Yearly Archives: 2013

Rancho Cucamonga, CA - July 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, House Financial Services Committee Vice Chairman Gary Miller (CA-31) released the following statement regarding the release of a discussion draft by Committee Chairman Hensarling to address the future of the U.S. housing finance system:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) --Governor Brown has signed Assembly Bill 116 (Bocanegra) extending for two years 3,500 existing parcel maps representing 400,000 housing units that can now be constructed.

EUGENE, OR - July 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. eagerly welcomes today their newest client addition of Paragon Real Estate very own Lonny Andrews in Sacramento, California, to the rapidly expanding network of real estate agents and brokers implementing their custom IDX search tools into their websites. This IDX Broker software addition will open up access for potential home buyers to view thousands of property listings within his local Multiple Listing Service (MLS), the MetroList-Sacramento MLS (MetroList). The property data is hosted on MetroList, in a raw and unformatted form. The information is then taken from his MLS system and integrated into his web pages, enabling visitors interested in the Sacramento area real estate to view properties, images and details in a simple and easy-to-navigate format

EUGENE, OR - July 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is eager to announce today, the addition of Utopia Real Estate very own...

Long Beach, - July 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles (HACoLA) welcomed Congressman Alan Lowenthal to the Carmelitos Public Housing Development (Carmelitos), located in the City of Long Beach and California’s newly-created 47th Congressional District

IRVINE, CA - July 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, one of the most dominant retail investment groups in the western United States and a market leader in the sale of retail properties, announced today that Edward B. Hanley assisted with the sale of Granada Shopping Center, a Lucky Supermarket-anchored shopping center in Livermore, Calif., in an off-market transaction. The purchase price was $17.5 million.

Torrance, CA - July 10, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Designed by Nadel Architects to highlight the neighborhood’s contemporary character, the $53 million mixed-use complex is now open for rent at 1111 Wilshire Blvd. in Downtown Los Angeles. Located just blocks from the central business district, the building, developed by Holland Partners Group, consists of 210 apartment units, urban recreation amenities, 7,900-square-feet of ground-floor retail space and three levels of subterranean parking.

Berkeley, CA - July 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- iHomefinder is pleased to announce that Anthony DeBartolo of Prudential Premier Properties has become a new customer. Anthony DeBartolo is a co-owner of Prudential Premier Properties in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Anthony is a lifelong Kenosha resident and an expert on local real estate trends. Anthony has consistently been one of the top real estate brokers in the Kenosha Market, and specializes in residential, commercial, vacant land, multi-family and investment properties. With Optima Express on his website, Anthony is offering his website visitors a premium online home search experience.

EUGENE, OR - July 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Donald Abrams and IDX, Inc. have joined forces to upgrade the search capabilities and functions on the real estate website Abrams hosts. As a member of the California Regional MLS (CRMLS), Abrams has long had access to thousands of Balboa Island, California property listings. Now, his clients can experience the same level of accessibility to these CRMLS listings, conveniently on the IDX enabled website Abrams hosts. Not only can Abrams experience a simplified level of management over his website, his clients can partake in a revolutionary online property search without ever leaving the comfort of their home, or the convenience of the website of Abrams

Torrance, CA - July 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Before joining Lee & Associates, Sowa handled the construction management services for Cushman & Wakefield’s Southern California accounts. He transitioned to the Brokerage Services Group in 2000 where he worked as part of a brokerage team completing land sales, tenant representation and landlord representation assignments. He plays an active role in developing new business while representing owners and users in the sale and lease of commercial property in the Greater Orange County markets.

Torrance, CA - July 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The entitlement package for Nadel Architects to redesign six buildings for Oakbrook Village, a 1980s-built shopping center owned by Fritz Duda Company, was approved by the city of Laguna Hills. The shopping center is located at 24391 Avenida De La Carlota in Laguna Hills, Calif. Retail renovation and expansion designs by Nadel Architects will transform the center into a high-end, mixed-use leisure destination for local shoppers. The $80-90 million project is an integral part of the City of Laguna Hills Urban Village Specific Plan.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- "Additional resources and better coordination among our partners are paying off as we continue to help people who find themselves homeless," Mayor Bob Foster said

Washington, DC - July 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) today announced a $238,000 federal grant that will provide Sonoma County veterans with job training, job placement, housing and other services. The grant, provided through the Department of Labor (DOL), will be awarded to Vietnam Veterans of California, Inc. in Santa Rosa. The grants were awarded through the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP)

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Mike Quigley (D-IL) announced that the Appropriations Committee had passed their amendment to the annual Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Bill which would increase funding for the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program by $3 million

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Earlier today, Rep. Mark Takano (D-Riverside) announced the United States Department of Labor has awarded $157,000 to the Riverside United States Veterans Initiative.

LOS ANGELES, CA - June 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) today issued the following statement on the “Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act,” proposed yesterday by Sens. Bob Corker and Mark Warner.

EUGENE, OR - June 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mammoth Lakes MLS (MLBOR) listings are now easier than ever to search through for Mammoth Lakes, California properties, thanks in large part to IDX, Inc. and Teresa Frazier. By choosing to upgrade her website with the innovative IDX Broker software she now hosts, Frazier has made finding a Mammoth Lakes area home monumentally simpler. The MLBOR database of detailed listings makes it so easy for clients of Frazier to find their dream home online. The IDX enabled website of Frazier has forever changed the way Mammoth Lakes home seekers experience the online real estate market, thanks to the dynamic search tools Frazier now hosts.

EUGENE, OR - June 27, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Los Angeles, California real estate agent Rosalie Klien has adopted the IDX, Inc. premier IDX Broker software for her professional website. Now, Klien hosts thousands of IDX synced property listings conveniently on her search page, giving her clients the ability to scan and search through every local listing hosted by the California Real Estate Technology Services (CARETS). The IDX solution Klien has employed has forever changed the way her clients search for homes online.

IRVINE, CA - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, one of the most dominant retail investment groups in the western United States and a market leader in the sale of retail properties, announced today that Eric P. Wohl, Jeremy S. McChesney and Jonathan Selznick negotiated the sale of three single-tenant 7-Eleven stores in Upland and Anaheim, Calif., and Denver, Colo., totaling over $5 million

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Representative Julia Brownley (D- Westlake Village) introduced the “Helping Homeless Veterans Act,” legislation to reauthorize homeless veterans programs.