Yearly Archives: 2010

Irvine, CA - December 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the second largest real estate services organization globally, has directed the sales of three retail properties in Southern California for a combined $4.23 million.

Sacramento, CA - December 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- MERIT Property Management, a leading provider of professional community association and rental management services, announces that MERIT Community Manager Paula Lial, MERIT Community Manager John Dannon and MERIT Volunteer Board Member Mike Pettis were presented with awards from the California North Chapter of the Community Association Institute (CAI) for their hard work and dedication to the communities they serve

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - December 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- International real estate investment and services firm Kennedy Wilson (NYSE: KW) today announced that the company’s retail brokerage group completed two major lease transactions in the Los Angeles area. Roger Dunn Golf signed a 12,000 square foot lease at NoHo 14 in North Hollywood and Korea-based Tom N Toms Coffee will establish its flagship U.S. location at Solair in Koreatown. Kennedy Wilson has closed over $11 million of retail leases in the past month, including Sweet Lady Jane’s new Santa Monica location, Americana at Brand’s L.A. Creamery, a new Santa Monica location for BlankSpaces and Want Agency’s Nudie Jeans showroom off of Melrose Avenue.

Torrance, CA - December 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The one-time home to a world-famous Brown Derby Restaurant location is the subject of a $2.95 million lease arranged by Lee & Associates’ Sherman Oaks office. Hillhurst Los Feliz LLC is leasing the historic property located at 4500 Los Feliz Blvd., in Los Angeles. Chase Bank takes over the circa-1928 asset via a 10-year lease set to begin in June 2011

Oxnard, CA - December 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the second largest real estate services organization globally, has negotiated three industrial leases totaling 68,670 square feet in Oxnard Calif.

Los Angeles, CA - December 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) --Saturday, December 4, 2010 was a good day for hundreds of families who waited patiently in search of help to avoid foreclosure. The Los Angeles County NeighborWorks® Center for Foreclosure Solutions (CFS) coalition, civil leaders and local volunteers teamed up at the Help & Hope Fair to assist families navigate their way through the tempestuous foreclosure process. The Help & Hope Fair, held at The Tabernacle in Inglewood, was designed to make it as easy as possible for families to receive assistance whether they need help keeping their home or hope to buy a foreclosed property. Over 1,000 individuals attended the fair and they all received a continental breakfast, beverages and lunch.

Torrance, CA - December 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Michel Hibbert of Charles Dunn Company has negotiated a $1.9 million sale of a 19-unit apartment complex located at 943 Elden Ave. in Los Angeles.

EUGENE, OR - December 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has enabled another real estate website with the dynamic IDX Broker software. This time, Napa, California real estate agent Frank Trozzo has adopted the comprehensive and thorough technology. Internet Data Exchange (IDX) solutions, such as the one enabled by Trozzo, simultaneously extract raw listing data from the Bay Area Real Estate Info Services (BAREIS) and display the detailed listings on the search page of the website of Trozzo. Now, thousands of properties can be searched through by his clients and those just beginning their home search in northern California.

EUGENE, OR - December 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Real estate agent Manuel Singh and IDX, Inc. have supplied San Diego, California potential buyers with a concise and complete online solution for finding the perfect home. Singh now hosts a customizable IDX solution on his website, instantly syncing his search page with thousands of San Diego Regional MLS (Sandicor) listings. Home seekers utilizing his website, can experience a dynamic online property search from the convenience of the IDX search page Singh has upgraded to. With all of the benefits for real estate professionals and potential buyers, it is no wonder Singh has chosen to adopt such a revolutionary technology

Los Angeles, CA - December 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the second largest real estate services firm globally, has completed the sale of a 7,500-square-foot industrial building located at 9356 Remick Ave. in Los Angeles to Total Effects, Inc., a Los Angeles-based company supervising special effects for the motion picture industry. The total transaction is valued at $1.025 million.

Torrance, CA - December 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Christopher Sheehan, director of industrial services of Colliers International’s Torrance office, has been certified by the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR).

December 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Through a new delivery program, the Office of Sustainability is extending the benefits of mulch to residents throughout the City. Mulch from City tree trimming operations is now available by request to Long Beach homeowners

SAN DIEGO, CA - December 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- MDA DataQuick®, a division of MDA Lending Solutions and the nation’s largest independent provider of property data to real estate and mortgage professionals, updated PropertyFinder 2G, the company’s flagship property and ownership research tool

MISSION VIEJO, CA - December 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hammerhouse LLC, an expanding national recruiting and strategic growth firm for the financial services industry with mortgage sales and leadership placement at its core, announced today that Managing Director, Drew Waterhouse was named to National Mortgage Professional Magazine’s 2010 list of the top “40 Most Influential Mortgage Professionals Under 40.” National Mortgage Professional is one of the mortgage industry’s leading media trade outlets with a monthly print magazine, online news site and daily news distribution services through NMP Daily and Mortgage News Ticker.

Aliso Viejo, CA - December 7, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- MERIT Association Services, a consulting firm specializing in providing builders and developers with planning services, announce that Aaron Lockway, LEED AP, Assistant Vice President of MERIT Association Services, will serve as Vice Chair of the Building Industry Association’s (BIA) Orange County Department of Real Estate Council.

LOS ANGELES, CA - December 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- With a new criminal case being filed this morning, federal authorities have now charged three defendants for their roles in a foreclosure rescue scam that promised the owners of hundreds of distressed properties that they could indefinitely postpone foreclosure sales.

December 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- California's Building Standards Code will change in 2011, and all development project and permit applications that are submitted to the City of Long Beach on or after January 1, 2011 must comply with the updated code.

EUGENE, OR - December 3, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. announces Carlene Kucera is the latest real estate professional to adopt a customizable IDX solution for her online realty solution. Now, the website Kucera supports can quickly match Sacramento, California home seekers with properties, through her incredibly thorough property search page. Metrolist-Sacramento listings were once only available for agents and brokers to sort through. Kucera has made these properties accessible to almost everyone through her website, where her IDX solution displays the detailed listing data of thousands of Metrolist homes. Never before has such a comprehensive online property search been so simple and easy-to-use.

LOS ANGELES, CA - December 2, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- In response to recommendations in the Deficit Reduction Commission report released today, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) said it strongly opposes any changes that would modify or reduce the mortgage interest deduction.

Torrance, CA - December 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keystone Pacific Property Management, a California-based community association management company, has promoted Jennifer Stocks from group coordinator to district manager. “Jennifer’s success is attributed to her dedication and hard work,” said Denise Bergstrom, vice president of association management of Keystone Pacific Property Management. “She is an asset to the communities she manages, as well as the entire Keystone Pacific Property Management team.”