Yearly Archives: 2011

EUGENE, OR - October 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- LeeAnn Rasmuson, owner of the Bishop, California area real estate group, Coldwell Banker LeeAnn Rasmuson and Associates, has teamed with IDX, Inc. to revolutionize her real estate website with a customizable IDX solution. Now, Rasmuson can host thousands of Mammoth Lakes MLS (MLBOR) detailed property listings online. Home seekers in California can now search for homes quickly and easily with the IDX-enabled search Rasmuson has integrated onto her site. Potential buyers now truly have an online real estate solution to simplify the property search process for themselves and their agents.

EUGENE, OR - October 20, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- California property listings are now easier than ever to search for, with the addition of an IDX solution to the professional website of Realtor Omar Dulin. Thanks to IDX, Inc., IDX Broker software now supports the innovative search page Dulin hosts online. With so many La Mesa, California properties available through both MLS that Dulin is a part of San Diego Regional MLS (Sandicor) and California Real Estate Technology Services (CARETS), the IDX solution Dulin hosts dramatically simplifies and narrows the online home search experience for area home seekers.

Torrance, CA - October 19, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial brokerage firm, has completed the $1.95 million sale of a 7,068-square-foot, single-story, pre-school facility located at 10 Mareblu in Aliso Viejo, Calif. Senior Vice President Allen Basso of Lee’s Irvine office handled the transaction.

LOS ANGELES, CA - October 18, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Heightened economic uncertainty contributed to a decrease in California home sales in September, according to data from the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). However, September home sales posted higher on a year-to-year basis for the third consecutive month and remain at stable levels.

San Francisco, CA - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Dave Alpert, a principal of HGA Architects and Engineers’ San Francisco office, will receive the Volunteer of the Year Award given by Golden Gate University (GGU), of which he is an alumnus (MBA ’00). Alpert will receive his honor — given to those who achieve excellence in their chosen field and have made a difference in their community — at a luncheon Oct. 26 at the Four Seasons hotel in San Francisco.

COSTA MESA, CA - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Western Community Housing, Inc., a leading owner and developer of quality affordable multifamily residential communities in California, is pleased to announce that Graham P. Espley-Jones, President of Western Community Housing, has been named 2011 SAGE "Person of the Year" by the 55+ Housing Council, a special interest council of the Building Industry Association of Southern California. This prestigious award honors an individual for their commitment, personal compassion and outstanding professional contributions to housing and related services to Southern California’s 55+ residents.

Los Angeles, CA - October 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the second largest global real estate services organization, has completed the sale of a 78,021-square-foot industrial property located at 5740 Schaefer Ave. Chino, Calif. The transaction is valued at $4.2 million.

Anaheim, CA - October 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- General contractor C.W. Driver has formed a new independent company under its corporate umbrella that will focus on smaller-scale projects — a new foray for Southern California’s leading construction firm.

>Washington, D.C. - October 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) and Members of the California Democratic Congressional Delegation sent a letter to President Obama urging him to act immediately to address our country’s troubled housing market. Specifically, the letter calls on President Obama to:

Washington, DC - October 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- As homeowners in San Diego and across the nation continue to tangle with banks, Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) introduced legislation to give people another tool to avoid foreclosure and the subsequent damage to the their credit rating. The Short Sale Transparency Act will require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to disclose the minimum asking price they are willing to accept for a short sale if the first offer is rejected.

LOS ANGELES, CA - October 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Los Angeles celebrated the grand opening of Dana Strand Senior Apartments, a development by ROEM Corporation and La Cienega LOMOD, Inc., in collaboration with the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA). The grand opening celebration was held on October 6, 2011, at 410 North Hawaiian Avenue, Los Angeles 90744, and represents the third phase of the redevelopment of Dana Strand Village, the former public housing site.

LOS ANGELES, CA - October 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Charles Dunn Company, one of the largest full-service regional real estate firms in the Western United States, has named Tracy Taft as business development account executive. The 15-year commercial real estate industry veteran will be responsible for outreach to property owners and middle-market investors in order to expand the firm’s brokerage, property management and distressed assets activity.

EUGENE, OR - October 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX Broker software has once again been integrated onto the website of a real estate professional, this time with the IDX, Inc. premier technology is hosted by Fresno, California agent Scott Handley. Thanks to his membership with the Fresno MLS (Fresno), Handley is able to sync thousands of listings to her online search page. Now, home seekers can experience an unprecedented level of the online property search right on Handley’s website. With the IDX solution that has been custom created for Handley, his website is now more complete and helpful to potential buyers.

IRVINE, CA - October 13, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keystone Pacific Property Management, a leading community association management company providing management services to community associations throughout Southern California, welcomes Brittany Smith to its team as a new development community association manager based out of the Irvine office. With a background in property management, Brittany will be providing her expertise and support on the management of several new development communities throughout Orange County.

EUGENE, OR - October 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome Realtor Soledad Reaves to the growing network of real estate professionals using the revolutionary IDX Broker software on their websites. San Diego Regional MLS (Sandicor) listings are now seamlessly integrated onto Reaves’s search page, making thousands of detailed property listings instantly available for home seekers and potential clients. With his customized IDX solution, Reaves can host one of the most dynamic and informative real estate websites and searches for San Diego, California buyers.

EUGENE, OR - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- iPhone-enabled property searches are now possible on the website of agent Joy Bender of Trinity Realty, thanks to IDX, Inc. and the amazing and innovative IDX Broker software. Bender can now display thousands of California San Diego Regional MLS (SANDICOR) listings on her website, which is now synced with an application to make searching for Cardiff, California homes on-the-go monumentally easier. The IDX solution Bender now employs has forever revolutionized the online property search for home seekers and real estate professionals alike.

EUGENE, OR - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce the network of real estate agents and brokers who have chosen to upgrade their professional websites is growing yet again, with the addition of an IDX solution to the website of Anthony Altieri. Los Angeles, California properties are now displayed with ease on the IDX-enabled website Altieri hosts. His membership with the California Real Estate Technology (CARETS) further simplifies the online real estate search for home seekers by extracting raw listing data and integrating it onto the page Altieri hosts. Now, potential buyers can search for their dream Los Angeles home on one concise and convenient real estate website, thanks to the integration of IDX Broker software onto Altieri’s website.

Los Angeles, CA - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the second largest global real estate services organization, has completed the sale of a seven story mid-rise, 110,000-square-feet office building, which will be converted to residential housing. The property is located at 1111 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, and the transaction is valued at $6.8 million.

Irvine, CA - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Faris Lee Investments, the nation’s largest retail-specialized investment advisory firm, has recently closed several single-tenant NNN leased property sales totaling more than $6.5 million including a property occupied by Del Taco in McKinney, TX, a property occupied by Carl’s Jr. in Newhall, Calif., and a property occupied by Wells Fargo in Stallings, NC. With this recent deal activity, the firm has completed a total of 20 single-tenant, NNN leased retail property transactions this year valued in excess of $50 million, proving that the single-tenant property category continues to be in demand by investors.

IRVINE, CA - October 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Faris Lee Investments has expanded its Investment Banking platform with the addition of 25-year real estate industry veteran Terry Thompson who will lead a national focus on institutional client growth as well as account management as managing director, business development. For Faris Lee, this year marked an increased emphasis on positioning the firm’s investment sales expertise and capital markets intelligence on a national level as part of an integrated investment services platform that encompasses Faris Lee Investment Banking, Faris Lee Capital, and Faris Lee Advisors. Thompson’s hiring is an important element in the firm’s overall services platform delivery to Faris Lee’s growing institutional client base across the U.S.