California RealEstateRama

ALISO VIEJO, CA - July 12, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based CT Realty Investors has announced that Dean P. Washle has joined the company as vice president of multi-family acquisitions. Washle will be responsible for locating, analyzing and evaluating multi-family opportunities for potential acquisition. He will also conduct market surveys, investigate local economic factors, government policy and regulations, and evaluate their effects on long-term investment potential.

SAN JOSE, CA - July 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Santana Row, a property of Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT), today announced three new merchants: the first Northern California location of Yard House, an upscale sports bar and restaurant, and the first South Bay locations of 100% Pure Cosmetics, purveyor of all-natural, fruit-based cosmetics and skincare products, and San Francisco-based jewelry and accessory boutique Jest Jewels.

LOS ANGELES, CA - July 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Western States Technologies Inc. has signed $4.2 million in new leases at two of its Southland properties. Western States recently signed a new lease with Eurocar Inc. (www.eurocaroc.com) for 52,922 square feet of office and warehouse space at 2920 Redhill Ave. in Costa Mesa, Calif. The five-year lease is valued at $2.2 million. Dave Desper with CB Richard Ellis’s Newport Beach, Calif., office represented Western States in the transaction, with Trent Walker of the Irvine, Calif., office of Voit Real Estate Services representing Eurocar

Los Angeles, CA - July 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa was joined today by City Councilmembers Bill Rosendahl, Janice Hahn and Tom LaBonge, airport commissioners and business leaders in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate completion of a $12.3-million renovation and seismic retrofit of the iconic Theme Building at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The mayor also announced the building’s Observation Deck will re-open to the public on weekends only beginning Saturday, July 10, 2010.“From the Observation Deck, viewing planes from many countries, you can see that LAX is a gateway to the world and a strong economic engine for the region.” said Mayor Villaraigosa. “LAX brings the world to Los Angeles, and I am proud to once again welcome travelers and families to visit the iconic Theme Building and the extraordinary views from the Observation Deck while they are here.”

Washington, DC - July 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) hailed today’s subcommittee approval by the House Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee of a FY 2011 spending measure that includes $75 million for state-of-the-art technology to prevent train collisions.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) today approved funding legislation for the next fiscal year.

San Francisco, CA - June 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) --The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) awarded $32.5 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants in the first round of its 2010 funding competition. The grants approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors in AHP Round A were awarded to 60 projects that address the diverse affordable housing needs of communities in Arizona, California, Illinois, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Washington, and will produce or preserve 3,375 housing units that are affordable to lower-income individuals and families.

Washington, DC - June 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), along with Representative Henry Waxman (D-Los Angeles) and Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, today applauded a decision by Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki to fund long-term therapeutic housing for chronically homeless veterans in Los Angeles.

SACRAMENTO, CA - June 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today launched an investigation aimed at protecting the rights of the "forgotten victims" of the housing market collapse -- the tens of thousands of tenants facing eviction from buildings that have been foreclosed by banks.

Washington, DC - June 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-34) is pleased to announce $1,883,606 in federal grants to provide Los Angeles-area homeless veterans with job training and placement assistance to help them succeed in civilian careers. The grants are being awarded under the U.S. Department of Labor’s Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program.

Los Angeles, CA - June 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined by Councilwoman Janice Hahn, Police Commission President John Mack, Chief Charlie Beck, Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) President and CEO Rudolf Montiel and community leaders, today announced the expansion of safety cameras to the Jordan Downs, Nickerson Gardens, Imperial Courts and Ramona Gardens public housing developments.“Safety cameras have proven to be a powerful law enforcement tool to deter crime,” said Mayor Villaraigosa. “The expansion of the safety cameras will help assure our police department has the resources it needs to secure our families and communities.

Los Angeles, CA - June 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today celebrated the Grand Opening and building dedication of the Charles Cobb Apartments- a 76 unit permanent supportive housing development for formerly homeless and disabled men and women.

WASHINGTON, D.C - June 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) voted to help families realize the dream of homeownership, save taxpayers money, and protect Americans from mortgage fraud by passing H.R. 5072, legislation that institutes reforms to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The Federal Housing Administration Reform Act is part of a larger commitment of Rep. Matsui and her colleagues to provide working Americans and small businesses in Sacramento with the tools to drive our economic recovery.

SACRAMENTO, CA - June 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Doris O. Matsui (D-Sacramento) today announced that Sacramento County will receive $650,637 this year from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) Program. This amount represents a 14-percent increase over last year’s funding for the VASH Program, which makes vouchers available for Sacramento-area displaced veterans and their families. Funds will be available through the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA).

WASHINGTON, DC - June 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Laura Richardson announced a grant of $881,808 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) has been awarded to the Long Beach Housing Authority to assist homeless U.S. veterans returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Irvine, CA - June 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- In 1990, Jamboree Housing Corporation began in Irvine with just four homes, and one dream: to build quality housing that people could afford. Today more than 16,000 residents in dozens of communities across California call a Jamboree property home

May 31, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today celebrated the Grand Opening of the Manchester- a senior public housing community in South Los Angeles."One of my highest priorities is to increase our City's supply of affordable housing," said Mayor Villaraigosa. "And today, we're putting words into action."

SACRAMENTO, CA - May 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- After three straight months of gains, total housing starts in California dipped slightly in April, but year-to-date totals were still above 2009, the California Building Industry Association announced today

Washington, DC - May 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representatives from more than a dozen mortgage servicers plus several local HUD-approved housing counselors were on hand last week in Anaheim and San Bernardino, California to assist struggling homeowners with their mortgages

LOS ANGELES, CA - May 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that nine men engaged in a Southern California boiler room, tricked out in high-roller style with a roulette wheel and other casino equipment, have been charged with 97 criminal counts for stealing at least $2.3 million from more than 1,500 desperate homeowners who were promised loan modifications but received no relief.