Yearly Archives: 2010

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.

EUGENE, OR - July 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome San Francisco real estate professional Robert Ormiston to the growing team of dedicated agents and brokers choosing to make the online property search easier and quicker for home seekers. San Francisco MLS (SFARMLS) listings are now displayed conveniently on his website, thanks to his personalized IDX Broker software, which extracts SFARMLS raw listing data and posts it online.

EUGENE, OR - July 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- San Diego Regional MLS (Sandicor) agent Shun Wakita, of Wakita & Associates, has joined with IDX, Inc. to revolutionize the website of his real estate company by making it easier, faster and more informative than ever before. The custom IDX solution extracts raw listings data from Sandicor and displays it directly on his website. Never before has searching for a home online in Bonita, California and surrounding areas been easier than now

July 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement in response to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) decision on the Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing (PACE) program.

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.

LOS ANGELES, CA - June 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real Estate Business Services® Inc. (REBS®) today announced that the Inglewood Board of REALTORS® (IBOR) has signed a renewal agreement to provide Clarus MarketMetrics® as a member benefit to its more than 300 REALTOR® members. The Inglewood Board of REALTORS® uses Multi Regional Multiple Listings Service (MRMLS) as its multiple listing provider

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.

SACRAMENTO, CA - June 24, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- After a slight drop in April, total housing starts in California rose a bit in May, the California Building Industry Association announced today. According to statistics compiled by the Construction Industry Research Board (CIRB), permits were pulled for 3,088 total housing units in May, up 4 percent from the same month a year ago but down 6 percent from April. Permits for single-family homes totaled 1,902, down 19 percent from May 2009 and down 17 percent from the previous month, while multifamily permits totaled 1,186, up 87 percent from a year ago and up 17 percent from April.

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 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home sales increased 1.2 percent in May in California compared with the same period a year ago, while the median price of an existing home rose 23.2 percent, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reported today

LOS ANGELES, CA - June 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- calREDD® today announced that members of the Amador County Association of REALTORS® now can view properties for sale, place listings, prepare CMAs, and access agents for referrals via calREDD®, the multiple listing service(MLS), which officially launched in Jackson, Calif., today

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.

SACRAMENTO, CA - June 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The pace of home sales at California new-home communities continued to be notably lower than levels seen a year ago, the California Building Industry Association reported today.

Los Angeles, CA - June 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Continuing his commitment to California’s veterans, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today joined the California Department of Veterans Affairs (CDVA) to celebrate the dedication and grand opening of the California Veterans Home, West Los Angeles (CVH-West Los Angeles), the newest state home which will provide housing and long-term care for many of California’s veterans