Yearly Archives: 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 28, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) will honor 11 housing professionals for their outstanding service in elevating the image of NAHB educational designations. The 2013 Designee of the Year award winners will be recognized at the 2014 International Builders’ Show (IBS) in Las Vegas

VISTA, Calif. - January 27, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial real estate services firm in the country, was recently selected as exclusive agent to market the disposition and leasing of an initial 21 properties in Vista, Calif. Rusty Williams, SIOR, Isaac Little and Marko Dragovic, all principals with Lee’s North San Diego office, along with Chris Roth, an associate in the same office, will manage the portfolio.

OAKLAND, Calif. - January 27, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Oakland office of Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial real estate firm, has released its fourth quarter 2013 Industrial Market Summary for the Interstate 880 corridor.

LOS ANGELES, CA - January 24, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- A perfect storm of a shortage of available homes for sale, rising interest rates, and higher home prices kept prospective home buyers on the sidelines in December, pushing California pending home sales lower for the second straight month. Meanwhile, equity sales continue to make up more than four of every five home sales

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 24, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced that the Obama administration has approved San Francisco’s public housing improvement plan, the largest such plan in the country, by approving a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD), that will help refinance and preserve up to 4,584 public housing units

ONTARIO, Calif. - January 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Ontario office of Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial real estate firm, has released its fourth quarter 2013 Industrial Market Summary for the Inland Empire.

SAN DIEGO, CA - January 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- As volunteers prepare to conduct the annual San Diego Point-in-Time Count of homeless individuals tomorrow at dawn, the San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) released a report today that showed that the majority of the San Diegans who received help at last month’s The 8th Project Homeless Connect – Downtown San Diego (PHC) were single, and 61.1 percent were men

LOS OLIVOS, Calif. - January 22, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lee & Associates, the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firm in the country, has announced that Allen Segal, senior associate in the Los Olivos office, ended 2013 with a bang, closing upwards of $21 million in commercial transactions along the California coast

La Jolla, CA. - January 21, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The number of California homeowners pulled into the formal foreclosure process dropped to an eight-year low last quarter, the result of an improving economy, foreclosure prevention efforts and higher home prices, a real estate information service reported.

Sacramento - January 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the eight Veterans Homes of California have begun implementing water conservation measures in compliance with Governor Brown’s directive to cut water usage and prepare for the ongoing drought conditions in California

WALNUT GROVE, CA - January 20, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, CA), whose Sacramento Valley-based District was one of the areas hardest hit by the housing crisis, congratulated the cities of Colusa and Fairfield on obtaining grants to improve housing for their residents. The California Department of Housing and Community Development awarded HOME Investment Partnership grants to Colusa of $350,000 for its First-Time Homebuyer Program and $350,000 for its Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program. Fairfield was awarded $400,000 for its First-Time Homebuyer Program and $100,000 for its Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program.

Woodland, CA - January 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The dream of home ownership remains one of the most important goals of many Yolo County citizens. The Yolo County Real Estate Fraud Advisory Team (“REFAT”) brings together industry professionals and law enforcement to protect residents of Yolo County from becoming victims of real estate fraud. Yolo REFAT is comprised of the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office, the Yolo County Board of Realtors, the Yolo County Clerk-Recorder’s Office, the Yolo County Assessor’s Office and industry professionals from across Yolo County.

LOS ANGELES - January 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Home sellers are more optimistic about repurchasing a home than in the past few years, thanks to strong growth in home prices, record-low interest rates, and better personal financial situations, according to the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®’ (C.A.R.) “2013 California Home Sellers Survey.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City of Long Beach today celebrated the grand re-opening of Belwood Arms, a two-story 34-unit complex that will provide affordable, quality housing for residents with low- and very- low incomes. Together with The Long Beach Community Investment Company, formerly known as The Long Beach Housing Development Company, Hunt Capital Partners, LLC, Ashwood Townhomes, Inc. and Davila Properties LLC, the City is proud to open the doors to this new and improved housing development.

La Jolla, CA. - January 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Last month’s Bay Area home sales were the slowest for a December in six years, the result of a constrained supply of homes for sale. Prices continued to rise on a year-over-year basis, although at a slower pace than earlier in 2013, a real estate information service reported.

LOS ANGELES - January 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, a national real estate law firm with offices in Los Angeles and Chicago, announced that Philip Hyun has joined the firm as an associate in the Los Angeles office. Hyun has a diverse law background, which includes a range of experience in due diligence for commercial real estate sales and purchase transactions.

Torrance, CA - January 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Riverside office of Lee & Associates, the nation’s largest broker-owned commercial real estate firm, has released its fourth quarter 2013 Industrial Market Summary for manufacturing/distribution buildings for the East Valley Market in Southern California’s Inland Empire

La Jolla, CA - January 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Southern California home sales fell to a six-year low for the month of December as investor activity eased again and buyers struggled with a tight inventory of homes for sale. The median price paid for a home jumped to the highest level in nearly six years, the result of demand outstripping supply, declining distress sales and a slight increase in the share of sales in mid- to high-end areas, a real estate information service reported

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 14, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The California Building Industry Association, the voice of housing in California, is pleased to introduce its 2014 Board of Directors’ leadership team. “CBIA is particularly fortunate to have such a talented and committed leadership team at the helm heading into this important legislative and election year,” said CBIA CEO & President Dave Cogdill. “Housing is leading California’s recovery, and these individuals are strongly committed to continuing to see our industry and California continue to thrive.”

GARDENA, Calif. - January 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Heatwurx, Inc. (OTCQB:HUWX), an eco-friendly asphalt preservation and repair equipment company, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dr. Pave, a company that provides high-tech, low-cost pavement repair, have named Dave Dworsky as chief executive officer.