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“ I am excited to bring together these exceptional real estate professionals partnered with Paragon’s unique approach. When matched with highly talented support teams and systems, top agents are free to do what they do best, at a higher level.”

Danville, California (PRWEB)
October 26, 2015

Paragon Real Estate Group has announced the addition of 25 highly productive luxury Realtors in its newly opened office in Danville, CA. This is Paragon’s second foray outside of its prolific San Francisco home-base, having opened in Marin County earlier this year.

Robert Dadurka, CEO, made the announcement and stated, “We grow and thrive by hiring and working with highly skilled individuals with undeniable tenured track records and who have a tremendous passion for our business. We are thrilled to continue our growth by partnering with long time industry leader, Hank Perry, in Danville.”

Hank, former President of Empire Realty, joined Paragon last month as an owner and the Managing Broker of the Danville office. The office in the East Bay luxury market is quickly making its mark as having the most productive real estate agents in the area. It also hosts a full support team in a temporary space pending a move to a permanent office in January.

Paragon is known for its culture of collaboration, creativity and entrepreneurship. The company attracts and retains some of the most productive real estate agents in the United States. They are currently ranked as #1 in productivity in the San Francisco Bay Area as enunciated by The San Francisco Business Times.

Hank Perry, a 25-year veteran in real estate sales management, had this to say about his team: “I am excited to bring together these exceptional real estate professionals partnered with Paragon’s unique approach. When matched with highly talented support teams and systems, top agents are free to do what they do best, at a higher level – connect their buyers and sellers with unique and creative solutions.”

Hank resides in Walnut Creek with his wife Karen, a wildlife filmmaker.

About Paragon Real Estate Group

Paragon is a locally owned and managed real estate company in the Bay Area that conducts business across all market segments – residential and luxury home sales, investment and commercial property sales and leasing, new home sales and rentals. Having completed its 11th year in business, Paragon currently brokers over $1.9 billion in annual Bay Area real estate sales.

Visit: http://www.Paragon-RE.com , 1400 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA. 94123. 415-738-7000

Article source: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/10/prweb13041814.htm

Protesters of rising home prices in the San Francisco area blame the technology sector, saying the industry’s high salaries and lavish stock-option awards are fueling the increases.

But they have had little evidence to support such claims, in part because many of the cities with the highest concentrations of technology workers also have limited…

Article source: http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-payone-reason-for-high-home-prices-1445801810

Protesters of rising home prices in the San Francisco area blame the technology sector, saying the industry’s high salaries and lavish stock-option awards are fueling the increases.

But they have had little evidence to support such claims, in part because many of the cities with the highest concentrations of technology workers also have limited…

Article source: http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-payone-reason-for-high-home-prices-1445801810

Protesters of rising home prices in the San Francisco area blame the technology sector, saying the industry’s high salaries and lavish stock-option awards are fueling the increases.

But they have had little evidence to support such claims, in part because many of the cities with the highest concentrations of technology workers also have limited…

Article source: http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-payone-reason-for-high-home-prices-1445801810

Dive Brief:

• The Bay Area Air Quality Management District in San Francisco has passed the nation’s first ban on wood-burning devices for all new home construction.
• The new rules mandate that existing homes with chimneys and remodels that cost $15,000 or more must be replaced with a device that meets EPA standards, or a gas or electric device. The area’s air board has pledged up to $3 million in rebates to help cover some of the cost of replacing wood-burning devices for people who use them to heat their homes.
• Sellers of existing homes with a wood-burning fireplace will also be required to disclose to buyers the health risks associated with wood smoke. The ban affects the seven Bay Area counties and southern parts of Sonoma and Solano counties in California, and it will take effect in the fall of 2016. 

Dive Insight:

The air quality board reports that fine particles that come from wood-burning devices are one of the most significant health threats to Bay Area residents during the winter. 

Builders and remodelers are already banned from installing open-hearth wood-burning fireplaces in homes, as the devices don’t have the proper pollution controls to capture smoke particles, according to air district officials. These new rules take the next step of prohibiting the installation of any indoor wood-burning, home-heating device.

“We are serious about reducing the health risks associated with our residents’ exposure to wood smoke,” said air district spokeswoman Kristine Roselius. “We are strengthening a rule that has been successful in protecting public health.”

The rule requiring sellers to disclose the health risks of having a wood-burning fireplace replaced a more controversial rule under consideration earlier this year, which would have mandated sellers to replace old wood-burning devices with approved devices out of their own pockets before selling the home. That proposal was strongly opposed by real estate and homeowner groups.

Bay Area builders need to take note of the most recent regulations, as this type of ban is new for the industry. The elimination of the proposal requiring homeowners to pay for replacement devices was welcome news for real estate agents looking to move area homes fast, with no obstacles delaying the buying process.

Recommended Reading

NBC Bay Area:
Bay Area 1st in Nation to Ban Wood-Burning Devices in New Construction Starting Fall 2016

Contra Costa Times:
Bay Area first: Wood-burning heating devices to be banned in new homes

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