Yearly Archives: 2013

Washington, DC - May 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters released the following statement today in response to news that President Barack Obama will nominate Congressman Melvin L. Watt to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency

Los Angeles, CA - May 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The following is a statement made today by the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® President Don Faught

IRVINE, CA - May 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tom Doyle, a founding principal at Whittlesey Doyle, a market leader in the land brokerage industry, announced today the off-market sale of Toscana, a 960-acre master planned community located south of the City of Corona in Riverside County, Calif. Doyle represented the buyer, Foremost Communities, Inc. of Irvine, Calif., and the seller, Sunny Sage, LLC of Temecula, Calif. The purchase price could not be disclosed. The sale of the 960 acres represents the largest land sale in the Inland Empire in the last 7 years.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than 300 business and community leaders gathered at The California Club Wednesday, April 24 to celebrate those dedicated to improving the City of Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Headquarters Association’s 52nd Annual Awards Luncheon. Wayne Ratkovich, president and CEO of the Los Angeles development company The Ratkovich Company, joined the esteemed ranks of city and industry leaders whose contributions have strengthened the community to keep the spirit of Los Angeles alive

EUGENE, OR - May 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Lynn Yturiaga has become the latest announced real estate agent to adopt the IDX, Inc. premier IDX Broker software for his real estate website. He can now display thousands of Tuolumne MLS (TCAR) listings directly on his professional website. With the IDX solution he employs, Yturiaga can present his clients with an innovative and comprehensive online real estate search. Home seekers will be able to experience the most thorough and dynamic online property search, conveniently on the website Yturiaga hosts.

IRVINE, CA - April 30, 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 Carlos Lopez represented the seller in the sale of Cornet Plaza, a 26,538-square-foot REO multi-tenant strip center in Henderson, Nev. The purchase price was $2,400,000, which represents $90 per square foot

SACRAMENTO - April 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The California Housing Finance Agency announced today the expansion of its financing program to provide assurances and maintain best efforts that multifamily housing continues to remain affordable for California families.

WASHINGTON, DC - April 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Community Housing Development Corporation (CHDC) of North Richmond will receive $145,720 in federal grants to promote affordable housing and bolster foreclosure counseling, U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-Contra Costa) announced today.

Washington, DC - April 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Gary Miller (CA-31) joined a bipartisan effort to preserve the availability of financing for manufactured housing.

EUGENE, OR - April 26, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. is pleased to announce Reyne Stapelmann of Prudential California Realty has become the latest realty professional to synchronize a customizable IDX solution to her website, creating a dynamic and thorough database of property listings for buyers to search through. With the innovative IDX solution Stapelmann now employs, she can seamlessly integrate thousands of Santa Barbara MLS (SBAOR) listings onto her search page. Finding a home in California has never been easier for home seekers. The IDX solution Stapelmann has implemented on her website has simplified the online real estate market for Stapelmann and her potential California buyer clients.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Late yesterday Congressman Scott Peters (CA-52) introduced another piece of legislation: the Shelter Our Servicemembers (SOS) Act to help address San Diego’s significant elderly homeless veteran population. Each night in the United States nearly 63,000 veterans are homeless, and more than a third of them are over the age of 55.

SACRAMENTO - April 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) today announced that it will receive nearly $1.3 million in additional federal dollars to provide free counseling to homeowners struggling to avoid foreclosure.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton) introduced the Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity (HOME) Act of 2013 to help underwater homeowners avoid foreclosure. The HOME Act will help lower homeowners’ monthly mortgage payments, providing them with a path to stay in their homes

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton), joined by Congresswoman Doris Matsui, Congressman John Garamendi, and Congressman Ami Bera, called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to keep its Sacramento office open in response to HUD’s announcement of its plans to close that branch. The Sacramento office currently serves the epicenter of the housing crisis. The region continues to have one of the highest rates of foreclosures and underwater homeowners in the Nation.

EUGENE, OR - April 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Tom Neel & Associates and Tom Neel have teamed with IDX, Inc. to bring a dynamic real estate website to online property searchers. As a member of the MLSListings Inc. MLS (MLSListings), Neel has long had access to thousands of properties on the listings database agents and brokers can access. The IDX solution Neel now employs automatically syncs thousands of listings to his search page, creating a comprehensive and thorough database of listings on his website. IDX Broker allows home seekers to experience an unparalleled online real estate search, on the website of Neel.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee, joined by Representative Michael E. Capuano and 65 of their Democratic House colleagues, has released a letter to key Members of the House Committee on Appropriations urging adequate funding for critical community development and housing programs in the Fiscal Year 2014 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, at a House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled "Building a Sustainable Housing Finance System: Examining Regulatory Impediments to Private Investment Capital", Congressman John Campbell (R-CA) delivered the following opening statement highlighting the potential danger of eminent domain powers being used to bailout bankrupt cities:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The number of California homeowners entering the foreclosure process plunged to the lowest level in more than seven years last quarter. The unusually sharp drop in the number of mortgage default notices filed by lenders stems mainly from rising home values, a strengthening economy and government efforts to reduce foreclosures, a real estate information service reported

EUGENE, OR - April 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Laguna Niguel, California area properties are now conveniently displayed on one easy-to-use website, thanks to the partnership between IDX, Inc. and Jesse Madison of Madison Realty. California Regional MLS (CRMLS) listings are synced seamlessly to the search page enabled by IDX, creating a comprehensive online database of properties for Madison’s clients to search. The IDX solution customized to fit the functionality his website has allowed Madison to provide his clients and other potential California buyers with unprecedented access to CRMLS listings, search tools and other IDX-hosted features.

EUGENE, OR - April 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, IDX, Inc. welcomes Benicia, California Realtor Pat Arneson to the team of agents and brokers utilizing the amazing IDX Broker software for their professional websites. Now, Bay Area Real Estate Info Services (BAREIS) listings are seamlessly integrated onto the search page Arneson hosts, simplifying the search process for home seekers. Thousands of detailed listings make it easy for potential buyers to scan the BAREIS listings to find properties that match their desires and budgets. Arneson can customize his IDX solution to meet the needs of his clients and his real estate business. Never before has it been so simple to participate in the online property search.