Yearly Archives: 2012

Orange County, CA - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Voit Real Estate Services’ San Diego office has successfully directed the sale of Mare Altura Villas, a partially completed, ten-lot residential development in Dana Point, Calif. for a total consideration of $2.85 million. The property consists of three partially finished homes and seven finished lots, according to Tony O’Neill, Vice President in Voit’s San Diego office.

Downey, CA - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Heslin Becker Properties, a privately owned retail real estate investment and development firm, has completed the re-development and $8.1 million sale of a new Walgreens in Downey, Calif.

IRVINE, CA - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, is pleased to announce its latest achievements in home design excellence. Foursquare Senior Living community in Portland, Oregon, received high honors at National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 2012 International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Orlando, FL, at both the Best in American Living Award (BALA) and 50+ Housing Council's Best of 50+ Housing Awards ceremonies on February 9, 2012.

OAKLAND, CA - February 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, is pleased to announce its latest achievements in home design excellence. Fusion in Sunnyvale, Calif., built by O'Brien Homes of Foster City, Calif., was honored at National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 2012 International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Orlando, FL, at the Best in American Living Award (BALA) ceremony on February 9, 2012. Fusion, a 228-unit eco-friendly townhome community in Silicon Valley's thriving tech industry, received a Silver BALA in the category of Multifamily Housing up to 5 Stories.

LOS ANGELES, CA - February 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced an historic commitment to California of up to $18 billion that will benefit hundreds of thousands of homeowners in the state hardest hit by the mortgage crisis.

Torrance, CA - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A data center industry index, the result of a survey by NxGen Modular (www.nxgenmodular.com), reveals that cost savings and scalability are prompting more data center owners and c-suite technology executives to consider modular data center solutions.

Irvine, CA - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keystone Pacific Property Management, a leading community association management company providing management services to community associations throughout Southern California, welcomes Teresa Duhoux to its team as a community association manager based out of the Irvine office. Duhoux will be managing a mixed portfolio of community associations, including condominiums and single-family home communities, throughout Southern California.

South Pasadena, CA - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Colliers International, the third largest global real estate services organization, has completed the sale of a 13,324-square-feet property located at 601 Meridian Ave., South Pasadena, Calif. The transaction is valued at $3.670 million.

RANCHO CORDOVA, CA - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Crossings at New Rancho, the area’s highly anticipated, new affordable apartment community located at 2708 Woodberry Way in Rancho Cordova, Calif., officially opened today. Mayor David Sander of Rancho Cordova and John Bigley, Chief Operating Officer of Urban Housing Communities (UHC), and other local leaders were on hand at the event.

Torrance, CA - February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest national commercial real estate providers with regional expertise, has closed a $12 million sale consisting of two industrial buildings located at 11161 Slater and 17375 Mount Herrmann in Fountain Valley, Calif. With both properties totaling 113,857 square feet, the transaction amount is one of the largest in Orange County this year.

February 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Citing her work as Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade – as well as her voting record during the 111th Congress – the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today honored Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45) for her support of “free enterprise, individual liberty, limited government and personal responsibility.” ABC is a national association with 75 chapters representing construction firms with more than 2 million employees nationwide.

LOS ANGELES, CA - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) applauds President Obama’s proposal to help millions of underwater homeowners who are current on their mortgage to refinance.

Washington, DC - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Select Committee on Ethics Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Vice-Chairman Johnny Isakson (R-GA) today praised the Senate’s passage of their amendment to the STOCK Act that would increase transparency and strengthen disclosure requirements by requiring members of Congress to disclose all their mortgages. The new requirements would also apply to the President, the Vice President and most Senate-confirmable appointees.

San Francisco, CA - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Zephyr Real Estate, San Francisco’s largest independent real estate firm, is proud to announce the company’s top producing real estate agents for 2011. The Company Top 10, in order by highest production, are Danielle Lazier, with 60 properties sold; Don Woolhouse (Noe Valley Top Producer), Tim Gullicksen (Pacific Heights Top Producer), Anna Spathis, Mollie Poe, Bill Kitchen (Upper Market Top Producer), Tim Hawko, Richard Meyerson, Robin Hubinsky (West Portal Top Producer), and Chris Sprague

Irvine, CA - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Voit Real Estate Services’ Irvine office has successfully completed the $27.75 million sale of a 155,499 square-foot R&D facility in Irvine, Calif., which has been occupied by Mazda North American Operations for more than 20 years

IRVINE, CA - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Sperry Van Ness International, one of the fastest-growing commercial real estate brokerage franchisors in the nation, today announced the addition of two new franchises in California and Wisconsin. The new franchises are part of Sperry Van Ness International’s national expansion program, which started in 2001 and has grown to more than 1,000 advisors and staff representing more than 150 markets today.

Torrance, CA - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jeff McGuire, a principal with Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura, Inc., represented the buyer and seller in the sale of Wood Creek Apartments for $7.8 million. The 71-unit property, at 20311 Sherman Way in Winnetka, Calif., sold at $161 per square foot, and a GRM (gross rent multiplier) of 9.26.

EUGENE, OR - February 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Roger Ewing of Calabasas, California and his professional real estate business and website are now synced with an IDX solution. The innovative IDX Broker software extracts raw listing data from the California Real Estate Technology Services (CARETS) and seamlessly integrates it onto the website Ewing hosts, making thousands of listings instantly available for Indiana home seekers. Never before has such a revolutionary online real estate solution been so easily accessible by potential buyers, thanks to IDX Broker software.

EUGENE, OR - February 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Justin Brown and Image Display Group of San Dimas, California, have teamed with IDX, Inc. to deliver home seekers with a comprehensive and complete online property search experience. The IDX solution Brown now hosts has made it monumentally easier for home seekers to scan the California Real Estate Technology Services MLS (CARETS) and find their dream home among the thousands of listings IDX Broker syncs to the website of Brown. The innovative IDX Broker software Brown has incorporated onto his professional real estate website has forever changed the way he conducts business and displays properties online

Torrance, CA - February 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, one of the largest national commercial real estate providers with regional expertise, has closed a $4.1 million sales transaction for a 5,107-square-foot retail building located at 44575 Avenida de Missiones in the southern California town.