California RealEstateRama
Two associations offer new member benefit
LOS ANGELES, CA - March 06, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Real Estate Business Services Inc. (REBS) and Terradatum Inc. today announced that the Maine Association of REALTORS® (MAR) and the REALTOR® Association of Greater Ft. Lauderdale (RAGFL) signed agreements to provide their members with Clarus™ MarketMetrics™ as a member benefit
Brown Urges Obama Administration to Allow California to Enforce Tough Greenhouse Gas Emissions Law
SACRAMENTO, CA - March 06, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today urged the Obama Administration to overturn the Bush EPA’s “illegal and shortsighted” denial of California’s request to carry out its state law requiring a 30% reduction in tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions.
Capps Announces Federal Grants for Local Airports’ Expansion and Enhancement Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 04, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Congresswoman Lois Capps announced today that several local airports received federal grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation to assist with costs associated with the expansion and enhancements to the airports. The Oxnard, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Regional Airports all recently received grants.
Park City Board of Realtors Switches to MarketLinx
SANTA ANA, CA - February 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — MarketLinx, Inc., a leading provider of information technology to the residential real estate industry and a member of The First American Corporation (NYSE: FAF) family of companies, today announced that Utah’s Park City Board of REALTORS® has converted its multiple listing service (MLS) to MarketLinx’s popular MLXchange system
Six Home Building Leaders Named to California Homebuilding Foundation Hall of Fame
SACRAMENTO, CA - February 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Six home building leaders, including two HBANC members, will be inducted this year into the California Homebuilding Foundation Hall of Fame.
Three MLSs Offer Clarus MarketMetrics as a Member Benefit in Northern California
LOS ANGELES, CA - February 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Real Estate Business Services Inc. (REBS) today announced that the Bay East AOR/MLS, the Contra Costa AOR/MLS (CCAR), and East Bay Regional Data (EBRD) signed an agreement to provide their approximately 14,000 MLS members Clarus™ MarketMetrics™ as a member benefit
Foreclosures Slow Dramatically, Down More Than 25% in January; California Foreclosures At Lowest Level...
SACRAMENTO, CA - February 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Foreclosures across the United States plummeted by more than 25 percent in January, with many of the hardest-hit states seeing dramatic drops in the number of homes repossessed by lenders, according to the latest U.S. Foreclosure Index released today by ForeclosureS.com, a leading real estate information provider
Attorney General Brown: Homeowners Should be on High Alert for Property Tax Scams
February 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Sacramento—Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a Consumer Alert to California homeowners about a “blatant and costly scam” targeting homeowners with declining property values.
Grubb & Ellis Company Represents ENGlobal Expansions in Houston and Beaumont
SANTA ANA, CA - February 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, today announced that Robert Bantly and Scott Fikes with the Houston office negotiated two leases totaling 133,326 square feet on behalf of ENGlobal Corporation (NASDAQ: ENG), a leading provider of engineering and professional services to the midstream and downstream sectors of the energy industry.
Senators Feinstein, Boxer, Klobuchar and Snowe Urge Swift Federal Action on Rule-Making to Establish...
Washington, DC - February 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) have urged swift federal action on a rule-making to establish an economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions registry, an essential first step towards reducing and capping global warming emissions
Turner to Manage Construction of $42 Million Expansion of Northern Inyo Hospital in Bishop,...
New York, N.Y., - February 06, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Turner Construction Company, the nation’s leading builder of healthcare facilities, has been given approval by Northern Inyo Hospital to proceed with the $42 million Phase Two expansion to the hospital facility. Construction for Phase Two will start in March 2009 with completion scheduled for March 2011.
Ray Panek Installed as 2009 HBANC Chairman
February 03, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Nearly 200 HBANC members and friends were on hand this past Friday for the Association’s Annual Installation Gala, which was held this year in Oakland on the top floor of the Marriott City Center, which boasts one of the Bay Area’s most panoramic views
Kennedy Wilson Sells Norwalk, CA Apartment Community
NORWALK, CA - February 02, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Following its carefully constructed three-year asset disposition plan, Kennedy Wilson Multifamily Management Group (KW Multifamily) has sold The Courtyards, a 153-unit apartment community at 12401 Studebaker Road in Norwalk, CA. KW Multifamily is a division of the Beverly Hills-based international real estate services and investment company Kennedy Wilson.
HBANC Professional Women in Building Council Wins Four National Awards
At the recent International Builders Show (IBS) in Las Vegas, the HBANC’s Professional Women in Building Council won four national awards –for Membership Recruitment and Retention - 1st Place; for Member Services - 1st Place; and the coveted overall win- Council of Year 2008! The awards are each for $500 and total $1,500.
Governmental Entitlement Process
A required course in the Certificate Program in Light Construction and Development Management
Irvine, CA - January 14, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The governmental entitlement process and other rules and regulations have a major impact on your development project. Master the art of working with the government by exploring
Grubb & Ellis Company Awarded Property Management of Red Mountain Retail Group’s 4.8 Million...
SANTA ANA, CA - January 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, today announced that Red Mountain Retail Group Inc., one of the most active developers and redevelopers of retail real estate throughout the Southwest, has selected the company to provide comprehensive property management and accounting services for its 4.8-million-square-foot portfolio
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research Releases Preliminary Draft CEQA Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas...
January 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) released its preliminary draft CEQA guideline amendments, which once formally adopted, will guide public agencies on how to analyze the impacts of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated by new projects on the environment
Real Estate Business Services, Terradatum Partner to Provide Clarus™ MarketMetrics™ Nationwide
LOS ANGELES, CA - January 09, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Real Estate Business Services Inc. (REBS) and Terradatum Inc. today announced that Clarus™ MarketMetrics™, the Web-based real estate market analysis tool, will be available nationwide beginning January 2009
North Shore-Barrington AOR offers Real Estate Profit Navigator
LOS ANGELES, CA - January 09, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Real Estate Broker Owner Solutions (REBOS) today announced that the North Shore-Barrington Association of REALTORS® (NSBAR) will provide Real Estate Profit Navigator™ as a free member benefit to its broker members
California Approves a Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
January 05, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved a plan on December 11 to reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.