Yearly Archives: 2010

Los Angeles, CA - December 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Los Angeles County Assessor John R. Noguez today reminded property owners who may have been affected by the recent storms to contact his office as soon as possible for information about potential tax relief if rain, mud or related damage amounts to $10,000 or more.

EUGENE, OR - December 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- iPhone enabled property search is now available on the website of Gerri-Lynn Fives, thanks to the application IDX, Inc. has enabled on her page. The innovative IDX technology extracts raw listing data from the San Diego Regional MLS (SANDICOR) database and places it on the search page Fives hosts. Here, home seekers can quickly and easily scan the SANDICOR listings to find the perfect home for their budget, needs and location preferences. Never before has such a dynamic online property search been so accessible and simple.

Long Beach, CA - December 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) will conduct the fifth biannual homeless count in Long Beach on Thursday, January 27th, 2011.

SAN BERNARDINO, CA - December 28, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- San Bernardino County Assessor Dennis Draeger announced today that property tax relief will be available for victims of last week’s devastating floods that have ravaged San Bernardino County. According to news reports, many structures have either been destroyed or suffered extensive damage as a result of flooding in many areas of San Bernardino County

Torrance, CA - December 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The opportunities for business in Egypt are too large to ignore. Ambassador Elnakib will speak about business opportunities for Real Estate, architecture, infrastructure construction and how the local laws and regulations affect US companies

LOS ANGELES, CA - December 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Villaraigosa joined a news conference call with fellow US Conference of Mayor (USCM) counterparts to discuss the issues of hunger and homelessness in the United States. These issues remain major challenges in U.S. cities according to a USCM report on the status of Hunger and Homelessness in 27 cities in America (listed below) that was released today by the U.S. Conference of Mayors

LOS ANGELES, CA - December 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- California home sales rose in November, but were down from the previous year, according to data from the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). The statewide median price declined from both the previous month and previous year

Aliso Viejo, CA - December 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- MERIT Property Management, a leading provider of professional community association and rental management services, hired Jeremy Pipp, CCAM, as district manager for their Orange County region. Pipp brings over seven years of experience in the homeowner association industry managing portfolios of single family homes, condos and commercial properties.

LOS ANGELES, CA - December 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced today that Wells Fargo has agreed to provide loan modifications worth more than $2 billion to thousands of California homeowners with "pick-a-pay" loans and to pay an additional $32 million to thousands of borrowers who lost their homes through foreclosure.

SACRAMENTO, CA - December 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- California homebuilders pulled permits for 21 percent more homes in November when compared to the same month a year ago, but it wont be enough to keep the state from seeing the second-lowest number of housing starts on record, the California Building Industry Association announced today.

La Quinta, CA - December 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is pleased to welcome Lana Quigley to its office in La Quinta. Quigley’s extensive real estate experience spans from the international real estate market in Russia and New York, as well as her home in the desert region.

Torrance, CA - December 21, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest national commercial real estate providers with regional expertise, has named Jeff Gahagan and John Son, both principals of Lee & Associates’ Anaheim office, newly appointed company shareholders.

SACRAMENTO, CA - December 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today that Melissa Villegas, 31, of Sacramento, the last defendant in a mortgage fraud scheme, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Edward J. Garcia to conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Rick Villegas, 33, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty to mail fraud on December 15, 2010; Kathleen DeLapp, 47, of Auburn, pleaded guilty to misprision of felony on December 9, 2010; and Robert Martinson, 48, of Newcastle, pleaded guilty to mail fraud on January 8, 2010

San Francisco, CA - December 20, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The holiday season is upon us, but there are thousands in our community that are unable to enjoy the season without a little help. Once again this year, Zephyr Real Estate is running a campaign to collect toys and food for people in need

December 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), chairwoman of the Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee, took to the House floor this morning in support of H.R. 5510, the “Aiding Those Facing Foreclosure Act of 2010,” which would allow states to use their Hardest Hit Funds to provide legal assistance for homeowners facing foreclosure.

Torrance, CA - December 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hamid Soroudi of Charles Dunn Company’s West Los Angeles office closed a $6.8 million sales transaction of an 18-unit multifamily property at 424 S. Holt Ave. in Los Angeles, Calif. The 27,713-square-foot apartment complex named the Atrium was purchased by a private investor. The seller’s name could not be disclosed.

December 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Steve Slepecvic is the founder and also the CEO of Paramount Disaster Recovery Inc. which is a disaster recovery company. Steve Slepcevic established Paramount Disaster Recovery in 1989. Steve Slepcevic by his hard work and a deep care for their clients made paramount a very recognized disaster recovery firm not in only US but all over the world. Paramount firm helps their clients to recover or to reconstruct from the disaster

December 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is pleased to welcome Rick Sirko to its La Quinta office. Sirko joins Coldwell Banker after completing a successful career as a corporate executive in the tire industry for more than 35 years. With his lifetime-worth of skills at his disposal, Sirko will make a great addition to Coldwell Banker.

Torrance, CA - December 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest national commercial real estate providers with regional expertise, has completed a $3.3 million sales transaction for a parcel of land at 6464 33rd St. in Riverside, Calif. The 24.05-acre plot is a former lumber yard for the seller, Las Plumas Lumber & Truss, LLC

Torrance, CA - December 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keystone Pacific Property Management, a California-based community association management company, has promoted Sayar Beaty from senior community association manager to group coordinator