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Los Angeles, CA - September 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Westwood Financial Corp. (http://www.westfin.com), one of the largest privately held owner-operators of retail properties in the U.S., is about to wrap up the biggest summer season in recent company history. The firm is prepared to comment on numerous deals that have helped shape the retail transaction marketplace in 2011.

Torrance, CA - September 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- “Karen brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the community under her management,” said Denise Bergstrom, vice president of association management of Keystone Pacific Property Management. “Her extensive customer service experience and management background will enable her to provide our clients with exceptional service.”

Torrance, CA - September 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest national commercial real estate providers with regional expertise, has closed a $2.5 million sales transaction for 2.8 acres of land located at 13926 Carmenita Road in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. The buyer will construct a 54,500-square-foot industrial building for its own use.

Torrance, CA - August 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Valerie Rodriquez of Keystone Pacific Property Management, a California-based community association management company, has earned the Certified Community Association Manager (CCAM®) designation through the California Association of Community Managers.

Ontario, CA - August 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of its initiative to support small businesses, premier builder C.W. Driver has entered into an SBA (Small Business Administration) mentor-protégé agreement with Hubzone, an Inland Empire-based contractor. It is the first such partnership for C.W. Driver, which will use the union to pursue projects in the federal/military sector while supporting Hubzone in areas such as marketing and management.

Torrance, CA - August 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Prior to joining Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, Giselle was an associate with O’Donnell & Associates. She was a trial attorney focused on complex business litigation with a proven ability in intellectual property, class action, real estate, white-collar criminal, antitrust, appellate and environmental litigation. While there, she first-chaired and won a breach of contract case. In addition, Roohparvar has also held associate and research associate positions at Greenberg Traurig, LLP and Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, respectively.

Santa Barbara, CA - August 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Robert Bushman, the CEO of Solarsilicon Recycling Services, was awarded the Pacific Coast Business Times Spirit of Small Business Award August 18, at its annual luncheon award ceremony.

Torrance, CA - August 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial brokerage firm, has been named the listing broker of the historic Brown Derby, the 14,000-square-foot retail-restaurant building at 4500 Los Feliz Blvd. in Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA - August 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) has hired Joey A. Kragelund, AIA, as associate vice president and principal of Healthcare Design in the Los Angeles office. He will focus on client relations and new business development for HGA’s growing Healthcare Practice Group

Torrance, CA - August 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest commercial real estate brokerage firms in the country, has named Tim Moore and Glenn Stokoe senior vice presidents of its Carlsbad office. This move lends further proof that Lee is not only maintaining its profitability and continuing its nationwide expansion plans but also remains focused on its regional strength in its commercial markets

Torrance, CA - August 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The West Los Angeles office of Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial brokerage firm, represented both the buyer and seller of the Google building, an iconic, 45,000-square-foot structure in Santa Monica, Calif., currently occupied by the Internet search engine giant. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Torrance, CA - August 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mountain Real Estate Capital (MREC) announces the acquisition of Village III within the Riverwalk Vista master plan in Riverside, Calif. MREC acquired the asset directly from Bank of the West and will be retaining Artisan Communities to complete the remaining development work and ultimately build out the project. The transaction closed June 28; its value could not be disclosed.

Torrance, CA - July 29, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest national commercial real estate providers with regional expertise, welcomes three commercial real estate experts to the Newport Beach office. With more than 15 years of combined experience, Judd Hietbrink, Wyatt Prichard and Justin Wegnes specialize in industrial and office brokerage.

Los Angeles, CA - July 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Marking its entrance into the Los Angeles market, national landscape services provider The Brickman Group has acquired Dworsky Cos., one of L.A.’s leading commercial landscape services firms. The acquisition of Dworsky, a family-owned company founded in 2002, gives Brickman a stronger foothold in the Southern California market — with more than 1,000 employees — as it builds upon its nationwide expansion. Dworsky is headed by Founder Dave Dworsky, who in his 20 years in the industry has stamped an expansive mark servicing the Greater Los Angeles area. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Los Angeles, CA - July 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) has been awarded the architectural contract for the College of the Desert’s new Palm Springs West Valley Campus, which sets new benchmarks for integrating sustainable design and high-performance building technologies into the academic curriculum. HGA is directing master planning, programming, design and sustainability of the multi-phase campus.

Torrance, CA - July 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keystone Pacific Property Management, a California-based community association management company, welcomes Kara Gonzalez as its newest community association manager. Gonzalez joins the firm with 15 years of management experience.

Torrance, CA - July 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial real estate provider, has promoted Marshal J. Vogt to principal. Vogt joined Lee & Associates Orange as a runner/associate in August 2006 and has been a significant contributor to the company’s revenue since his arrival. He is an office broker specializing in representing landlords and tenants with the selling and leasing of office properties.

Torrance, CA - July 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the country, has named Billy Snowden the newest associate of the Atlanta office. In his new position, Snowden’s area of focus includes tenant and landlord representation throughout Atlanta and the Southeast. He specializes in the implementation of real estate strategies to create cost effective savings and in turn, increase the bottom line.

San Diego, CA - July 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage La Mesa’s Lisa Cupp will lend her San Diego real estate industry knowledge to an upcoming episode of HGTV’s House Hunters, July 25 at 8: 00 p.m. In the upcoming episode, REALTOR® Cupp assists Tya Haylock, the new wife of deployed Navy Quartermaster 1st Class Sherman Haylock, in an effort to purchase the couple’s first home

Torrance, CA - July 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Experts with the University of Southern California Lusk Center for Real Estate say population growth and demographic shifts – particularly the ongoing maturation of a diverse, well-educated Gen Y – will drive improvements in the real estate market over the next 10 years