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Hines Acquires Hawthorne Plaza in San Francisco
December 26, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - December 26, 2007 - Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today that in partnership with RREEF’s Real Estate Opportunity Fund (REOF), it has acquired Hawthorne Plaza in San Francisco’s South Financial District. The two-building office complex, located at 75 Hawthorne Street and 95 Hawthorne Street, was purchased from TMG Partners and […]
Olson Homes’ Depot Walk is First Attached New-Home Community in California to Earn LEED(R) Certification
December 18, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
All-solar home community earns LEED(R) Silver rating from USGBC
ORANGE, Calif., Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Olson Homes, a pioneer in sustainable building practices and a leader in California’s move towards in-town, urban living since 1988, is the first attached, new-home community in California to earn LEED Certification from the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and attain […]
Comerica Bank Offers Two New Mortgage Programs to Rebuild Homes Damaged or Destroyed in California Wildfires
December 13, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Comerica Bank today announced two new mortgage programs especially designed for California homeowners whose primary homes suffered wildfire damage.
HOLIDAY HOME TOUR EVENT RAISES BIG MONEY FOR SAN DIEGO’S STEP-UP PROGRAM
December 13, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
SAN DIEGO, CA, 12/12/2007 – Rex Downing & Associates, a leading real estate firm, and interior decorating firm, Fine Living, announce their donation to the Step-Up Program from the proceeds of the Kensington Holiday Home Tour, which they co-sponsored.
Hendricks & Partners Announces Sale of 406-Unit Apartment Community in Santa Ana, CA for $74.3 Million
December 11, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
SANTA ANA, Calif., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Hendricks & Partners is pleased to announce the sale of the 406-unit Villas at Tustin Apartments, located on the west side of North Tustin Avenue (daily drive-by traffic count of 30,000 cars per day) in Central Orange County.
Lacy Studio Lofts, New Urban Residences for Creative Angelenos, to Open in December in Historic Lincoln Heights
December 5, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
Spacious New Lofts Transform Blighted Properties into Artistic Nexus
L.A. Art Community & Neighborhood Invited to Multi-Media Event & Open-House Art Tours
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ — Creative Environments of Hollywood announces the grand opening of Lacy Studio Lofts, an extraordinary new 45-unit live/work loft complex at 2664 Lacy Street in Lincoln Heights, a downtown urban […]
State Farm Steps Up to Help Prevent Future Wild Fires in California
December 5, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
Total of $250,000 donated to CAL FIRE and the California Fire Safe Council
BAKERSFIELD, Calif., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ — To help firefighters keep communities safer from wildfires, State Farm is contributing $250,000 total to CAL FIRE and to the California Fire Safe Council.
Sutter Regional Medical Foundation Opens New Fairfield Care Center
December 4, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
FAIRFIELD, Calif., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ — With Sutter Regional Medical Foundation’s newly completed third building on Sutter Fairfield Medical Campus, community residents now have access to a full-range of state-of-the-art health care services in one convenient location.
BUILDER Magazine Provides Answers in November Story on Fire Prevention
November 27, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
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
November 26, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
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 […]
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
November 21, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
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 […]
Manufactured Housing Industry Foundation Distributes $90,000 to Fire Victims
November 16, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ — The WMA Foundation announced today that members of the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association have collected and distributed nearly $90,000 to uninsured residents of three manufactured housing communities in Southern California displaced by the recent fires.
Real estate franchise co-founder Grubb dies
November 13, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
Donald James Grubb Sr., co-founder the successful real estate business The Grubb Company, died unexpectedly Nov. 3 while vacationing with his wife in Palm Desert. He was 83.”He was an iconic guy in the Bay Area in the luxury real estate market,” said son D.J. Grubb of Piedmont, who now runs the company. “He created […]
TEG/LVI Environmental Services Offers Cleanup Advice For Homeowners in Aftermath of Wildfires
November 13, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ — TEG/LVI Environmental Services (LVI) - part of LVI Services Inc., one of the nation’s largest environmental services and remediation firms - is helping Southern Californians get on with their lives in the aftermath of the wildfires that have destroyed nearly 2,200 homes during the past month.
Mobile Home Industry Group Helps Victims of Recent Southern California Fires
November 2, 2007 Posted by California RealEstateRama
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ — The Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association Foundation (WMA Foundation) announced today that it had provided direct financial assistance to residents in a manufactured housing community in Fallbrook devastated by the recent fires.