Archive for November, 2007

East Los Angeles Homeowner Celebrates Solar Enhancements

Enterprise Home Ownership Partners premieres new Green Grant program for low-income homeowners

SB Architects Announces Three New Principals

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ — Reflecting the firm’s growth and expanding horizons, SB Architects is pleased to announce the addition of three new principals to the practice. Based in the firm’s San Francisco office, Bruce Wright, AIA, Thomas Sprinkle, AIA and Mark Sopp, LEED AP embody the vision and dedication that have driven the […]

AMB Property Corporation(R) to Present at the UBS Global Real Estate Conference

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — AMB Property Corporation(R) (NYSE: AMB), a leading developer and owner of industrial real estate, today announced that Thomas S. Olinger, the company’s chief financial officer, is scheduled to make an appearance at the UBS 2007 Global Real Estate Conference being held at the Renaissance Chancery Court Hotel in London.

Capital Properties Unveils Plans for San Francisco’s Rincon Residential Towers

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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ — New York based Capital Properties has announced development plans for its recent purchase of the Rincon Residential Towers, citing renovations, new upscale amenities, and plans for converting a portion of the project into a new flexible living luxury rental concept.

YellowPages Launches Real Estate Directory for San Diego With SanDiego RealEstateYellow Pages.com

YellowPages Corporation, provider of online directories and local telephone books, now launches local real estate directories to several major metropolitan cities and states, including San Diego with SanDiegoEstateYellowPages.com

The Abbey Company Breaks Ground on a Billion Dollars

PALM SPRINGS, Calif., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ — When the shovel hits the dirt at 265 North El Cielo in Palm Springs on November 29th, The Abbey Company hits two milestones: breaking ground on their first ground-up construction office building in Palm Springs; and announcing gross commercial asset value of over one billion dollars in California.

Give Them What They Really Want This Year: A Smaller Mortgage

Countrywide’s Credit Card Rewards Feature Enables Cardmembers to Pay Down Their Mortgages Faster; Rewards Fully Transferable to Friend, Family Member’s Countrywide Mortgage - Survey: 71 percent of cardmembers opting to redeem points to pay down their mortgage

BUILDER Magazine Provides Answers in November Story on Fire Prevention

Recent California wildfires have builders searching for information about fire prevention features.
Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) November 27, 2007 — BUILDER Magazine’s November cover story, “Facing Fire,” takes a timely look at the wildfires that threaten homes in California and across the country and addresses what home builders can do to increase the odds of survival both […]

New Poll Finds 88% of Public Use Web Sites as Primary Source for Latest Real Estate News and Information

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -. A new survey finds that 88% of public rely on Web sites as their primary source for the latest real state news and information, with newspapers coming in a distant second at 12%. The poll reinforces the results of a study earlier this month by the National Association […]

Data: U.S. Rep. Baca Can Act to Save 3,243 Homes in Congressional District From Foreclosure During Subprime Mortgage Crisis

Estimate of Number of Homeowners Who Could Save Home Based on Publicly Available Data from Center for Responsible Lending; Rep. Baca Urged to Support Pending Bills to Eliminate Unfairness in Mortgage Foreclosure Process
SAN BERNADINO, Calif., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — There is promising news today for distressed homeowners in the San Bernadino area. The National Association […]

Solomon Financial Opts for Web Conferencing Seminars Provided by Vereconference

Fred Solomon Jr., noted southern California real estate broker and financial coach, provides his exclusive clientele with a state of the art web conferencing room by Vereconference.
Irvine, CA (PRWEB) November 21, 2007 — Fred Solomon Jr., noted southern California real estate broker and financial coach, provides his exclusive clientele with a state of the art […]

In Response to Signature Submission, Broad Coalition Blasts Landlords’ ‘Hidden Agendas’ Proposition That Would Roll Back Rent Control, Block Water Projects and Hurt the Environment

Seniors, Homeowners, Renters, Business, Labor, Environmental and Local Government Leaders Are Close to Submitting Signatures for Eminent Domain Reform that Protects Homes Without the Adverse Consequences of Landlords’ Hidden Agendas Schem
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ — Members of the Eminent Domain Reform Now coalition today blasted an initiative funded by apartment and mobile home park […]

State, Lenders Agree to Wide-Scale Loan Modifications in Calif.

Progress must be measured to track success, impact
OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and California mortgage lenders Countrywide, GMAC, Litton and HomeEq announced today that they plan to follow the direction of FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair and institute systematic loan modifications for borrowers with resetting ARMs.

As Value in Dollar Declines, Property Investments in France by Americans on the Rise

French real estate expert available for interview.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ — While the U.S. real estate market continues to plummet, foreclosures rise at record rates and homes sit vacant for months at a time, the French real estate market is on a roll. In fact, more than 1,000 people move into France each month, […]

Prometheus Real Estate Group Leads Trend Towards Non-smoking Apartments

Award-winning Owner and Developer of Residential Property Takes Stand to Eliminate Fire and Health Dangers Caused by Smoking
SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ — Prometheus Real Estate Group has implemented a non-smoking policy for all its new multi-family development communities. The company is among the first leading apartment owners to implement the policy in the […]