Francisco, the Bay Area is a very popular choice of locations for both prospective real estate agents (who are seeing dollar signs, most likely) and prospective purchasers.
Since 2002, property values in the Bay Area have been rising; increases in interest rates have caused the actual cost of some properties to go up as much as 40%. For this reason, many people are selling their properties at extremely high prices, equaling higher commissions for the real estate agents who receive a portion of the property's purchase price as payment for their services. Just as there are people who are selling their properties at high prices, there are just as many investors out there who are willing to purchase these slightly over priced homes, office spaces, warehouses, or other properties just to turn around and sell them back when the values shoot up again. It could be said that, while all investments are risky (especially when it comes to real estate) the values of real estate in the Bay Area is usually easily predicted, and is somewhat
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Truberry building BIA Foundation house at 2012 Parade of Homes<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/DAI-Truberry-Parade-Home*100.jpg?v=1'>Homebuilder Truberry Custom Homes LLC?s entry in the 2012 Building Industry Association of Central Ohio?s Parade of Homes will raise money for Nationwide Children?s Hospital and other charities.
The construction of the 3,800-square-foot, four-bedroom house as part of the Meadows at Lewis Center showcase marks the fifth time Truberry and its contractors have built the BIA Foundation home. Truberry President Scott Shively said the home features a great room off one side of the kitchen and a gathering room with a semi-private study on the other side...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Kasich calls for balance on shale drilling in State of the State<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/columbus/309-Kasich-John-10*100.jpg?v=1'>Gov. John Kasich repeated his call for a balance between developing Ohio?s shale gas resources and protecting the environment during his State of the State address Tuesday.
While stopping short of providing specifics on how to do that, Kasich said, ?We can?t degrade the environment at the same time we?re (developing) this industry.?
?Let?s take our time,? he said. ?Only 36 (shale gas) drills have been drilled, but it looks pretty good.?
Kasich also mentioned that MarkWest Energy of Denver has committed to build three processing plants in eastern Ohio to separate gases drawn from the state?s shale gas formations...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>State-run broadband network to get 10 times faster ? KasichThe state will spend more than $10 million on upgrades that will increase speeds ten-fold on a state-run broadband network used by universities, schools governments and private businesses, Ohio Gov. John Kasich announced in Tuesday?s State of the State address.
The deal with Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) and Juniper Networks Inc. (NYSE:JNPR) will open up more capacity on OARnet, a more than 1,800-mile fiber optic cable web across the state, increasing speeds to 100 gigabytes per second from the current 10 Gbps...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Countdown: 10 best college values<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/columbus/blog/TOL-value-public-colleges-10-texas*100.jpg?v=1'>Apparently Ohio?s college students aren?t getting much bang for their buck.
The Princeton Review and USA Today revealed their 10 best values among public and private colleges, and the Buckeye State is conspicuously absent from the list. Only Ohio State University made the organizations? larger list of 150 public and private universities.
Each year, the Princeton Review starts with a list of 650 public and private institutions that it determined had ?excellent academics? and uses academic, cost and financial aid data to narrow the field...<div class="feedflare">
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a safer and wiser investment than other real estate opportunities that may come your way. The average price of a home in the Bay Area is in the neighborhood of anywhere from $500,000 to $650,000 and while your investment could backfire should these properties drastically decrease in value, smart bay area real estate investors wait to sell until the prices go up, maximizing the profit margin they could make off of the sale.. Of course, breaking even never sounds as good as making a hefty profit in your financial endeavors, but as an investor in Bay Area real estate using your head can have you doing well for yourself most of the time if not all of it; it is important not to forget that a reserve of start up funds is always necessary to enter into such a hefty investment as Bay Area real estate. Bay Area real estate investors are beginning to start up a pattern of spending beyond their means when it comes to these high-priced properties. Federal guidelines state that one should not take out a mortgage that equals more than 30 percent of your total monthly income; most wise people would take such legally mandated "advice" to heed, but more and more people are throwing monetary caution to the wind and, in attempts to catch a prospectively profitable investment opportunity many do get caught up in the ever-increasing housing market crashes, losing money in the end. Of course, some people are more affected by this than others. Bay Area real estate is a great investment for the smart investor, who knows the market well and pays attention to the fluctuations in property values. Peter Dobler is a veteran in the IT business. His passion for experimenting with new internet marketing strategies leads him to explore new niche markets.Read more about his experience with real estate; visit real-estate.online-business-idea.com
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The strategy for protection and disposal of one's assets at death. Includes writing a will, establishing trusts, naming an executor, etc.
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