California RealEstateRama

SAN JOSE, CA - September 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose, Calif.) announced today that two San Jose based community development organizations will receive federal grant funding totaling nearly $2.7 million for small business development and affordable housing. The two grants, each valued at $1.347 million, are being awarded by the U.S. Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institution's (CDFI) fund to the Opportunity Fund and the Housing Trust of Santa Clara County.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Veterans transitioning from homelessness back to the community now have a new resource in the Veterans Home of California, West Los Angeles with 84 transitional beds opening through a partnership with the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VA-GLA).

ORLANDO, Fla. - September 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida is honored to be awarded a $25,000 grant from S.L. Gimbel Foundation Advised Fund at The Community Foundation Serving the Counties of Riverside and San Bernandino, California.

Woodland, CA - September 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Monday, September 23 at 11:00 a.m., Yolo County will dedicate its new community garden, located adjacent to the Herbert Bauer Health and Alcohol, Drug & Mental Health Building at 137 N. Cottonwood Avenue in Woodland. The garden is a quarter-acre plot of land that will have multiple garden areas including one for children, a demonstration garden and a community garden and orchard.

LOS ANGELES, CA - September 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Kevin Kawaoka and Mario Gandara with NAI Capital’s West L.A. office represented the Seller, S&B Family LP, and the Buyer, private investor, in the sale and purchase of a 9 unit multifamily property located at 11504 Rochester Avenue in West Los Angeles, CA. The value of the sales transaction was $1.5 million.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today Rep. Henry A. Waxman joined CalVet Secretary Peter J. Gravett, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Director Donna Beiter, LA County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, and CalVet and VA senior staff at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Facility as they announced the Veterans Transitional Housing Program, which will open up new beds for Los Angeles homeless veterans on the West LA VA campus

WASHINGTON, DC - September 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Representative Henry A. Waxman joined 27 members of the California congressional delegation to send a letter to California Governor Jerry Brown urging him to sign AB 639, the Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Edwin M. Lee with District 7 Supervisor Norman Yee, the Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center, Mercy Housing California and other City and community leaders broke ground on the new 1100 Ocean Avenue Apartments, which include 71 affordable units for low income families and transitional-age youth (TAY) who are young adults that have recently aged out of the foster care system. Following the housing construction, a new public open space plaza will be built to complement the growing neighborhood and allow for community events such as fairs, farmer’s markets and other activities accessible to the public

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- An estimated 42,546 new and resale houses and condos sold statewide last month. That was down 1.9 percent from a revised 43,381 in July, and up 3.1 percent from 41,280 sales in August 2012, according to San Diego-based DataQuick.

Los Angeles - September 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC), Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County (NHS) and a coalition of local non-profits, lenders and housing partners are joining forces to launch Take Root Los Angeles, a new campaign to stabilize Los Angeles County neighborhoods by connecting Los Angeles County residents to foreclosure prevention assistance and homeownership opportunities.

La Jolla, CA. - September 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home sales in the Bay Area leveled off last month as prices underwent a modest and seasonal late-summer dip. While there are still imbalances in the sales mix and purchase patterns, indications are that the market continues to normalize incrementally, a real estate information service reported.

LOS ANGELES, CA - September 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Passco Companies, LLC., a privately held Calif.-based real estate company that specializes in the investment, acquisition, development and management of commercial properties throughout the U.S., has announced the repositioning of The Promenade at Howard Hughes Center into a comprehensive entertainment destination, according to Howard Wong, Director of Leasing at Passco Companies.

SACRAMENTO - August 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) announced today a new fixed-rate mortgage program with special opportunities for low and moderate income, first-time homebuyers to receive thousands of dollars in down payment assistance.

TUOLUMNE, CA - August 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The California Department of Insurance is currently tracking evacuations due to wildfires in the state, including the Rim Fire in Yosemite. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is reminding wildfire evacuees that they may be eligible for reimbursement for additional living expenses due to mandatory evacuations.

PALM DESERT, CA - August 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The median price of an existing home in the Coachella Valley rose $80,000 in July over July 2012 , the seventh consecutive home sales increase in this year, the California Desert Association of REALTORS® reported today

Woodland, CA - August 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig, in conjunction with the Yolo County Association of Realtors, announces the launch of the Yolo County Real Estate Fraud Advisory Team. This advisory board was formed to help Yolo County residents from becoming victims of real estate fraud. The board is comprised of real estate, mortgage and title professionals as well as representatives from the Yolo County Clerk-Recorder, Assessor and District Attorney

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Glendora man is scheduled to be arraigned today on two counts of capital murder in the fatal stabbing of two homeless men whose bodies were discovered near a Glendora car wash early Thursday, the District Attorney’s Office announced

La Jolla, CA. - August 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The number of homes sold in the Bay Area jumped last month to the highest level for a July since 2005 and the highest level for any month in almost seven years. Amid favorable market conditions, the burst of activity reflects pent-up demand meeting an increasing supply of homes for sale, a real estate information service reported.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 19, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- An estimated 48,118 new and resale houses and condos sold statewide last month. That was up 17.3 percent from 41,027 in June, and up 21.8 percent from 39,507 sales in July 2012, according to San Diego-based DataQuick.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change released a white paper recommending 20 concrete steps the Department of Energy should take in carrying out the President’s Climate Action Plan. The recommendations include strengthening specific energy efficiency standards, accelerating the development and deployment of low-carbon energy technologies, expanding the use of energy savings performance contracts to save energy at federal facilities, encouraging reforms in state building codes and utility rate structures, maximizing the contribution of power marketing administrations, and analyzing the climate change impacts of liquefied natural gas exports