Yearly Archives: 2009
Gov. Schwarzenegger Joins Mayor Johnson to Announce Steps to Help Homeless
March 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger joined Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson today to announce the state’s participation in a plan that will serve as a first step to addressing Sacramento’s homeless issue by helping the city temporarily relocate homeless people living in “Tent City” to Cal Expo
February sales and price report
LOS ANGELES, CA - March 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Home sales increased 83 percent in February in California compared with the same period a year ago, while the median price of an existing home declined 40.8 percent, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today.“Home sales in California continue to be considerably stronger than the nationwide sales figures,” said C.A.R. President James Liptak.
Housing Production Continues Decline in February, CBIA Announces
SACRAMENTO - March 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Housing production continued to decline in February, the California Building Industry Association announced today, but CBIA officials were optimistic as builders reported increased traffic at sales offices in recent weeks and cited the recently enacted state and federal tax credits as the primary cause
Queen Anne Hill Condominiums Crossed the Auction Block March 22 with 12 Condos !
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - March 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Kennedy Wilson Auction Group, a division of the national real estate services and investment firm Kennedy Wilson, conducted an auction of “Queen Anne Hill”, 12 luxury Condominiums situated in Seattle's world class residential district listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Brown and Contractors State License Board Stop Massive Statewide Home Repair Scheme
SAN DIEGO, CA - March 24, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. and the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) have finalized an agreement that will stop a massive service and repair scheme that unfairly overcharged thousands of Californians for "shoddy and woefully inadequate" home repair work.
Capps Announces Additional Economic Recovery Funding to Help Seniors and Address the Housing Crisis
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Providing over $9 Million for Senior Nutrition Programs and $145 Million for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Congresswoman Lois Capps today announced that California will receive additional economy recovery funds, including $9,827,504 for senior nutrition programs and $145,000,000 for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NPS).
You too, Magic? Jackson Hewitt partnership puts Earvin “Magic” Johnson in a league with...
March 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The California Reinvestment Coalition, Woodstock Institute, Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project and the Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina are calling on Earvin “Magic” Johnson to stop promoting predatory tax refund anticipation loans this tax season as part of his partnership with Jackson Hewitt, the franchise tax preparer notorious for preying on low-income people.
California Architecture Firm Named Multifamily Community of the Year by NAHB
March 20, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Irvington Terrace, designed by MVE & Partners, Inc., a California-based architectural firm, was named Multifamily Community of the Year today by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The winning community, which also was named the winner in the Best Affordable Apartment category, was selected by the judges from the winners of all 17 builder-category awards.
U.S. FORECLOSURE INDEX: Foreclosures Surge in February to Reach Highest Monthly Level of the...
SACRAMENTO, CA - March 17, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Completed foreclosures in February reached the highest monthly total since the foreclosure crisis began, soaring by more than 67 percent over January’s reduced foreclosures, according to the latest U.S. Foreclosure Index released today by ForeclosureS.com, a leading real estate information provider.
Governor Schwarzenegger Launches the California Green Corps
State To Utilize Federal Economic Stimulus Funds & Public-Private Partnerships For Green Jobs Training
Immediately after meeting with President Obama’s Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis in Sacramento to discuss federal economic stimulus funding and job creation, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today launched the California Green Corps.
California New Home Market Continued at a Crawl in January, CBIA Announces
Association says recent sales spurred by homebuyer tax credits may cause January to be bottom of cycle
Capps Applauds More Than $400 million in Weatherization Funding and Energy Efficiency Grants for...
Part of Nearly $8 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding for Energy Efficiency Efforts Nationwide that will Create Thousands of Jobs and Lower Energy Costs for Families, Schools, and Businesses
CBIA Endorses Two Voluntary Green Building Programs
SACRAMENTO, CA - March 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The California Building Industry Association announced today that it is endorsing two voluntary green building programs for its members that wish to build homes that exceed the state’s toughest-in-the-nation energy-efficiency and water conservation standards
Senators Feinstein, Boxer, Klobuchar and Snowe Applaud EPA’s Draft Rule-Making to Establish Greenhouse Gas...
Washington, DC - March 11, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) today applauded the move by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a draft rule-making to establish an economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions registry, an essential first step towards a cap-and-trade system to reduce emissions
Despite Relative Strength In Selected Markets Costs Expected to Decrease Following Extensive Period of...
New York, N.Y - March 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Turner Construction Company, the nation’s leading general builder, today announced that the First Quarter 2009 Turner Building Cost Index, which projects domestic commercial building construction costs, has decreased 5.77% from the Fourth Quarter 2008
Pelosi: With This Housing Bill, We Can Protect the American Dream and Preserve It...
Washington, D.C. - March 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the House’s passage of HR 1106, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, by a vote of 234 to 191
Capps Cheers Passage of Fair and Effective Plan to Help Our Economy by Helping...
The Helping Families Save Their Homes Act Could Keep Hundreds of Thousands of Families from Losing Their Home Without Spending One Taxpayer Dollar
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 06, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today Congresswoman Lois Capps voted for legislation that will provide a fair and effective plan to help communities across the country by aiding families who are facing foreclosure hold on to their homes.
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.
C.A.R. opposes reduction in mortgage interest deduction
Last week, President Obama presented his proposed budget plan for fiscal year 2010. Included in the proposed plan is a provision to reduce the mortgage interest deduction for those earning more than $250,000.
