Yearly Archives: 2009
Capps Announces Federal Grants for Local Airports’ Expansion and Enhancement Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 04, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Congresswoman Lois Capps announced today that several local airports received federal grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation to assist with costs associated with the expansion and enhancements to the airports. The Oxnard, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Regional Airports all recently received grants.
Business Growth Continues in Fairfield, CA With Several Companies Choosing to Locate in the...
Fairfield, CA - March 02, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Fairfield, CA continues to attract companies despite the slow economy. Businesses are drawn to the San Francisco Bay Area city for its strategic location and affordable and readily available office space.
State’s existing home sales increased 100.8 percent
LOS ANGELES, CA - February 27, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Home sales increased 100.8 percent in January in California compared with the same period a year ago, while the median price of an existing home fell 40.5 percent, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today
Park City Board of Realtors Switches to MarketLinx
SANTA ANA, CA - February 26, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — MarketLinx, Inc., a leading provider of information technology to the residential real estate industry and a member of The First American Corporation (NYSE: FAF) family of companies, today announced that Utah’s Park City Board of REALTORS® has converted its multiple listing service (MLS) to MarketLinx’s popular MLXchange system
Six Home Building Leaders Named to California Homebuilding Foundation Hall of Fame
SACRAMENTO, CA - February 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Six home building leaders, including two HBANC members, will be inducted this year into the California Homebuilding Foundation Hall of Fame.
CALMLS launches calREDD Web site
CALMLS, the statewide Multiple Listing Service, launches calREDD™ Web site
LOS ANGELES, CA - February 25, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — CALMLS, the statewide Multiple Listing Service (MLS) initiative, has launched the calREDD™ (California Real Estate Dynamic Data) Web site
Homebuilders Hail Passage of Homebuyer Tax Credit
SACRAMENTO, CA - February 23, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — California homebuilders said the $10,000 tax credit for purchasers of new homes included in the new state budget will help jump-start the depressed industry, creating jobs and much-needed tax revenue for state and local governments.
Entry-level housing affordability increases to 59 percent
LOS ANGELES, CA - February 19, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The percentage of households that could afford to buy an entry-level home in California stood at 59 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008, compared with 33 percent for the same period a year ago, according to a report released today by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
California New-Home Market Ends 2008 with a Whimper, CBIA Announces
SACRAMENTO, CA - February 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — The pace of home sales at California new-home communities continued to slow in December following deteriorating credit conditions in the closing months of 2008, the California Building Industry Association reported today. CBIA officials urged the Legislature to quickly enact stimulus legislation that the Association believes will help reverse the continued depression in the state’s homebuilding industry.
Three MLSs Offer Clarus MarketMetrics as a Member Benefit in Northern California
LOS ANGELES, CA - February 18, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Real Estate Business Services Inc. (REBS) today announced that the Bay East AOR/MLS, the Contra Costa AOR/MLS (CCAR), and East Bay Regional Data (EBRD) signed an agreement to provide their approximately 14,000 MLS members Clarus™ MarketMetrics™ as a member benefit
Oakland Association of REALTORS provides Clarus Investor and ePUBS for WINForms as member benefit
LOS ANGELES, CA - February 16, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Real Estate Business Services Inc. (REBS) today announced that the Oakland Association of REALTORS® (OAR) signed an agreement to provide Clarus™ Investor™ and ePUBS for WINForms® as new member benefits
Foreclosures Slow Dramatically, Down More Than 25% in January; California Foreclosures At Lowest Level...
SACRAMENTO, CA - February 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Foreclosures across the United States plummeted by more than 25 percent in January, with many of the hardest-hit states seeing dramatic drops in the number of homes repossessed by lenders, according to the latest U.S. Foreclosure Index released today by ForeclosureS.com, a leading real estate information provider
Attorney General Brown: Homeowners Should be on High Alert for Property Tax Scams
February 12, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Sacramento—Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a Consumer Alert to California homeowners about a “blatant and costly scam” targeting homeowners with declining property values.
Grubb & Ellis Company Represents ENGlobal Expansions in Houston and Beaumont
SANTA ANA, CA - February 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, today announced that Robert Bantly and Scott Fikes with the Houston office negotiated two leases totaling 133,326 square feet on behalf of ENGlobal Corporation (NASDAQ: ENG), a leading provider of engineering and professional services to the midstream and downstream sectors of the energy industry.
Senators Feinstein, Boxer, Klobuchar and Snowe Urge Swift Federal Action on Rule-Making to Establish...
Washington, DC - February 10, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) have urged swift federal action on a rule-making to establish an economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions registry, an essential first step towards reducing and capping global warming emissions
Turner to Manage Construction of $42 Million Expansion of Northern Inyo Hospital in Bishop,...
New York, N.Y., - February 06, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Turner Construction Company, the nation’s leading builder of healthcare facilities, has been given approval by Northern Inyo Hospital to proceed with the $42 million Phase Two expansion to the hospital facility. Construction for Phase Two will start in March 2009 with completion scheduled for March 2011.
California Homebuilding Depression Expected to Deepen in 2009, CBIA Announces
Forecast Calls for Record-Low 63,400 Housing Starts; Association Urges Lawmakers to Take Quick Action on Stimulus Measures
Ray Panek Installed as 2009 HBANC Chairman
February 03, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Nearly 200 HBANC members and friends were on hand this past Friday for the Association’s Annual Installation Gala, which was held this year in Oakland on the top floor of the Marriott City Center, which boasts one of the Bay Area’s most panoramic views
Kennedy Wilson Sells Norwalk, CA Apartment Community
NORWALK, CA - February 02, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Following its carefully constructed three-year asset disposition plan, Kennedy Wilson Multifamily Management Group (KW Multifamily) has sold The Courtyards, a 153-unit apartment community at 12401 Studebaker Road in Norwalk, CA. KW Multifamily is a division of the Beverly Hills-based international real estate services and investment company Kennedy Wilson.
HBANC Professional Women in Building Council Wins Four National Awards
At the recent International Builders Show (IBS) in Las Vegas, the HBANC’s Professional Women in Building Council won four national awards –for Membership Recruitment and Retention - 1st Place; for Member Services - 1st Place; and the coveted overall win- Council of Year 2008! The awards are each for $500 and total $1,500.
