California RealEstateRama

Woodland, CA - January 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The dream of home ownership remains one of the most important goals of many Yolo County citizens. The Yolo County Real Estate Fraud Advisory Team (“REFAT”) brings together industry professionals and law enforcement to protect residents of Yolo County from becoming victims of real estate fraud. Yolo REFAT is comprised of the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office, the Yolo County Board of Realtors, the Yolo County Clerk-Recorder’s Office, the Yolo County Assessor’s Office and industry professionals from across Yolo County.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City of Long Beach today celebrated the grand re-opening of Belwood Arms, a two-story 34-unit complex that will provide affordable, quality housing for residents with low- and very- low incomes. Together with The Long Beach Community Investment Company, formerly known as The Long Beach Housing Development Company, Hunt Capital Partners, LLC, Ashwood Townhomes, Inc. and Davila Properties LLC, the City is proud to open the doors to this new and improved housing development.

La Jolla, CA. - January 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Last month’s Bay Area home sales were the slowest for a December in six years, the result of a constrained supply of homes for sale. Prices continued to rise on a year-over-year basis, although at a slower pace than earlier in 2013, a real estate information service reported.

La Jolla, CA - January 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Southern California home sales fell to a six-year low for the month of December as investor activity eased again and buyers struggled with a tight inventory of homes for sale. The median price paid for a home jumped to the highest level in nearly six years, the result of demand outstripping supply, declining distress sales and a slight increase in the share of sales in mid- to high-end areas, a real estate information service reported

Washington - January 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Rep. Lois Capps (CA-24) announced that San Luis Obispo County agencies received $2,562,096 in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grants to provide employment and housing opportunities to low income residents in San Luis Obispo.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Dr. Raul Ruiz (D-Palm Desert) announced $1,500,000 in funding for the repair or reconstruction of Federal-aid highways and roads that have suffered serious damage as a result of wildfires in Riverside County. This grant comes after Dr. Ruiz and other federal lawmakers sought a formal disaster declaration making the State eligible for the funds.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced the approval for Lennar to begin construction of a new Alice Griffith public housing community on land adjacent to the existing site, fulfilling its promise to build new public housing without disrupting current residents. The Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure unanimously approved the first “Major Phase” Application for Candlestick Point, which includes plans for the total rebuild of Alice Griffith and its 256 homes

SAN FRANCISCO - December 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced a $2.1 billion multistate and federal settlement with Ocwen Financial Corporation and Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC (Ocwen) over alleged mortgage servicing misconduct

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- An estimated 33,429 new and resale houses and condos sold statewide last month. That was down 8.3 percent from 36,468 in October, and down 10.8 percent from 37,481 sales in November 2012, according to San Diego-based DataQuick.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Southern California’s housing market downshifted last month, with sales falling well below a year earlier as investor activity waned again and buyers continued to struggle with higher prices and a thin supply of homes for sale. The median sale price held nearly steady for the sixth consecutive month, though it was still almost 20 percent higher than a year ago, a real estate information service reported.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In response to today’s Senate vote to confirm Representative Mel Watt as the next director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Kevin Stein, Associate Director of the California Reinvestment Coalition, released this statement

SAN DIEGO, CA - December 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Karrie, who is staying with her 9-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter at the San Diego Rescue Mission, received free dental exams for herself and her children and other services at The 8th Project Homeless Connect-Downtown (Project Homeless Connect).

Woodland, CA - December 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- December 9 through February 10, the Yolo County Public Defender’s Office will collect used clothing, shoes, purses and belts, table, bath and bed linens, and stuffed animals in an effort to raise funds which will benefit Fourth & Hope’s homeless shelter and programs. Everything collected will be sold by the pound to California Clothing Recyclers, which in turn will ship wearable items around the world and recycle unwearable items by turning them into industrial rags or fibers used to make new products. All proceeds will go directly to Fourth & Hope.

SACRAMENTO - December 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) - Many of California’s committed and hardworking educators are eligible for thousands of dollars in down payment assistance for their first home under a California Housing Finance Agency program.

Woodland, CA - November 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Yolo County Tax Collector Howard Newens reminds taxpayers who own property in Yolo County that the first installment of 2013-14 Secured Property Tax is now due and payable.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Edwin M. Lee and District 2 Supervisor Mark Farrell today announced that the City will restart a program to help property owners finance energy efficiency projects in their homes. Called GreenFinanceSF, the program for residential buildings is a voluntary Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing program that provides affordable financing options to San Francisco homeowners to pay for the installation of energy efficiency, renewable energy and water conservation improvements. GreenFinanceSF creates green jobs for the local economy while also reducing energy and water use and greenhouse gas emissions.

LOS ANGELES, CA - November 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- California pending home sales reversed a two-month decline to post higher in October, but were down from a year earlier, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today.

PALM DESERT CA - November 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Wendy Formica, President of the California Desert Association of REALTORS® , joined nearly 22,000 Realtors® from across the country to meet with industry experts, lawmakers and federal officials at the 2013 REALTORS® Conference and Expo held in San Francisco, November 8-11.

LOS ANGELES, CA - November 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Despite the financial toll the recent financial crisis has had on Americans, renters continue to hold homeownership in high esteem, and it remains a goal for the majority of them, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) “2013 Renter Survey.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Nestled in the scenic community of Shingle Springs, Mercy Housing California’s Trailside Terrace is the newest addition to the available and affordable living options in El Dorado County. The land rezoned for affordable housing by the County is now home to 40 families and individuals with a community room for on-site resident services