Yearly Archives: 2011

San Francisco, CA - March 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Since 1993, Zephyr Real Estate has produced an annual calendar for distribution to more than 10,000 clients each year. This year, for the first time ever, Zephyr is inviting the public to vote on the theme for the 2012 calendar.

San Francisco, CA - March 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- International law firm Nixon Peabody LLP has expanded its Affordable Housing practice on the West Coast with the arrival of new partner Tuan Pham. Mr. Pham joins Nixon Peabody’s San Francisco office from Goodwin Procter where he also served as the hiring partner for the San Francisco office and a co-chair of the West Coast Diversity Committee.

Torrance, CA - March 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- “Edward is a true professional and a perfect fit for Keystone Pacific,” said Denise Bergstrom, vice president of association management of Keystone Pacific Property Management. “We are delighted to bring his managerial skills to our offices and are confident he will be a great addition to our already successful team.

Torrance, CA - March 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest national commercial real estate providers with regional expertise, has closed a $3.3 million sales transaction for a 32,842-square-foot industrial building located at 1545 Moonstone Street in Brea, Calif

Washington, D.C. - March 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) today joined with Senate Democrats and veterans advocates to condemn a provision in the House Republicans’ budget that would eliminate housing assistance to 10,000 homeless veterans nationwide. The Republicans’ proposed cuts could undermine a program that has helped keep thousands of veterans in California off the streets.

EUGENE, OR - March 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jane Peters has become the latest real estate professional to integrate a customized IDX solution onto her website, thanks to IDX, Inc. and the extraordinary IDX Broker software. Peters, an LA-based Realtor, now hosts a dynamic search page which extracts raw listing data from the California Real Estate Technology Services (CARETS) database and seamlessly syncs it to the comprehensive listings database she supports on her website. Potential buyers and clients are able to scan the CARETS listings knowing they have the most up-to-the-minute data from CARETS right on Peters' website

Washington, DC - March 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), a senior member of the Financial Services Committee, spoke out today against Republican attempts to terminate the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). This was the second markup in as many weeks where Committee Republicans ended programs to help people stay in their homes and help communities weather the foreclosure crisis.

LOS ANGELES, CA - March 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Fewer than three of five short sales close in California, illustrating the complexity and difficulty of navigating lenders’ and servicers’ short sale procedures, according to a Short Sale Lender Satisfaction Survey conducted by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). The survey gauges REALTORS®’ experience in working with short sale transactions – transactions in which the lender or lenders agree to accept less than the mortgage amount owed by the current homeowner.

LOS ANGELES, CA - March 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In an effort to bring attention to the broken and ineffective short sale process and galvanize industry leaders to help resolve the issue, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today has placed an open letter advertisement in California’s seven largest daily newspapers, calling on lenders and industry regulators to streamline and improve the short sale process.

EUGENE, OR - March 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Anthony McNeil of KOATT Realty to the growing network of real estate professionals who have chosen to integrate the dynamic IDX Broker software onto their website. Home seekers can now experience an unprecedented level of access to MLSListings, Metrolist Sacramento and MAX/EBRD databases of listings. Thousands of detailed property listings are seamlessly linked to his search page, giving potential buyers the unique ability to narrow the MLS databases on their terms

Washington, DC - March 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), a senior member of the Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement today after details of the proposed settlement between state attorneys general and mortgage servicers were revealed

LAGUNA HILLS, CA - March 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Muller Company, a full service real estate company specializing in management, investment and development of commercial real estate in the western United States, announced today that the firm has recently started construction on the $3 million renovation of its "mid-century modern" landmark building, the Taj Mahal Medical Center building, formerly known as the Taj Mahal, located at 23521 Paseo de Valencia in Laguna Hills, Calif.

EUGENE, OR - March 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce the latest real estate professional to enable a customizable IDX solution on their realty website: Jack Pritchett of Pritchett-Rapf Realtors. The Malibu, California-based real estate company has chosen to employ IDX Broker software to sync directly to the California Real Estate Technology Services (CARETS) database. Home seekers can now experience unprecedented access to the CARETS listings, giving them more freedom and control over their online property search. Pritchett has truly revolutionized the online real estate market for Malibu home seekers, potential clients and himself, with his custom IDX solution.

Torrance, CA - March 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest national commercial real estate providers with regional expertise, has closed on the $7.6 million sale of a .32-acre land parcel at 1030 Pearl St., and 7522-7532 Herschel Ave., in La Jolla, Calif.

SACRAMENTO, CA - March 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- A real estate investor pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Sacramento to conspiring to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions held in San Joaquin County, Calif., Christine Varney, Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, and Benjamin B. Wagner, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, announced.

Oakland, CA - March 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- California State Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) and Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) vowed at the end of last year’s legislative session that they would not give up on trying to prevent wrongful foreclosures of California homeowners. Their 2010 bill, which would have put an end to banks’ pursuing foreclosures while simultaneously considering loan modifications, passed the Senate but failed in the Assembly

Washington, DC - March 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) --Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), a senior member of the Financial Services Committee, took Committee Republicans to task today for voting to defund two programs that help struggling homeowners.

EUGENE, OR - March 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce IDX Broker software has been enabled on the professional real estate website of Hilton & Hyland, Christies Great Estates Broker David Kramer. By adopting a customizable IDX solution, Kramer has synced his website to the California Real Estate Technology Services (CARETS) database, extracting raw listing data and seamlessly integrating it onto the search page he hosts. With IDX Broker software, Kramer has created a dynamic online property search for his clients and other Southern California luxury home seekers.

CALABASAS, CA - March 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura, Inc., a full-service brokerage and member of the Lee & Associates group of companies, has elevated Scott Linklater to Principal status.

CALABASAS, CA - March 3, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura, Inc., a full-service brokerage and member of the Lee & Associates group of companies, has elevated Grant Fulkerson to Principal status